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RURAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

EIN 91-1158970 SEATTLE, WA

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Revenue 2023
$10,330,810
Expenses 2023
$18,021,174

Program services were 80.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
S02
Classification
1200
Street
1601 5TH AVE STE 1900

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

9 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (STE 1900). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

LANDESA CHAMPIONS AND WORKS TO SECURE LAND RIGHTS FOR MILLIONS OF THE WORLD'S POOREST, MOSTLY RURAL WOMEN AND MEN TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY AND PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE.

  • A COMMITMENT TO RIGOROUS MONITORING AND EVALUATION UNDERGIRDS LANDESA'S WORK. THIS PROCESS FACILITATES INTERNAL LEARNING FOR FUTURE PROJECTS AND IN MANY CASES EXPANDS THE UNDERSTANDING OF LAND-RELATED INTERVENTIONS AMONG THE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. LANDESA FURTHER DISSEMINATES PROJECT LEARNING, ELEVATES THE ISSUE OF LAND RIGHTS, AND CULTIVATES NEW DONOR RESOURCES THROUGH STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS. THESE ACTIVITIES BUILD AWARENESS AND EXPAND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF LAND RIGHTS AS A DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION. LANDESA'S CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPS TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO HELP COMPANIES SHAPE LAND POLICIES THAT ALIGN WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES, LEADING TO BETTER OUTCOMES FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $7,492,949 · Grants $2,049,942 · Revenue $193,958

  • ASIA IS HOME TO THE LARGEST RURAL POPULATION IN THE WORLD, WHERE LAND RIGHTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVING LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING CHINA, INDIA, AND MYANMAR, REGIONAL BODIES LIKE THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS, LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, LANDESA PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EXPERTISE TO STRENGTHEN LAND LAWS AND POLICY, GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS, PROMOTE LEGAL LITERACY AND AWARENESS OF RIGHTS TO LAND, AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR WOMEN AND COMMUNITIES IN BUSINESS SUPPLY CHAINS AND LAND-BASED INVESTMENTS.

    Expenses $2,809,334 · Grants $249,410

  • LAND IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ASSET IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, YET 90 PERCENT OF AFRICA'S RURAL LAND IS UNDOCUMENTED. LANDESA'S AFRICA PROGRAM WORKS TO STRENGTHEN LAND RIGHTS POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS ON THE CONTINENT, LEADING TO IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR WOMEN, YOUTH, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, AND OTHER GROUPS. IN LIBERIA AND TANZANIA, LANDESA IS PARTNERING WITH LOCAL CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS TO PURSUE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR GREATER ACCESS AND RIGHTS TO LAND FOR WOMEN, MEN AND COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $2,501,262 · Grants $556,581 · Revenue $164,998

  • WOMEN IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD ENCOUNTER PERSISTENT SOCIAL AND LEGAL BARRIERS TO THEIR RIGHTS TO OWN, USE, ACCESS, AND INHERIT LAND. THE LANDESA CENTER FOR WOMEN'S LAND RIGHTS WORKS TO BUILD AWARENESS, PROMOTE GENDER EQUITABLE LEARNINGS AND BEST PRACTICES, AND CREATENETWORKS OF ADVOCATES, EXPERTS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ELEVATE WOMEN'S LAND RIGHTS AS A KEY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY. THROUGH THE STAND FOR HER LAND CAMPAIGN AND OTHER GLOBAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS, LANDESA IS BUILDING A MOVEMENT FOR GENDER-EQUAL RIGHTS TO THE WORLD'S MOSTFUNDAMENTAL RESOURCES BY PROMOTING GENDER-EQUAL RULE OF LAW ON LAND FROM GRASSROOTS TO GLOBAL LEVEL, AND THROUGH CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR GOVERNMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY PARTNERS.

    Expenses $1,783,025 · Grants $447,867

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Chris Jochnick

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $315,786
    From this org
    $275,803
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,983
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $275,803
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,424
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,559
    Filer's total
    $315,786
  • Roy Posterman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $23,750
    From this org
    $23,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Titi Liu

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jennifer McFarlane

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Luciana Aquino-Hagedorn

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Ashley Hayden

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Darshana Shanbhag

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jeff Reidinger

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Marty Krasney

    TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Matt Nimetz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Maureen Miruka

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Tim Hanstad

    TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Vikesh Mahendroo

    TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Wael Zakout

    TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg

    TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Wilma Wallace

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Yabo Lin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Steve Vitalich

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $128,185
    From this org
    $117,999
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,186
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jonathan Smith

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $73,185
    From this org
    $64,897
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,288
    Hours/week
    40
  • Leonard Rolfes

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $193,747
    From this org
    $178,206
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,541
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,206
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,374
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,167
    Filer's total
    $193,747
  • Diana Fletschner

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $218,727
    From this org
    $199,380
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,347
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,380
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,983
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,364
    Filer's total
    $218,727
  • Mark Ruffo

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $213,832
    From this org
    $198,018
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,814
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,018
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,952
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,862
    Filer's total
    $213,832
  • Jolyne Sanjak

    GLOBAL PROGRAMS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $137,886
    From this org
    $123,063
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,823
    Hours/week
    40
  • Robert Mitchell

    ASIA REGION SR. DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $201,215
    From this org
    $168,683
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,532
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,683
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,246
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,286
    Filer's total
    $201,215
  • Susan Joelle Pfeiffer

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $190,307
    From this org
    $175,015
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,292
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,015
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,251
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,041
    Filer's total
    $190,307

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $10,330,810
    Expenses
    $18,021,174
    Contributions
    $9,331,263
    Grants paid
    $3,303,800
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $10,361,106
    Expenses
    $15,060,108
    Contributions
    $8,843,014
    Grants paid
    $2,591,481

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $36,852,724
    Expenses
    $11,875,208
    Assets (EOY)
    $36,423,288
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,951,974
    Expenses
    $9,820,500
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,331,438
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,097,407
    Expenses
    $10,638,833
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,978,988
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,576,747
    Expenses
    $13,231,562
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,638,516
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,011,380
    Expenses
    $13,938,640
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,625,499
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,654,049
    Expenses
    $12,473,980
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,319,909

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

  • LANDESA KENYA LIMITED

    501(C)(3) · LAND RIGHTS · KE · controlled entity

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2023 return

  • LANDESA CONSULTING LLC

    LAND RIGHTS LAW · WA · income $0 · assets $14,515

  • RURAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

    LAND RIGHTS LAW · IN · income $0 · assets $0

Related corporations and trusts on its 2023 return

  • LANDESA CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED

    C · LAND RIGHTS LAW · IN · 100% owned · share of income $244,382 · share of assets $166,910 · controlled entity

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.