2023-06-26T19:32:55-05:00 2021-12-31 042442519 EDELSTEIN AND COMPANY LLP 160 FEDERAL STREET 9TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 990 2021-01-01 363383233 FARM AID INC FARM 6173542922 501 CAMBRIDGE STREET 3RD FLOOR CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 GLENDA YODER ASSOC. DIRECTOR & ASSIST. TREASURER 6173542922 2023-06-26 1 GLENDA YODER 999009999 EUGENE BORGONZI P01269879 6172276161 2023-06-26 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z GLENDA YODER 501 CAMBRIDGE STREET 3RD FLOOR CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 12618250 0 X WWW.FARMAID.ORG X 1985 IL FARM AID'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A VIBRANT, FAMILY FARM-CENTERED SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE IN AMERICA. 11 11 20 200 0 0 2693871 9626546 10000 31082 25240 39535 -281030 439680 2448081 10136843 891399 996226 0 0 827652 971044 0 0 347350 787791 846468 2506842 2813738 -58761 7323105 3537834 10975275 363955 493822 3173879 10481453 X FARM AID'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A VIBRANT, FAMILY FARM-CENTERED SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE IN AMERICA. FARM AID ARTISTS AND BOARD MEMBERS WILLIE NELSON, JOHN MELLENCAMP, NEIL YOUNG, DAVE MATTHEWS AND MARGO PRICE HOST AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL TO SUPPORT FARM AID'S WORK WITH FAMILY FARMERS AND TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS. SINCE 1985, FARM AID HAS RAISED MORE THAN $70 MILLION TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT HELP FARMERS THRIVE, EXPAND THE REACH OF THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT, TAKE ACTION TO CHANGE THE DOMINANT SYSTEM OF INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE AND PROMOTE FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS. 0 0 1424876 529726 8500 HELPING FARMERS THRIVE - IN 2021, FARMERS CONTINUED TO STRUGGLE WITH THE IMPACT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, IN ADDITION TO THE TRADITIONAL CHALLENGES THAT FAMILY FARMERS FACE INCLUDING COMPETING IN AN EVER-CONSOLIDATING MARKET THAT FAVORS CORPORATIONS; WEATHER, INCLUDING EXTREME WEATHER AND NATURAL DISASTERS EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE; RISING INPUT COSTS; MARKET CHANGES AND THE DIFFICULTY IN EARNING A FAIR PRICE. THE STRAIN IN THE FARM ECONOMY IS NO ACCIDENT; IT'S THE RESULT OF POLICIES DESIGNED TO ENRICH CORPORATIONS AT THE EXPENSE OF FARMERS AND RANCHERS. IN RESPONSE, FARM AID CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS DIRECT FARMER RESPONSE AND INCREASED ITS ADVOCACY OF SOLUTIONS TO FARM POLICY THAT NEEDS A MASSIVE SHIFT IN DIRECTION ONE THAT IS EQUITABLE TO ALL FARMERS AND DELIVERS FAIR PRICES AND COMPETITIVE MARKETS THAT ALLOW THEM TO MAKE A LIVING. THROUGH THE 1-800-FARM-AID HOTLINE AND FARMHELP@FARMAID.ORG EMAIL SERVICE, FARM AID'S HOTLINE OPERATORS LISTEN TO FARMERS AND REFER THEM TO AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF FAMILY FARM AND RURAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. REFERRALS PROVIDE IMMEDIATE SUPPORT TO FARM FAMILIES IN CRISIS AND FARMERS SEEKING TO TRANSITION TO MORE SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES, AS WELL AS FOR INDIVIDUALS LOOKING TO BECOME FARMERS. IN 2021, FARM AID RECEIVED 589 CONTACTS TO THE 1-800-FARM-AID HOTLINE AND FARMHELP@FARMAID.ORG EMAIL SERVICE. FARM AID ISSUED 52 EMERGENCY GRANTS TO FARM FAMILIES IN CRISIS, TOTALING $26,000.2021 WAS A YEAR OF UNPRECEDENTED EXPANSION FOR THE FARM AID HOTLINE TEAM. WITH FUNDING FROM THE WEST (WRASAP) AND NORTHEAST (FRSAN-NE) REGIONS OF THE USDA'S FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE NETWORK (FRSAN) GRANT, FARM AID WAS ABLE TO HIRE TWO PART-TIME AND TWO FULL-TIME HOTLINE OPERATORS, IN ADDITION TO THE HOTLINE MANAGER AND THE FARMER SERVICES NETWORK MANAGER. THESE NEW HIRES BROUGHT THE SIZE OF THE HOTLINE TEAM TO SIX STAFF. HISTORICALLY THE POSITION OF HOTLINE OPERATOR HAS BEEN HELD BY A SINGLE PERSON, WITH THE OCCASIONAL ADDITION OF ONE OR TWO PART-TIME OPERATORS OVER THE YEARS. WITH MORE STAFF ON THE HOTLINE TEAM, FARM AID SAW INCREASED CAPACITY TO SERVE FARMERS WHO CONTACT OUR HOTLINE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE EXISTING SYSTEMS AND TO DEVELOP NEW ONES.THE HOTLINE TEAM IS GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE AND SPREAD ACROSS THE PACIFIC, CENTRAL AND EASTERN TIME ZONES, WHICH ALLOWED THE HOTLINE HOURS TO EXPAND IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE FARMERS IN THE WEST AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE CURRENT HOTLINE HOURS ARE 6AM TO 7PM PT / 9AM TO 10PM ET.FARM AID'S RESOURCE NETWORK (FARMAID.ORG/IDEAS) OFFERS AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE AND DATABASE OF MORE THAN 700 ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR NEW FARMERS, DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS IN CRISIS, AND SUPPORT FOR FARMERS LOOKING TO TRANSITION TO MORE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION METHODS AND MARKETS. THROUGH THE FARMER RESOURCE NETWORK, FARM AID MAKES CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, FARM SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARMERS. FARM AID POINTS FARMERS AND ADVOCATES TO OUR MOST TRUSTED RESOURCES, NEW OFFERINGS AND TIMELY OPPORTUNITIES VIA OUR CURATED RESOURCE GUIDES.FARM AID SUPPORTED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FARMERS' GUIDE TO COVID-19 RELIEF ALONG WITH FARMERS LEGAL ACTION GROUP, RURAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL-USA, NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION, INTERTRIBAL AGRICULTURE COUNCIL AND THE INDIGENOUS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE. THE FARMERS' GUIDE OFFERS INFORMATION ABOUT THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT FARMERS IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19.WITH NINETY PERCENT OF THE WEST DESIGNATED IN 2021 AS "IN DROUGHT," HALF OF WHICH IS CLASSIFIED AS "SEVERE" TO "EXCEPTIONAL," FARM AID'S HOTLINE TEAM HEARD FROM MANY IMPACTED FARMERS AND CREATED A DIRECTORY OF DROUGHT-SPECIFIC RESOURCES FOR FARMERS. FARM AID GRANTED $113,000 TO ASSIST FARM AND RANCH FAMILIES WHO WERE IMPACTED BY IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM CLIMATE DISASTERS, INCLUDING HISTORIC WINTER STORMS IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA, AND RECORD DROUGHT AND WILDFIRES ACROSS THE WEST.IN MAY, FARM AID PRESIDENT WILLIE NELSON AND PENNSYLVANIA FARMERS UNION VICE PRESIDENT AND FARMER MICHAEL KOVACH MET WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SECRETARY TOM VILSACK IN A WEBINAR BROADCAST ON THE USDA WEBSITE. THEY SPOKE ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION'S PLANS TO STRENGTHEN FAMILY FARMERS AND INVEST IN AMERICA'S RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE DISCUSSION BROUGHT UP MANY POINTS ABOUT HOW FARMERS AND RANCHERS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THAT ISBEING PROPOSED IN THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN AND AMERICAN FAMILIES PLAN. THE BROADCAST ALSO OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE FARMERS AND RURAL RESIDENTS TO GET VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19.FARM AID AWARDED $318,500 IN GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP FARMERS SECURE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BEGIN FARMING, ACCESS NEW MARKETS, GROW SUSTAINABLY, AND BUILD RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF FINANCIAL AND NATURAL DISASTERS. 522205 344500 0 TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM (TACS)- FARM AID WORKS WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE FAIR FARM POLICIES AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING EFFORTS. FARM AID GRANTED $394,500 TO FAMILY FARM ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ENSURE COMPETITIVE MARKETS FOR FAMILY FARMERS, ADDRESS ANTITRUST AND CONTRACT VIOLATIONS, FIGHT FACTORY FARMS, STRENGTHEN THE GRASSROOTS AROUND A UNIFIED VISION FOR OUR FARM AND FOOD SYSTEM, AND AMPLIFY AN EFFECTIVE FARMER VOICE TO REFORM THE FOOD SYSTEM.THE DAY BEFORE THE ANNUAL FARM AID FESTIVAL, FARM AID HOSTED A VIRTUAL FARMER TOWN HALL, WITH MORE THAN 200 PARTICIPANTS TAKING PART. WITH PRESSING ISSUES LIKE CORPORATE CONCENTRATION AND CONSOLIDATION, DEBT RELIEF, RACIAL EQUITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE DOMINATING HEADLINES AND THE COUNTRYSIDE ALIKE, THE FARMER TOWN HALL WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN A PRODUCTIVE AND THOUGHTFUL DIALOGUE BETWEEN FARMERS, PARTNERS, AND POLICYMAKERS, INCLUDING SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TOM VILSACK, SENATORS DEBBIE STABENOW AND TINA SMITH, AND TOP US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) OFFICIALS, TO TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING AND COMPLEX ISSUES OUR COUNTRY FACES. FARMERS AND RANCHERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY SHARED THEIR STORIES, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS THEIR QUESTIONS FOR USDA AND CONGRESS. THEY ASKED CRITICAL QUESTIONS AND RAISED CRUCIAL POINTS ABOUT THE WAYS OUR FOOD SYSTEM IS FAILING TO BEST HONOR FARMERS, RANCHERS, EATERS AND OUR CLIMATE, SOIL AND WATER. FOLLOWING THE TOWN HALL, FARM AID CONTINUED TO FOLLOW UP WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND USDA TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.FARM AID FORMED A WORKING GROUP MADE UP OF PEOPLE DIRECTLY SERVING FARMERS THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY AS WELL AS EXPERTS IN FARM CREDIT AND AGRICULTURAL LAW TO OFFER AND PRESS FOR REFORMS THAT COULD BE MADE ADMINISTRATIVELY AT USDA. THE WORKING GROUP MEETS WEEKLY AND HAS HAD NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH TOP USDA OFFICIALS TO PUSH FOR CHANGES THAT MAKE USDA PROGRAMS AND CREDIT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO FARMERS, ESPECIALLY UNDERSERVED FARMERS, WITH BETTER OUTCOMES FOR FAMILY FARMERS.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FARM AID LENT ITS VOICE AND OTHER SUPPORT TO EFFORTS INCLUDING ADVOCATING FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR FARMERS, WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN UNDERSERVED AND FACED DISCRIMINATION BY USDA; INCREASED CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE FRIENDLY AGRICULTURE FUNDING; A MORATORIUM ON FACTORY FARMS; INCREASED FUNDING TO EXPAND LOCAL LIVESTOCK PROCESSING; WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS FOR MEATPACKING WORKERS; AN EQUITABLE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES; AND REGULATIONS TO ENSURE A FAIR MARKETPLACE FOR AMERICA'S FAMILY FARMERS AND RANCHERS. ADDITIONALLY, FARM AID JOINED 86 OTHER FARMER AND ALLIED FOOD AND RACIAL JUSTICE GROUPS TO EXPRESS SOLIDARITY WITH INDIAN FARMERS' FIGHTING INDIA'S NEW UNJUST FARM LAWS, WHICH WILL INCREASE AGRIBUSINESS' STRANGLEHOLD OVER THEIR FOOD SYSTEM. FARM AID OFFERED SUPPORT TO A DOCUMENTARY FILM TEAM SEEKING TO INTERVIEW FARMERS AND FARM ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. TO SHARE THE OUTCOME OF OUR OWN COUNTRY'S INDUSTRIALIZATION AND CORPORATIZATION OF AGRICULTURE.FARM AID CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A LEADER AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF VARIOUS COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO CHANGE OUR FARM AND FOOD SYSTEM AND ADVANCE THE POWER AND PARTICIPATION OF FARMERS IN THESE EFFORTS. THESE HAVE INCLUDED EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INJUSTICES ACROSS ANIMAL AGRICULTURE, EFFORTS TO ELEVATE ON-THE-GROUND SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE, TO BUILD THE SUPPLY OF NON-GMO FOOD INGREDIENTS AND ANIMAL FEED IN THE U.S., AND TO PROMOTE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE.FARM AID ALSO CONTINUES ITS LEADERSHIP IN THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE VARIED CHALLENGES FACED BY FAMILY FARMERS AND TO ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION AND COLLECTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. 218334 122000 0 GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT - IN 2021, FARM AID AND ITS PARTNERS CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT BOLSTER THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT--THE GROWING NUMBER OF EATERS DEMANDING FAMILY FARM-IDENTIFIED, LOCAL, ORGANIC OR HUMANELY RAISED FOOD. FARM AID AWARDED GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $122,000 TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRENGTHEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THEIR VALUE. THESE GRANTS SUPPORT WORK TO CREATE NEW MARKETS FOR FARMERS AND ENHANCE ACCESS TO GOOD FOOD FOR EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR ZIP CODE. 187639 0 22582 PROMOTING FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS - THE HEART OF FARM AID'S WORK TO PROMOTE FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS IS OUR ANNUAL FARM AID FESTIVAL, WHICH RETURNED LIVE AND IN-PERSON FOLLOWING A VIRTUAL EVENT IN 2020 BECAUSE OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. FARM AID 2021 WAS HELD AT XFINITY THEATRE IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ON SEPTEMBER 25. A CROWD OF 15,000 (WITH TICKET BUYERS REPRESENTING ALL 50 STATES AND THREE CANADIAN PROVINCES) ENJOYED PERFORMANCES BY FARM AID BOARD MEMBERS WILLIE NELSON, JOHN MELLENCAMP, DAVE MATTHEWS WITH TIM REYNOLDS, AND MARGO PRICE. ADDITIONAL ARTISTS INCLUDED TYLER CHILDERS, NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS, BETTYE LAVETTE, JAMEY JOHNSON, ALLISON RUSSELL, LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL, PARTICLE KID, IAN MELLENCAMP, THE HORSE HILL SINGERS AND THE WISDOM INDIAN DANCERS. ALL THE ARTISTS GENEROUSLY DONATED THEIR TIME AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.ON SEPTEMBER 25 AT FARM AID 2021: - FARM AID PARTNERED WITH LEGENDS HOSPITALITY TO SERVE HOMEGROWN CONCESSIONS: FAMILY FARM-SOURCED FOOD GROWN AND RAISED WITH ECOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND A FAIR PRICE PAID TO FARMERS. HOMEGROWN CONCESSIONS BUILDS A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH FARMERS, FOOD COMPANIES, ETHNICALLY DIVERSE FOOD VENDORS AND SPONSORS. MENU ITEMS FEATURED MANY LOCAL VEGETABLE ITEMS, INCLUDING ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS AND CORN ON THE COB. HOT DOGS AND SAUSAGES CAME FROM LOCALLY RAISED LIVESTOCK, PROCESSED AT A NEARBY PLANT. AN ABUNDANCE OF CHEESES AND ICE CREAM WERE SOURCED FROM LOCAL DAIRIES. FISH AND OYSTERS WERE FRESH FROM NEW ENGLAND WATERS. - MANY FOOD COMPANIES AND SPONSORS DONATED FOOD FOR HOMEGROWN CATERING BACKSTAGE AND IN VIP AREAS. CHEFS VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE THEIR SPECIALTIES FOR GUESTS. - THE HOMEGROWN YOUTHMARKET, A FARM FRESH STAND OPERATED BY YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE GRANGE, 4-H AND NEW BRITAIN ROOTS, SOLD A VARIETY OF APPLES AND FRUIT JUICES TO FESTIVALGOERS. - IN FARM AID'S HOMEGROWN VILLAGE, 22 FARM AND FOOD GROUPS ENGAGED FESTIVALGOERS IN HANDS-ON, INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES ABOUT FAMILY FARMERS, SOIL, WATER AND FOOD PRODUCTION. IN THE HOMEGROWN SKILLS TENT, FESTIVALGOERS TOOK PART IN WORKSHOPS ABOUT MUSHROOM AND PLANT FORAGING, MAKING NATURAL DYES, AND LACTO-FERMENTATION. ON THE FARMYARD STAGE, FARMERS, ACTIVISTS AND ARTISTS CAME TOGETHER IN CONVERSATION ABOUT THE STATE OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE, THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR FARMERS, AND AGRICULTURE'S CONNECTION TO CLIMATE. ENGAGING PEOPLE IN A HANDS-ON WAY IN THE HOMEGROWN VILLAGE AND ON THE FARMYARD STAGE FOSTERS DEEP AWARENESS OF KEY FOOD AND FARM ISSUES. - 8,400 POUNDS OF FOOD AND SERVICEWARE WASTE WAS COLLECTED BY BLUE EARTH COMPOST TO BUILD SOILS FOR FUTURE CROPS. VOLUNTEERS HELPED FESTIVALGOERS DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN LANDFILL-BOUND TRASH, RECYCLABLES AND COMPOSTABLES. FARM AID SOLD ITS REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES TO REDUCE WASTE AND ALUMINUM WATER BOTTLES WERE SOLD AT STANDS AS WELL, WITH FREE WATER FOR REFILLS. FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS, MADE WITH CERTIFIED ORGANIC COTTON, WERE SOLD, AND OVERALL MERCHANDISE SALES BROKE PREVIOUS FARM AID PER-HEAD RECORDS. - FARM AID PARTNERED WITH CONNECTICUT FOOD BANK AND OTHER LOCAL FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS FOR DONATION OF GROCERY ITEMS AND USEABLE FOOD REMAINING AFTER THE EVENT. - CORPORATE SPONSORS INCLUDED DISH NETWORK, BUTCHER BOX, TRACTOR SUPPLY FOUNDATION, PORTER-CABLE, LUNDBERG FAMILY FARMS, SPINDRIFT, WHISTLEPIG WHISKEY AND MCMANIS FAMILY VINEYARDS. - FARM AID 2021 GENERATED SEVERAL MAJOR DONATIONS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL GIFTS.FARM AID 2021 EMPHASIZED THE DIVERSITY OF FARMERS AND RANCHERS IN NEW ENGLAND AND ACROSS THE NATION. OVER THE SUMMER, FARM AID STAFF VISITED FEATURED FARMERS ON FARMS ACROSS NEW ENGLAND TO FILM VIDEO SPOTS THAT TELL THEIR STORIES IN A COMPELLING WAY AND BRING FARMER VOICES TO THE FARM AID STAGE AS WELL AS TV AND WEB BROADCASTS. FARM AID INTENTIONALLY SHARED ONLY STORIES OF FARMERS OF COLOR, AS THESE VOICES AND FACES ARE SO OFTEN IGNORED OR NOT SEEN IN NATIONAL MEDIA. THESE INCLUDED AN ORGANIC DAIRY FARMER IN VERMONT; COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS AND YOUTH GROWING FOOD IN URBAN SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS; A YOUNG FARMER COUPLE WHO MOVED FROM NEW YORK CITY TO CONNECTICUT TO FOLLOW THEIR FARM DREAMS; A CAMBODIAN REFUGEE FARMING ORGANICALLY IN CONNECTICUT RAISING CROPS NATIVE TO ASIA AND THE CARIBBEAN; SOMALIAN FARMERS TAKING CARE OF THE LAND AND FEEDING THEIR COMMUNITIES IN MAINE; AN INDIGENOUS MEXICAN FARMER GROWING FOOD FOR HER CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY AND TEACHING OTHER FARMERS HOW TO GROW; AND AN AFRICAN IMMIGRANT FARMER IN NEW YORK STATE WHO TRANSITIONED HIS OWN FARM TO A COMMUNITY FARM THAT GROWS NEW FARMERS AS WELL AS NEW LOCAL MARKETS.FARM AID 2021 RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE, AS WELL AS NATIONAL ATTENTION, INCLUDING FROM THE HARTFORD COURANT, ROLLING STONE AND BILLBOARD. COVERAGE RESULTED IN 781 PRINT, ONLINE AND BROADCAST MEDIA HITS AND MORE THAN 2 MILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. FEATURE STORIES PROMOTED THE ENTERTAINMENT VALUE OF THE FESTIVAL, AS WELL AS THE DIVERSITY OF FARMERS AND IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY FARM AGRICULTURE FOR ALL OF US.FARM AID 2021 WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON CIRCLE TV, A NEW MUSIC-CENTRIC NETWORK, FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH FARM AID'S FARMER STORIES AND A CALL-TO-ACTION FOR DONATIONS AND MERCHANDISE SALES. SIRIUS XM SATELLITE RADIO BROADCAST THE ENTIRE CONCERT LIVE, WITH ARTISTS, FAMILY FARMERS AND ADVOCATES INTERVIEWED BETWEEN MUSIC SETS. THE FESTIVAL WAS WEBCAST LIVE ON WWW.FARMAID.ORG AND FARM AID'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WITH 60,000 VIEWS AND AN AVERAGE OF 35 MINUTES WATCH TIME, AND ADDITIONALLY ON DISH NETWORK AND ON CIRCLE'S FACEBOOK PAGE WITH MORE THAN 180,000 VIEWS.THE FARM AID 2021 APP FOR IPHONE AND ANDROID PROVIDED DETAILS INCLUDING THE MUSIC LINEUP, STORIES ABOUT FEATURED FARMERS, INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATIONS TAKING PART IN THE HOMEGROWN VILLAGE, AND THE MENU FOR HOMEGROWN CONCESSIONS. THE FARM AID 2021 APP WAS DOWNLOADED BY 12,207 PEOPLE, WHO LOGGED 80,844 SESSIONS TOTALING 740,000 SCREEN VIEWS.FARM AID'S SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE ALLOWED PEOPLE TO SHARE HOW THEY SUPPORT FAMILY FARMERS AND FARM AID, REACHING MORE THAN 16 MILLION PEOPLE ON TWITTER, AND MILLIONS MORE ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN ANNOUNCEMENT AND FESTIVAL DAY.OUR ONLINE COMMUNITYFARM AID'S WEBSITE INFORMS AND INSPIRES THE PUBLIC THROUGH STORYTELLING ABOUT AMERICA'S INNOVATIVE FAMILY FARMERS, THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE AND THE SOLUTIONS THEY HOLD. IN ADDITION, IT OFFERS RESOURCES DIRECTLY TO FARMERS AND SHOWS READERS HOW THEY CAN SUPPORT FAMILY FARMERS EVERY DAY IN THEIR OWN LIVES. FARMAID.ORG OFFERS TIMELY NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN FOOD AND FARM ISSUES. IN 2021, THERE WERE 1,276,220 PAGES VIEWED ON WWW.FARMAID.ORG IN 669,585 VISITS BY 482,666 VISITORS.FARM AID COMMUNICATED WITH ITS AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 83,609 EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS AND REACHED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND YOUTUBE. THE NUMBER OF FOLLOWERS ON THESE NETWORKS GREW BY THOUSANDS OF USERS THIS YEAR TO OVER 148,000 FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK, 37,000 ON TWITTER, 38,000 ON INSTAGRAM, AND 523,000 ON YOUTUBE. FARM AID'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL FEATURES MORE THAN 2,580 VIDEOS, WITH NEARLY 396,395,800 LIFETIME VIEWS. 187639 0 22582 2353054 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AK AL CA CT FL GA HI IL IN KS KY MA MD ME MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NY OK OR PA RI SC TN UT WI WV X X GLENDA YODER 6173542922 501 CAMBRIDGE STREET 3RD FLOOR CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 WILLIE NELSON CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNIE NELSON DIRECTOR (ELECTED 3/25/21) 1.00 X 0 0 0 LANA NELSON SECRETARY/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID ANDERSON DIRECTOR (UNTIL 3/25/21) 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD FIELDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL KATZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MATTHEWS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MELLENCAMP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK ROTHBAUM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVELYN SHRIVER TREASURER/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NEIL YOUNG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGO PRICE DIRECTOR (ELECTED 3/25/21) 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN MUGAR EXE. DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT 20.00 X 56154 0 0 GLENDA YODER ASSISTANT TREASURER 35.00 X 97610 0 13484 153764 0 13484 0 0 0 0 MIRROR IMAGE INC 190 EXCHANGE STREET PAWTUCKET RI 02860 MERCH AND FULFILLMENT / STORAGE SERVICES 331811 NEP II INC DBA SCREENWORKS LLC 2 BETA DRIVE PITTSBURGH PA 15238 VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICES 202885 VANGUARD COMMUNICATIONS 2121 K ST NW STE 650 WASHINGTON DC 20037 COMMUNICATIONS/MARKETING SERVICES 165759 THE TEAM COMPANIES LLC 2300 EMPIRE AVE BURBANK CA 91504 STAFFING SERVICES 135424 UPSTAGING INC 821 PARK AVE SYCAMORE IL 60178 LIGHTING SERVICES 120144 5 119964 256591 175450 9074541 4019 9626546 HOMEGROWN CONCESSIONS LICENSE FEE 110000 21749 21749 SERVICE CONTRACT 110000 8500 8500 HOMEGROWN YOUTHMARKET SALES 110000 833 833 31082 17317 17317 45 45 89533 67315 22218 22218 22218 2617513 256591 2362642 254871 254871 129898 51450 78448 78448 LICENSING FEES 110000 106316 106316 106316 10136843 137398 0 372899 X 970226 970226 26000 26000 127208 97769 6373 23066 635388 488343 31833 115212 15404 11839 772 2793 130508 100305 6539 23664 62536 48064 3133 11339 1580 1580 86573 49411 23221 13941 5740 5740 324153 310026 1892 12235 39348 5429 2166 31753 62406 38528 2453 21425 191536 141104 17142 33290 4511 3034 1477 10371 7971 520 1880 38531 10374 716 27441 OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES 37145 33537 841 2767 PRINTING AND REPRODUCTI 22822 22822 SUBSCRIPTIONS & DUES 15516 11094 1347 3075 FACILITY RENTALS AND PR 6236 5589 647 2813738 2353054 113334 347350 2184206 394119 664595 8960090 59750 304120 32415 680196 16012 41259 60283 38327 64796 55580 11827 9216 450879 444518 50367 95930 7500 7500 3537834 10975275 159085 218642 22503 29726 175450 229344 6917 16110 363955 493822 X 2552321 9878599 621558 602854 3173879 10481453 3537834 10975275 7323105 -15531 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 1327995 1636703 1590794 2693871 2214277 9463640 1327995 1636703 1590794 2693871 2214277 9463640 82723 9380917 16526 16414 12856 18662 17362 81820 9545460 13064967 0.98280 0.97340 X SCHEDULE A, PART VI, LIST OF UNUSUAL GRANTS: DESCRIPTION: BEQUEST FROM DISINTERESTED PARTY DATE: 03/18/21 AMOUNT: 7200000. DESCRIPTION: BEQUEST FROM DISINTERESTED PARTY DATE: 12/07/21 AMOUNT: 212269. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 12760 0 0 0 12760 0 2795238 0 2807998 0 290400 0 72600 0 0 0 256624 281014 275065 290400 1103103 1654655 8250 6582 13387 12760 40979 64156 70254 68766 72600 275776 413664 7898 6071 12954 12760 39683 416767 22261 22226 5740 411062 400590 44230 22503 5550 416767 367530 60046 21607 5379 400590 445641 -8123 20789 43821 5378 367530 435714 36706 21439 5340 445641 0.00000 0.00000 1.00000 0 0 64796 55580 9216 9216 DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY 16110 16110 10116383 -15531 811 -14720 10131103 5740 5740 10136843 2808809 811 811 2807998 5740 5740 2813738 PART V, LINE 4: THE USE OF THIS FUND OF $411,062 IS RESTRICTED TO THE YOUNKERS-FARM AID SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE 5,740. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES 5,740. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 1 COMPENSATION N/A 1006 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 TICKET SALES & AUCTION ITEM N/A NORTH AMERICA 0 0 FUNDRAISING N/A EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 FUNDRAISING N/A EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 FUNDRAISING N/A SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 FUNDRAISING N/A 0 1 0 0 0 1 1006 0 1006 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING FOR EXPENDITURES. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: FORM 990, SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3 THE ORGANIZATION SOLD TICKETS FOR THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL TO 19 FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN THE NORTH AMERICA REGION. THE TOTAL TICKET SALES TO THESE INDIVIDUALS TOTALED $28,250, OF WHICH $14,966 WAS IN EXCESS OF THE FAIR MARKET OF THE EXCHANGE AND THUS A CONTRIBUTION. THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE REPORTED ON SCHEDULE B, IF THE AMOUNT OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS EXCEEDED THE REPORTING THRESHOLDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS REGULATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT EXPEND ANY MONEY IN THIS REGION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THESE SALES. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED REVENUE FROM THE SALE OF AN AUCTION ITEM FROM 1 FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL WHO RESIDED IN THE NORTH AMERICA REGION. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT EXPEND ANY MONEY IN THIS REGION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE SALE OF THE AUCTION ITEM. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM 61 FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN THE NORTH AMERICA (36 INDIVIDUALS), EUROPE (17 INDIVIDUALS), EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC (7 INDIVIDUALS), AND SOUTH AMERICA (1 INDIVIDUAL) REGIONS. TOTAL DONATIONS FROM THESE INDIVIDUALS TOTALED $62,643 ($60,586 IN NORTH AMERICA, $1,424 IN EUROPE, $623 IN EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC, AND $10 IN SOUTH AMERICA). THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE REPORTED ON SCHEDULE B, IF THE AMOUNT OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS EXCEEDED THE REPORTING THRESHOLDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS REGULATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT EXPEND ANY MONEY IN THESE REGIONS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THESE DONATIONS. FESTIVAL 2839482 222579 2616903 577560 111920 1671335 AUCTION 34622 34012 610 1827 2874104 256591 2617513 577560 111920 1673162 2362642 254871 1 AGRICULTURAL JUSTICE PROJECT PO BOX 5786 GAINESVILLE FL 32627 352484219 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT AGRICULUTRE & LAND-BASED TRAINING ASSOCIATION PO BOX 6264 SALINAS CA 93912 770566055 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE ALABAMA SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE NETWORK PO BOX 2533 BIRMINGHAM AL 35202 562461946 501(C)(3) 10000 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM ANGELIC ORGANICS LEARNING CENTER 1545 ROCKTON ROAD CALEDONIA IL 61011 364288904 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT APPALACHIAN CENTER FOR ECONOMIC NETWORKS 94 COLUMBUS ROAD ATHENS OH 45701 311129632 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PO BOX 475 DUFFIELD VA 242445227 311445533 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS 145 MAIN STREET PO BOX 136 LYONS NE 68038 470553823 501(C)(3) 19500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM - NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION (NSAC) CITY SEED INC 817 GRAND AVE NO 101 NEW HAVEN CT 06511 830397621 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS C/O PAUL TOWERS PO BOX 363 DAVIS CA 95617 942914745 501(C)(3) 32500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM; 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TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM IOWA CITIZENS FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT 2001 FOREST AVENUE DES MOINES IA 50311 421110721 501(C)(3) 12000 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM KANSAS FARMERS UNION 115 E MARLIN SUITE 108 MCPHERSON KS 67460 480806620 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM KNOX INC 75 LAUREL STREET HARTFORD CT 06106 060985421 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT LAND FOR GOOD INC PO BOX 625 KEENE NH 03431 020530711 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE LAND LOSS PREVENTION PROJECT PO BOX 179 DURHAM NC 27702 561348982 501(C)(3) 20000 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE LAND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT 821 EAST 35TH STREET SUITE 200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 411466054 501(C)(3) 12000 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE LOCAL FOOD HUB PO BOX 4647 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22905 264137130 501(C)(3) 10000 0 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERS ASSOCIATION 294 CROSBY BROOK RD PO BOX 170 UNITY ME 04988 016048322 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE MARBLESEED INC PO BOX 339 SPRING VALLEY WI 54767 391824623 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE MICHAEL FIELDS AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE INC N8030 TOWNLINE ROAD PO BOX 990 EAST TROY WI 53120 391449246 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE MISSOURI RURAL CRISIS CENTER 1906 MONROE STREET COLUMBIA MO 65201 431432033 501(C)(3) 12000 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM MULTIPLIER 548 MARKET STREET PMB 81178 SAN FRANCISCO CA 941045401 912166435 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE REFORM COLLABORATIVE (AARC) NATIONAL CENTER FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY PO BOX 3838 BUTTE MT 59701 810361047 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE NATIONAL FAMILY FARM COALITION 222 MAIN STREET GLOUCESTER MA 01930 382652620 501(C)(3) 20000 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS COALITION 418 BROADWAY ALBANY NY 12207 472072946 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM NEBRASKA FARMERS UNION 1305 PLUM STREET LINCOLN NE 68502 470711632 501(C)(3) 12000 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE - NEBRASKA RURAL RESPONSE COUNCIL/HOTLINE NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMERS ASSOCIATION INC 54 NEDSLAND AVENUE TITUSVILLE NJ 085601714 222574183 501(C)(3) 15000 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM NORTHERN PLAINS RESOURCE COUNCIL 220 S 27TH STREET SUITE A BILLINGS MT 59101 810367205 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATION 41 CROSWELL ROAD COLUMBUS OH 43214 341638273 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM OKLAHOMA BLACK HISTORICAL RESEARCH PROJECT INC ATTN WILLARD TILLMAN 3506 N FOREST PARK DR OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73121 311608998 501(C)(3) 5500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE OKLAHOMA FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION PO BOX 24000 OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73124 731393355 501(C)(3) 5500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE OREGON RURAL ACTION INC PO BOX 1231 LA GRANDE OR 97850 030383463 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION PO BOX 440 SANTA CRUZ CA 95061 770252545 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE ORGANIC SEED ALLIANCE PO BOX 772 PORT TOWNSEND WA 98368 510175667 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM PASA SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE 1631 N FRONT STREET HARRISBURG PA 17102 251685497 501(C)(3) 57500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE POWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE COUNCIL 934 N MAIN STREET SHERIDAN WY 82801 742183158 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM PRACTICAL FARMERS OF IOWA 1615 GOLDEN ASPEN DRIVE STE 101 AMES IA 50010 421255174 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE QUIVIRA COALITION INC 1413 2ND STREET STE 1 SANTE FE NM 87505 311551770 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE RED CLIFF BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA 88455 PIKE ROAD BAYFIELD WI 54814 391178866 501(C)(3) 10000 0 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT RED TOMATO INC 10 SIMS AVENUE STE 102 PROVIDENCE RI 02909 043375151 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE RODALE INSTITUTE 611 SIEGFRIEDALE ROAD KUTZTOWN PA 19530 237206884 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM - ORGANIC FARMERS ASSOCIATION ROGUE FARM CORPS PO BOX 86024 PORTLAND OR 97286 030529330 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE RURAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL - USA PO BOX 640 PITTSBORO NC 27312 561704863 501(C)(3) 25000 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; 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HELPING FARMERS THRIVE - THE CARROT PROJECT TIDES CENTER PO BOX 889385 LOS ANGELES CA 900889385 943213100 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT - NORTHEAST SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE WORKING GROUP (NESAWG) TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE INC C/O NEW ENTRY SUSTAINABLE FARMING PROJECT 733 CABOT ST BEVERLY MA 01915 042103634 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE WATERKEEPERS CHESAPEAKE PO BOX 11075 TAKOMA PARK MD 209131075 454381850 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM WEST VIRGINIA FOOD & FARM COALITION 3820 MACCORKLE AVENUE SE CHARLESTON WV 25304 462706460 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM WESTERN COLORADO ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY ACTION 2481 COMMERCE BLVD PO BOX 1931 GRAND JUNCTION CO 81502 840837218 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM WISCONSIN FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION 117 W SPRING STREET CHIPPEWA FALLS WI 54729 391854577 501(C)(3) 7500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM WISCONSIN TRIBAL CONSERVATION ADVISORY COUNCIL INC 607 GREEN BAY AVENUE OCONTO FALLS WI 541541564 020778620 501(C)(3) 10000 0 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE WORC EDUCATION PROJECT 220 S 27TH STREET BILLINGS MT 59101 450356819 501(C)(3) 19500 0 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM - AMERICAN AGRICULTURE MOVEMENT INC IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PO BOX 4550 IOWA CITY IA 52244 421143702 501(C)(3) 13233 0 N/A N/A SCHOLARSHIPS UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA 3835 HOLDREDGE STREET LINCOLN NE 68588 470049123 501(C)(3) 6947 0 N/A N/A SCHOLARSHIPS 89 0 EMERGENCY GRANTS 51 26000 0 N/A N/A PART I, LINE 2: FARM AID REQUIRES A FINAL REPORT FROM GRANTEES TO SHARE KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CHALLENGES AND LEARNING BASED ON THEIR WORK. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 WILLIE NELSON AND LANA NELSON - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. WILLIE NELSON AND MARK ROTHBAUM - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. WILLIE NELSON AND ANNIE NELSON - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE WERE NO COMMITTEE MEETINGS HELD IN 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THIS FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ASSISTANT TREASURER, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AND OUTSOURCED CONTROLLER AND ANY QUESTIONS ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE TAX PREPARER BEFORE FILING FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C FARM AID'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS. IT IS MONITORED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 FARM AID METHODICALLY ASSESSES AND MAKES DECISIONS ON SALARY LEVELS BASED ON INDEPENDENT MARKET RATE COMPENSATION SURVEYS PRODUCED BY ITS PAYROLL PROVIDER, A NATIONAL LEADER IN PAYROLL MANAGEMENT. SALARIES ARE DETERMINED USING THE COMPENSATION ANALYSES, AND BASED ON THE 50TH PERCENTILE OF MARKET RATE FOR EACH POSITION GIVEN FARM AID'S GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AND LINE OF WORK. ADDITIONALLY, FARM AID UTILIZES BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DATA FOR ANNUAL COST OF LIVING SALARY INCREASES, TO BE WAIVED IN THE EVENT OF SEVERE ORGANIZATIONAL FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY, OR IN THE EVENT OF A RECENT MARKET RATE ADJUSTMENT. EXPANSION OF JOB DESCRIPTION IS THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN MAKING OTHER SALARY INCREASES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES ALL FINAL SALARY DETERMINATIONS, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY, IN WHICH CASE, IT IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FARM AID DISCLOSES KEY FINANCIAL AND GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC ACCESS AT HTTPS://WWW.FARMAID.ORG/ABOUT-US/ANNUAL-REPORT/. DOCUMENTS THAT ARE POSTED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW INCLUDE THE ANNUAL ACTIVITIES REPORT, IRS FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE MOST RECENTLY AUDITED FISCAL YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION'S IRS LETTER OF DETERMINATION, AND ITS FORM 1023, WHICH INCLUDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 120,439. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,862. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,740. TOTAL EXPENSES 129,041. MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS & MEDIA: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 187,427. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 30. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,495. TOTAL EXPENSES 192,952. CATERING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,160. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,160. FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1F THIS AMOUNT ALSO INCLUDES $242,500 OF SPONSORSHIP INCOME RECEIVED FOR THE CONCERT IN 2021.