Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2011.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
7 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.
Nathan Kleinman’s $43K as Co-Director/Board Member is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Kleinman | $43,000 | $36,000 | $36,500 | $10,000 | — |
| Kierra Jeffers | — | — | $26,000 | $7,500 | $4,000 |
| Colton Hinz | — | — | $22,000 | $1,500 | $8,000 |
| Dustin Hinz | $13,000 | $12,160 | $12,800 | $10,100 | $13,000 |
| Clint Freund | — | — | $6,693 | $3,300 | $3,649 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See The Experimental Farm Network Cooperative executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Develops sustainable farming and growing systems to create new crops and mitigate climate change.
Questions for The Experimental Farm Network Cooperative
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Seed Production, Conservation, and Distribution
The Experimental Farm Network Cooperative produced or collected over 500 varieties of heirloom and open-pollinated seeds, intended for sale or free distribution. We managed a collection of over 2,000 rare heirloom vegetable, grain, and herb varieties. We conducted variety trials and plant breeding research on over 100 different species.
Public Education and Outreach
We attended various farming conferences and other public events, speaking to audiences about our work. We traveled extensively to build relationships with other farmers, plant breeders, and seed growers.
Cultural Seed Work
In 2022, we continued and expanded our cultural seed work, including seed rematriation (defined similarly to "repatriation", but using a word that recognizes and honors the role of women as seed-keepers in most traditional societies), which involves identifying and growing seeds connected to a particular historical community, returning…
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $100K | $125K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $24K | $24K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $354K | $278K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $354K | $278K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $50K | $50K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $56K | $56K | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $95K | $95K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $67K | $67K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $52K | $52K | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $1K | $1K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $27K | $27K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $32K | $32K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $14K | $14K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $99K | $99K | $0 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $494K | $494K | $0 | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $418K | $494K | −$76K | $278K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 | $375K | $268K | $107K | $354K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 | $382K | $448K | −$66K | $247K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 13, 2022 | $353K | $278K | $74K | $253K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 16, 2021 | $185K | $151K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $418,328 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $418,328 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $494,289 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $277,992 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $277,992 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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