Black Farm Bureau

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Portland, OR501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 84-3776029Revenue $825K in FY2025

On file with the IRSblackfoodnw.org1526 Se Elliott Ave, 97214-4808 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since May 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Black Food Sovereignty Coalition (BFSC) is to ignite Black and Brown communities to participate as owners & movement leaders with food systems, placemaking, and economic development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $67K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $345K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$825K
-53% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$364K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$825K
FY2025▼ -53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$829K
FY2022$865K
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$825K
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$789K
FY2022$795K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$364K
FY2025▼ -63%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$125K
FY2022$196K
FY2023$865K
FY2024$991K
FY2025$364K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 May 2021.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.2M Management & general 15% · $218K Fundraising 2% · $32K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mirabai Collin’s $42K as Co-Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1172 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Mirabai Collin$42,262$52,316$36,258—
Malcolm Hoover$14,317$21,900$50,121—
Edward Hill$39,793$30,745$32,763—
Charles Smith$30,309$31,919$34,759$21,087
Allinee Shiny Flanary$26,333—$28,166—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers Black and Brown communities to lead in food systems, placemaking, and economic development.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Black Futures Farm (bff)

Black futures farm is both a community-building and production farm where we grow meaningful relationships alongside vegetables, fruits, and herbs. BFF is on 1.15 acres with 17 different fruit trees, vegetables, flowers, medicinal and cooking herbs in the brentwood-darlington neighborhood, which is located on unceded clackamas and…

$844Kprogram expense
02

General Programs

Bin 2025, BFSC'S general programs served over 4,200 individuals through come thru market, fiscal sponsorship, and community food access initiatives. Come thru market operated bi-weekly throughout the summer, generating approximately $45,000 in direct payments to 25 black and brown farmers and food vendors.

$222Kprogram expense
03

Bbhx

Black and brown herb exchange (BBHX) is a collective connecting bipoc communities with herbalism, traditional plant medicine, and sustainable farming practices. BBHX provides education, resources, and community support to reclaim ancestral healing knowledge and build food and medicine sovereignty.

$136Kprogram expense

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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
EcotrustFY2024$70K
Seeding JusticeFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$345K
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $859K · 2022–2024
Afrovillage PdxFY2024$164,588
Ayeko Farm LLCFY2024$38,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,500
Afrovillage PdxFY2023$614,215
Individual RecipientFY2023$10,450
Black Community of PortlandOR · FY2023$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,433
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$825K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$824K
Investment incomeLn 3$802
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$218K
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$364K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$216K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$824K
Government grantsLn 1e$322K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$802
Total revenueLn 12$825K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$165K
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$216K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$86K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$364K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$803K$216K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$95K$86K
Total assetsLn 16$993K$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$991K$364K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$203K$203K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$437K$365K$44K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$15K$25K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$35K$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$7K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$266K$261K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$98K$79K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$153K$153K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K$308
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$60K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$176$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$53K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$218K$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $825K$1.5M−$627K$364K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.6M$172K$991K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.3M$680K$865K 990 PDF
FY2022 $865K$795K$70K$196K 990 PDF
FY2021 $829K$789K$40K$125K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $824,514 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,718,310$823,712
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $46,244$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13$802
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,097$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,766,664$824,514
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $637,598$212,106
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $508,676$518,985
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $447,953$720,806
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,594,227$1,451,897
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $172,437−$627,383
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $824,514 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$322,319
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$501,393
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$823,712
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $802$802
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $802$824,514
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,451,897 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $202,588$202,588
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,518$9,518
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $364,880 · Management $44,252 · Fundraising $27,990$437,122
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,618 · Management $25,262 · Fundraising $1,527$41,407
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,876 · Management $2,868 · Fundraising $2,712$40,456
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,300 · Management $12,265$19,565
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,716$44,716
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $260,671 · Management $4,920$265,591
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $78,816 · Management $18,852$97,668
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,789 · Management $2,113$6,902
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $153,125$153,125
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,552 · Management $308$14,860
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,899$2,899
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $60,447$60,447
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $176 · Management $1,935$2,111
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,922 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$52,922
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,201,730 · Management $217,938 · Fundraising $32,229$1,451,897
Part X · Balance sheet $400,039 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $803,410$164,962
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$50,802
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $94,791$89,239
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $40$8,545
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $95,243$86,491
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $993,484$400,039
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,252$36,190
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,252$36,190
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$447,539−$217,078
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,438,771$580,927
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $991,232$363,849
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $993,484$400,039
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $363,849 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$824,514
XI-2 Total expenses$1,451,897
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$627,383
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$991,232
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$363,849

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