Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
14 people listed on the 990; $506K paid to officers and key staff.
Catherine Baldwin’s $126K as Co-Director is at the 71st 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Baldwin | $126,488 | $63,475 | $65,669 | $62,478 |
| Amanda Merrow | $126,488 | $78,485 | $81,187 | $62,478 |
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 15aYes
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed
Programs and updates
Grows organic food, revives local wheat, and educates community members about farming.
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The community supported agriculture (csa program) consists of 375 families that join the farm to share the risks and rewards of the growing season. Csa members actively participate in sustainable agriculture by purchasing local, seasonal, organic food directly from farmers.
The community supported agriculture (csa program) consists of 375 families that join the farm to share the risks and rewards of the growing season. Csa members actively participate in sustainable agriculture by purchasing local, seasonal, organic food directly from farmers.
Apprenticiship Program
Provides farm apprentices with the primary skills needed to pursue a carer in agriculture through in-depth, on-farm instruction in a variety of subjects most important to organic farming, as well as access to nearby workshops, lectures and conferences.
Apprenticiship Program
Provides farm apprentices with the primary skills needed to pursue a carer in agriculture through in-depth, on-farm instruction in a variety of subjects most important to organic farming, as well as access to nearby workshops, lectures and conferences.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $4.1M | $3.9M | $222K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $3.9M | $3.9M | $45K | $994K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $37K | $949K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $2.7M | $2.8M | −$37K | $912K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $2.5M | $1.9M | $643K | $949K | 990 PDF |
| FY2019 | $1.3M | $1.3M | −$22K | $306K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, no flags
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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