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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WASHINGTON FARMLAND TRUST.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,996,492
Total expenses
$2,718,756
Contributions and grants received
$2,773,399
Grants paid
$3,522
Program service revenue
$103,174
Investment income
$104,002
Other revenue
$15,917
Total assets, end of year
$10,253,442
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,960,482
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,292,960
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,853,031
Management and general expenses
$415,157
Fundraising expenses
$450,568
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,853,031

Program services were 68.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $128,382

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $288,618

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,356,399

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $65,585

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FARMLAND STEWARDSHIP

    total $103,174 · related or exempt $103,174

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $104,002 · excluded $104,002

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $260,000

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

    securities $260,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $52,994

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

    $128,382

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $52,994

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: PATRONAGE

    total $14,147 · excluded $14,147

  • 11b · Other revenue: REIMBURSEMENT INCOME

    total $1,000 · excluded $1,000

  • 11c · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS

    total $770 · excluded $770

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15,917

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,522 · program services $3,522

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $198,313 · management and general $99,156 · fundraising $99,157

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,008,423 · program services $727,096 · management and general $133,804 · fundraising $147,523

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $49,258 · program services $30,714 · management and general $8,982 · fundraising $9,562

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $294,370 · program services $208,888 · management and general $40,771 · fundraising $44,711

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $93,687 · program services $58,417 · management and general $17,084 · fundraising $18,186

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $113,600 · program services $111,257 · fundraising $2,343

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $38,690 · management and general $38,690

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $288,390 · program services $216,590 · management and general $32,335 · fundraising $39,465

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $16,477 · program services $10,274 · management and general $3,005 · fundraising $3,198

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $129,364 · program services $93,307 · management and general $1,127 · fundraising $34,930

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $114,157 · program services $88,529 · management and general $12,414 · fundraising $13,214

  • 20 · Interest

    total $135,354 · program services $135,354

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $50,635 · program services $50,635

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,082 · program services $16,849 · management and general $11,233

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS

    total $61,857 · program services $33,223 · management and general $6,910 · fundraising $21,724

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $47,689 · program services $32,891 · management and general $6,661 · fundraising $8,137

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONSERVATION EASEMENTS

    total $24,769 · program services $24,769

  • 24d · Other expenses: FEES, LICENSES, TAXES

    total $22,119 · program services $10,716 · management and general $2,985 · fundraising $8,418

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,663,981 · end of year $571,783

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $519,180 · end of year $1,131,074

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $407,114 · end of year $1,070,563

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $111,936 · end of year $66,113

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,856 · end of year $13,220

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

    $7,530,686

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

    $264,365

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,847,722 · end of year $7,266,321

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $846,930 · end of year $120,382

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $52,490 · end of year $13,986

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $150,342 · end of year $241,259

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,523,435 · end of year $4,703,693

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $2,713,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $54,615 · end of year $15,530

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,555,398 · end of year $4,009,918

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $472,419 · end of year $1,283,042

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE CURRENT NEEDS OF WASHINGTON'S LAND AND FARMERS CALL FOR A NEW STRATEGY TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE, AND RESILIENT FUTURE. AT WASHINGTON FARMLAND TRUST, WE AIM TO: PERMANENTLY PROTECT WHAT IS LEFT OF OUR MOST VALUABLE AGRICULTURAL LANDS. REDUCE BARRIERS TO LAND ACCESS AND CREATE LAND AFFORDABILITY FOR A NEW GENERATION OF FARMERS. PROMOTE CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN LAND CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WASHINGTON FARMLAND TRUST PROTECTS AND STEWARDS THREATENED FARMLAND ACROSS THE STATE. WE KEEP LAND IN PRODUCTION BY MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE TO A NEW GENERATION OF FARMERS.

  • CONSERVATION: EVERY DAY, WE WORK TO PROTECT ONE OF OUR MOST VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCES: FARMLAND. WE PROTECT FARMLAND FOREVER BY WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS TO REMOVE THEIR FARM'S DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL, OR BY PURCHASING AT-RISK FARMLAND WITH THE GOAL OF LEASING OR SELLING IT TO A LOCAL FARMER. CONSERVATION MAKES FARMLAND MORE AFFORDABLE AND HELPSKEEP IT PRODUCTIVE INTO THE FUTURE.

    Expenses $659,174

  • FARM TO FARMER: FARM TO FARMER IS A PROGRAM OF WASHINGTON FARMLAND TRUST THAT AIMS TO HELP FARMERS FIND LAND, BUILD CAPACITY, ACCESS RESOURCES, AND ULTIMATELY, THRIVE AS BUSINESS OWNERS AND STEWARDS OF THE LAND. WE OFFER PERSONALIZED SUPPORT TO CURRENT AND ASPIRING FARMERS, FARMING COLLECTIVES AND COOPERATIVES, FARM ORGANIZATIONS, AND FARMLAND OWNERS IN WASHINGTON. WE WORK WITH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS TO CO-CREATE PLANS THAT ADVANCE THEIR FARM BUSINESS AND FARMLAND STEWARDSHIP GOALS, AND PARTNER WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS SUCH AS LAWYERS, REALTORS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO OUR PARTICIPANTS.

    Expenses $440,267

  • STEWARDSHIP: WASHINGTON FARMLAND TRUST'S STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE HEALTH OF OUR CONSERVED FARMS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT SIMPLY PROTECTING FARMLAND FROM FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ENOUGH TO ENSURE IT REMAINS VIABLE AND PRODUCTIVE INTO THE FUTURE. AFTER ALL, HEALTHY FARMS INVEST IN OUR SOIL, WATER, AND HABITAT CREATING RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF A CHANGING CLIMATE. PRODUCTIVE FARMLAND FEEDS COMMUNITIES, BUILDS ECONOMIES, AND PROVIDES A LIVELIHOOD FOR FARMERS. THE CORE TENANT OF OUR STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THAT THE NATURAL RESOURCES ON OUR CONSERVED FARMS ARE PROTECTED, TO KEEP THE LAND IN FARMING FOREVER. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE LAND WE PROTECT THRIVES INTO THE FUTURE, WE SUPPORT FARMERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND SOIL HEALTH ON THEIR FARMS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE PROVIDE A VARIETY OF RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE, RANGING FROM VOLUNTEER RESTORATION AND CONNECTIONS WITH TECHNICAL ADVISERS TO OUR MICRO-GRANT PROGRAM, ADVANCING FARM SUSTAINABILITY. WITH EACH OF THESE EFFORTS, WE RELY ON LOCAL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, COST-SHARE PROGRAMS, AND OTHER PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT OUR SHARED GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT.

    Expenses $426,815 · Grants $3,522 · Revenue $103,174

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM: THROUGH THE TRUST'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT OUR CAUSE FIRST HAND - EITHER ON THE FARM OR CLOSER TO HOME. WE HOST EVENTS SO THAT ATTENDEES CAN DIG INTO LOCAL FARMING ISSUES AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE BACK THROUGH VOLUNTEERING. WE ALSO SHOW UP AT PARTNER EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE WORK TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND LOCAL CONNECTIONS.

    Expenses $326,775

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Joan Caine

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Josh Monaghan

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Morgan Maki

    TREASURER/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Nathan Britton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Daniel Horst

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Pamela Hinckley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Todd Olsen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bob Peterson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kate Wendt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark Kantor

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU APR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rachel Hynes

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU SEP)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kate Knight

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU MAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gary Kotzen

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU SEP)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melissa Campbell

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $198,313
    From this org
    $157,674
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,639
    Hours/week
    36

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,674
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,389
    Filer's total
    $198,313

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • REINER FARM LLC

    HOLDING COMPANY FOR LAND · WA · income $55,056 · assets $2,302,179

    Directly controlled by PCC FARMLAND TRUST DBA WASHINGTON FARMLAND TRUST

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
21 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523009349301932

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