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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by LAND CONNECTION FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,365,124
Total expenses
$1,341,810
Contributions and grants received
$1,268,213
Grants paid
$16,707
Program service revenue
$81,170
Investment income
$2
Other revenue
$15,739
Total assets, end of year
$715,423
Total liabilities, end of year
$218,960
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$496,463
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,146,531
Management and general expenses
$153,359
Fundraising expenses
$41,920
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,146,531

Program services were 85.4% 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

    $5,479

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $72,715

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,190,019

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,110

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $52,797 · related or exempt $52,797

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONSULTING AND HONORAR

    total $28,373 · related or exempt $28,373

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2 · excluded $2

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $5,479

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,931

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$3,931 · excluded -$3,931

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $19,670 · related or exempt $19,670

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $19,670

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,194 · program services $5,194

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $11,513 · program services $11,513

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $119,921 · program services $17,796 · management and general $99,214 · fundraising $2,911

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $526,594 · program services $497,326 · management and general $14,105 · fundraising $15,163

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $65,800 · program services $58,209 · management and general $5,963 · fundraising $1,628

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $60,819 · program services $45,326 · management and general $13,956 · fundraising $1,537

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $215 · program services $215

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $65,775 · program services $65,775

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $203,745 · program services $187,272 · management and general $8,620 · fundraising $7,853

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,635 · program services $8,385 · management and general $32 · fundraising $7,218

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $21,674 · program services $16,384 · management and general $2,353 · fundraising $2,937

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,498 · program services $13,858 · management and general $1,980 · fundraising $660

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $28,916 · program services $25,078 · management and general $2,879 · fundraising $959

  • 17 · Travel

    total $14,147 · program services $12,989 · management and general $1,091 · fundraising $67

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,866 · program services $7,866

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,481 · program services $3,764 · management and general $538 · fundraising $179

  • 24a · Other expenses: SNAP INCENTIVES AND MAT

    total $82,544 · program services $82,544

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD & FARM BUSINESS IN

    total $60,289 · program services $60,289

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $18,112 · program services $17,493 · management and general $619

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE

    total $4,766 · program services $4,003 · management and general $572 · fundraising $191

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,306 · program services $5,252 · management and general $1,437 · fundraising $617

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $621,941 · end of year $290,473

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $19,924 · end of year $67,810

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $18,737

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

    $10,000

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

    $10,000

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $71,551 · end of year $338,403

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $61,984

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $207,040 · end of year $112,907

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $23,442 · end of year $18,704

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $26,000 · end of year $25,365

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $137,288 · end of year $204,907

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $319,646 · end of year $291,556

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE LAND CONNECTION TRAINS FARMERS IN RESILIENT, RESTORATIVE FARMING TECHNIQUES; INFORMS THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SOURCES OF OUR FOOD AND WHY THAT MATTERS; AND WORKS TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE FARMLAND SO THAT WE, AND GENERATIONS TO COME, WILL HAVE CLEAN AIR AND WATER, FERTILE SOIL, AND HEALTHY, DELICIOUS FOOD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE LAND CONNECTION FOUNDATION (TLC) IS AN EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT ENVISIONS A COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD SYSTEM IN WHICH FARMERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW FOOD IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER AND EVERY PERSON CAN ACCESS LOCALLY GROWN AND PRODUCED FOODS. WE FULFILL OUR MISSION THROUGH FARMER TRAINING, FOOD ACCESS, AND CONSUMER EDUCATION.

  • FARMER TRAINING PROGRAMMING: TLC PROVIDES WORKSHOPS, FIELD DAYS, RESOURCES, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO FARMERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCE LEVELS TO HELP THEM OPERATE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE ENTERPRISES.

    Expenses $473,206 · Grants $16,707 · Revenue $57,665

  • FOOD ACCESS: TLC HOSTS THE CHAMPAIGN FARMERS MARKET AND CHAMPAIGN-URBANA WINTER FARMERS MARKET EACH YEAR TO PROVIDE A SPACE IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS FRESH, LOCALLY GROWN AND PRODUCED FOOD. THROUGH THE MARKET WE WORK TO GROW THE FOOD BUDGETS OF PEOPLE UTILIZING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION BENEFIT PROGRAMS FOR FOOD PURCHASES AND HELP SMALL, BEGINNING FARM BUSINESSES ENTER THE DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER MARKET.

    Expenses $353,663 · Revenue $40,295

  • ILLINOIS FARMLINK: WE PROVIDE A WEBSITE AND NAVIGATION SERVICES TO FARMERS AND LANDOWNERS IN ILLINOIS LOOKING TO BUY, SELL, OR LEASE AGRICULTURAL LAND.

    Expenses $319,662 · Revenue $2,880

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alisa Demarco

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Lisa Bralts Kelly

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dave Bishop

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Lauher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jordan James

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ming-Hwa Martin

    TREASURER (THRU 10/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Roxanne Sawhill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jacob Taylor

    DIRECTOR (THRU 5/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jacquelyn Evers

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $119,915
    From this org
    $113,548
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,367
    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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
16 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622169349302202

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