Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← LAND OLAKES VENTURE37

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by LAND OLAKES VENTURE37.

Totals

Total revenue
$21,111,626
Total expenses
$21,115,527
Contributions and grants received
$20,974,080
Grants paid
$372,686
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$137,546
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$38,984,762
Total liabilities, end of year
$36,108,929
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,875,833
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,160,994
Management and general expenses
$3,954,533
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,160,994

Program services were 81.3% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $15,313,801

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,660,279

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $137,546 · excluded $137,546

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $372,686 · program services $372,686

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,884,279 · program services $2,219,186 · management and general $665,093

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,074,514 · program services $955,702 · management and general $118,812

  • 24a · Other expenses: LABOR & RELATED COSTS

    total $10,677,709 · program services $7,918,342 · management and general $2,759,367

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUBAGREEMENT EXPENDITUR

    total $2,883,151 · program services $2,717,799 · management and general $165,352

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING EXPENSES

    total $1,101,860 · program services $963,454 · management and general $138,406

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER DIRECT PROGRAM CO

    total $1,016,935 · program services $921,992 · management and general $94,943

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,104,393 · program services $1,091,833 · management and general $12,560

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $58,417 · end of year $58,735

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $33,543,039 · end of year $37,039,071

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,896,451 · end of year $65,497

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $230,294 · end of year $51,297

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $287,194 · end of year $138,962

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,631,200

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $892,102 · end of year $1,577,879

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $30,025,624 · end of year $34,531,050

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,217,936 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,879,733 · end of year $2,875,833

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO REPLACE POVERTY WITH PROSPERITY BY IMPLEMENTING DONOR-FUNDED PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN AID TO COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH IN-KIND, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO REPLACE POVERTY WITH PROSPERITY.

  • LAND O'LAKES VENTURE37 PROVIDES IN-KIND, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN 2025 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:BANGLADESH:THE USDA-FUNDED BANGLADESH TRADE FACILITATION PROJECT (BTF) WILL EXPAND REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL GOODS BY ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC CONSTRAINTS TO AGRICULTURAL TRADE AT BANGLADESHI PORTS; SIMPLIFYING AND AUTOMATING IMPORT AND EXPORT PROCESSES; IMPROVING THE CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LABORATORIES, AND WAREHOUSES; AND BY FOSTERING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT, ESPECIALLY IN COLD STORAGE.ETHIOPIA:ETHIOPIA TRANSFORMING AGRICULTURE (SUB TO RTI) - INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY DIETS, PARTICULARLY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, BY IMPROVING THE COMPTETIVENESS, INCLUSIVENESS AND RESILIENCE OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS.SUSTAINABLE COMMERCIALIZATION OF SEXED DAIRY GENETICS IN EAST AFRICA (SUB TO ABS GLOBAL) - ESTABLISHING A COMMERCIALLY VIABLE SEXED SEMEN MARKET THAT WILL INCLUSIVELY GROW THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE DAIRY MARKET BY INCREASING SMALL SCALE PRODUCER DEMAND AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR SEXED SEMEN, IMPROVING LAST MILE DELIVERY OF AI SEXED SEMEN, AND IMPROVING THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT TO ESTABLISH A COMMERCIAL MARKET. LEBANONUSAID EMPOWERING LOCAL SYSTEMS IN AGRICULTURE (ELSA) ACTIVITY - THE GOAL OF ELSA WAS TO DEVELOP VIABLE LOCAL SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT AND AFFORDABLE INPUTS AND CREATE INCLUSIVE MARKET CHANNELS IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN LEBANON.MADAGASCAR:MIRANGA (SUBRECIPIENT TO CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES) - VENTURE37 WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON FOOD SAFETY AND PHYTOSANITARY STANDARDS FOR PRODUCTION AND POST-HARVEST ACTIVITIES FOR PRODUCERS, POS, COOPERATIVES, AND SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SME). VENTURE37 WILL ALSO LEVERAGE ITS BREADTH OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH US- AND COMESA-BASED COMPANIES TO EXPAND MARKETS AND TRADE FOR SMES AND POS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROJECT.HAREA (SUBRECIPIENT TO CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES) - VENTURE37 WILL SUPPORT LIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES AS PART OF A CONSORTIUM, STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURAL MARKET SYSTEMS THAT BETTER SERVE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND THE RURAL POOR.MALAWI: FCAT - ACTIVITIES ON THIS PROJECT WILL DRIVE AND ACCELERATE THE TRANSFORMATION OF MALAWI'S AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AND FOSTER FARMERS WHO ARE PROSPEROUS, RESILIENT, DIVERSIFIED AND FOOD-SECURE. RWANDA: ROW - WILL SUSTAINABLY INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF, ACCESS TO, AND CONSUMPTION OF ANIMAL-SOURCE FOODS (ASF) THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF A PROFITABLE MARKET. EGYPT:TAIB - BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT TO BUILD THE CAPACITY AN AGENCY OF THE G0E WHOSE CHARTER IS TO DEVELOP AND NATIONALIZE FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.EGYPT TRADE (SUB TO PALLADIUM) - FACILITATING TRADE EXPORT STANDARDS FOR FOOD SAFETY IN EGYPTGEORGIA:SQIL - USDA FUNDED PROJECT THAT IS WORKING TO IMPROVE AND STRENGTHEN THE BEEF AND DAIRY VALUE CHAIN.CAMBODIA:CAMBODIA FOOD FOR PROGRESS - USDA FUNDED FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRESS PROGRAM SEEKS TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY , EXPAND DOMESTIC AND EXPORT TRADE OF CAMBODIAN-GROWN HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY OF CAMBODIAN HORTICULTURE FARMERS THROUGH IMPROVED COMPLIANCE WITH FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS.DRC:DRC FALL ARMY WORM (FAW) - IN COORDINATION WITH DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH ACTORS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DRC, THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THREE COMPONENTS: VALIDATE SAFE AND COST-EFFECTIVE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) TECHNOLOGIES SUITABLE FOR SMALLHOLDER MAIZE PRODUCERS; FACILITATE SYSTEM ADOPTION OF SUITABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND APPROACHES THAT WILL BUILD THE RESILIENCE OF SMALLHOLDER PRODUCERS AND THE SUPPORTING MARKET SYSTEM; STRENGTHEN THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT NECESSARY TO COORDINATE SYSTEMIC APPROACHES TO FALL ARMYWORM (FAW) RESPONSE.TANZANIA:TANZANIA INCLUSIVE PROCESSOR-PRODUCER PARTNERSHIPS IN DAIRY PROJECT (TI3P) - A THREE-YEAR PROJECT LEAD BY THE TANZANIA AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK (TADB) AND FUNDED BY THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION (BMGF). LAND O'LAKES VENTURE37 IS A SUBAWARDEE OF TADB, ALONG WITH BAIN & COMPANY, INC. (BAIN) HEIFER INTERNATIONAL, AND GLOBAL DAIRY PLATFORM (GDP). LAND O'LAKES VENTURE37 WILL CONTRIBUTE TO INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION GOALS BY ENABLING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO (A) INCREASE THE INCOMES OF SMALL-SCALE PRODUCERS BY ENABLING INCLUSIVE ACCESS TO FORMAL MILK AGGREGATION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING SYSTEMS; (B) SUSTAINABLY INCREASE ON-FARM PRODUCTION, PRODUCTIVITY AND INCOME OF SMALL-SCALE DAIRY PRODUCERS BY ENABLING THEM ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE INPUTS AND SERVICES (E.G. CATTLE VACCINES, FEED, FORAGE AND GENETICS); (C) INCREASE WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING GENDER-TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES TO ENHANCE WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE DAIRY VALUE CHAIN AND INCREASE THEIR ACCESS AND CONTROL OVER PRODUCTIVE ASSETS; AND (D) INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO IMPROVED QUALITY DAIRY NUTRITION BY IMPROVING THE DISTRIBUTION AND SALES OF SAFE AND AFFORDABLE MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS IN BOTH RURAL AND URBAN AREAS AND BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL CHANNELS.DNA BUILDING INCLUSIVE LIVELIHOODS - THIS PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, FOCUSES ON REACHING RESOURCE-POOR, OPPORTUNITY-CONSTRAINED STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE DAIRY VALUE CHAIN, PARTICULARILY WOMEN AND YOUTH, TO ENABLE INCLUSIVE CLIMATE-SMART ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.HAITI:THE RESILIENT LIVESTOCK MARKET SYSTEM ACTIVITY (PARE) PROJECT IN HAITI, A FIVE-YEAR PROJECT FUNDED BY USAID, IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING THE RESILIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIVESTOCK MARKET SYSTEM, INCREASING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF IMPUTS AND SERVICES IN THE LIVESTOCK MARKET SYSTEM AND IMPROVING MARKETING AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT IN LIVESTOCK.LESOTHO:SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF ENTERPRISES IN THE POULTRY SECTOR (STEPS) -- THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS 5-YEAR USDA FUNDED PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY OF DUAL AND SINGLE PURPOSE POULTRY THROUGH IMPROVING PRODUCER ACCESS TO IMPROVED INPUTS, SERVICES, FINANCE AND END-MARKET LINKAGES, AS WELL AS TO EXPAND TRADE OF ARGICULTURAL POULTRY PRODUCTS LOCALLY THROUGH IMPROVED ACCESS TO FINANCE, QUALITY INPUTS AND CONSISTENT END MARKETS. OTHER GLOBAL PROJECTS ARE:NOURISHING PROPERITY ALLIANCE (NPA) - THIS GATES FUNDED PROGRAM BEING IMPLEMENTED IN BOTH ETHIOPIA AND KENYA IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY AND INCOMES OF SMALL SCALE FARMERS THROUGH ACCESS TO IMPROVED ANIMAL FEED SOURCES. THE 5-YEAR COOPERATIVE RESILIENCE & EQUITY ACTIVITY (CORE) PROJECT FUNDED BY USAID WILL FOSTER VIBRANT, SUSTAINABLE COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEMS IN RWANDA AND ZAMBIA, IN WHICH SELF-MANAGED COOPERATIVES AND ALL THEIR MEMBERS FLOURISH ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY. THROUGH CORE, VENTURE37 WILL TAKE A LOCALIZED AND MARKET-RESPONSIVE APPROACH, ENGAGING MARKET ACTORS, INCLUDING WOMEN AND YOUTH, IN ACTIVITY DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT TO TAILOR ACTIVITIES TO THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS WHILE STRENGTHENING THEIR CAPACITY TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS.FARMER-TO-FARMER INCLUSIVE FOOD SYSTEMS (IFS) IS FUNDED BY USAID AND SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN FOOD SYSTEMS AND INCLUSION IN EGYPT, LEBANON AND RWANDA THROUGH VOLUNTEER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Expenses $17,160,994 · Grants $372,686

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

Listed in Part VII

  • JOHN ELLENBERGER

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $1,571,838
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,541,691
    Other
    $30,147
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $1,541,691 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,500 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,647 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,571,838 related

  • MARY JO ROBINSON - TREASURER

    GROUP DIRECTOR - OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $315,496
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $293,733
    Other
    $21,763
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $293,733 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,116 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,647 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $315,496 related

  • SHEILAH STEWART

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

  • SETH HAIGHT

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

  • MICHAEL PARR - CHIEF OF PARTY

    BANGLADESH TRADE FACILITATION

    Total calculated
    $289,405
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $258,996
    Other
    $30,409
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $258,996 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,762 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,647 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $289,405 related

  • MEREDITH SAGGERS - DIRECTOR

    MONITORING, EVALUATION & LEARNING

    Total calculated
    $291,553
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $262,262
    Other
    $29,291
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $262,262 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $16,644 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,647 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $291,553 related

  • MATHLIDAH AYAGA

    DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $232,419
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $205,591
    Other
    $26,828
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $205,591 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $14,181 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,647 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $232,419 related

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

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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)

SCHEDULE J - EXPLANATION OF RELATED ORGANIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION
LAND O'LAKES INC USES THE FOLLOWING TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION: COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS, COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY (HEWITT SALARY MARKET DATA)

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

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.

Related corporations and trusts

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
17 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202601759349301235

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.