Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$3,802,649

Total expenses

$4,369,305

Contributions and grants received

$3,567,259

Grants paid

$829,559

Program service revenue

$196,304

Investment income

$39,086

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$1,908,906

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,525,538

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

-$1,616,632

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$3,508,449

Management and general expenses

$860,856

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

$3,508,449

Program services were 80.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• FOOD SAFETY PRODUCE AGREEMENT:THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH FDA, NASDA FOUNDATION DETERMINED THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT A STATE PRODUCE SAFETY RULE AND HAS DRAFTED A STRATEGIC PLAN TO ASSIST STATES IN ALIGNING THEIR PRODUCE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS WITH FDA'S PRODUCE SAFETY RULE. NASDA IS NOW WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH FDA, KEY STATE PARTNERS, AND ADJACENT AGENCIES TO DEVELOP TOOLS TO ASSIST STATES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRODUCE SAFETY RULE AT THE STATE LEVEL.

  Expenses $1,210,193 · Grants $167,455 · Revenue $18,792

• REGIONAL FOOD BUSINESS CENTER: THROUGH THE REGIONAL FOOD BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM, USDA ESTABLISHED A TOTAL OF 12 REGIONAL FOOD BUSINESS CENTERS THAT WILL SERVE ALL AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WITH A FOCUS TOWARDS HISTORICALLY UNDERINVESTED COMMUNITIES AND WILL PROVIDE COORDINATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND OTHER FOOD BUSINESSES.THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE FOUNDATION WAS SELECTED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ESTABLISH THE USDA NORTHEAST REGIONAL FOOD BUSINESS CENTER. THE NORTHEAST REGIONAL FOOD BUSINESS CENTER WILL DEVELOP AND AMPLIFY LOCAL AND REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAINS, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON BUILDING EQUITY AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE INTO THESE SYSTEMS IN 11 STATES- CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT - AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. NASDA MEMBER COLLABORATORS INCLUDE THE NORTHEAST STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

  Expenses $939,729 · Grants $255,639 · Revenue $49,895

• FOOD SAFETY FEED AGREEMENT:THROUGH THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH FDA, NASDA FOUNDATION IS WORKING TO COMPARE STATE AUTHORITIES REGARDING THE PRODUCTION OF ANIMAL FOOD, DETERMINE THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT A STATE ANIMAL FOOD SAFETY RULE AND DRAFTING A STRATEGIC PLAN TO ASSIST STATES IN ALIGNING THEIR ANIMAL FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS WITH FDA'S CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE, HAZARD ANALYSIS, AND RISK-BASED PREVENTIVE CONTROLS FOR ANIMAL FOOD RULE. WE ARE MOVING TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE TOOLS TO ASSIST STATES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANIMAL FOOD RULE AT THE STATE LEVEL.

  Expenses $556,032 · Grants $244,871

• EPA WATER QUALITY AGREEMENT:THE NASDA FOUNDATION HAS BEEN AWARDED $3 MILLION IN COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FUNDING TO HELP UNDERSERVED FARMERS IMPROVE WATER QUALITY, HABITAT RESILIENCE AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE TO BENEFIT THE ECOSYSTEMS WITHIN THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERSHED. WORKING FARMS, RANCHES, AND FORESTS PROVIDE FOOD, FUEL, AND FIBER FOR THE WORLD, BUT ACTIVITIES CAN AFFECT WATER QUALITY LOCALLY AND ACROSS MULTI-STATE WATERSHEDS. IMPLEMENTATION OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES CAN HELP REDUCE RUNOFF AND NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION. THIS GRANT WAS AWARDED BY THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S GULF OF MEXICO DIVISION.

  Expenses $436,199 · Grants $152,094 · Revenue $87,558

• FARM2FOOD ACCELERATOR:FARM2FOOD ACCELERATOR IS A 15-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM BUILT TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATE SMALL-SCALE FARMERS AND FOOD ENTREPRENEURS TO BECOME MORE RESILIENT THROUGH FOOD PRODUCTION. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON HELPING SMALL-SCALE FARMERS AND FOOD ENTREPRENEURS USE THEIR CURRENT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION OR LOCAL SOURCED PRODUCTION TO DEVELOP A PACKAGED, VALUE-ADDED FOOD OR BEVERAGE PRODUCT. THE FARM2FOOD ACCELERATOR PROVIDES TOPIC-BASED MODULAR TRAINING IN PRODUCT FORMULATION, LICENSING, FOOD SAFETY, PACKAGING, LABELING, MARKETING, CONSUMER SENSORY TESTING, PRICING AND PITCHING.

  Expenses $287,858 · Revenue $15,526

• CDFA SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS & RANCHERS ACCESS TO CAPITAL PROGRAM:THE COUNCIL OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCIES AND NASDA FOUNDATION'S SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS ACCESS TO CAPITAL PROJECT, WHICH IS FUNDED THROUGH A 3-YEAR SUB-AWARD CDFA'S USDA 2501 GRANT, ASSISTS SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS BUILD SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS BY ACCESSING SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS CAPITAL. THE PROGRAM, NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR, WILL DEVELOP A CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM THAT TEACHES AGRICULTURAL FINANCE IN RELATABLE AND MEANINGFUL TERMS.

  Expenses $68,938 · Revenue $24,533

• STUDENT PROGRAMMING:NASDA'S NEXT GENERATION IS A COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CULTIVATE THE NEXT WAVE OF LEADERS IN AGRICULTURE POLICY AND PUBLIC SERVICE. IN BRINGING TOGETHER THE AGRICULTURE POLICY SUMMIT WITH THE NASDA'S NEXT GENERATION, THIS UNIFIED PROGRAM OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AN UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL LEADERS, EXPAND THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE AGRICULTURAL POLICY-MAKING PROCESS AND EXPLORE CAREER PATHWAYS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY.

  Expenses $9,500 · Grants $9,500

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

• ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN FEED CONTROL OFFICIALS

  $244,871

  FSMA SUBAWARD

• CORNELL CREA

  $226,927

  REGIONAL FOOD BUSINESS CENTER SUBAWARD

• ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS

  $167,455

  FSMA SUBAWARD

• CLINCH VALLEY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

  $41,856

  EPA WATER QUALITY SUBAWARD

• KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT ADVOCACY

  $40,145

  EPA WATER QUALITY SUBAWARD

• BUFFALO GO GREEN

  $28,712

  REGIONAL FOOD BUSINESS CENTER SUBAWARD

• CHEROKEE HISTORICAL STATE RESORT PARK OF AURORA

  $23,036

  EPA WATER QUALITY SUBAWARD

• COWAN COMMUNITY ACTION GROUP

  $13,755

  EPA WATER QUALITY SUBAWARD

• VIRGINIA TECH - SCHOOL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES

  $12,270

  EPA WATER QUALITY SUBAWARD

• APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ASD)

  $10,905

  EPA WATER QUALITY SUBAWARD

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE

  501(C)(6) · AGRICULTURE POLICY · DC

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

29 April 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202541199349302149

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