The Land Connection Foundation INC EIN 37-1413944 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Trains farmers and educates consumers to build a sustainable local food system. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.4M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, and $496K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2001
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Champaign, IL
Website
thelandconnection.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$1.4MFY2025
Expenses
$1.3M
Net assets
$496K
People
9
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  37-1413944 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Champaign, IL Founded 2001
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Trains farmers and educates consumers to build a sustainable local food system.
Leadership
Jacquelyn Evers · Executive Director · $114K
Money in and out
$1.4M revenue, $1.3M expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$496K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $23K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -21% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -81% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +6%
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +14%
Total assets
$715K
FY2025+0.3%
Total liabilities
$219K
FY2025▼ -15%
Total revenue
$1.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$496K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$23K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$715K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Land Connection Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D37-1413944
Principal addressHdr · item CChampaign, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jthelandconnection.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2001
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2002

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$113,548Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (thru 10/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru 5/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacquelyn Evers’s $114K as Executive Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M food & agriculture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jacquelyn Evers$113,548$81,207$79,000$79,151$70,738$67,791
Jason Greenly$34,630$51,500$17,072

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.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Farmer Training Programming

TLC provides workshops, field days, resources, and other educational opportunities to farmers of all backgrounds and experience levels to help them operate economically viable and environmentally responsible enterprises.

$473Kprogram expense
02

Food Access

TLC hosts the champaign farmers market and champaign-urbana winter farmers market each year to provide a space in our community for people to access fresh, locally grown and produced food. Through the market we work to grow the food budgets of people utilizing supplemental nutrition benefit programs for food purchases and help small…

$354Kprogram expense
03

Illinois Farmlink

We provide a website and navigation services to farmers and landowners in illinois looking to buy, sell, or lease agricultural land.

$320Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.3M · 93%
Program service revenue$81K · 6%
Other revenue$16K · 1%
Contributions & grants93%$1.3M
Program service revenue6%$81K
Other revenue1%$16K
Investment income$2
— government grantsLn 1e$73K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.03
Program services85%$1.1M
Management & general11%$153K
Fundraising3%$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$290K
Total assetsLn 16$715K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$219K
Total net assetsLn 32$496K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $629K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.3M · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.3M
5.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.1M · Total expenses $1.3M
85%
Management & General
Management & general $153K · Total expenses $1.3M
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $42K · Total expenses $1.3M
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $44K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $956K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.3M · Total revenue $1.4M
93%
Government reliance
Government grants $73K · Total revenue $1.4M
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $81K · Total revenue $1.4M
6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2 · Total revenue $1.4M
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $81K · Total expenses $1.3M
6%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.4M · Prior year $1.3M
+6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $361K · FY2025 $1.4M
+31%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $496K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.4M · Expenses $1.3M
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $715K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $496K · Total assets $715K
69%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $338K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $715K
47%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jacquelyn Evers · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $114K · Total expenses $1.3M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $773K · Total expenses $1.3M
58%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth 6%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $17K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$11,513

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$818K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$596K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$361K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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