Develop rural communities to support self-sufficiency and sustainable farming practices.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$105K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $542K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$540K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$864K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$884K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$907K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$864K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$676K
FY2022$820K
FY2023$864K
FY2024$973K
FY2025$734K
Expenses
$884K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$384K
FY2021$738K
FY2022$840K
FY2023$884K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$789K
Net assets
$907K
FY2023▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$898K
FY2023$907K
FY2024$818K
FY2025$813K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2003.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $787K Management & general 8% · $74K Fundraising 3% · $23K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$105,317Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roseann Cohen’s $111K as Executive Dir. is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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
Roseann Cohen$110,615$107,342$105,317$86,532——
Rose Cohen————$75,371$74,455

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering rural communities through self-sufficiency and sustainable farming.

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1 program · $787K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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CAN's network provides rural communities in Mexico, Central America and California with the tools to become economically viable through agriculture while also benefiting the environment through:Action Research: Farm-based research involving investigators and farmers with information generated from within and provided to the community.

$787Kprogram 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 · $25K · 2021–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$19,485
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,406

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$864K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$759K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Money outPt IX
$884K
Ln 25
Programscol B$787K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$907K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$723K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$540K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$759K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$864K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$466K
SavingsLn 2$257K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$723K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$689K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$540K
Net assetsLn 32$907K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$658K$723K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$648K$689K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$634$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$437K$540K
Net assetsLn 32$898K$907K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$19K$19K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$194K$194K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$90K$11K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$136K$121K$10K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$22K$2K$990
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$16K$2K$753
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$169K$117K$42K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$13K$12K$249$754
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$2K$376
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$31K$31K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$43K$43K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$634$634
InsuranceLn 23$6K$2K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$95K$95K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$16K$2K$198
Total functional expensesLn 25$884K$787K$74K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $734K$789K−$56K$813K 990 PDF
FY2024 $973K$1.1M−$87K$818K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $864K$884K−$20K$907K 990 PDF
FY2022 $820K$840K−$20K$898K 990 PDF
FY2021 $676K$738K−$62K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$384K$623K$1.1M 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $863,701 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $758,779$758,915
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $32,261$59,083
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,094$19,260
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,704$26,443
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $819,838$863,701
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $266,452$213,343
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $342,217$284,810
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $231,487$385,446
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $840,156$883,599
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,318−$19,898
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $863,701 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $26,443 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$9,615
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$749,300
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$758,915
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $59,083$59,083
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,260$19,260
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $85,526 · Excluded from tax $19,260$863,701
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $883,599 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $19,485$19,485
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $193,858$193,858
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,519 · Management $10,532 · Fundraising $5,266$105,317
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $120,925 · Management $10,041 · Fundraising $5,021$135,987
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,911 · Management $1,980 · Fundraising $990$24,881
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,367 · Management $1,505 · Fundraising $753$18,625
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $117,172 · Management $42,365 · Fundraising $9,498$169,035
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,827 · Management $249 · Fundraising $754$12,830
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,878 · Management $1,502 · Fundraising $376$3,756
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,398$31,398
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,790$5,790
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $43,084$43,084
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $634$634
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,500 · Management $3,946$6,446
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $95,169$95,169
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,561 · Management $1,545 · Fundraising $198$17,304
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $787,078 · Management $73,665 · Fundraising $22,856$883,599
Part X · Balance sheet $1,447,191 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $401,099$465,571
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $257,268$257,462
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $27,504$26,098
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $634$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $648,168$688,896
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$9,164
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,334,673$1,447,191
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,254$53,389
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $414,772$486,806
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $437,026$540,195
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $897,647$906,996
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $897,647$906,996
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,334,673$1,447,191
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $906,996 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$863,701
XI-2 Total expenses$883,599
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$19,898
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$897,647
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$29,248
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$906,996

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