To overcome the constraints of sustainable, agricultural intensification.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $418K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$586K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $636K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$87K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$769K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$7.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$769K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.3M
FY2021$575K
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$799K
FY2024$769K
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.2M
Net assets
$7.6M
FY2024▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.7M
FY2021$13.9M
FY2022$12.8M
FY2023$11.0M
FY2024$7.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $3.8M Management & general 9% · $358K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $586K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$313,367Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary; Director
$272,200Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Nelson’s $313K as President is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Nelson$313,367$307,917$109,604——
Will Rogers$272,200$269,312$96,239$190,726$210,622
Jason Nickerson———$198,301$181,463

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

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

Helps farmers intensify agriculture sustainably to overcome limitations.

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1 program · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Teamed with development organizations and government agencies to maximize the value of agricultural resources in developing countries to accelerate innovations leading to meaningful and lasting change to improve the lives of smallholder farmers and society in general.

$3.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$636K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$769K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$277K
Investment incomeLn 3$88K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$358K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$404K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$277K
Investment incomeLn 3$88K
Total revenueLn 12$769K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
Net assetsLn 32$7.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$87K
Net assetsLn 32$11.0M$7.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$586K$586K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$686K$485K$201K
Payroll taxesLn 10$91K$68K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.4M$2.4M$6K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$300K$300K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$109K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.8M$358K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $769K$4.2M−$3.4M$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $799K$3.9M−$3.1M$11.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$3.8M−$1.1M$12.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $575K$2.4M−$1.8M$13.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.3M$2.7M$11.6M$15.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $769,158 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $506,470$403,680
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $160,040$277,308
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $78,347$88,170
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $54,002$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $798,859$769,158
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 $1,357,998$1,362,508
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,554,568$2,827,724
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,912,566$4,190,232
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,113,707−$3,421,074
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $769,158 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$403,680
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$403,680
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $277,308$277,308
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $88,170$88,170
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $277,308 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $88,170$769,158
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,190,232 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $585,567$585,567
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $485,393 · Management $200,666$686,059
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $68,161 · Management $22,721$90,882
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,393,502 · Management $5,887$2,399,389
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $19,938$19,938
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $299,838$299,838
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $108,559$108,559
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,832,461 · Management $357,771 · Fundraising $0$4,190,232
Part X · Balance sheet $7,677,362 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,733,006$2,930,849
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,219,844$1,938,105
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,108,246$2,808,408
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,061,096$7,677,362
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $50,000$50,000
X-19 Deferred revenue$37,340
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,000$87,340
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,904,113$5,656,573
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,106,983$1,933,449
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,011,096$7,590,022
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,061,096$7,677,362
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,590,022 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$769,158
XI-2 Total expenses$4,190,232
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,421,074
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,011,096
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,590,022

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