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← THE WILLIAM H MINER AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE WILLIAM H MINER AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,504,015
Total expenses
$11,871,694
Contributions and grants received
$6,829,737
Grants paid
$29,294
Program service revenue
$5,439,732
Investment income
$234,546
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$27,614,442
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,232,603
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$25,381,839
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,203,371
Management and general expenses
$668,323
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,203,371

Program services were 94.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $6,778,462

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $51,275

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Disposal of Items related to Ed. Programs

    total $4,002,310 · related or exempt $4,002,310 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Research Grants

    total $1,332,832 · related or exempt $1,332,832 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Room and Board Students and Staff

    total $104,590 · related or exempt $104,590 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $196,249 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $196,249

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,187,151 · other assets $41,500

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

    securities $2,161,807 · other assets $28,547

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $25,344 · other assets $12,953

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $38,297 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $38,297

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

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $29,294 · program services $29,294

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $635,808 · program services $456,453 · management and general $179,355 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,462,776 · program services $3,424,249 · management and general $38,527 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $373,275 · program services $367,088 · management and general $6,187 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $548,965 · program services $543,161 · management and general $5,804 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $285,435 · program services $273,355 · management and general $12,080 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,195 · program services $0 · management and general $1,195 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,550 · program services $0 · management and general $32,550 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $36,914 · program services $0 · management and general $36,914 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $161,577 · program services $128,048 · management and general $33,529 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $24,365 · program services $24,365 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $93,011 · program services $79,019 · management and general $13,992 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $359,744 · program services $158,431 · management and general $201,313 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $187,669 · program services $184,281 · management and general $3,388 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $859,840 · program services $848,661 · management and general $11,179 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $90,362 · program services $0 · management and general $90,362 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Educational Program Supplies

    total $4,033,703 · program services $4,033,703 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Research Expense (Non-Salary)

    total $429,662 · program services $429,662 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Maintenance and Equipment

    total $98,757 · program services $96,809 · management and general $1,948 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Food and Cafeteria Expenses

    total $126,792 · program services $126,792 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $125,350 · end of year $564,400

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $586,613 · end of year $757,274

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $663,714 · end of year $1,129,636

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $8,115 · end of year $8,883

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,807,584 · end of year $1,873,772

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

    $31,644,515

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

    $16,088,727

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,449,086 · end of year $15,555,788

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,907,943 · end of year $6,792,608

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $629,898 · end of year $808,557

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $55,185 · end of year $123,524

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,908,838 · end of year $2,230,403

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $62,827 · end of year $2,200

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,957,594 · end of year $23,959,833

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,304,229 · end of year $1,422,006

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Provide undergraduate and graduate level educational programs, demonstration and research in the areas of agriculture and environmental science.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Provide graduate and undergraduate level educational programs, demonstration and research in areas of agriculture and environmental science.

  • Undergraduate/Graduate education, research and continuing education programs operated jointly and in conjunction with New York State University at Plattsburgh, New York and The University of Vermont at Burlington, Vermont.

    Expenses $11,174,077 · Revenue $4,002,310

  • Agronomic and extension program at Miner Institute Field Crop Demonstration Area operated in conjunction with Cooperative Extension, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Roberts Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

    Expenses $29,294 · Grants $27,000

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Richard Grant

    President

    Total calculated
    $379,125
    From this org
    $299,182
    From related orgs
    $40,000
    Other
    $39,943
    Hours/week
    60 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $289,390 + $40,000 related
    Bonus
    $9,792
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $37,019
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,924
    Filer's total
    $339,125 + $40,000 related

  • Kirk Beattie

    Vice President, Administration and Finance

    Total calculated
    $234,655
    From this org
    $175,754
    From related orgs
    $30,000
    Other
    $28,901
    Hours/week
    50 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,754 + $30,000 related
    Bonus
    $7,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,565
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,336
    Filer's total
    $204,655 + $30,000 related

  • Heather Dann

    Research Scientist

    Total calculated
    $197,297
    From this org
    $151,280
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,017
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,293
    Bonus
    $6,475
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,319
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,210
    Filer's total
    $197,297

  • Steven Couture

    Farm Manager

    Total calculated
    $147,013
    From this org
    $113,836
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,177
    Hours/week
    50

  • Catherine Ballard

    Director of Research

    Total calculated
    $143,727
    From this org
    $105,573
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,154
    Hours/week
    50

  • Sarah Morrison

    Research Scientist

    Total calculated
    $129,500
    From this org
    $104,603
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,897
    Hours/week
    60

  • Michael Lemza

    Director of Physical Plant

    Total calculated
    $117,538
    From this org
    $100,721
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,817
    Hours/week
    40

  • Rachel Dutil

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $92,028
    From this org
    $60,814
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,214
    Hours/week
    40

  • Roderic Giltz

    Chair and Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Rocklyn Giroux

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Frederick Woodward

    Vice Chair and Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Steven Frederick

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Tony LaPierre

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Brendan Owens

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Richard Eakins

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Geoffrey Yates

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Matthew Bull

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

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

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a
The organization's President, Richard Grant, is provided an annual housing allowance of $15,000 which is included in his taxable compensation listed above.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1b
The housing allowance was approved by the Board of Trustees upon Dr. Grant's hiring as part of his initial compensation package. The value of which was determined by real estate values on the date of hire.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 March 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202441649349300734

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