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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NEW YORK FARM VIABILITY INSTITUTE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,929,828
Total expenses
$2,564,796
Contributions and grants received
$2,907,334
Grants paid
$1,966,435
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$22,494
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$766,506
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,196
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$737,310
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,411,563
Management and general expenses
$153,233
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,411,563

Program services were 94.0% 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)

    $2,907,334

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,494 · excluded $22,494

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,966,435 · program services $1,966,435

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $412,330 · program services $309,248 · management and general $103,082

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,635 · program services $10,226 · management and general $3,409

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $32,216 · program services $24,162 · management and general $8,054

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $23,827 · program services $17,870 · management and general $5,957

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,535 · program services $10,803 · management and general $17,732

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $38,799 · program services $36,055 · management and general $2,744

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,431 · program services $1,073 · management and general $358

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $626 · program services $469 · management and general $157

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,003 · program services $10,502 · management and general $3,501

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,005 · program services $5,254 · management and general $1,751

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,876 · program services $5,157 · management and general $1,719

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,911 · program services $2,183 · management and general $728

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,425 · program services $5,569 · management and general $1,856

  • 24a · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $5,536 · program services $4,152 · management and general $1,384

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & MATERIALS

    total $2,025 · program services $1,519 · management and general $506

  • 24c · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $776 · program services $582 · management and general $194

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $405 · program services $304 · management and general $101

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $407,884 · end of year $763,839

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

    $191,032

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

    $188,365

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,578 · end of year $2,667

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $41,184 · end of year $29,196

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $372,278 · end of year $737,310

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE NEW YORK FARM VIABILITY INSTITUTE IS A FARMER-LED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING TO APPLIED RESEARCH AND OUTREACH EDUCATION PROJECTS THAT HELP FARMS INCREASE PROFIT AND PROVIDE MODELS FOR OTHER FARMS.THE INSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO WORKING WITH FARMS OF DIFFERENT SIZES, SECTORS, PRODUCTION PRACTICES AND LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK STATE. THE INSTITUTE WORKS TO FOSTER A VIBRANT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS SECTOR IN NEW YORK BY SUPPORTING APPLIED RESEARCH, OUTREACH EDUCATION INFORMATION TRANSFER, ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS PLANNING AND MARKET ANALYSIS. THE NEW YORK FARM VIABILITY INSTITUTE PROMOTES PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES FACING NEW YORK'S FARMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE NEW YORK FARM VIABILITY INSTITUTE IS A FARMER-LED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING TO APPLIED RESEARCH AND OUTREACH EDUCATION PROJECTS THAT HELP FARMS INCREASE PROFIT AND PROVIDE MODELS FOR OTHER FARMS.

  • TO FOSTER, PROMOTE, AND SUPPORT A VIBRANT AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN NEW YORK BY SUPPORTING APPLIED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, INFORMATION TRANSFER, TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND MARKET ANALYSIS THROUGH GRANTS TO REDUCE PRACTICAL BARRIERS TO THE SUCCESS OF FARMING ENTERPRISES. WITHIN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION HAS SUCCESSFULLY INITIATED 7 NEW PROJECTS, COMPLETED 30 PROJECTS, AND RECEIVED 17 NEW APPLICATIONS.

    Expenses $2,411,563 · Grants $1,966,435

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Dave Ryan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tim Dressel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Reeves

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tony Lapierre

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Jeanne Packer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jill MacKenzie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karyn Agle Sullivan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pauline Drexler

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Eckhardt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aaron Allen

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Martini

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chelsea Van Acker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Grusenmeyer

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $131,610
    From this org
    $125,226
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,384
    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.

Grants on this return

  • ENHANCING FARM PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY THROUGH VARIOUS PROJECTS

  • PREDICTING SOIL CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY TO ENHANCE VINEYARD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.

  • MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGING TO HELP CONTROL BEET DISEASES AND ESTIMATE CROP YIELD.

  • EVIDIN LLC

    $43,033

    STUDYING THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL ASPECTS OF FARMER ATTITUDES TOWARD DAIRY HERD HEALTH

  • ACCELERATING ADOPTION OF COVER CROPS AND ADVANCED SOIL REGENERATIVE PRACTICES IN NEW YORK

  • PERRY VETERINARY CLINIC

    $38,008

    STUDYING FARMER DECISIONS RELATIVE TO MASTITIS, METRITIS, PNEUMONIA, AND SCOURS IN DAIRY HERDS.

  • USING UV-C LIGHT TO CONTROL INSECTS AND DISEASE IN VEGETABLES

  • COUNTRYSIDE VETERINARY CLINIC LLP

    $28,544

    IMPLEMENT SELECTIVE DRY COW TREATMENT (SDCT) PROTOCOLS IN 15 NY DAIRY FARMS.

  • USE OF UV-C LIGHT TO CONTROL PATHOGENS AND INSECTS IN VEGETABLES

  • OAK TREE CAPITAL LLC PERSISTENT BIOCONTROL

    $21,333

    USE OF PERSISTENT NATIVE NEMATODES TO CONTROL INSECT PESTS.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
22 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520299349300022

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