FARM JOURNAL AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: FARM JOURNAL AGRICULTURAL FOUNDATION (EIN 27-3513787)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-13
IRS object ID: 202403189349306985
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-13T14:58:27+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	440160260	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Forvis Mazars LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	135 West 50th Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	New York	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10020	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	273513787	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FARM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3146200024	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 9TH STREET NW STE 730	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20004	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Joe Matthews	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3146200024	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Aaron Shapiro	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01333816	PTIN
Phone	2128127000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-15	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TRICIA BEAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 9TH STREET NW STE 730	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20004	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,286,707	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.FARMJOURNALFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2010	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION'S (FJF) MISSION IS TO MEET THE VITAL NEEDS OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION THROUGH AGRICULTURE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	37	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$6,175,915	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,225,416	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,837	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$61,291	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,177,752	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,286,707	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$162,674	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,183,816	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,922,826	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,183,816	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,922,826	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,993,936	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,636,119	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,405,268	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,519,520	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$892,083	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$642,454	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,513,185	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,877,066	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION'S (FJF) MISSION IS TO MEET THE VITAL NEEDS OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION THROUGH AGRICULTURE. FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION IS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)3 NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACROSS THE AGRICULTURAL SPECTRUM - FARMERS, INDUSTRY LEADERS, ACADEMIA, STUDENTS, AND CONSUMERS. WE PROVIDE EDUCATION ON HOW INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURE CAN SOLVE SOME OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CHALLENGES - SUCH AS GLOBAL HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION - AND WE WORK WITH LEADERS TO DRIVE LONG-TERM POSITIVE ACTION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,020,835	ExpenseAmt
Desc	See Schedule O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$951,768	ExpenseAmt
Desc	See Schedule O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$452,818	ExpenseAmt
Desc	See Schedule O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$182,342	ExpenseAmt
Desc	See Schedule O	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$182,342	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,607,763	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOSEPH B MATTHEWS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2155578900	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8725 Rosehill Road Suite 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	Lenexa	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	66215	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ANDREW J WEBER
CHAIRMAN & BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOB TROGELE
BOARD MEMBER	0.5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLENE FINCK
BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR OLGA BOLDEN-TILLER
BOARD MEMBER	0.5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREGG HALVERSON
BOARD MEMBER	0.5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LYLE ORWIG
BOARD MEMBER	0.5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH MATTHEWS
TREASURER & SECRETARY	1.5		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TRICIA BEAL
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40.0		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
Farm Journal Inc
8725 Rosehill Rd Suite 200	Lenexa	KS	66215	Management & Subcontract	$1,656,681
Chrystal Strategies LLC
1405 S Fern Street	Arlington	VA	22202	Government Affairs Consulting	$223,036
Stephanie Mercier
6155-L Edsall Road	Alexandria	VA	22304	Government Affairs Consulting	$125,500
Whitney McFerron
				Communication Consulting	$119,605	2 bis Rue Bichat	Lille	FR	59800

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$448,244	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$777,172	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,225,416	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$61,291	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$61,291	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,286,707	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$61,291	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,148,620	TotalAmt
Program Services	$905,578	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$80,368	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$162,674	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,983	TotalAmt
Management And General	$21,983	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,038	TotalAmt
Management And General	$50,038	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,860	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,860	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,480,893	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,480,893	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,128	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,128	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,600	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,600	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
POLICY DIALOGUE	$130,571	$130,571
MISCELLANEOUS	$18,133	$18,133

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,922,826	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,607,763	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$152,389	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$162,674	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$643,807	BOYAmt
EOY	$846,060	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,761,461	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,673,460	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,405,268	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,519,520	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$892,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$642,454	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$892,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$642,454	EOYAmt

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$610,225	BOYAmt
EOY	$662,278	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,902,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,214,788	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,513,185	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,877,066	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,405,268	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,519,520	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,636,119	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$640,919	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,299,109	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,641,147	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,175,915	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,225,416	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,982,506	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$640,919	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,299,109	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,641,147	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$6,175,915	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,225,416	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,982,506	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$6,058,076	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,924,430	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,837	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$61,291	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$63,128	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$11,045,634	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$0	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.4458	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.3748	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$47,860	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$47,860	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$2,559,903	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$2,607,763	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$280,388	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
Affiliated Group Total	$0	AffiliatedGroupTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$70,097	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$236,179	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$271,377	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$295,360	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$280,388	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,083,305	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,624,957	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$2,464	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$7,421	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$31,552	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$47,860	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$89,297	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$59,045	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$67,844	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$73,840	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$70,097	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$270,826	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$406,239	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$0	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$0	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,735,920	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$449,213	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$0	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$449,213	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,286,707	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$0	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,286,707	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,372,039	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$449,213	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$0	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$449,213	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,922,826	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$0	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,922,826	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Farm Journal Inc
Board Member	$429,481	Management Fee from services and travel and other expenses	false
Farm Journal Inc
Board Member	$449,213	Donated Services	false
Farm Journal Inc
Board Member	$1,227,180	Subcontractor Payments	false

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a	GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY/AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FJF HAS DEEP ROOTS IN AGRICULTURAL POLICY CIRCLES IN WASHINGTON D.C., WHERE WE EDUCATE GOVERNMENT LEADERS ABOUT THE VALUE OF TAKING MEASUABLE ACTION ON ISSUES INCLUDING GLOBAL FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, AND AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION. WE MANAGE A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF FARMER AMBASSADORS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND PARTNER WITH US ON OUTREACH WITH POLICYMAKERS IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND AT EVENTS IN THEIR HOME STATES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORK IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO POLICYMAKERS THAT EMPOWERS THEM TO UNDERSTAND AND BECOME CHAMPIONS FOR AGRICULTURE AS A MECHANISM FOR POSITIVE, LONG-TERM SOCIETAL OUTCOMES. NUMBER OF FARMER AMBASSADORS MANAGED: 25 NUMBER OF FARMER AMBASSADOR MEETINGS WITH NATIONAL-LEVEL POLICYMAKERS IN WASHINGTON D.C.: 80 NUMBER OF FARMER AMBASSADOR MEETINGS WITH NATIONAL-LEVEL POLICYMAKERS IN HOME STATES: 4 PRIMARY FUNDING PARTNER FOR THIS WORK: BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b	CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE: FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION OPERATES A NUMBER OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS WITH SUPPORT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND OTHER IMPORTANT PARTNERS. WE ARE ALSO A LONG-TERM PARTNER IN AMERICA'S CONSERVATION AG MOVEMENT, A COALITION OF AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY LEADERS THAT INCLUDES FARM JOURNAL'S TRUST IN FOOD AND THE USDA'S NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE. THIS PROGRAM WORKS TO ELIMINATE OBSTACLES THAT IMPEDE FARMERS' ADOPTION OF CONSERVATION PRACTICES AND HOSTS SHOP TALKS, FIELD DAYS, AND OTHER OUTREACH EVENTS THAT ALLOW PRODUCERS TO TALK ABOUT CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d	K-12 AND CONSUMER EDUCATION: FOOD'S JOURNEY FROM DIRT TO DINNER FJF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TEACH STUDENTS AND CONSUMERS ABOUT WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM, TO HELP BUILD GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF AGRICULTURE'S IMPACT ON OUR MODERN WORLD WITH THE LONG-TERM CREATING STRONGER, MORE SUSTAINABLE FOOD VALUE CHAINS FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS. THROUGH THE FOOD JOURNEY PLATFORM FJF CREATED AN EDUCAITONAL PLATFORM BASED ON NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS TO SUPPORT GRADE BANDS RANGING FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE. EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS DEVELOPED: 1 PLATFORM GRADE-BANDS OF EDUCATION CREATED: 4 INCLUDNG K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 PRIMARY FUNDING: DIRT TO DINNER
Form 990, Part III, Line 4c	FJF's veterinarian workforce development program supports aspiring rural veterinarians in overcoming challenges that can prevent them from building long-term, meaningful careers in the industry, including financial pressures stemming from high levels of student debt, heavy workloads, and the need to evolve skills to meet changing needs from the livestock and poultry industries.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 182,342 including grants of $) See Schedule O
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons	ANDREW WEBER - Business relationship, CHARLENE FINCK - Business relationship, JOSEPH MATTHEWS - Business relationship
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCE STAFF. IT IS REVIEWED IN DEPTH BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO MEET WITH THE FINANCE STAFF AND INDEPENDENT TAX PREPARERS/ADVISORS TO PERFORM THIS REVIEW. A COPY OF THE 990 IS GIVEN TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD PASSES A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE IT.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	THE FOUNDATION IMPLEMENTED A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY, THE FOUNDATION REQUESTS THAT THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH INCLUDES DISCLOSING INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE FOUNDATION MAKES EFFORTS TO REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	THE FOUNDATION WILL MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees	CONSULTING - Total Expense: 614407, Program Service Expense: 614407, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ; Educational Events & Advocacy Programs - Total Expense: 866486, Program Service Expense: 866486, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: ;
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ANDY WEBER SHALL BE VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND SERVES AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE FOUNDATION. THE CHAIRPERSON MAY DECIDE IN HIS OR HER DISCRETION, SO THAT AT ALL TIMES EMPLOYEES OF FARM JOURNAL COMPRISE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION THAT CONSTITUTE A MINORITY OF SUCH DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	ANDREW WEBER, CHARLENE FINCK, AND JOSEPH MATTHEWS HOLD BOARD OR OFFICER POSITIONS WITH FARM JOURNAL INC.