Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$883,331

Total expenses

$850,605

Contributions and grants received

$642,167

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$240,924

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$240

Total assets, end of year

$436,470

Total liabilities, end of year

$178,058

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$258,412

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$822,175

Management and general expenses

$27,673

Fundraising expenses

$757

Program service expenses (Part III)

$822,175

Program services were 96.7% 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

• EMERGING MARKETS TRAINING PROGRAM (EMPT) AND VALUE CHAIN CADE'S EMTP AIMS TO ESTABLISH NEW MARKETS AND FACILITATE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN 12 COUNTIES OF CENTRAL NY. THE PROGRAM WILL LEVERAGE CADE'S MARKET RESEARCH, SUCCESSES, AND LEARNINGS FROM THE VALUE CHAIN ACCELERATION PROGRAM, FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM, AND FFBI TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO PURCHASE CENTRAL NY FARM PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS FARMERS AND LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS TO INCREASE AND RETAIN ONLINE SALES AND MEET INSTITUTIONAL PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL REDUCE MARKETING COSTS, INCREASE FARM SALES AND PROFITABILITY, IMPROVE FARMER READINESS FOR EMERGING MARKETS AND, AS A RESULT, FOSTER GREATER COLLABORATION BETWEEN FARMERS AND LOCAL FOOD PROCESSORS AND DISTRIBUTORS. PROGRAM FUNDING SOURCES: USDA LFPP, NYU STERN.

  Expenses $102,117

• FARM AND FOOD BUSINESS INCUBATOR AND ACCELERATOR(FFBI/FFBA) CADE'S FFBI, IMPLEMENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SUNY COBLESKILL, CONTRIBUTES TO A THRIVING FARM AND FOOD BUSINESS SECTOR IN NEW YORK STATE, WITH PRIORITY FOR BUSINESSES IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICS TO AGRIBUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS, WITH PRIORITY FOR BEGINNING FARMERS, ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS TO CAPITAL, LEGAL STRUCTURING, LABOR, AND OTHER BUSINESS NEEDS. CADE SERVICES ARE DELIVERED THROUGH WORKSHOPS, ONE-TO-ONE CONSULTATIONS, AND INCREASINGLY THROUGH ONLINE EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION THROUGH CADE'S EXPANDING INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO LIBRARY. FFBA IS A NEWLY ESTABLISHED INITIATIVE OFFERED BY CADE AND SUNY COBLESKILL- DESIGNED TO DELIVER PRODUCT INCUBATION SERVICES TO AGRIBUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS READY TO GROW, EXPAND, OR TRANSITION INTO VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTION. OUR GOAL IS TO ACCELERATE THEIR SUCCESS, ENHANCING THEIR CAPACITY TO IMPACT THE REGION'S AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AND NEW YORK'S FOOD SYSTEM. PROGRAM FUNDING SOURCES: SUNY COBLESKILL, USDA BFRDP, USDA EWDP, THE SCRIVEN FOUNDATION.

  Expenses $517,971

• FARMLAND ACCESS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST AND THE SCHOLARSHIP LAND TRUST, CADE IS WORKING TO CONSERVE FARMLAND AND TRANSITION IT TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF FARMLAND OWNERS AND OPERATORS IN SCHOHARIE AND DELAWARE COUNTIES. PROGRAM FUNDING SOURCES: AFT, SLT, USDA BFRDP

  Expenses $13,271

• VISION 2050 IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DYSON SCHOOL OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY, THE CORNELL SMALL FARMS PROGRAM, HARTWICK COLLEGE, SUNY COBLESKILL, AND FACULTY FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, CADE BROUGHT TOGETHER A DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM, VISIONARY PLAN FOR NEW YORK STATES' AGRICULTURAL FUTURE--SETTING NYS ON COURSE TO BECOME THE NORTHEAST'S LEADING FOODSHED BY 2050 AND A MODEL FOR A REGENERATIVE, SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE FOOD SYTEM. THE VISION WAS FORMED BY FARM AND FOOD BUSINESS SECTOR LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN, FOOD SYSTEM EXPERTS, AGRICULTURAL SPECIALISTS, CLIMATE CHANGE SPECIALISTS, AMONG OTHERS. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISION IS TO INFORM LEADERS AND POLICY MAKERS ON HOW THEY CAN ACCELERATE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INCREASE FOOD SECURITY, MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE, AND CREATE GREEN JOBS THROUGHOUT THE FARM AND FOOD SECTOR IN NEW YORK STATE BY 2050. PROGRAM FUNDING SOURCES: ESD, ARC, THE SCRIVEN FOUNDATION, CFOC. FARM TO INSTITUTION CADE IS WORKING TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF FARM AND FOOD BUSINESSES TO ACCESS INSTITUTIONAL MARKETS--INCLUDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PANTRIES, HEALTH AND SENIOR CENTERS, UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES, FOOD PANTRIES, ETC.--AND SIMULTANEOUSLY, TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF INSTITUTIONS TO PURCHASE MORE LOCAL/NEW YORK PRODUCED FOOD. AS PART OF THIS WORK, CADE HELPED DESIGN AND LAUNCH RIPECOMMUNITY, AN ONLINE MATCHMAKING PLATFORM DESIGNED TO CONNECT FOOD SUPPLIERS WITH INSTITUTIONAL FOOD BUYERS. PROGRAM FUNDING SOURCES: USDA LFPP, CHAOBANI IMPACT FUND, NYSDAM, HCOC, NYU STERN, WILD KALE.

  Expenses $188,816

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

23 July 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

202402279349302130

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