- Revenue 2024
- $15,096,672
- Expenses 2024
- $13,607,079
Program services were 79.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- J220
- Classification
- 2100
- Street
- 327 RT 21 C
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).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A RURAL INSTITUTION THAT AFFORDS RECREATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND AIDS STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING PRACTICAL TRADES AND SKILLS. THE INSTRUCTION IS BASED UPON THE PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF RUDOLF STEINER (OR WALDORF SCHOOLS).
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO ENGAGE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A RURAL INSTITUTION THAT AFFORDS RECREATIONAL, VOCATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES USING METHODS OF RUDOLPH STEINER.
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THE ORGANIZATION IS AN INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL PROVIDING ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION (PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 12) USING METHODS OF RUDOLF STEINER. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS ADULT EDUCATION INCLUDING FOUNDATION STUDIES, A TWO YEAR WALDORF TEACHER TRAINING, AND TRAININGS IN THE ARTS.
Expenses $4,433,614 · Revenue $4,633,262
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THE VISITING STUDENTS PROGRAM HAS INTERN AND COUNSELOR POSITIONS FOR YOUNG ADULTS TO WORK WITH STUDENTS FROM URBAN AND SUBURBAN SCHOOLS, GRADES 3 THROUGH 12, WHO COME TO FARM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO WORK WITH ANIMALS ALONGSIDE THE FARMERS.
Expenses $648,475 · Revenue $886,781
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RESEARCH AND OTHER: THIS PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING SUB PROGRAMS:- CENTER FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH: STRIVES TO PROMOTE SOCIAL HEALTH BY SUPPORTING FREEDOM AND CHOICE IN CULTURAL LIFE, EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY IN POLITICAL LIFE, AND ASSOCIATIVE COOPERATION IN ECONOMIC LIFE;- FARMSCAPE ECOLOGY: A PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH AND OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS COMPASSION FOR THE ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK;- LONG TABLE HARVEST: GLEANS PRODUCE FROM AREA FARMS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FOOD PANTRIES;- LIGHT FORMS: AN ART CENTER OFFERING PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, EXHIBITIONS, INSTALLATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND PERFORMANCES, AN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM, PUBLICATIONS, AND A SMALL GIFT SHOP-ALKION PUBLICATIONS: PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES BOOKS GROUNDED IN THE PATH OF INNER DEVELOPMENT OUTLINED BY RUDOLF STEINER-NET POSITIVE: A PROGRAM THAT A) CONTRIBUTES MORE TO THE NATURAL WORLD AND ITS INHABITANTS THAN IT EXTRACTS, B) HARMONIZES SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS, AND C) FORMALIZES AND EMBEDS THESE COMMITMENTS IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE ASSOCIATION'S EFFORTS WILL ADDRESS CARBON REDUCTION, ECOSYSTEM STEWARDSHIP, AND CLIMATE RISK MITIGATION AT AN ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL AND WILL ALSO HELP CULTIVATE THE PROFOUND INTERNAL RESILIENCE REQUIRED TO NAVIGATE A DIZZYING CONFLUENCE OF SOCIAL AND CLIMATIC CHALLENGES WITH OPTIMISM AND STRENGTH.
Expenses $756,259
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STORE, FARM, AND DAIRY OPERATIONS: THE ASSOCIATION OPERATES AN ORGANIC/NATURAL FOODS AND GROCERY STORE THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ALONG WITH A BIODYNAMIC FARM AND DAIRY OPERATION AT ITS LOCATION IN GHENT, NY. TUROSE, A GIFT AND SCHOOL SUPPLY STORE, IS ALSO OPERATED BY THE ORGANIZATION AT THEIR MAIN CAMPUS IN GHENT, NY.
Expenses $5,000,927
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Martin PingMARTIN PING
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $115,671
- From this org
- $109,993
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,678
- Hours/week
- 40
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Alfa DemmellashALFA DEMMELLASH
CO PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Matt StinchcombMATT STINCHCOMB
CO PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kim BucciKIM BUCCI
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Aaron DessnerAARON DESSNER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Danielle DoDANIELLE DO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Alex SierckALEX SIERCK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Maggie KeithMAGGIE KEITH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Chris TebbuttCHRIS TEBBUTT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $15,096,672
- Expenses
- $13,607,079
- Contributions
- $3,141,214
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $12,975,209
- Expenses
- $12,583,407
- Contributions
- $1,664,065
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $11,921,405
- Expenses
- $11,800,336
- Contributions
- $1,829,475
- Grants paid
- $0
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
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2024 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2023 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2022 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,215,361
- Expenses
- $10,959,833
- Assets (EOY)
- $12,731,079
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2021 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $12,191,620
- Expenses
- $9,877,887
- Assets (EOY)
- $12,653,062
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2020 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,914,219
- Expenses
- $10,427,109
- Assets (EOY)
- $11,965,949
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,419,524
- Expenses
- $11,659,516
- Assets (EOY)
- $11,816,224
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,818,829
- Expenses
- $10,517,392
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,988,954
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
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$205,000
2022 FOR SEEDING A REVOLVING LOAN FUND TO HELP CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS FOR HAWTHORNE VALLEY
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$160,500
2023 FOR THE FARM FENCE BUILDING FUND
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$83,000
2023 IN SUPPORT OF PROVIDING PARTIAL FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF THE NECESSARY IMPLEMENTATION OF A CAMPUS-WIDE PLAN TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM OIL, REPLACE WINDOWS, AND INCREASE INSULATION.
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION
$45,000
2023 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$24,100
2023 HUMAN SERVICES
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$21,750
2024 IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2023 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
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.
Related partnerships on its 2022 return
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WHITETHORNE LLC
SAUER KRAUT · MANUF & DISTR · NY · 32.7% owned · share of income -$496,444
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 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.