AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

As filed

Subsection

03

Classification

8000

Street

1600 SW WESTERN BLVD 320

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 · 2023

• The Agricultural Research Foundation ARF established in 1934 plays a vital role in promoting research in various agricultural and related fields to benefit Oregons agricultural and natural resource industries. As the custodian of donated research funds including private and public donations as well as contract funds from commodity commissions and producer associations ARF facilitates research conducted at Oregon State University OSU facilities in Corvallis and throughout the state. Additionally ARF collaborates on cooperative projects with university scientists in other states. In the fiscal year 2023-24 ARF reported a total income of $11.1 million from gifts and contracts alongside approximately $1.26 million in investment earnings. A significant portion of the funds approximately $11.3 million was allocated towards research activities including support through ARFs competitive grant program. This program plays a crucial role in providing small grants to both new and established scientists aiding in the launch of new research programs and activities. The research initiatives supported by ARF in 2023-24 encompassed a wide range of topics from studying plastic ingestion by marine animals to addressing winter squash storage rots and establishing fertilizer guidelines for hazelnut trees. The diverse array of research projects included studies on crop production plant breeding livestock management environmental toxins and energy production reflecting the foundations commitment to advancing knowledge in key areas impacting the agricultural industry. Founded on the vision of fostering a strong collaborative partnership between OSU and Oregons agricultural and natural resource sectors ARF continues to uphold this vision by actively working towards enhancing these partnerships each year. Through its dedication to supporting innovative research and fostering connections between academia and industry ARF remains a cornerstone in advancing agricultural knowledge and practices for the benefit of Oregons agricultural community and beyond.

  Expenses $11,296,824 · Grants $11,189,388 · Revenue $8,505,798

As filed on the 2023 return.

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.

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

  $12,512,225

  Expenses

  $11,840,212

  Contributions

  $2,596,110

  Grants paid

  $11,189,388

• 2022

  Revenue

  $10,584,705

  Expenses

  $8,852,435

  Contributions

  $2,657,081

  Grants paid

  $7,878,863

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

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $10,957,714

  Expenses

  $10,474,622

  Assets (EOY)

  $32,352,057

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $13,573,525

  Expenses

  $7,953,721

  Assets (EOY)

  $33,193,912

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,336,784

  Expenses

  $9,734,337

  Assets (EOY)

  $29,859,368

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,905,380

  Expenses

  $8,953,075

  Assets (EOY)

  $33,029,123

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,719,163

  Expenses

  $9,429,146

  Assets (EOY)

  $29,492,954

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $9,719,163

  Expenses

  $9,429,146

  Assets (EOY)

  $29,492,954

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $8,889,980

  Expenses

  $8,918,714

  Assets (EOY)

  $24,559,048

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $8,225,019

  Assets (EOY)

  $22,599,678

• 2011 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $6,841,871

  Assets (EOY)

  $23,333,616

• 2009 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $5,610,339

  Assets (EOY)

  $18,655,029

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

• OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

  $9,734,327

  2023 · RESEARCH

• OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

  $7,455,897

  2022 · RESEARCH

• Washington State University

  $917,035

  2023 · RESEARCH

• OREGON SEED RESEARCH

  $243,947

  2022 · RESEARCH

• WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

  $92,768

  2022 · RESEARCH

• Penn State Universit

  $56,698

  2023 · RESEARCH

• UC SAN DIEGO

  $31,674

  2022 · RESEARCH

• UC Davis

  $11,340

  2023 · RESEARCH

• MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

  $9,364

  2022 · RESEARCH

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• HOP RESEARCH COUNCIL

  $394,324

  2024 · Hop Related Research

• HOP RESEARCH COUNCIL

  $328,940

  2023 · Best Practices

• HOP QUALITY GROUP

  $97,000

  2024 · HOP BREEDING PROGRAM

• HOP QUALITY GROUP

  $97,000

  2022 · HOP BREEDING PROGRAM

• HOP QUALITY GROUP

  $97,000

  2023 · HOP BREEDING PROGRAM

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $76,000

  2023 · EDUCATION

• MINT INDUSTRY RESEARCH COUNCIL

  $75,199

  2025 · RESEARCH

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $75,001

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE PAPER IND FOR AIR & STREAM IMPROVEMENT INC

  $66,940

  2022 · HUMBOLT MARTEN TELEMETRY

• MINT INDUSTRY RESEARCH COUNCIL

  $60,624

  2023 · RESEARCH

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

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