SWEET FARM FOUNDATION

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

D20

Classification

2400

Street

210 HALL RD

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Mission and programs · 2024

• SWEET FARM, ESTABLISHED IN 2016, INITIALLY BEGAN AS A FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT OUR FOOD AND CLIMATE SYSTEMS ARE SO DEEPLY INTERTWINED THAT THEIR STORIES CANNOT BE TOLD INDIVIDUALLY. TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE, OUR CO-FOUNDERS REALIZED IT WAS ESSENTIAL TO CONSIDER ALL ASPECTS OF OUR FOOD SYSTEM AND ITS TIES TO ENERGY, WASTE, AND MATERIAL SYSTEMS. BY 2017, SWEET FARM HAD EXPANDED ITS INITIATIVES TO ENCOMPASS REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND TECH & INNOVATION, DRIVING IMPACT FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL SCALES. AS THE FIRST CLIMATE SANCTUARY, OUR FOCUS REMAINS ROOTED IN FOSTERING CLIMATE-CONSCIOUSNESS AND AMPLIFYING IMPACT THROUGH HOLISTIC, SYSTEMS-BASED APPROACHES.SWEET FARM HAS EXPERIENCED THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE FIRSTHAND; EVACUATING OUR ANIMALS DUE TO WILDFIRES IN 2020 AND BEING FORCED TO CLOSE OUR AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS IN 2021 DUE TO CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT. WITH NO END TO THESE CLIMATE DISASTERS IN SIGHT, IN 2021 WE MADE THE DECISION TO RELOCATE OUR FARM, ANIMALS AND PROGRAMS TO THE MORE CLIMATE SECURE REGION OF UPSTATE NEW YORK. THIS MOVE WAS COSTLY FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, BUT OUR NEWLY BUILT 50-ACRE FARM IS PROVIDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE HOME TO ALLOW US TO GROW THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS IN THE LONG TERM.OUR EXPERIENCE AS CLIMATE REFUGEES PUTS US IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO CONNECT OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO THE REALITIES OF CLIMATE CHANGE. WE ALWAYS TAKE A PRAGMATIC AND POSITIVE APPROACH IN OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AMPLIFYING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT CAN MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD TOWARDS A MORE COMPASSIONATE AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD.CENTRAL TO OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE THE STORIES OF OUR FARM ANIMAL RESCUE ANIMALS ALSO KNOWN AS OUR ANIMAL AMBASSADORS. AS OF 2025, SWEET FARM NOW CARES FOR OVER 100 RESCUED FARM ANIMALS ON THE FARM. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WE WERE FOCUSED ON ENSURING THE LONG-TERM HEALTH AND SAFETY OF FARM ANIMALS FROM SANCTUARIES THAT WERE CLOSING. IN THAT TIME, WE'VE BROUGHT IN OVER 60 RESCUED FARM ANIMALS, WITH 40 COMING FROM SANCTUARIES THAT WERE CLOSING OR NEEDING TO DOWNSIZE. FUNDING IN THE SANCTUARY SPACE IS IN CRISIS, AND WE ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT AS MANY ANIMALS AS WE CAN WITH A PERMANENT HOME. THE PAST TWO YEARS WE'VE ALSO CONTINUED OUR WORK TO MINIMIZE THE LOCAL FERAL CAT POPULATION THROUGH A WELL-MANAGED TNR PROGRAM AND ADOPTION OF NEARLY 40 KITTENS. AND WE HELPED LOCAL WILDLIFE RESCUERS IN SAVING AND RERELEASING TO THE WILD OVER 40 OPOSSUMS.ADDING NEW RESCUES TO OUR SWEET FARM FAMILY WAS DONE THROUGH CAREFUL INTEGRATION. THE CARE OF OUR ANIMALS IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY, WHICH INCLUDES DAY-TO-DAY CARE, MEDICAL CARE AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO MAKE SURE OUR ANIMALS ARE HAPPY AND HEALTHY. IN 2025 WE ALSO HAD TO CONTEND WITH HIGH COSTS FOR MEDICAL CARE FOR OUR ANIMALS. MANY OF OUR ANIMAL AMBASSADOR SPECIES ARE TRADITIONALLY RAISED FOR FOOD AND NOT FOR LONG LIFE, WHICH LEADS TO A HIGH FREQUENCY OF MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS AS THE ANIMALS AGE.IN 2025, OUR IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS REMAINED STRONG WITH WELL-ATTENDED EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE DEVELOPED A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS RANGING FROM: A) TECH AND INNOVATION TRENDS IN FARMING, B) MUSHROOM CULTIVATION AND FORAGING, C) DEBUNKING PLANT-BASED MYTHS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO SHIFT TO A MORE PLANT-BASED DIET, D) BACKYARD COMPOSTING AND WINDOWSILL HERB PLANTING, AND E) KIDS PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND THE PLANET. WE ARE PARTICULARLY EXCITED TO BE DEVELOPING A 4-H CURRICULUM FOR KIDS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW WITH OUR 4-H GROUP. AS OF 2025, WE CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 60 CHILDREN WHO HAVE TAKEN PART IN OUR PROGRAM. WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE LOCAL 4-H LEADERSHIP TO CREATE A GROUP THAT WILL FOCUS ON LONG-TERM CARE OF FARM ANIMALS AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.OUR TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION PROGRAM REMAINS A CORNERSTONE OF HOW WE SCALE OUR IMPACT GLOBALLY. START-UPS THAT ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SWEET FARM HAVE NOW COLLECTIVELY RAISED OVER $700M AND ARE BUILDING PRODUCTS THAT WILL DISRUPT OUR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS FOR THE BETTER, WITH IMPACT AT A GLOBAL SCALE. IT'S EXCITING FOR US TO SEE SOME OF OUR EARLIEST TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM PARTNERS MAKING THEIR IDEAS A REALITY IN 2024 AND 2025. IN MARCH, INNERPLANT WAS RECOGNIZED BY FAST COMPANY AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES FOR THEIR ABILITY TO INFORM FARMERS FAR EARLIER OF STRESSES AND THEREFORE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE INPUTS NEEDED TO PRODUCE HEALTHY AND RESILIENT CROPS. SWEET FARM PILOTED THEIR FIRST FIELD TRIALS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, GETTING THEM OUT OF THE LAB AND INTO THE REAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN MAY, ANOTHER COMPANY SWEET FARM HELPED FROM DAY ONE, TURTLETREE, ENTERED ITS FIRST COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP IN THE USA TO LAUNCH FUNCTIONAL FOODS CONTAINING THEIR PRECISION-FERMENTED, ANIMAL-FREE LACTOFERRIN. THIS PRODUCT TARGETS ENDURANCE ATHLETES AND ADDRESSES IRON-DEFICIENCY CHALLENGES. SWEET FARM HAS ALSO BEEN HELPING GET NEW FIRST OF A KIND PILOTS OFF THE GROUND THIS LAST YEAR ACROSS SECTORS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WATER REMEDIATION, AGRICULTURE, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EXTENDING SWEET FARM'S IMPACT TO THE GLOBAL STAGE.IN 2025, OUR REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM IS GROWING ROOTS AS WE BUILD OUT OUR MARKET GARDENS IN NEW YORK STATE. WE HAVE ALREADY PLANTED OVER 2,000 GARLIC BULBS TO OVERWINTER, WITH OVER A THOUSAND PEONY AND DAHLIA TUBERS IN THE GROUND FOR THE FLOWER PROGRAM. WE ALSO HAVE OVER 15,000 HEIRLOOM PLANT SEEDS WARMING IN THE SOIL AT THE GREENHOUSE. WE ARE EXCITED FOR THESE PLANTS TO SHOWCASE THE BEAUTY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY IN OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS NEXT YEAR, WITH THE PRODUCE GOING TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. SINCE 2024, OVER 6,000 LBS OF PRODUCE MADE ITS WAY INTO OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP LOW-INCOME AND FOOD-INSECURE RESIDENTS. MOST OF THE PRODUCE WAS PICKED UP AT OUR PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN FARM CART, AS WELL AS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH PARTNER NON-PROFITS LIKE THE LIVING WELL, DUNDEE FRESH AND THE MASTER GARDENERS. THE MASTER GARDENER PROGRAMS, AND OUR LOCAL LIBRARIES ALSO HELPED US DISTRIBUTE OVER 8,000 PLANT STARTS INTO THE COMMUNITY TO HELP PEOPLE GROW THEIR OWN FOOD AT HOME.AS WE LOOK TOWARD OUR NEXT YEAR IN ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING CLIMATE-STABLE REGIONS IN AMERICA: THE FINGER LAKES REGION IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, WE SEE OUR VISION BECOMING REALITY. SWEET FARM IS TRULY BECOMING A ONE-OF-A-KIND LOCATION THAT TELLS THE STORY OF A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE PEOPLE, ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND PLANET.

  Expenses $701,686 · Revenue $37,373

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.

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

• 2024

  Revenue

  $547,982

  Expenses

  $855,571

  Contributions

  $509,382

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,122,882

  Expenses

  $863,389

  Contributions

  $1,093,580

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $630,682

  Expenses

  $1,286,451

  Contributions

  $570,645

  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

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $607,847

  Expenses

  $939,672

  Assets (EOY)

  $896,350

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,996,356

  Expenses

  $1,041,204

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,225,752

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $385,399

  Expenses

  $374,243

  Assets (EOY)

  $99,036

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $262,721

  Expenses

  $306,539

  Assets (EOY)

  $142,938

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.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2016

Tax period

1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016

Principal officer

Anna Sweet

Mailing address

131 Tunitas Creek RdHalf Moon Bay CA 94019

Website

www.sweetfarm.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

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

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $570,760

  2024 · ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $361,350

  2022 · ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $50,000

  2023 · ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS

• FORGOOD INC

  $47,368

  2022 · UNRESTRICTED

• GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC

  $25,000

  2024 · ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $20,737

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $17,114

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• YATES COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC

  $16,000

  2023 · Promote Finger Lakes Tourism

• ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $15,000

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $14,728

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

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

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