To secure, preserve, and steward threatened Farmland in washington.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$158K 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $206K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $424K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.0M
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$5.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$3.0M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.7M
Net assets
$5.3M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$5.3M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2000.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $1.9M Management & general 15% · $415K Fundraising 17% · $451K

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; $158K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$157,674Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Campbell’s $158K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melissa Campbell$157,674$120,040$114,972$105,413$102,240
Josh Monaghan——$8,575——

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

Programs and updates

Protecting and preserving threatened farmland in Washington for future generations.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Conservation

Every day, we work to protect one of our most valuable natural resources: farmland. We protect farmland forever by working with landowners to remove their farm's development potential, or by purchasing at-risk farmland with the goal of leasing or selling it to a local farmer.

$659Kprogram expense
02

Farm to Farmer

Farm to farmer is a program of washington farmland trust that aims to help farmers find land, build capacity, access resources, and ultimately, thrive as business owners and stewards of the land.

$440Kprogram expense
03

Stewardship

Washington farmland trust's stewardship program directly supports the health of our conserved farms, because we know that simply protecting farmland from future development is not enough to ensure it remains viable and productive into the future.

$427Kprogram 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 · 4 grants · $56K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,670
Sno Valley TilthWA · FY2020$19,000
American Farmland TrustDC · FY2020$7,182

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$104K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$103K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$415K
Fundraisingcol D$451K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$289K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$66K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$128K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$103K
Investment incomeLn 3$104K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$572K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$120K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.3M
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$847K$120K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.8M$7.3M
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M$5.0M
Net assetsLn 32$5.0M$5.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$198K$99K$99K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$727K$134K$148K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$49K$31K$9K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$294K$209K$41K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$94K$58K$17K$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$114K$111K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$288K$217K$32K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$10K$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$129K$93K$1K$35K
OccupancyLn 16$114K$89K$12K$13K
InterestLn 20$135K$135K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$51K$51K
InsuranceLn 23$28K$17K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$156K$102K$17K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$1.9M$415K$451K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.0M$2.7M$278K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.5M−$157K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$2.3M−$413K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.7M$298K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.3M$2.3M$1.0M$6.0M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,996,492 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,167,024$2,773,399
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $91,248$103,174
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,026$104,002
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,068$15,917
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,309,366$2,996,492
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $19,670$3,522
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,552,796$1,644,051
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $893,582$1,071,183
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,466,048$2,718,756
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$156,682$277,736
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $2,996,492 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$128,382
VIII-1e Government grants$288,618
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,356,399
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$65,585
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,773,399
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $103,174$103,174
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $104,002$104,002
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $15,917$15,917
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $103,174 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $119,919$2,996,492
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,718,756 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,522$3,522
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $99,156 · Fundraising $99,157$198,313
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $727,096 · Management $133,804 · Fundraising $147,523$1,008,423
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,714 · Management $8,982 · Fundraising $9,562$49,258
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $208,888 · Management $40,771 · Fundraising $44,711$294,370
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $58,417 · Management $17,084 · Fundraising $18,186$93,687
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $111,257 · Fundraising $2,343$113,600
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,690$38,690
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $216,590 · Management $32,335 · Fundraising $39,465$288,390
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,274 · Management $3,005 · Fundraising $3,198$16,477
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $93,307 · Management $1,127 · Fundraising $34,930$129,364
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $88,529 · Management $12,414 · Fundraising $13,214$114,157
IX-20 InterestPrograms $135,354$135,354
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50,635$50,635
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,849 · Management $11,233$28,082
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $101,599 · Management $16,556 · Fundraising $38,279$156,434
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,853,031 · Management $415,157 · Fundraising $450,568$2,718,756
Part X · Balance sheet $10,253,442 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,663,981$571,783
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $519,180$1,131,074
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $407,114$1,070,563
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $111,936$66,113
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,856$13,220
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,847,722$7,266,321
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $846,930$120,382
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $52,490$13,986
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,469,209$10,253,442
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $150,342$241,259
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $2,713,000$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $54,615$15,530
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,441,392$4,960,482
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,555,398$4,009,918
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $472,419$1,283,042
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,027,817$5,292,960
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,469,209$10,253,442
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,292,960 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,996,492
XI-2 Total expenses$2,718,756
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$277,736
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,027,817
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,407
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$25,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,292,960

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