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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NEW YORK FARM VIABILITY INSTITUTE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,518,570
Total expenses
$2,481,071
Contributions and grants received
$2,506,175
Grants paid
$1,861,403
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$12,395
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$4,895,045
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,721,573
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$173,472
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,326,154
Management and general expenses
$154,917
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,326,154

Program services were 93.8% 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)

    $2,504,841

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,334

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12,395 · excluded $12,395

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,861,403 · program services $1,861,403

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $408,077 · program services $306,058 · management and general $102,019

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,961 · program services $12,788 · management and general $4,173

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $68,872 · program services $51,587 · management and general $17,285

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $81,005 · program services $60,754 · management and general $20,251

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,631 · program services $4,223 · management and general $1,408

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,053 · program services $790 · management and general $263

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,268 · program services $10,701 · management and general $3,567

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,567 · program services $4,925 · management and general $1,642

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $880 · program services $660 · management and general $220

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,600 · program services $2,700 · management and general $900

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,465 · program services $2,599 · management and general $866

  • 24a · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $6,001 · program services $4,501 · management and general $1,500

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & MATERIALS

    total $1,876 · program services $1,406 · management and general $470

  • 24c · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $1,025 · program services $769 · management and general $256

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $292 · program services $219 · management and general $73

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $95 · program services $71 · management and general $24

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $763,839 · end of year $3,486,508

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $327,916

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $1,030,293

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $9,702

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

    $201,307

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

    $191,965

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,667 · end of year $9,342

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $31,284

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $12,532

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $845,495

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $29,196 · end of year $3,863,546

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $737,310 · end of year $173,472

Mission and programs · 2024

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 29 NEW PROJECTS, COMPLETED 20 PROJECTS, AND RECEIVED 619 NEW APPLICATIONS.

    Expenses $2,326,154 · Grants $1,861,403

As filed on the 2024 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

  • Karyn Agle Sullivan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pauline Drexler

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • 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

  • Josh Jurs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Shirley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aaron Ristow

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $7,212
    From this org
    $7,212
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • David Grusenmeyer

    FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $139,162
    From this org
    $132,512
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,650
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY

    $1,346,491

    ENHANCING FARM PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY THROUGH VARIOUS PROJECTS.

  • ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF MOUNT SINAI

    $114,189

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

  • CCE TOMPKINS COUNTY

    $63,679

    FACILITATING HAZELNUT AND CHESTNUT THROUGH IDENTIFICATION OF IMPROVED GENETIC MATERIALS AND BEST MANAGMENT PRACTICES.

  • OAK TREE CAPITAL LLC PERSISTENT BIOCONTROL

    $54,399

    USE OF PERSISTENT NATIVE NEMATODES TO CONTROL INSECT PESTS.

  • NEWTRIENT

    $50,081

    EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF NITROGEN CONSERVATION THROUGH THE N2 APPLIED TECHNOLOGY.

  • GLYNWOOD CENTER INC

    $48,471

    MARKETING NY SPECIALTY GRAINS AND LENTILS IN NYC.

  • GLYNWOOD CENTER INC

    $47,184

    TOPIC SPECIFIC DAIRY PROFIT TEAMS IN PASTURE MANAGEMENT.

  • NYS BERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION

    $29,908

    BERRY GROWER EDUCATION.

  • EVIDN LLC

    $29,016

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

  • SCOPED INC

    $21,796

    PROVIDING NY FARMERS WITH A DIVERSIFED REVENUE STREAM THROUGH ADDITIONAL CHIKPEA AND LUPINI TRIALS TO DETERMINE OPTIMUM GROWING CONDITIONS AND YIELDS.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
27 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202610279349301751

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