The Land Connection trains farmers in resilient, restorative farming techniques; informs the public about the sources of our food and why that matters; and works to protect and enhance farmland so that we, and generations to come, will have clean air and water, fertile soil, and healthy, delicious food.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$96K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $297K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$818K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$754K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$329K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$818K
FY2022▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$361K
FY2021$596K
FY2022$818K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$754K
FY2022▲ +55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$386K
FY2021$486K
FY2022$754K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$329K
FY2022▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$160K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$416K
FY2024$457K
FY2025$496K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2002.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $549K Management & general 14% · $107K Fundraising 13% · $99K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,151Pt VII · Sec A
Finance and Operations Director (beg 10/22)
$17,072Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains farmers and educates consumers to build a sustainable local food system.

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3 programs · $490K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

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…

$192Kprogram expense
02

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.

$154Kprogram 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.

$145Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

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

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$818K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$725K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$754K
Ln 25
Programscol B$549K
Managementcol C$107K
Fundraisingcol D$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$329K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$297K
Total assetsLn 16$350K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$725K
Government grantsLn 1e$197K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$818K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$297K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$297K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$53K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$350K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$329K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$224K$297K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$66K$53K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$0
Total assetsLn 16$292K$350K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$277K$329K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$56K$34K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$210K$147K$21K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$27K$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$16K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$112K$101K$332$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$6K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$25K$5K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$15K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$19K$2K$1K
TravelLn 17$12K$10K$2K$282
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$675$850−$175
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$278$199
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$119K$1K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$632$316
Total functional expensesLn 25$754K$549K$107K$99K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.3M$23K$496K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.2M$116K$457K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.1M$78K$416K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $818K$754K$64K$329K 990 PDF
FY2021 $596K$486K$110K$277K 990 PDF
FY2020 $361K$386K−$25K$160K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $818,229 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $529,927$725,086
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $59,014$76,794
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$5
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,913$16,344
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $595,859$818,229
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $262,037$377,327
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $223,826$376,789
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $485,863$754,116
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $109,996$64,113
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $818,229 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$196,531
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$528,555
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,860
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$725,086
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $76,794$76,794
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5$5
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,792$6,792
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,552$9,552
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,346 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,797$818,229
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $754,116 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,041 · Management $33,624 · Fundraising $12,227$101,892
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147,396 · Management $21,108 · Fundraising $41,800$210,304
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,321 · Management $7,111 · Fundraising $6,811$41,243
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,562 · Management $4,193 · Fundraising $4,133$23,888
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,183$27,183
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $101,294 · Management $332 · Fundraising $9,995$111,621
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,361 · Fundraising $15,037$21,398
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,647 · Management $5,214 · Fundraising $3,749$33,610
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,580 · Management $2,014 · Fundraising $1,443$18,037
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,898 · Management $1,759 · Fundraising $1,260$21,917
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,183 · Management $1,988 · Fundraising $282$12,453
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $850 · Management −$175$675
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,389$1,389
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,010 · Management $278 · Fundraising $199$2,487
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $118,966 · Management $1,273 · Fundraising $1,723$121,962
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,109 · Management $632 · Fundraising $316$4,057
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $548,607 · Management $106,534 · Fundraising $98,975$754,116
Part X · Balance sheet $350,082 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $224,460$296,626
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,389$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $65,652$53,456
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $291,501$350,082
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,095$15,877
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,095$20,759
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $266,027$267,214
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,379$62,109
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $277,406$329,323
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $291,501$350,082
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $329,323 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$818,229
XI-2 Total expenses$754,116
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,113
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$277,406
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$12,196
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$329,323

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