Our mission is to encourage facilitate support and engage in scientific investigation and Research experimentation and to advance educational and training activities related to agriculture and natural resources throughout the state of oregon and beyond.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 24 volunteers and 4 employees.
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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$315K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $33.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $135K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.8M
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.7M
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$10.4M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$30.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.7M
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.3M
FY2021$13.6M
FY2022$11.0M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$12.5M
FY2025$10.7M
Expenses
$10.4M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.7M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$10.5M
FY2023$8.9M
FY2024$11.8M
FY2025$10.4M
Net assets
$30.9M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16.8M
FY2021$23.4M
FY2022$25.8M
FY2023$28.0M
FY2024$29.0M
FY2025$30.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1935.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $9.7M Management & general 6% · $651K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $315K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$138,502Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$101,840Pt VII · Sec A
Appointed Secretary
$74,536Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Josh Kvidt$138,502$132,339$59,654———
Ying Wang$101,840$87,638————
Charlene Wilkinson$74,536$74,055$65,929———
Russell S Karow—————$74,466
Dan Arp——$50,744$74,362$72,540$2,423
Marty Kaye——$73,423———

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

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Promotes agricultural and natural resource activities across Oregon.

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1 program · $9.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The agricultural research foundation arf established in 1934 plays a vital role in promoting research in various agricultural and related fields to benefit oregons agricultural and natural resource industries.

$9.7Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$135K
Grants paid · 30 grants · $53.4M · 2019–2024
Oregon State UniversityFY2024$8,877,300
Washington State UniversityFY2024$264,656
UsdaFY2024$87,149
Unitemized GrantFY2024$50,314
Penn State UniversityFY2024$35,816
Oregon State UniversityFY2023$9,734,327
Washington State UniversityFY2023$917,035
Unitemized GrantFY2023$81,163
Individual RecipientFY2023$56,698
Individual RecipientFY2023$11,340
Oregon State UniversityFY2022$7,455,897
Oregon Seed Research InstituteOR · FY2022$243,947
Washington State UniversityWA · FY2022$92,768
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,183
Michigan State UniversityMI · FY2022$9,364
Oregon State UniversityFY2021$9,279,533
University of CaliforniaFY2021$107,771
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Money outPt IX
$10.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.7M
Managementcol C$651K
Owns and owesPt X
$30.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$967K
Total assetsLn 16$37.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$138K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$240
Gains on assetsLn 7$341K
Total revenueLn 12$10.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$967K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$967K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$33.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$552K
Total assetsLn 16$37.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.8M
Net assetsLn 32$30.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 624
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$836K$967K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31.2M$33.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$35.8M$37.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.7M$6.8M
Net assetsLn 32$29.0M$30.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$9.6M$9.6M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$50K$50K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$437K$0$437K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$0$30K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$0$51K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$94K$0$94K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$0$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$16K$0$16K$0
Information technologyLn 14$5K$0$5K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$445$0$445$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$0$6K$0
InterestLn 20$95$0$95$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$0$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$0$6K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$6K−$262$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.4M$9.7M$651K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $10.7M$10.4M$364K$30.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.5M$11.8M$672K$29.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.6M$8.9M$1.7M$28.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.0M$10.5M$483K$25.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $13.6M$8.0M$5.6M$23.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.3M$9.7M−$398K$16.8M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,714,308 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,596,110$2,340,612
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,505,798$6,780,583
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,410,317$1,592,873
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$240
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,512,225$10,714,308
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $11,189,388$9,693,214
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $458,497$467,750
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $192,327$189,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,840,212$10,350,259
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $672,013$364,049
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
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 $10,714,308 across 16 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$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,340,612
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$138,370
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,340,612
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,780,583 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,780,583
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,252,242$1,252,242
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $340,631$340,631
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $240$240
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,780,583 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,593,113$10,714,308
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,350,259 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $9,642,900$9,642,900
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $50,314$50,314
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $437,476 · Fundraising $0$437,476
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $30,274 · Fundraising $0$30,274
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $51,424 · Fundraising $0$51,424
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $93,632 · Fundraising $0$93,632
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $4,376 · Fundraising $0$4,376
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $15,982 · Fundraising $0$15,982
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $4,529 · Fundraising $0$4,529
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $445 · Fundraising $0$445
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $5,817 · Fundraising $0$5,817
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $95 · Fundraising $0$95
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $1,114 · Fundraising $0$1,114
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $6,486 · Fundraising $0$6,486
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,657 · Management −$262 · Fundraising $0$5,395
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,698,871 · Management $651,388 · Fundraising $0$10,350,259
Part X · Balance sheet $37,701,257 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $835,735$967,370
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,144,953$3,008,278
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $31,227,388$33,173,774
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $567,987$551,835
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $35,776,063$37,701,257
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $591,177$774,837
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $5,968,702$5,554,213
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $172,625$517,289
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,732,504$6,846,339
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,500,787$6,254,112
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,542,772$24,600,806
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $29,043,559$30,854,918
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $35,776,063$37,701,257
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $30,854,918 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,714,308
XI-2 Total expenses$10,350,259
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$364,049
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$29,043,559
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,447,310
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$30,854,918

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