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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FARM AID INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,720,689
Total expenses
$3,568,656
Contributions and grants received
$4,062,921
Grants paid
$1,204,670
Program service revenue
$31,736
Investment income
-$11,918
Other revenue
$637,950
Total assets, end of year
$12,312,057
Total liabilities, end of year
$728,824
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,583,233
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,127,653
Management and general expenses
$169,912
Fundraising expenses
$271,091
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,127,653

Program services were 87.6% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $110,502

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $322,844

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $229,344

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,400,231

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,959

  • 2a · Program service revenue: HOMEGROWN CONCESSIONS LICENSE FEE

    total $29,974 · related or exempt $29,974

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HOMEGROWN YOUTHMARKET SALES

    total $1,762 · related or exempt $1,762

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $23,398 · excluded $23,398

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $34 · excluded $34

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $30,288

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

    securities $65,604

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$35,316

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$35,316 · excluded -$35,316

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $2,950,851

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $322,844

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $2,521,380

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $429,471 · excluded $429,471

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $229,887

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $127,649

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $102,238 · excluded $102,238

  • 11a · Other revenue: LICENSING FEES

    total $106,207 · related or exempt $106,207

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $106,207

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,158,020 · program services $1,158,020

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $46,650 · program services $46,650

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $159,228 · program services $133,435 · management and general $8,994 · fundraising $16,799

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $861,987 · program services $722,054 · management and general $48,793 · fundraising $91,140

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $21,192 · program services $17,751 · management and general $1,200 · fundraising $2,241

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $151,463 · program services $127,943 · management and general $8,201 · fundraising $15,319

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $80,562 · program services $67,484 · management and general $4,560 · fundraising $8,518

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $154,723 · program services $102,790 · management and general $31,946 · fundraising $19,987

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $5,097 · management and general $5,097

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $406,341 · program services $374,169 · management and general $14,967 · fundraising $17,205

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $56,057 · program services $29,226 · management and general $5,197 · fundraising $21,634

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $44,431 · program services $24,973 · management and general $3,062 · fundraising $16,396

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $215,012 · program services $170,635 · management and general $22,839 · fundraising $21,538

  • 17 · Travel

    total $50,978 · program services $48,244 · management and general $1,853 · fundraising $881

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $37,661 · program services $31,547 · management and general $2,132 · fundraising $3,982

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $39,033 · program services $18,845 · management and general $944 · fundraising $19,244

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES

    total $46,144 · program services $42,995 · management and general $1,383 · fundraising $1,766

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING AND REPRODUCTI

    total $13,402 · management and general $6 · fundraising $13,396

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS & DUES

    total $11,830 · program services $10,892 · management and general $327 · fundraising $611

  • 24d · Other expenses: FACILITY RENTALS AND PR

    total $8,845 · management and general $8,411 · fundraising $434

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $394,119 · end of year $293,344

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,960,090 · end of year $10,201,291

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $304,120 · end of year $533,439

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $680,196 · end of year $85,223

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $41,259 · end of year $133,259

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $38,327 · end of year $88,970

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

    $25,752

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

    $19,267

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,216 · end of year $6,485

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $444,518 · end of year $355,561

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $95,930 · end of year $73,737

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,500 · end of year $540,748

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $218,642 · end of year $148,185

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $29,726 · end of year $27,570

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $229,344

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $16,110 · end of year $553,069

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,878,599 · end of year $11,108,402

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $602,854 · end of year $474,831

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

FARM AID'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A VIBRANT, FAMILY FARM-CENTERED SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE IN AMERICA. FARM AID ARTISTS AND BOARD MEMBERS WILLIE NELSON, JOHN MELLENCAMP, NEIL YOUNG AND DAVE MATTHEWS HOST AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL TO SUPPORT FARM AID'S WORK WITH FAMILY FARMERS AND TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS. SINCE 1985, FARM AID HAS RAISED MORE THAN $60 MILLION TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT HELP FARMERS THRIVE, EXPAND THE REACH OF THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT, TAKE ACTION TO CHANGE THE DOMINANT SYSTEM OF INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE AND PROMOTE FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FARM AID'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A VIBRANT, FAMILY FARM-CENTERED SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE IN AMERICA.

  • HELPING FARMERS THRIVE - IN 2022, FARMERS CONTINUED TO DEAL WITH IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC AND ALSO FACED THE TRADITIONAL CHALLENGES INCLUDING COMPETING IN AN EVER-CONSOLIDATING MARKET THAT FAVORS CORPORATIONS; WEATHER, INCLUDING EXTREME WEATHER AND NATURAL DISASTERS EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE; RISING INPUT COSTS; MARKET CHANGES AND THE DIFFICULTY OF EARNING A FAIR PRICE. THE STRAIN IN THE FARM ECONOMY IS NO ACCIDENT; IT IS THE RESULT OF POLICIES DESIGNED TO ENRICH CORPORATIONS AT THE EXPENSE OF FARMERS, RANCHERS AND EATERS. IN RESPONSE, FARM AID CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR DIRECT FARMER RESPONSE AND INCREASED OUR ADVOCACY OF SOLUTIONS TO FARM POLICY THAT NEEDS A MASSIVE SHIFT IN DIRECTIONONE THAT IS EQUITABLE TO ALL FARMERS AND DELIVERS FAIR PRICES AND COMPETITIVE MARKETS THAT ALLOW THEM TO MAKE A LIVING.THROUGH THE 1-800-FARM-AID HOTLINE AND ONLINE REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE, FARM AID'S HOTLINE OPERATORS LISTEN TO FARMERS AND REFER THEM TO AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF FARM AND RURAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. REFERRALS PROVIDE IMMEDIATE SUPPORT TO FARM FAMILIES IN CRISIS AND FARMERS SEEKING TO TRANSITION TO MORE SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES, AS WELL AS FOR FUTURE FARMERS INTERESTED IN BEGINNING THEIR FARMS. IN 2022, FARM AID RECEIVED 829 CONTACTS TO THE HOTLINE AND ONLINE REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FORM, AN INCREASE OF 40% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. BY REGION, FARM AID RECEIVED 324 CASES FROM THE SOUTH; 199 FROM THE MIDWEST; 164 FROM THE WEST; AND 119 FROM THE NORTHEAST.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK (MCN), FARM AID HIRED A NEW SPANISH HOTLINE OPERATOR, ELIZABETH GONZALEZ-IBARRA, IN OCTOBER. THIS CAPACITY ON THE FARM AID HOTLINE IS ESSENTIAL TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING FARMERS AND FARMWORKERS. FARM AID IS ENGAGED IN SEVERAL MARKETING AND OUTREACH STRATEGIES TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND CREATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH SPANISH/FARMWORKER ORGANIZATIONS.FARM AID HOTLINE OPERATORS COMPLETED MANY TRAININGS THROUGHOUT 2022 TO STRENGTHEN THEIR SKILLS TO RESPOND TO FARMERS INCLUDING LEGAL WORKSHOPS, FARM LENDING LAW, USDA PROGRAMS, APPEALS, DISCRIMINATION AND EQUITABLE RELIEF, IN ADDITION TO IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING.EMERGENCY GRANTS TOTALING MORE THAN $42,500 WERE MADE IN 2022 TO FARM FAMILIES TO COVER ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES. THESE $500 GRANTS ARE RECOMMENDED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY FARM AID HOTLINE MANAGERS WHO ALSO CONNECT FARMERS WITH HELPFUL SERVICES, RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES SPECIFIC TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.FARM AID'S FARMER RESOURCE NETWORK OFFERS AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE AND DATABASE OF MORE THAN 1,500 RESOURCES THAT PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR NEW FARMERS, DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS IN CRISIS, AND SUPPORT FOR FARMERS WHO WISH TO TRANSITION TO MORE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION METHODS AND MARKETS. THROUGH THE FRN, FARM AID MAKES CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, FARM SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARMERS. FARM AID POINTS FARMERS AND ADVOCATES TO OUR MOST TRUSTED RESOURCES, NEW OFFERINGS AND TIMELY OPPORTUNITIES VIA OUR CURATED RESOURCE GUIDES.THANKS TO THE INCREASED CAPACITY OF OUR HOTLINE TEAM, WE BETTER CURATE AND INCREASE THE RESOURCES IN THE FRN; IN 2022, THE NUMBER OF RESOURCES IN THE NETWORK WAS INCREASED BY 50%. THE WORK TO MAKE THE FRN MORE USER-FRIENDLY AND ACCESSIBLE IS ONGOING; IN 2022 WE IMPROVED THE WAYS THAT ORGANIZATIONS CAN SHARE RESOURCES WITH FARM AID AND STREAMLINED THE PROCESS OF ADDING NEW RESOURCES. WE ALSO FOCUSED ON BUILDING OUT MEDIA RESOURCES (PDFS, WEBINARS, ETC.), AND RESOURCES IN SPANISH. FARM AID AWARDED $399,000 IN END OF YEAR GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP FARMERS SECURE THERESOURCES THEY NEED TO BEGIN FARMING, ACCESS NEW MARKETS, GROW SUSTAINABLY AND BUILD RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF CRISIS AND STRESS.

    Expenses $1,789,570 · Grants $587,129

  • TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM - FARM AID WORKS WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE FAIR FARM POLICIES AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING EFFORTS. FARM AID GRANTED $515,000 TO FAMILY FARM ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ENSURE COMPETITIVE MARKETS FOR FAMILY FARMERS, ADDRESS ANTITRUST AND CONTRACT VIOLATIONS, FIGHT FACTORY FARMS, STRENGTHEN THE GRASSROOTS AROUND A UNIFIED VISION FOR OUR FARM AND FOOD SYSTEM AND AMPLIFY AN EFFECTIVE FARMER VOICE TO REFORM THE FOOD SYSTEM. ON THE THURSDAY BEFORE THE ANNUAL FARM AID FESTIVAL, FARM AID HOSTED A FARMER FORUM, "EQUITY, CLIMATE AND AGRICULTURE: THE WAY FORWARD," WITH MORE THAN 150 PARTICIPANTS TAKING PART. THE FORUM WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN A PRODUCTIVE AND THOUGHTFUL DIALOGUE BETWEEN FARMERS, ADVOCATES, ACTIVISTS AND POLICYMAKERS. FARMERS AND RANCHERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY SHARED THEIR STORIES, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. THEY ASKED CRITICAL QUESTIONS AND RAISED CRUCIAL POINTS ABOUT THE WAYS OUR FOOD SYSTEM IS FAILING TO BEST HONOR FARMERS, RANCHERS, EATERS AND OUR CLIMATE, SOIL AND WATER. THEY PROPOSED SOLUTIONS FOR HOW TO TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING AND COMPLEX ISSUES OUR COUNTRY FACES. FARM AID'S CREDIT WORKING GROUP, MADE UP OF PEOPLE DIRECTLY SERVING FARMERS THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY IN ADDITION TO EXPERTS IN FARM CREDIT AND AGRICULTURAL LAW, CONTINUED TO OFFER AND PRESS FOR REFORMS THAT COULD BE MADE ADMINISTRATIVELY AT USDA. THE WORKING GROUP MEETS WEEKLY AND HAS HAD NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH TOP USDA OFFICIALS TO PUSH FOR CHANGES THAT MAKE USDA PROGRAMS AND CREDIT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO FARMERS, ESPECIALLY UNDERSERVED FARMERS, WITH BETTER OUTCOMES FOR FAMILY FARMERS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FARM AID LENT OUR VOICE AND OTHER SUPPORT TO EFFORTS TO CHANGE OUR FARM AND FOOD SYSTEM, INCLUDING: PARTNERING WITH THE INTERTRIBAL AGRICULTURE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT A NEW RULE TO PREVENT UNFAIR LENDING PRACTICES INAGRICULTURE THAT PERSIST AND CONTINUE TO CREATE DEEP INEQUITY IN LAND OWNERSHIP AND ACCESS, SLASH DIVERSITYIN AGRICULTURE AND IMPOVERISH RURAL COMMUNITIES; ADVOCATING FOR TRANSPARENCY IN POULTRY GROWER CONTRACTING AND PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS, WHO PLAY A CRUCIALROLE IN EXPOSING THE WAYS IN WHICH OUR FARM AND FOOD SYSTEM HARMS FARMERS, WORKERS AND EATERS; SPEAKING OUT AGAINST FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFOS) AND MANURE DIGESTERSTHAT CREATE FACTORY FARM GAS; CALLING ON PRESIDENT BIDEN TO DEMAND A TRANSFORMATIVE FARM BILL THAT CENTERS RACIAL JUSTICE, ENDS HUGER ANDINCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD, MEETS THE CLIMATE CRISIS HEAD ON AND ENSURES THE SAFETY OF FOOD AND FARMWORKERS, FARMERS AND CONSUMERS, AND OUR ENTIRE FOOD SYSTEM; SUPPORTING THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON FOOD, NUTRITION, HUNGER AND HEALTH TO CHART POLICIES THAT WILLSUPPORT A UNIVERSALLY SUSTAINABLE, HEALTHFUL AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM; CALLING FOR SUPPORT OF THE FARM AND STRESS ASSISTANCE NETWORK, A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT HAS BROUGHTAWARENESS AND RESOURCES TO THE CHALLENGE OF FARMER STRESS AND RURAL MENTAL HEALTH; CALLING FOR INCREASED CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE FRIENDLY AGRICULTURE FUNDING AS WELL AS INCREASED FUNDING TOEXPAND LOCAL LIVESTOCK PROCESSING; AND FIGHTING FOR REGULATIONS TO ENSURE A FAIR MARKETPLACE FOR AMERICA'S FAMILY FARMERS AND RANCHERS.FARM AID CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A LEADER AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF VARIOUS COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO CHANGEOUR FARM AND FOOD SYSTEM AND ADVANCE THE POWER AND PARTICIPATION OF FARMERS IN THESE EFFORTS. THESE HAVE INCLUDED EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES ACROSS ANIMAL AGRICULTURE; TO ELEVATE ON-THE-GROUND SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE; TO BUILD THE SUPPLY OF NON-GMO FOOD INGREDIENTS AND ANIMAL FEED IN THE U.S.; AND TO PROMOTE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE.FARM AID ALSO CONTINUES ITS LEADERSHIP IN THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY TO BRING FUNDERS' ATTENTION TO THE VARIED CHALLENGES FACED BY FAMILY FARMERS AND TO ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION AND COLLECTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING.

    Expenses $759,388 · Grants $533,841

  • PROMOTING FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS - THE HEART OF FARM AID'S WORK TO PROMOTE FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS IS OUR ANNUAL FARM AID FESTIVAL. FARM AID 2022 WAS HELD AT COASTAL CREDIT UNION MUSIC PARK AT WALNUT CREEK IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, ON SEPTEMBER24. A CROWD OF 18,350 ENJOYED PERFORMANCES BY FARM AID BOARD MEMBERS WILLIE NELSON, JOHN MELLENCAMP, DAVE MATTHEWS WITH TIM REYNOLDS, AND MARGO PRICE. ADDITIONAL ARTISTS INCLUDED CHRIS STAPLETON, SHERYL CROW, ALLISON RUSSELL, LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL, CHARLEY CROCKETT, BRITTANY SPENCER, PARTICLE KID, THE WISDOM INDIAN DANCERS AND THE HORSE HILL SINGERS. ALL OF THE ARTISTS GENEROUSLY DONATED THEIR TIME AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.ON SEPTEMBER 24 AT FARM AID 2022: IN FARM AID'S HOMEGROWN VILLAGE, 33 FARM AND FOOD GROUPS ENGAGED FESTIVALGOERS IN HANDSON, INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES ABOUT FAMILY FARMERS, SOIL, WATER AND FOOD PRODUCTION. AT THE MINI FARM,FESTIVALGOERS ENJOYED THE COMPANY OF HERITAGE BREED FARM ANIMALS. IN THE HOMEGROWN SKILLS TENT, FESTIVALGOERS TOOK PART IN 6 WORKSHOPS ABOUT MUSHROOM AND PLANT FORAGING, MAKING NATURAL DYES, LACTO-FERMENTATION AND MORE. ON THE FARMYARD STAGE, FARMERS, ACTIVISTS AND ARTISTS CAME TOGETHER IN CONVERSATION ABOUT THE STATE OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) FARMERS, AND AGRICULTURE'S CONNECTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE-BOTH AS A CAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE (INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE) AND A REMEDY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE.ENGAGING PEOPLE IN A HANDS-ON WAY IN THE HOMEGROWN VILLAGE AND ON THE FARMYARD STAGE FOSTERS DEEP AWARENESS OF KEY FOOD AND FARM ISSUES. FARM AID PARTNERED WITH LEGENDS HOSPITALITY TO SERVE HOMEGROWN CONCESSIONS: FAMILY FARM-SOURCED FOOD GROWN AND RAISED WITH ECOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND A FAIR PRICE PAID TO FARMERS. HOMEGROWN CONCESSIONS BUILDS A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH FARMERS, FOOD COMPANIES, ETHNICALLY DIVERSE FOOD VENDORS AND SPONSORS. A TOTAL OF 60 MENU ITEMS FEATURED FAMILY FARM FOOD, INCLUDING MANY VEGETABLE, FRUIT, MEAT AND SEAFOOD INGREDIENTS FROM NORTH CAROLINA AND THE SOUTHEAST. MANY FOOD COMPANIES AND SPONSORS DONATED FOOD FOR HOMEGROWN CATERING BACKSTAGE AND IN VIP AREAS. CHEFS VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE THEIR SPECIALTIES FOR GUESTS. THE HOMEGROWN YOUTHMARKET, A FARM FRESH STAND OPERATED BY YOUNG PEOPLE FROM NATIONAL GRANGE AND FFA, SOLD LOCAL APPLES, PEACHES AND MUSCADINE GRAPES TO FESTIVALGOERS. 9,842 POUNDS OF FOOD AND SERVICEWARE WASTE WAS COLLECTED TO BUILD SOIL FOR FUTURE CROPS. FARM AID HAD A TOTAL OF 360 VOLUNTEERS, MANY OF WHOM HELPED FESTIVALGOERS DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN LANDFILL-BOUND TRASH, RECYCLABLES AND COMPOSTABLES. FARM AID SOLD REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES TO REDUCE WASTE AND ALUMINUM WATER BOTTLES WERE SOLD AT CONCESSIONS STANDS AS WELL, WITH FREE WATER FOR REFILLS. FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS, MADE WITH CERTIFIED ORGANIC COTTON, WERE SOLD. FARM AID PARTNERED WITH INTER-FAITH FOOD SHUTTLE FOR THE DONATION OF 7,601 POUNDS OF GROCERY ITEMS AND USEABLE FOOD REMAINING AFTER THE EVENT. CORPORATE SPONSORS INCLUDED DISH NETWORK, PATAGONIA WORKWEAR, COASTAL CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION, MOINK, SPINDRIFT, FRONTIER CO-OP, INSTITUTE FOR EMERGING ISSUES AND DEEP RIVER BREWING COMPANY. FARM AID 2022 GENERATED SEVERAL MAJOR DONATIONS, INCLUDING A $1 MILLION DONATION MADE ON STAGE BY JIM IRSAY ON BEHALF OF THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS FOUNDATION INC. FARM AID 2022 EMPHASIZED THE DIVERSITY OF FARMERS AND RANCHERS IN THE SOUTHEAST AND ACROSS THE NATION, WHILE SHINING A LIGHT ON THE WAYS IN WHICH FARMERS CAN HELP SOLVE OUR CLIMATE CRISIS. OVER THE SUMMER, FARM AID STAFF VISITED FARMERS ON FARMS ACROSS NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA TO FILM VIDEO SPOTS THAT BRING FARMER VOICES TO THE FARM AID STAGE, TV AND WEB BROADCASTS, OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE FEATURED THE STORIES OF FISHERMEN, DRAWING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEIR CHALLENGES AND THOSE OF LAND FARMERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE CHALLENGES RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE. FEATURED FARMERS AND FISHERS JOINED FARM AID ARTISTS FOR THE ANNUAL PRESS EVENT THAT KICKS OFF EACH FESTIVAL, SHARING THEIR STORIES AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY ACT AS CLIMATE STEWARDS ON THEIR FARMS AND BOATS. ALSO ON THE PRESS EVENT STAGE, FARM AID ANNOUNCED A MAJOR FARMER MOBILIZATION BEING PLANNED BY THE NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE CAMPAIGN (NSAC), FARM AID AND MANY OTHER NSAC MEMBERS, FOR MARCH 2023. THE ARTISTS ON STAGE AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS ROSE TO THEIR FEET IN SUPPORT. FARM AID 2022 RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE, AS WELL AS NATIONAL ATTENTION, INCLUDING FROM THE RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER, ROLLING STONE AND BILLBOARD. COVERAGE RESULTED IN 917 PRINT, ONLINE AND BROADCAST MEDIA HITS AND 324 BROADCAST HITS, RESULTING IN NEARLY 1 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS FROM ANNOUNCEMENT DAY THROUGH FESTIVAL-WEEK. FEATURE STORIES PROMOTED THE ENTERTAINMENT VALUE OF THE FESTIVAL, AS WELL AS THE DIVERSITY OF FARMERS AND IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY FARM AGRICULTURE FOR ALL OF US.FARM AID 2022 WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON CIRCLE TV, A MUSIC-CENTRIC NETWORK, FOR THE SECOND TIME, WITH FARM AID'S FARMER STORIES AND A CALL-TO-ACTION FOR DONATIONS AND MERCHANDISE SALES. SIRIUS XM SATELLITE RADIO BROADCAST THE ENTIRE CONCERT LIVE, WITH ARTISTS, FAMILY FARMERS AND ADVOCATES INTERVIEWED BETWEEN MUSIC SETS. THE FESTIVAL WAS WEBCAST LIVE ON WWW.FARMAID.ORG AND FARM AID'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WITH 53,556 VIEWS AND A TOTAL WATCH TIME OF 39,000 HOURS. THE FESTIVAL WAS ADDITIONALLY STREAMED ON DISH NETWORK AND ON CIRCLE'S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS.THE FARM AID 2022 APP FOR IPHONE AND ANDROID PROVIDED FESTIVAL DETAILS INCLUDING THE MUSIC LINEUP, STORIES ABOUT FEATURED FARMERS, INFORMATION ABOUT EXHIBITS IN THE HOMEGROWN VILLAGE AND THE ORGANIZATIONS PRESENTING THEM, AND THE MENU FOR HOMEGROWN CONCESSIONS. THE FARM AID 2022 APP WAS DOWNLOADED BY 8,671 PEOPLE WHO LOGGED 62,047 SESSIONS WITH AN AVERAGE SESSION TIME OF MORE THAN 6 MINUTES.FARM AID'S SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ALLOWED PEOPLE TO SHARE HOW THEY SUPPORT FAMILY FARMERS AND FARM AID, REACHING MORE THAN 18.4 MILLION USERS ON TWITTER, RESULTING IN 42 MILLION IMPRESSIONS, AND NEARLY 1 MILLION MORE PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN ANNOUNCEMENT AND FESTIVAL DAY.

    Expenses $319,075 · Revenue $31,736

  • GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT (GGFM)- IN 2022, FARM AID AND OUR PARTNERS CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT BOLSTER THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENTTHE GROWING NUMBER OF EATERS DEMANDING FAMILY FARM-IDENTIFIED, LOCAL, ORGANIC OR HUMANELY RAISED FOOD. FARM AID AWARDED GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRENGTHEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THEIR VALUE. THESE GRANTS SUPPORT WORK TO CREATE NEW MARKETS FOR FARMERS AND ENHANCE ACCESS TO GOOD FOOD FOR EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ZIP CODE.

    Expenses $259,620 · Grants $83,700

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Willie Nelson

    CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lana Nelson

    SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Fields

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joel Katz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Matthews

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Mellencamp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Rothbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Evelyn Shriver

    TREASURER/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neil Young

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annie Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margo Price

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Mugar

    EXE. DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $66,701
    From this org
    $66,701
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Glenda Yoder

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $128,689
    From this org
    $115,611
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,078
    Hours/week
    35
  • Jennifer Fahy

    COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $134,852
    From this org
    $113,534
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,318
    Hours/week
    35
  • Caroline McCormick

    OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $136,440
    From this org
    $106,837
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,603
    Hours/week
    35

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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343199349309829

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