2024-10-01T07:57:16-05:00 2023-12-31 141555429 UHY ADVISORS NORTHEAST INC ONE HUDSON CITY CENTRE SUITE 204 HUDSON NY 12534 990 2023-01-01 472072946 NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS COALITION INC NATI 5186433564 PO BOX 1074 HUDSON NY 12534 JASON GRIMM TREASURER 5186433564 2024-09-27 1 1 N THERESE WOLFE P00748483 5188281565 2024-08-27 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z JASON GRIMM PO BOX 1074 HUDSON NY 12534 6886339 0 X WWW.YOUNGFARMERS.ORG X 2014 NY TO SHIFT POWER AND CHANGE POLICY TO EQUITABLY RESOURCE OUR NEW GENERATION OF WORKING FARMERS. 7 7 58 7 0 0 9546092 6725119 0 0 28813 133093 5285 28127 9580190 6886339 856815 1006862 0 0 3515536 4636681 0 0 559115 3008792 3394683 7381143 9038226 2199047 -2151887 7971028 6410755 328836 920450 7642192 5490305 X THE NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS COALITION (THE COALITION) WORKS TO SHIFT POWER AND CHANGE POLICY TO EQUITABLY RESOURCE OUR NEW GENERATION OF WORKING FARMERS. WE ENVISION A JUST FUTURE WHERE FARMING IS FREE OF RACIAL VIOLENCE, ACCESSIBLE TO COMMUNITIES, ORIENTED TOWARDS ENVIROMENTAL WELL-BEING, AND CONCERNED WITH HEALTH OVER PROFIT. 0 0 3241537 FIELD AND NATIONAL ORGANIZING: THE COALITION ORGANIZES A GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND SUPPORTERS WORKING FOR A BRIGHTER, MORE JUST FUTURE FOR AGRICULTURE. COALITION CHAPTERS ARE THE HEART OF OUR GRASSROOTS NETWORK, CONSISTING OF 30 FARMER-LED TEAMS ACROSS 24 STATES WORKING ON THE GROUND AND IN COMMUNITY. THIRTEEN OF THESE CHAPTERS ARE RESOURCED THROUGH OUR CHAPTER FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, A TOOL ORIENTED TOWARDS ECONOMIC JUSTICE THAT ALLOWS CHAPTERS TO RAISE MONEY AND SELF-DESIGN LOCAL PROJECTS. CHAPTERS FOCUS ON ON-THE-GROUND, HIGH-IMPACT INITIATIVES WHILE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE COALITION TO ENSURE THEY CAN SUSTAINABLY MEET THEIR LONG-TERM GOALS. INITIATIVES LIKE THE WEST MICHIGAN FARMERS OF COLOR LAND FUND FACILITATED BY OUR WEST MICHIGAN CHAPTER AND A PODCAST SERIES BY THE HOOSIER INDIANA CHAPTER CONSTITUTE IMPORTANT EXAMPLES OF LOCAL FARMER LEADERSHIP IN ACTION, SUPPORTED BY OUR CHAPTER FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THE COALITION ENGAGES A GROWING MEMBERSHIP BASE OF 6,000 INDIVIDUALS AND HOSTS FARMER-CENTRIC EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THROUGH OUR COLLECTIVE STORYTELLING, WE CREATE A UNIFIED VOICE THAT INSPIRES OTHERS TO ACT TO ADVANCE POLICY CHANGE THAT CAN PROVIDE TRANSFORMATIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG AND BIPOC FARMERS. WE RESOURCE AND TRAIN FELLOWS AND FARMER LEADERS TO SHARE THEIR COMPELLING STORIES THROUGH PRESS, BROADCAST MEDIA, AND PODCASTS, ACHIEVING 900+ PRESS HITS IN 2023. OUR STORYTELLING STRATEGY AMPLIFIES THE VOICES OF YOUNG FARMERS AND FARMERS OF COLOR TO EDUCATE DECISION-MAKERS, RECRUITS NEW MEMBERS TO OUR MISSION, AND INSPIRES A NEW GENERATION TO CARE MORE DEEPLY ABOUT THE FOOD AND FARM POLICY THAT IMPACTS WHAT THEY EAT, WHO THEY PAY FOR THEIR FOOD, AND THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. TO SUPPORT FARMER LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY FOR LAND IN THE UPCOMING FARM BILL, THE COALITION CONTINUED THE SECOND YEAR OF THE NATIONAL LAND ADVOCACY FELLOWSHIP, DESIGNED TO BUILD THE SKILLS OF A BIPOC-MAJORITY COHORT OF 100 FARMER LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ADVANCE BOLD LAND ACCESS POLICY. ON MARCH 6-9TH, 2023, WE WELCOMED 135 LAND ADVOCACY FELLOWS AND OTHER FARMER LEADERS TO WASHINGTON, DC, FOR OUR LARGEST YOUNG FARMER FLY-IN TO DATE. AT THE FLY-IN, FARMERS SHARED COMPELLING STORIES WITH DECISION-MAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL THROUGH 159 MEETINGS.IN ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL LAND ADVOCACY FELLOWSHIP, WE HOSTED SEVERAL OTHER MAJORITY-BIPOC AND QUEER-ABUNDANT FELLOWSHIPS FOCUSED ON RESOURCING KEY AGRICULTURAL REGIONS AND INTERSECTING ISSUE AREAS RELEVANT TO THE NEEDS OF YOUNG FARMERS. WE REPRISED OUR WATER FELLOWSHIP IN COLORADO FOR A COHORT OF TEN FARMERS AND CONCLUDED THE TEN-FARMER WATER FELLOWSHIP IN NEW MEXICO. ADDITIONALLY, WE FACILITATED THE NATIONAL-LEVEL POWER IN LAND, AGRICULTURE, CLIMATE, AND EQUITY (PLACE) FELLOWSHIP TO SUPPORT A COHORT OF TEN FELLOWS IN DEVELOPING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AT THE INTERSECTION OF CORPORATE POWER, CLIMATE, AND FARMLAND ACCESS. TO SUPPORT OUR GROWING MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOUTHEAST, WE INAUGURATED THE RED CLAY FELLOWSHIP IN MAY 2023 FOR A COHORT OF SIX SOUTHERN FARMERS. IN TOTAL, 138 FARMERS PARTICIPATED IN FELLOWSHIPS IN 2023, GAINING VALUABLE SKILLS IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY. IN ADDITION TO MEETING WITH DECISION-MAKERS, MANY FELLOWS LAUNCHED SELF-DIRECTED COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT EXEMPLIFY HOW RESOURCING FARMER LEADERS CAN REVERBERATE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY LEVELS AND DRIVE TANGIBLE CHANGE. PROJECT EXAMPLES INCLUDE ENGAGING WITH INTERGENERATIONAL AGRICULTURAL MENTORSHIP IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, HEMP PRODUCTION AS AN OPTION FOR BIPOC COMMUNITIES LOOKING TO CREATE GENERATIONAL WEALTH, AND COMMUNITY LAND TRUST ECOSYSTEMS IN NEW YORK CITY. MOREOVER, MANY FELLOWS ENTERED FORMAL LEADERSHIP ROLES, WHERE THEY WILL GUIDE DECISIONS RELATED TO CONSERVATION, LAND ACCESS, AND WATER EQUITY. FOR EXAMPLE, 75% OF COLORADO WATER FELLOWS SUCCESSFULLY SECURED A SEAT ON A WATER CONSERVATION BOARD OR RELATED ROLE AFTER COMPLETING THE FELLOWSHIP 1677708 POLICY CAMPAIGNS AND LAND: THE COALITION WORKS TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT ADDRESS THE STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES PREVENTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SUCCEEDING IN FARMING, SUCH AS ACCESS TO LAND, CREDIT, SKILLED LABOR, CLIMATE CHALLENGES, RACIAL INJUSTICE, AND STUDENT LOAN DEBT. IN 2023, WE STOKED MOMENTUM FOR THE ONE MILLION ACRES FOR THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN, WHICH SEEKS TO WIN A HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN EQUITABLE LAND ACCESS FOR YOUNG FARMERS AND FARMERS OF COLOR THROUGH THE UPCOMING FARM BILL. IN SUPPORT OF THIS CAMPAIGN, THE COALITION SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE USDA INCREASING LAND, CAPITAL, AND MARKETS PROGRAM, WHICH MADE $300 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY-LED LAND ACCESS PROJECTS. TO ENSURE THIS FUNDING WAS ACCESSIBLE TO FARMERS OF COLOR AND EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED TO FARMERS WHO NEED IT MOST, WE MOBILIZED A RAPID RESPONSE GRANT WRITING TEAM TO SUPPORT FARMERS IN APPLYING FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 92 ORGANIZATIONS AND GRANT WRITING SERVICES FOR 19 ORGANIZATIONS. WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROJECT SELECTEES FROM USDA IN JUNE 2023, WE LEARNED THAT 13 OF THE 19 ORGANIZATIONS WE ASSISTED WERE AWARDED FUNDS. TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CAPITAL, THE COALITION MAINTAINS A FIVE-YEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE USDA TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUNG BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) FARMERS IN ACCESSING FARM SERVICE AGENCY (FSA) PROGRAMS. THROUGH THIS RELATIONSHIP, WE AIM TO ADDRESS LONG-STANDING STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES AND ESTABLISH MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE USDA FOR FARMERS MOST MARGINALIZED IN THE FOOD SYSTEM. BUILDING UPON THIS WORK, IN 2023, WE MADE MORE THAN 450 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REFERRALS TO THE USDA'S DISCRIMINATION FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SECTION 22007 OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT) FOR PRODUCERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED PRIOR DISCRIMINATION FROM THE USDA. 2339312 FARMER MENTAL HEALTH: CULTIVEMOS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FARMER AND RANCHER STRESS ASSISTANCE NETWORK (FRSAN-NORTHEAST), IS BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE NETWORK OF SERVICE PROVIDERS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL WELL-BEING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS, WORKERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE NORTHEAST. CULTIVEMOS IS A PARTNERSHIP LED BY NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS COALITION, UNIVERSITY OF MAINE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, THE MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK, NORTHEAST FARMERS OF COLOR LAND TRUST, FARM FIRST, AND FARM AID. TOGETHER WITH 160+ MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, THE NETWORK FOCUSES ON SERVICE PROVIDERS WORKING WITH FARMWORKERS, YOUNG FARMERS, AND UNDER-RESOURCED FARMERS, IN PARTICULAR, BIPOC FARMERS, THROUGH PROGRAMMING INCLUDING PEER GROUPS, A RESOURCE CLEARINGHOUSE, TRAININGS, AND HOTLINE SERVICES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. 7258557 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 482 0 1 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X LUIS MEDINA 5186433564 PO BOX 1074 HUDSON NY 12534 X ROBERTO MEZA PRESIDENT 0.75 X X 0 0 0 MELONY EDWARDS VICE PRESIDENT 0.75 X X 0 0 0 JASON GRIMM TREASURER 0.75 X X 0 0 0 LARRY TSE SECRETARY 0.75 X X 0 0 0 SALIMA JONES-DALY BOARD DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 GINA ASOUDEGAN BOARD DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 SASHA NICHOLS BOARD DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40355 2991888 3692876 6725119 133093 133093 OTHER INCOME 900099 18766 18766 OTHER INCOME 900099 9361 9361 28127 6886339 28127 0 133093 X 1006862 1006862 3600786 2581121 613142 406523 770191 553411 130311 86469 265704 191055 44884 29765 27150 27150 2437429 2291013 132031 14385 4885 4885 36614 5333 30256 1025 113364 13074 94690 5600 34962 34962 322866 308137 8625 6104 199388 191786 2206 5396 13391 13391 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 52950 52950 CONTRIBUTIONS 39738 39738 STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND G 38799 1860 36783 156 BOARD 20037 20037 53110 22217 27201 3692 9038226 7258557 1220554 559115 4819311 4389455 3095382 1950172 54247 69040 2088 2088 7971028 6410755 328836 564888 355562 328836 920450 X 4588141 3416233 3054051 2074072 7642192 5490305 7971028 6410755 -2151887 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2903656 4263004 7726334 9546092 6725119 31164205 4858 1754 1547 50 8209 2908514 4264758 7727881 9546142 6725119 31172414 0 0 0 31172414 175 2287 437 28813 133093 164805 175 2287 437 28813 133093 164805 43793 63917 29012 5235 28127 170084 2952482 4330962 7757330 9580190 6886339 31507303 0.98940 0.99310 0.00520 0.00120 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 27,837. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 27,725. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 20,832. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 5,235. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 28,127. REIMBURSEMENTS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 15,956. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 36,192. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 8,180. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 1 8385 0 0 1 208735 0 1 91353 308473 0 0 X 6886339 0 6886339 0 6886339 9038226 0 9038226 0 9038226 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND RELATED INCOME TAX CONTINGENCIES AND DETERMINED UNCERTAIN POSITIONS, IF ANY, ARE NOT MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ACCORDING TO FASB ASC 740-10. PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY INCOME TAXING AUTHORITIES ARE INCLUDED IN OPERATING EXPENSES, IF INCURRED. NONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S RETURNS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION. 1 FARM AID 501 CAMBRIDGE STREET CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 363383233 309756 0 TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST MIGRANT CLINICIANS NETWORK PO BOX 164285 AUSTIN TX 78716 742662919 191965 0 TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST MOVEMENT ALLIANCE PROJECT 924 CHERRY STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19107 260307123 7000 0 EXPANDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PENNSYLVANIA'S AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY RESIST INC PO BOX 301240 BOSTON MA 02130 042433182 98028 0 TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST RURAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL- USA 274 PITTSBORO ELEM SCHOOL RD PITTSBORO NC 27312 561704863 116386 0 TO INCREASE YOUNG AND BIPOC FARMER FAMILIARITY WITH AND ACCESS TO USDA FSA LOAN PROGRAMS UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 210 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE NEWARK DE 19716 516000297 55145 0 TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST UNIVERSITY OF MAINE LONG ROAD ORONO ME 04473 016000769 12629 0 TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST VT DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITIES AGING AND INDEPENDENT LIVING 280 STATE DRIVE WATERBURY VT 05671 030273272 197783 0 TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B COPIES OF THE 990 ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AND VOTED ON AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS STRICTLY ENFORCED WHEN ISSUES ARISE THAT ARE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT BOARD MEMBER RECUSES HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM VOTING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY BENCHMARKING THE SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AT OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S AREA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,537,230. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 132,031. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 14,163. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,683,424. FARMER GRANTS AND STIPENDS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 753,783. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 222. TOTAL EXPENSES 754,005.