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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by RODALE INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$22,653,171
Total expenses
$19,367,787
Contributions and grants received
$19,191,854
Grants paid
$1,766,356
Program service revenue
$590,214
Investment income
$2,710,459
Other revenue
$160,644
Total assets, end of year
$58,579,646
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,671,597
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$56,908,049
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,095,348
Management and general expenses
$2,500,928
Fundraising expenses
$1,771,511
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,095,348

Program services were 77.9% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $6,260,945

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $12,930,909

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $500,583

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FARM MANAGEMENT SERVICES

    total $590,214 · related or exempt $590,214

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $926,102 · excluded $926,102

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $12,435

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $25,100

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$12,665 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$12,665 · excluded -$12,665

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $12,560,796

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $10,776,439

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,784,357

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,784,357 · excluded $1,784,357

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $104,909

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $10,024

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $94,885 · related or exempt $94,885

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $78,424 · excluded $78,424

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $78,424

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,766,356 · program services $1,766,356

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $599,568 · program services $464,567 · management and general $99,183 · fundraising $35,818

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,367,197 · program services $5,707,656 · management and general $1,228,827 · fundraising $430,714

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $199,655 · program services $154,765 · management and general $32,104 · fundraising $12,786

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,567,786 · program services $1,215,244 · management and general $252,648 · fundraising $99,894

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $603,390 · program services $467,701 · management and general $97,330 · fundraising $38,359

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $65,586 · program services $65,586

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $322,500 · fundraising $322,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $193,050 · program services $150,699 · management and general $24,791 · fundraising $17,560

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,380,995 · program services $2,024,792 · management and general $234,706 · fundraising $121,497

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,329,583 · program services $768,048 · management and general $123,495 · fundraising $438,040

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $592,943 · program services $468,039 · management and general $116,435 · fundraising $8,469

  • 17 · Travel

    total $513,704 · program services $451,504 · management and general $17,672 · fundraising $44,528

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $182,582 · program services $156,376 · management and general $23,696 · fundraising $2,510

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIP MAINTENANCE & RENTAL

    total $374,449 · program services $239,509 · management and general $98,855 · fundraising $36,085

  • 24b · Other expenses: TESTING AND MEASUREMENT

    total $335,743 · program services $324,997 · management and general $10,746

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $275,844 · program services $188,764 · management and general $57,804 · fundraising $29,276

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $696,856 · program services $480,745 · management and general $82,636 · fundraising $133,475

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,362,062 · end of year $3,494,572

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,424,777 · end of year $2,156,860

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,072,996 · end of year $9,273,515

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $208,869 · end of year $451,726

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $9,124 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $357,987 · end of year $369,771

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $15,910,906

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,310,146

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,281,101 · end of year $13,600,760

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $29,417,232 · end of year $28,571,317

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $602,789 · end of year $661,125

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,161,737 · end of year $993,059

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $137,705

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $540,833

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $27,575,975 · end of year $28,901,315

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,999,225 · end of year $28,006,734

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

RODALE INSTITUTE IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ADVANCING REGENERATIVE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE THROUGH RIGOROUS RESEARCH, FARMER TRAINING AND EDUCATION. FOR MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS, RODALE INSTITUTE HAS BEEN RESEARCHING BEST PRACTICES FOR MANAGING PESTS AND DISEASES IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND SHARING THOSE FINDINGS WITH FARMERS AND SCIENTISTS WORLDWIDE TO EDUCATE AND SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO REGENERATIVE ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES. THROUGH ORGANIC LEADERSHIP, WE IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET THROUGH ORGANIC LEADERSHIP.

  • RODALE INSTITUTE (THE "INSTITUTE"), LOCATED IN KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, IS AN INNOVATIVE 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, DEDICATED TO ADVANCING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE THROUGH INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, DIRECT FARMER SUPPORT INITIATIVES, CONSUMER EDUCATION, AND WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS. WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE MODERN ORGANIC MOVEMENT IN THE US, RODALE INSTITUTE IS CELEBRATED AS A PRESTIGIOUS AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION, AND IS A TRUSTED PARTNER OF FARMERS, CORPORATIONS, AND STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES. THE WORK OF THE RODALE INSTITUTE, SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1947, IS GROUNDED IN THE PRINCIPLE THAT HEALTHY SOIL IS KEY TO HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. AS THE GLOBAL LEADER IN REGENERATIVE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND BEST-IN-CLASS EDUCATION THAT ENABLES FARMERS TO TRANSITION TO REGENERATIVE ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, THEREBY IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE WORLD'S SOIL AND SECURING THE GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY. THE WORLD IS AT A CRITICAL INFLECTION POINT. THE RISE IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, CHRONIC DISEASES, AND INCREASED FREQUENCY OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS REQUIRES US TO RECKON WITH HOW WE FEED THE WORLD. AS OUR ORGANIZATION NEARS IT'S 80TH YEAR, WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION NECESSARY TO CATALYZE CHANGE IN OUR FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. THE INSTITUTE IS COMMITTED TO CONDUCTING INNOVATIVE AND PRACTICAL RESEARCH DESIGNED TO UNCOVER THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT APPROACHES TO AGRICULTURE THAT WILL ENHANCE THE MANAGEMENT OF REGENERATIVE ORGANIC AGROECOSYSTEMS. THROUGH LONG-TERM COMPARISON TRIALS BETWEEN ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS, ALONG WITH VARIOUS SHORT-TERM PROJECTS ACROSS DIFFERENT REGIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, WE SUPPORT A WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCERS AT VARIOUS SCALES. RODALE INSTITUTE HAS THREE MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS THAT GUIDE OUR RESEARCH: BOLSTER ORGANIC AGRICULTURE BY DEVELOPING INTEGRATED PEST, DISEASE, AND WEED MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AS ALTERNATIVES FOR CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS AND FACILITATES THE TRANSITION TO ORGANIC LAND MANAGEMENT. ASSIST PRODUCERS IN ENHANCING THE RESILIENCY OF AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS TO WITHSTAND EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS. HELP ALLEVIATE NUTRITION DEFICITS IN THE POPULATION BY PROVIDING RESEARCH AROUND PRODUCING NUTRIENT-DENSE CROPS. THE INSTITUTE'S MAIN CAMPUS, A 450-ACRE ORGANIC FARM AND RESEARCH FACILITY, SERVES AS A LIVING LABORATORY, A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HUB, AND A GATHERING PLACE FOR THE FARMING COMMUNITY. THE CAMPUS IS THE SITE OF MANY OF THE INSTITUTE'S RESEARCH PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE FARMING SYSTEMS TRIAL ("FST"), THE LONGEST-RUNNING, SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL AND ORGANIC GRAIN SYSTEMS AND VEGETABLE SYSTEMS TRIAL ("VST"), A LONG-TERM FOOD NUTRITION EXPERIMENT. EDUCATION IS ALSO CRITICAL TO THE MISSION OF RODALE INSTITUTE. AMERICAN CONSUMER HABITS SUGGEST SURGING DEMAND FOR REGENERATIVE ORGANIC FARMERS. IN THE UNITED STATES, ORGANIC SALES HAVE TOPPED $62 BILLION ANNUALLY AND CONTINUE TO GROW. YET ONLY APPROXIMATELY 1% OF U.S. CROPLAND IS CERTIFIED ORGANIC. THAT IS WHY RODALE INSTITUTE IS HELPING FARMERS TRANSITION TO ORGANIC, WHILE TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ORGANIC LEADERS. AT RODALE INSTITUTE, WE'RE INVESTED IN GIVING NEW FARMER TRAINEES THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. WE OFFER HANDS-ON, VIRTUAL, AND CLASSROOM-BASED WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO NEW FARMERS THROUGH SEVERAL FARMER EDUCATION AND FELLOWSHIP PATHWAYS. RODALE INSTITUTE IS ASSISTING NEW FARMERS TO ESTABLISH OPERATIONS IN THE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE SECTOR, WORKING WITH CONVENTIONAL FARMERS TO TRANSITION TO ORGANIC, AND TEACHING EXISTING ORGANIC FARMERS THE MOST INNOVATIVE ORGANIC GROWING PRACTICES. AN ESTABLISHED AUTHORITY ON ORGANIC PRODUCTION METHODS, RODALE INSTITUTE OFFERS INTERNSHIPS TO BEGINNING FARMERS, INCLUDING SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR MILITARY VETERANS, AS WELL AS WORKSHOPS AND ONLINE COURSES TO THE PUBLIC TO MAKE REGENERATIVE ORGANIC GROWING METHODS MORE ACCESSIBLE. RODALE INSTITUTE'S CONSULTING DIVISION, A TEAM OF EXPERTS IN THE USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC SECTOR, SIMPLIFIES THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING TO REGENERATIVE ORGANIC FARMING SYSTEMS. WE PUT TRAINED AGRONOMISTS AND CERTIFICATION EXPERTS ON FARMS IN A ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP AND PERSONALIZED COACHING MODEL TO ADVISE TRANSITIONING FARMERS. OUR CONSULTANCY FOCUSES ON 4 CORE AREAS: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS MARKET/BUYER DISCOVERY AND CONNECTION TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICAL ADVICE CONNECTING AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES RODALE INSTITUTE'S CONSULTANCY HAS TWO DISTINCT ADVANTAGES IN ITS SERVICE TO FARMERS: 1) WE HAVE A NATIONAL PRESENCE THAT CAN ASSIST A BROAD GEOGRAPHIC CONSTITUENCY; AND 2) OUR CONSULTANTS HAVE DIVERSE EXPERTISE WHICH CAN HELP SOLVE FARMERS' MOST PRESSING NEEDS. IN ADDITION TO OUR HEADQUARTERS IN KUTZTOWN, PA, RODALE INSTITUTE ALSO OPERATES NINE SATELLITE LOCATIONS. SIX REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS SERVE AS HUBS FOR ORGANIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THESE HUBS MEET THE NEEDS OF FARMERS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING REGIONALIZED RESEARCH ON PESTS, DISEASES, WEEDS OR FERTILITY, AS WELL AS FIELD DAYS AND EXTENSION. HUBS ARE LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA, MIDWEST (IOWA), SOUTHEAST (GEORGIA), PACIFIC NORTHWEST (WASHINGTON), PENNSYLVANIA (POCONO), AND EUROPE (PARMA, ITALY). ADDITIONAL CAMPUSES INCLUDE AN ORGANIC FARM AT A ST. LUKE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NETWORK LOCATION IN EASTON, PA, THE HISTORIC RODALE INSTITUTE FOUNDERS FARM IN EMMAUS, PA, AND A CERTIFIED ORGANIC VEGETABLE FARM AT A SENIOR LIVING FACILITY CAMPUS IN PA. TRAINED AGRONOMISTS AND CERTIFICATION EXPERTS ON FARMS IN A ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP AND PERSONALIZED COACHING MODEL TO ADVISE TRANSITIONING FARMERS. OUR CONSULTANCY FOCUSES ON 4 CORE AREAS: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FARMERS MARKET/BUYER DISCOVERY AND CONNECTION TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICAL ADVICE CONNECTING AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES RODALE INSTITUTE1S CONSULTANCY HAS TWO DISTINCT ADVANTAGES IN ITS SERVICE TO FARMERS: 1) WE HAVE A NATIONAL PRESENCE THAT CAN ASSIST A BROAD GEOGRAPHIC CONSTITUENCY; AND 2) OUR CONSULTANTS HAVE DIVERSE EXPERTISE WHICH CAN HELP SOLVE FARMERS' MOST PRESSING NEEDS. IN ADDITION TO OUR HEADQUARTERS IN KUTZTOWN, PA, RODALE INSTITUTE ALSO OPERATES NINE SATELLITE LOCATIONS. SIX REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTERS SERVE AS HUBS FOR ORGANIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THESE HUBS MEET THE NEEDS OF FARMERS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING REGIONALIZED RESEARCH ON PESTS, DISEASES, WEEDS OR FERTILITY, AS WELL AS FIELD DAYS AND EXTENSION. HUBS ARE LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA, MIDWEST (IOWA), SOUTHEAST (GEORGIA), PACIFIC NORTHWEST (WASHINGTON), PENNSYLVANIA (POCONO), AND EUROPE (PARMA, ITALY).

    Expenses $15,095,348 · Grants $1,766,356 · Revenue $685,099

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JEFFREY TKACH

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $284,487
    From this org
    $253,076
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,411
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $253,076
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,219
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,192
    Filer's total
    $284,487

  • ELAINE MACBETH

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $215,407
    From this org
    $180,975
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,432
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,975
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,054
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,378
    Filer's total
    $215,407

  • ANDREW SMITH

    CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $196,740
    From this org
    $163,496
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,244
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,496
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,866
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,378
    Filer's total
    $196,740

  • LUKE HOWARD

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $188,596
    From this org
    $178,032
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,564
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,032
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,708
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,856
    Filer's total
    $188,596

  • DAVID WILLEY

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $179,568
    From this org
    $156,190
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,378
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,190
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,378
    Filer's total
    $179,568

  • JESSICA STUDENT

    CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $162,655
    From this org
    $141,270
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,385
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $114,347
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $26,923
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,385
    Filer's total
    $162,655

  • GLADIS ZINATI

    DIR OF VEGETABLE SYSTEMS TRIAL

    Total calculated
    $140,977
    From this org
    $131,978
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,999
    Hours/week
    40

  • NICOLE TAYLOR

    RECORDING SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $99,674
    From this org
    $81,879
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,795
    Hours/week
    40

  • MARIA RODALE

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERTA LANG

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTA BARFIELD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTOPHER ELY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MATTHEW GRAND

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALISON GRANTHAM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARK KOIDE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PEDRO LANDA

    DIRECTOR (TERM 12/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRIAN LENHART

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SAM NANA-SINKAM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ESTHER PARK-HALLAM

    DIRECTOR (TERM 06/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LOREN SPEZIALE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR SCOTT STOLL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JENNIFER TAYLOR PHD

    DIRECTOR (TERM 11/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BILL WOLF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN MCGLINN II

    DIRECTOR (EFF 12/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3:
THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING OFFICER COMPENSATION IS HANDLED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CO-CHAIRS AND INCLUDES COMPARISONS WITH PEER ORGANIZATIONS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, REVIEW OF SALARY SURVEYS, ESTABLISHMENT AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE GOALS, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS' APPROVAL.
PART I, LINE 4:
THE ORGANIZATION PAID SEVERANCE COMPENSATION TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON FORM 990, PART VII: JESSICA STUDENT $26,923 GLADIS ZINATI $25,349 THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN REPORTALE COMPENSATION ON FORM 990, VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II AS APPROPRIATE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • CHRISTMAN FARM LLC

    REAL ESTATE · PA · income $0 · assets $1,522,634

    Directly controlled by RODALE INST

  • FST FARM LLC

    REAL ESTATE · PA · income $0 · assets $1,742,531

    Directly controlled by RODALE INST

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • MARION G WILKERSON TRUST

    TRUST · PASSIVE INVES · PA · 100% owned · share of income $29,100 · share of assets $661,125 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by RODALE INSTITUT

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
4 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202612169349300226

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