SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE INC (EIN 47-2549969)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-13
IRS object ID: 202303179349309945
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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 D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-13T16:06:28-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390974031	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEGNER CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	230 PARK AVE FL 3	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	101690005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	472549969	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SOUL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5188809372	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1972 NY HWY 2	AddressLine1Txt
City	PETERSBURG	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12138	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TAINA DEL VALLE	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5188809372	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	TAINA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	DEL VALLE	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRUCE MAYER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00187180	PTIN
Phone	2125511724	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-13	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	TAINA DEL VALLE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1972 NY HWY 2	AddressLine1Txt
City	PETERSBURG	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12138	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,954,838	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	SOULFIREFARM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2014	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO FURTHER THE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, NATURAL BUILDING, COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, SPIRITUAL ACTIVISM, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS; TO CONDUCT ON-FARM AND FILED RESEARCH TO ADVANCE BEST PRACTICES IN FARMING AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY; TO PROVIDE ON-FARM TRAINING ON THE BEST PRACTICES IN FARMING AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY TO FARMERS; TO OFFER OFF-FARM PRESENTATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY; TO PUBLISH CURRICULUM, ARTICLES, AND OTHER WRITTEN AND RECORDED WORK FOR THE ON-FARM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT; TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE THE BEST PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	19	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	600	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,959,920	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,605,747	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$341,033	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$255,500	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$21,842	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$48,351	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$37,720	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$31,346	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,360,515	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,940,944	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$121,250	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$67,500	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$560,141	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$998,965	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$118,844	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$521,543	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$687,553	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,202,934	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,754,018	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,157,581	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,186,926	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$11,344,794	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$14,887,632	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$22,725	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$410,680	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$11,322,069	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$14,476,952	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SOUL FIRE FARM IS AN AFRO-INDIGENOUS CENTERED COMMUNITY FARM COMMITTED TO UPROOTING RACISM AND SEEDING SOVEREIGNTY IN THE FOOD SYSTEM. WE RAISE AND DISTRIBUTE LIFE-GIVING FOOD AS A MEANS TO END FOOD APARTHEID. WITH DEEP REVERENCE FOR THE LAND AND WISDOM OF OUR ANCESTORS, WE WORK TO RECLAIM OUR COLLECTIVE RIGHT TO BELONG TO THE EARTH AND TO HAVE AGENCY IN THE FOOD SYSTEM. WE BRING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER ON THIS HEALING LAND TO SHARE SKILLS ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, NATURAL BUILDING, SPIRITUAL ACTIVISM, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. WE ARE TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ACTIVIST-FARMERS AND STRENGTHENING THE MOVEMENTS FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,034,558	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$52,500	GrantAmt
Revenue	$205,495	RevenueAmt
Desc	FARM-BASED - SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE, INC. GROWS 20,000 POUNDS OF VEGETABLES, FRUITS, AND PLANT MEDICINE AND 250 CHICKENS INTENSIVELY ON 2 ACRES OF LAND USING LOW-TILL METHODS; PROVIDES AFFORDABLE, DOORSTEP DELIVERY OF ITS OWN FARM FRESH ORGANIC VEGETABLES, HERBS, EGGS, AND MEAT TO 80+ FAMILIES; TRAINS 130+ NEW FARMER-ACTIVISTS THROUGH OUR BIPOC FIRE (BLACK-INDIGENOUS-PEOPLE OF COLOR FARMING IN RELATIONSHIP WITH EARTH) AND BIPOC BUILDERS WEEKLONG IMMERSIONS; STRENGTHENS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE LAND BY PROVIDING DAYLONG FOOD JUSTICE PROGRAMS TO 250+ BIPOC YOUTH, COMMUNITY FARM DAYS TO 300+ INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND "SOUL FIRE IN THE CITY" LAWN TO GARDEN WORKSHOPS FOR 30+ PEOPLE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$358,380	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$15,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$59,105	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLIC EDUCATION - THROUGH PUBLIC SPEAKING, TRAINING, AND MEDIA, SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE, INC. AWAKENS THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF 3,000 LISTENERS AND READERS WHO INTERACT WITH ITS PUBLIC TALKS, BOOK, AND ARTICLES - AS EVIDENCED BY 30+ EXAMPLES OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS REPORTING THEIR CONCRETE ACTIONS TOWARD FOOD JUSTICE AND LAND SOVEREIGNTY AS A RESULT OF WHAT THEY LEARNED. IN ADDITION, SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE, INC. CATALYZES THE TRANSFER OF RESOURCES, LAND, AND POWER TO BIPOC FARMER-ACTIVISTS BY INCUBATING THE NORTHEAST FARMERS OF COLOR COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, TRAINING 200+ ACTIVISTS THROUGH UPROOTING RACISM IN THE FOOD SYSTEM INTENSIVES, PARTICIPATING IN POLICY-ORGANIZING WORK WITH HEAL, NBFJA, USFSA, AND BUGS, GENERATING 7+ MATCHES THROUGH THE REPARATIONS MAP, AND SUPPORTING THE WORK OF AT LEAST ONE SIBLING FARM INTERNATIONALLY.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,392,938	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	77	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	19	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	THE CHARITY CFO	PersonNm
Phone	3143900220	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1310 PAPIN ST 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63135	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
TAINA DEL VALLE
CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$2,650	$0	$0
GERALD MITCHELL
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TAGAN ENGEL
SECRETARY	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN WASHINGTON
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR CLAUDIA FORD
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR GAIL MYERS
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$2,000	$0	$0
JALAL SABUR
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAVITHA RAO
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEISHA CAMERON
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
OLIVIA WATKINS
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEAH PENNIMAN
CO-EXEC DIR/FARM DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$81,370	$0	$2,434
IFE KILIMANJARO
CO-EXEC DIR/MANAGING DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$79,290	$0	$2,371
CHERYL WHILBY
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$68,890	$0	$2,059

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$234,200	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$6,864	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
NEW FRAMEWORKS CONSTRUCTION
1 MILL ST STE 161	BURLINGTON	VT	05401	CONSTRUCTION SERVICES	$304,037
MPR EXCAVATION LLC
266 CRAVEN RD	DELANSON	NY	12053	EXCAVATING SERVICES	$173,424

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$4,605,747	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$944	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,605,747	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM FEES	110000	$180,418	$180,418
PUBLIC SPEAKING	616000	$62,989	$62,989
FARM INCOME	110000	$12,093	$12,093

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$255,500	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$48,351	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$48,351	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$26,027	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$13,894	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,133	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$9,100	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$3,033	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$19,213	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$19,213	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$19,213	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,940,944	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$264,600	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$70,597	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$52,500	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$241,064	TotalAmt
Program Services	$121,636	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,357	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$66,071	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$576,323	TotalAmt
Program Services	$521,012	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,810	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,501	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,355	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,142	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,332	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$881	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$86,681	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,185	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,384	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,973	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,938	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,845	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,190	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,644	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,603	TotalAmt
Management And General	$27,603	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,039	TotalAmt
Program Services	$101,339	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,541	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,159	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,856	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,554	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,647	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,655	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,697	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,555	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,891	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,251	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$196,127	TotalAmt
Program Services	$175,459	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,548	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,120	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,474	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,350	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,860	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,264	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,525	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,499	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,026	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$112,824	TotalAmt
Program Services	$112,824	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,618	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,192	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,590	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,836	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
FOOD AND SUPPLIES	$63,880	$53,432	$8,359	$2,089
FARM EXPENSES	$23,794	$23,735	$59
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$1,114		$1,114

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,356	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,090	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,823	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,443	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,754,018	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,392,938	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$242,236	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$118,844	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$382,911	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,904	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,631,420	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,372,964	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,733,154	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,563,342	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,760	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,067	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,570	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,375	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,359	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,570,799	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$266,667	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,836,266	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,304,132	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$208,942	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,824	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$529,412	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,159,822	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$300,202	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,344,794	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,887,632	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,925	BOYAmt
EOY	$110,478	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$300,202	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,725	BOYAmt
EOY	$410,680	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,872,265	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,426,646	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,449,804	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,050,306	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,322,069	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,476,952	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,344,794	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,887,632	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$3,186,926	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$32,043	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	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 (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	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	$459,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,196,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,518,625	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,959,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,605,747	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,740,754	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$459,950	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,196,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,518,625	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,959,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,605,747	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,740,754	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,781,120	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$12,959,634	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,647	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15,430	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,060	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$21,842	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$48,351	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$108,330	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,206	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,707	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$11,913	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$17,860,997	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,411,523	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.72560	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.79170	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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,179,100	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$121,696	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,057,404	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$145,672	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$96,078	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$49,594	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,246,027	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$48,893	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,197,134	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,304,132	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MONEY MARKET FUNDS AND CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT	Desc
Book Value	$2,159,822	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$2,159,822	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	Desc
Amt	$300,202	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$300,202	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,930,134	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$32,043	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$7,341	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	-$2	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$24,704	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,954,838	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$13,894	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$13,894	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,940,944	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,775,251	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$7,341	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$13,894	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$21,235	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,754,016	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$2	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$2	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,754,018	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INVESTMENT FEES -2.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B -13,894.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B 13,894.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE FREE SCHOOL	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8 ELM STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	ALBANY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	12202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	237112492	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$10,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	LAND PROTECTION	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	SCHOLARSHIPS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	21	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$52,500	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE ANNUAL REPORT PROVIDED BY THE GRANTEE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS, A COPY OF THE RETURN IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. THE 990 IS ALSO REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUALLY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE SFFI BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESEARCHED SALARIES IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS REGIONALLY AND STATEWIDE BY LOOKING AT 990S. THIS INFORMATION WAS USED TO APPROVE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS BELOW REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE AVERAGES. IN ADDITION TO A MARKET REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARIES, THE BOARD DID A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE SALARIES FOR ALL POSITIONS (FARMERS, PROGRAM DIRECTORS) TO ENSURE SALARIES WERE COMMENSURATE AND DID NOT OUTCOMPETE PRIVATE FARMS. THE FINAL DECISION REGARDING COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED (TYPICALLY IN MINUTES).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.