Form 990 for tax year 2022
Filed by BERKSHIRE AGRICULTURE VENTURES.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,691,955
- Total expenses
- $1,153,507
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,679,136
- Grants paid
- $199,273
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $12,819
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,736,009
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $161,858
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,574,151
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $906,547
- Management and general expenses
- $155,862
- Fundraising expenses
- $91,098
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $906,547
Program services were 78.6% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$360,765
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,318,371
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3 · Investment income
total $12,819 · excluded $12,819
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $199,273 · program services $199,273
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $418,401 · program services $297,739 · management and general $70,585 · fundraising $50,077
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $7,939 · program services $7,939
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $36,137 · program services $25,715 · management and general $6,096 · fundraising $4,326
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11a · Fees: management
total $42,000 · management and general $42,000
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11b · Fees: legal
total $23,613 · program services $23,613
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $12,878 · management and general $12,878
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $234,505 · program services $204,272 · management and general $12,096 · fundraising $18,137
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $14,092 · program services $4,671 · management and general $936 · fundraising $8,485
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,830 · management and general $1,659 · fundraising $1,171
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14 · Information technology
total $7,899 · program services $408 · management and general $2,660 · fundraising $4,831
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $7,624 · program services $5,425 · management and general $1,286 · fundraising $913
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17 · Travel
total $7,279 · program services $4,818 · management and general $1,373 · fundraising $1,088
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,750 · program services $1,750
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20 · Interest
total $1,905 · program services $1,905
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,045 · management and general $1,045
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23 · Insurance
total $2,304 · management and general $2,304
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24a · Other expenses: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
total $115,034 · program services $115,034
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES
total $10,654 · program services $10,654
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24c · Other expenses: Printing and Publications
total $2,334 · program services $1,370 · management and general $38 · fundraising $926
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24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE
total $1,776 · program services $1,263 · management and general $300 · fundraising $213
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24e · All other expenses
total $2,235 · program services $698 · management and general $606 · fundraising $931
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $73,171 · end of year $218,600
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,077,589 · end of year $569,098
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $75,000 · end of year $139,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $25,677 · end of year $62,509
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $233,555 · end of year $612,732
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $2,583 · end of year $2,604
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$5,225
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,898
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,372 · end of year $1,327
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $125,000 · end of year $125,000
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,228 · end of year $5,139
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $37,972 · end of year $53,796
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $505,000
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $37,500 · end of year $108,062
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $549,050 · end of year $876,071
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $486,653 · end of year $698,080
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
TO WEAVE TOGETHER DIVERSE COMMUNITY ASSETS WITH STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS TO FORGE A RESILIENT REGIONAL FOOD AND FARMING SYSTEM BY INCREASING LOCAL ENTREPENEURS' ACCESS TO GRANTS AND LOANS AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS SUPPORT.
Activities or mission (Part I)
BERKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL VENTURES, INC. GROWS THE REGIONAL FOOD ECONOMY BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO FARMS AND FOOD BUSINESSES THAT STRENGTHENS THEIR VIABILITY AND HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS IN MA, NY AND CT.
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TO ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION, BERKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL VENTURES OFFERS NEW SUSTAINABLE LOCAL INVESTMENT MECHANISMS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OPTIONS TO HELP MOVE THE BERKSHIRE REGION TOWARDS FOOD SECURITY. IN SO DOING, BERKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL VENTURES FOSTERS AND SUPPORTS INNOVATIVE AND ENDURING FOOD AND FARMING ENTERPRISES THAT HELP STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY.
Expenses $906,547
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part VII
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GLENN BERGMAN
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $42,000
- From this org
- $42,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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THOMAS GARDNER
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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DAN SCHAEFFER
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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DON PERDUE
CLERK
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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MARYANN TEBBEN
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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DAVID VALICENTI
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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AMANDA FREUND
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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RACHEL MORIARTY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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ERIK RASMUSSEN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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MARTHA PAGE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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
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NORTH ADAMS FARMERS MARKET
$36,000
MARKET MATCH PROGRAM FOR SNAP
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GREAT BARRINGTON FARMERS MKT
$25,000
MARKET MATCH PROGRAM FOR SNAP
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$22,500
MARKET MATCH PROGRAM FOR SNAP
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NEW LEBANON FARMERS MARKET
$17,500
MARKET MATCH PROGRAM FOR SNAP
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GOULD FARM
$5,680
CONSTRUCTION OF HOOP HOUSE
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ROBINSON FARM
$0
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HOP20 LLC
$0
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 15 May 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202341359349300034
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