Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$6,886,339

Total expenses

$9,038,226

Contributions and grants received

$6,725,119

Grants paid

$1,006,862

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$133,093

Other revenue

$28,127

Total assets, end of year

$6,410,755

Total liabilities, end of year

$920,450

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$5,490,305

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$7,258,557

Management and general expenses

$1,220,554

Fundraising expenses

$559,115

Program service expenses (Part III)

$7,258,557

Program services were 80.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• FIELD AND NATIONAL ORGANIZING: THE COALITION ORGANIZES A GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND SUPPORTERS WORKING FOR A BRIGHTER, MORE JUST FUTURE FOR AGRICULTURE. COALITION CHAPTERS ARE THE HEART OF OUR GRASSROOTS NETWORK, CONSISTING OF 30 FARMER-LED TEAMS ACROSS 24 STATES WORKING ON THE GROUND AND IN COMMUNITY. THIRTEEN OF THESE CHAPTERS ARE RESOURCED THROUGH OUR CHAPTER FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, A TOOL ORIENTED TOWARDS ECONOMIC JUSTICE THAT ALLOWS CHAPTERS TO RAISE MONEY AND SELF-DESIGN LOCAL PROJECTS. CHAPTERS FOCUS ON ON-THE-GROUND, HIGH-IMPACT INITIATIVES WHILE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE COALITION TO ENSURE THEY CAN SUSTAINABLY MEET THEIR LONG-TERM GOALS. INITIATIVES LIKE THE WEST MICHIGAN FARMERS OF COLOR LAND FUND FACILITATED BY OUR WEST MICHIGAN CHAPTER AND A PODCAST SERIES BY THE HOOSIER INDIANA CHAPTER CONSTITUTE IMPORTANT EXAMPLES OF LOCAL FARMER LEADERSHIP IN ACTION, SUPPORTED BY OUR CHAPTER FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THE COALITION ENGAGES A GROWING MEMBERSHIP BASE OF 6,000 INDIVIDUALS AND HOSTS FARMER-CENTRIC EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THROUGH OUR COLLECTIVE STORYTELLING, WE CREATE A UNIFIED VOICE THAT INSPIRES OTHERS TO ACT TO ADVANCE POLICY CHANGE THAT CAN PROVIDE TRANSFORMATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG AND BIPOC FARMERS. WE RESOURCE AND TRAIN FELLOWS AND FARMER LEADERS TO SHARE THEIR COMPELLING STORIES THROUGH PRESS, BROADCAST MEDIA, AND PODCASTS, ACHIEVING 900+ PRESS HITS IN 2023. OUR STORYTELLING STRATEGY AMPLIFIES THE VOICES OF YOUNG FARMERS AND FARMERS OF COLOR TO EDUCATE DECISION-MAKERS, RECRUITS NEW MEMBERS TO OUR MISSION, AND INSPIRES A NEW GENERATION TO CARE MORE DEEPLY ABOUT THE FOOD AND FARM POLICY THAT IMPACTS WHAT THEY EAT, WHO THEY PAY FOR THEIR FOOD, AND THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. TO SUPPORT FARMER LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY FOR LAND IN THE UPCOMING FARM BILL, THE COALITION CONTINUED THE SECOND YEAR OF THE NATIONAL LAND ADVOCACY FELLOWSHIP, DESIGNED TO BUILD THE SKILLS OF A BIPOC-MAJORITY COHORT OF 100 FARMER LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ADVANCE BOLD LAND ACCESS POLICY. ON MARCH 6-9TH, 2023, WE WELCOMED 135 LAND ADVOCACY FELLOWS AND OTHER FARMER LEADERS TO WASHINGTON, DC, FOR OUR LARGEST YOUNG FARMER FLY-IN TO DATE. AT THE FLY-IN, FARMERS SHARED COMPELLING STORIES WITH DECISION-MAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL THROUGH 159 MEETINGS.IN ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL LAND ADVOCACY FELLOWSHIP, WE HOSTED SEVERAL OTHER MAJORITY-BIPOC AND QUEER-ABUNDANT FELLOWSHIPS FOCUSED ON RESOURCING KEY AGRICULTURAL REGIONS AND INTERSECTING ISSUE AREAS RELEVANT TO THE NEEDS OF YOUNG FARMERS. WE REPRISED OUR WATER FELLOWSHIP IN COLORADO FOR A COHORT OF TEN FARMERS AND CONCLUDED THE TEN-FARMER WATER FELLOWSHIP IN NEW MEXICO. ADDITIONALLY, WE FACILITATED THE NATIONAL-LEVEL POWER IN LAND, AGRICULTURE, CLIMATE, AND EQUITY (PLACE) FELLOWSHIP TO SUPPORT A COHORT OF TEN FELLOWS IN DEVELOPING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CORPORATE POWER, CLIMATE, AND FARMLAND ACCESS. TO SUPPORT OUR GROWING MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOUTHEAST, WE INAUGURATED THE RED CLAY FELLOWSHIP IN MAY 2023 FOR A COHORT OF SIX SOUTHERN FARMERS. IN TOTAL, 138 FARMERS PARTICIPATED IN FELLOWSHIPS IN 2023, GAINING VALUABLE SKILLS IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY. IN ADDITION TO MEETING WITH DECISION-MAKERS, MANY FELLOWS LAUNCHED SELF-DIRECTED COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT EXEMPLIFY HOW RESOURCING FARMER LEADERS CAN REVERBERATE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY LEVELS AND DRIVE TANGIBLE CHANGE. PROJECT EXAMPLES INCLUDE ENGAGING WITH INTERGENERATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MENTORSHIP IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, HEMP PRODUCTION AS AN OPTION FOR BIPOC COMMUNITIES LOOKING TO CREATE GENERATIONAL WEALTH, AND COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ECOSYSTEMS IN NEW YORK CITY. MOREOVER, MANY FELLOWS ENTERED FORMAL LEADERSHIP ROLES, WHERE THEY WILL GUIDE DECISIONS RELATED TO CONSERVATION, LAND ACCESS, AND WATER EQUITY. FOR EXAMPLE, 75% OF COLORADO WATER FELLOWS SUCCESSFULLY SECURED A SEAT ON A WATER CONSERVATION BOARD OR RELATED ROLE AFTER COMPLETING THE FELLOWSHIP

  Expenses $3,241,537

• POLICY CAMPAIGNS AND LAND: THE COALITION WORKS TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT ADDRESS THE STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES PREVENTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SUCCEEDING IN FARMING, SUCH AS ACCESS TO LAND, CREDIT, SKILLED LABOR, CLIMATE CHALLENGES, RACIAL INJUSTICE, AND STUDENT LOAN DEBT. IN 2023, WE STOKED MOMENTUM FOR THE ONE MILLION ACRES FOR THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN, WHICH SEEKS TO WIN A HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN EQUITABLE LAND ACCESS FOR YOUNG FARMERS AND FARMERS OF COLOR THROUGH THE UPCOMING FARM BILL. IN SUPPORT OF THIS CAMPAIGN, THE COALITION SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE USDA INCREASING LAND, CAPITAL, AND MARKETS PROGRAM, WHICH MADE $300 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY-LED LAND ACCESS PROJECTS. TO ENSURE THIS FUNDING WAS ACCESSIBLE TO FARMERS OF COLOR AND EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED TO FARMERS WHO NEED IT MOST, WE MOBILIZED A RAPID RESPONSE GRANT WRITING TEAM TO SUPPORT FARMERS IN APPLYING FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 92 ORGANIZATIONS AND GRANT WRITING SERVICES FOR 19 ORGANIZATIONS. WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROJECT SELECTEES FROM USDA IN JUNE 2023, WE LEARNED THAT 13 OF THE 19 ORGANIZATIONS WE ASSISTED WERE AWARDED FUNDS. TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CAPITAL, THE COALITION MAINTAINS A FIVE-YEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE USDA TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUNG BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) FARMERS IN ACCESSING FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) PROGRAMS. THROUGH THIS RELATIONSHIP, WE AIM TO ADDRESS LONG-STANDING STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES AND ESTABLISH MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE USDA FOR FARMERS MOST MARGINALIZED IN THE FOOD SYSTEM. BUILDING UPON THIS WORK, IN 2023, WE MADE MORE THAN 450 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REFERRALS TO THE USDA'S DISCRIMINATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SECTION 22007 OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT) FOR PRODUCERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED PRIOR DISCRIMINATION FROM THE USDA.

  Expenses $1,677,708

• FARMER MENTAL HEALTH: CULTIVEMOS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FARMER AND RANCHER STRESS ASSISTANCE NETWORK (FRSAN-NORTHEAST), IS BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE NETWORK OF SERVICE PROVIDERS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL WELL-BEING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS, WORKERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE NORTHEAST. CULTIVEMOS IS A PARTNERSHIP LED BY NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS COALITION, UNIVERSITY OF MAINE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, THE MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK, NORTHEAST FARMERS OF COLOR LAND TRUST, FARM FIRST, AND FARM AID. TOGETHER WITH 160+ MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, THE NETWORK FOCUSES ON SERVICE PROVIDERS WORKING WITH FARMWORKERS, YOUNG FARMERS, AND UNDER-RESOURCED FARMERS, IN PARTICULAR, BIPOC FARMERS, THROUGH PROGRAMMING INCLUDING PEER GROUPS, A RESOURCE CLEARINGHOUSE, TRAININGS, AND HOTLINE SERVICES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

  Expenses $2,339,312

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• FARM AID

  $309,756

  TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST

• VT DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES AGING AND INDEPENDENT LIVING

  $197,783

  TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST

• MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK

  $191,965

  TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST

• RURAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL- USA

  $116,386

  TO INCREASE YOUNG AND BIPOC FARMER FAMILIARITY WITH AND ACCESS TO USDA FSA LOAN PROGRAMS

• RESIST INC

  $98,028

  TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST

• UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

  $55,145

  TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST

• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

  $12,629

  TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST

• MOVEMENT ALLIANCE PROJECT

  $7,000

  EXPANDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PENNSYLVANIA'S AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

27 September 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

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