2020-12-03T14:49:14-06:00 2019-12-31 042442519 EDELSTEIN AND COMPANY LLP 160 FEDERAL STREET 9TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110 990 2019-01-01 363383233 FARM AID INC FARM 6173542922 501 CAMBRIDGE STREET 3RD FLOOR CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 GLENDA YODER ASSOC. DIRECTOR & ASSIST. TREASURER 6173542922 2020-12-03 1 EUGENE BORGONZI P01269879 6172276161 2020-12-02 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z GLENDA YODER 501 CAMBRIDGE STREET 3RD FLOOR CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 5594871 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 15 357 0 0 1636703 1590794 37749 52993 23388 24933 1081073 1232308 2778913 2901028 730419 1000281 0 0 705292 717128 0 0 250876 696765 908259 2132476 2625668 646437 275360 3038855 3496370 137964 283962 2900891 3212408 X FARM AID'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A VIBRANT, FAMILY FARM-CENTERED SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE IN AMERICA. SINCE 1985, IT HAS HOSTED AN ANNUAL CONCERT TO SUPPORT FARM AID'S WORK WITH FAMILY FARMERS AND TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS. FARM AID HELPS FARMERS THRIVE, EXPANDS THE REACH OF THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT, TAKES ACTION TO CHANGE THE DOMINANT SYSTEM OF INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE, AND PROMOTES FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS. 0 0 1108518 594424 9263 HELPING FARMERS THRIVE - SINCE 2013, AMERICA'S FARMERS AND RANCHERS HAVE WEATHERED A 50 PERCENT DROP IN NET FARM INCOME. THE STRAIN IN TODAY'S 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 DELIVERS FAIR PRICES TO FARMERS THAT ALLOW THEM TO MAKE A LIVING. IN 2019, FARM AID CONTINUED TO SERVE AS AN EXPERT ON THE ISSUES OF FARMER STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH, WITH MANY HIGH-PROFILE INTERVIEWS INCLUDING ON BROADCAST NEWS SUCH AS CBS NEWS, PBS NEWSHOUR, BBC AND NPR, AND IN PRINT OUTLETS SUCH AS TIME MAGAZINE, THE WASHINGTON POST, NEW YORK TIMES, BLOOMBERG NEWS, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL AND PROGRESSIVE FARMER.THROUGH THE 1-800-FARM-AID HOTLINE AND FARMHELP@FARMAID.ORG EMAIL SERVICE, FARM AID'S HOTLINE MANAGER, MADELINE LUTKEWITTE, REFERS FARMERS 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. AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2019, FARM AID RECEIVED 773 CONTACTS TO THE 1-800-FARM-AID HOTLINE AND FARMHELP@FARMAID.ORG EMAIL SERVICE. FARM AID HAS ISSUED 64 EMERGENCY GRANTS TO FARM FAMILIES IN CRISIS, TOTALING $32,000. 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.IN JANUARY, FARM AID COMMUNICATED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ON FAMILY FARMERS, INCLUDING VIA AN INTERVIEW ON PBS NEWS HOUR ABOUT HOW THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN HAD THE POTENTIAL TO SHUT DOWN FAMILY FARMS.IN THE SPRING, FARM AID ACTIVATED THE FAMILY FARM DISASTER FUND TO SEND IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO FARMERS IN THE MIDWEST AND PLAINS AFFECTED BY HISTORIC FLOODING. FARM AID RAISED AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $210,000 TO HELP FARMERS IN NEBRASKA, IOWA, MISSOURI, KANSAS, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN AND SOUTH DAKOTA NAVIGATE THEIR OPTIONS ON THE LONG ROAD TO DISASTER RECOVERY. ADDITIONAL FLOODING LATER IN 2019 EXPANDED FARM AID'S DISASTER RESPONSE TO TEXAS. SINCE 2017, FARM AID HAS HELPED BRING AWARENESS AND ACTION TO THE ISSUE OF FARMER MENTAL HEALTH VIA ADVOCACY ON THE FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE NETWORK (FRSAN), WHICH WAS AUTHORIZED IN THE 2018 FARM BILL. THE BILL CALLS FOR $10 MILLION IN ANNUAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO FARMERS AND THOSE WORKING IN AGRICULTURE. IN 2019, FARM AID WAS PART OF A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT WON A FRSAN GRANT TO BUILD A FARMER SUPPORT NETWORK IN THE NORTHEAST. "BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST" WILL CONVENE A NETWORK OF FARMER SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BUILD CONNECTIONS AND COLLABORATION. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL GATHER RESOURCES, PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON REGIONAL NEEDS, DEVELOP AN ONLINE CLEARINGHOUSE TO SHARE AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND REFERRALS WITH FARMERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND TRAIN SERVICE PROVIDERS ON THE NETWORK, AVAILABLE RESOURCES, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR WORKING WITH FARMERS UNDER STRESS. THIS WORK WILL BUILD ON THE LEGACY OF FARM AID'S 34 YEARS OF DIRECT FARM SERVICE AND ITS WORK TO BUILD STRONG FARMER NETWORKS OF SUPPORT. IN JULY, FARM AID PARTNERED WITH THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA) TO PRODUCE A WEBINAR FOR APA'S MEMBERSHIP OF MENTAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UNIQUE STRESSORS THAT FARMERS FACE. APA'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. ARTHUR EVANS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF APA'S EXECUTIVE TEAM, ATTENDED FARM AID 2019 AND THE PRE-EVENTS TO MEET FARMERS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW APA CAN UNIQUELY BRING ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE AND SERVE FARMERS. FARM AID WILL CONTINUE AND EXPAND THIS PARTNERSHIP INTO 2020. IN JULY 2018, FARM AID WAS AWARDED $219,285 IN FUNDING FROM THE KEEPSEAGLE CY PRES PROCESS, THE NATIVE AMERICAN AGRICULTURE FAST TRACK FUND (NAAFTF). NAAFTF FUNDING SUPPORTS FARM AID'S WORK THROUGH 2020 TO ANALYZE AND BOLSTER THE RESOURCE OFFERINGS SPECIFIC TO NATIVE AMERICAN FARMERS AND ENSURE THOSE OFFERINGS ARE EFFECTIVELY NETWORKED, CATALOGUED AND COMMUNICATED. IN 2019, FARM AID PRIORITIZED OUTREACH TO NATIVE AMERICAN FARM ORGANIZATIONS AND FARMERS AND BEGAN THE WORK TO CONVENE AN ADVISORY GROUP TO PLAN A NATIVE AMERICAN FARMER AND RANCHER TRAINING PROGRAM TO TAKE PLACE IN 2020. AS PART OF FESTIVAL OUTREACH, FARM AID ENGAGED EACH OF THE 11 NATIVE TRIBES OF WISCONSIN. IN NOVEMBER, FARM AID POSTED A FULL-TIME POSITION FOR THIS WORK WITH A GOAL TO HIRE IN EARLY 2020. FARM AID WAS HONORED TO CONTINUE TO LEND ITS EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT LEAD CLASS COUNSEL IN ITS GRANTING OF CY PRES FUNDS FROM THE HISTORIC CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, IN RE BLACK FARMERS DISCRIMINATION LITIGATION, BROUGHT BY BLACK FARMERS AGAINST THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR DECADES OF DISCRIMINATION IN FARM LENDING. IN 2017, LEAD CLASS COUNSEL FROM THIS CASE ENGAGED FARM AID AS A TECHNICAL ADVISOR DUE TO ITS LONG YEARS OF EXPERIENCE COLLABORATING WITH AND MAKING GRANTS TO AFRICAN AMERICAN FARMING ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2019, FARM AID SUPPORTED LEAD CLASS COUNSEL IN IS REVIEW OF REPORTS FROM THE BLACK FARMER ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVED GRANTS THROUGH THE PROCESS DESIGNED BY FARM AID AND PROVIDED A REPORT TO LEAD CLASS COUNSEL.FARM AID AWARDED $317,500 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. FARM AID MADE GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $224,100 TO ASSIST FARM FAMILIES AFFECTED BY HISTORIC, EXTREME FLOODING ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND PLAINS IN THE SPRING AND IN TEXAS IN THE FALL. AN ADDITIONAL $32,000 WAS GRANTED TO SUPPORT FARMERS AFFECTED BY EMERGENCIES AND ECONOMIC DISASTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING LOW DAIRY AND CROP PRICES. 571760 322429 762 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 $299,500 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.FARM AID'S FARMER LEADERSHIP FUND GRANTED $46,386 TO DEFRAY EXPENSES FOR FARMER LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS, STRATEGY MEETINGS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO ELEVATE THE VOICE OF FAMILY FARMERS.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FARM AID BROUGHT FORWARD OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARMERS AND EATERS TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY, FOR EXAMPLE TO PROTECT BASIC RIGHTS FOR LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY FARMERS AND FOR FEDERAL SUPPORT OF FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT BRING FARM-FRESH FOOD TO SCHOOL CAFETERIAS. ADDITIONALLY, FARM AID LENT SUPPORT TO EFFORTS LIKE CALLING ON ELECTED OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR OFFICE, TO ENSURE A FAIR MARKETPLACE FOR AMERICA'S FAMILY FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 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, AND EFFORTS 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 TO IN THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE VARIED CHALLENGES FACED BY FAMILY FARMERS AND TO ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION AND COLLECTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. 272940 667 42968 PROMOTING FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS - THE HEART OF FARM AID'S WORK TO PROMOTE FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS IS OUR ANNUAL FARM AID FESTIVAL. FARM AID 2019 WAS HELD AT ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE IN EAST TROY, WISCONSIN, ON SEPTEMBER 21. A SOLD-OUT CROWD OF 30,000 (WITH TICKET BUYERS REPRESENTING ALL 50 STATES) ENJOYED PERFORMANCES BY FARM AID BOARD MEMBERS WILLIE NELSON, NEIL YOUNG, JOHN MELLENCAMP AND DAVE MATTHEWS WITH TIM REYNOLDS. ADDITIONAL ARTISTS INCLUDED BONNIE RAITT, LUKE COMBS, NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS, JAMEY JOHNSON, MARGO PRICE, LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL, YOLA, TANYA TUCKER, JAMESTOWN REVIVAL, PARTICLE KID, IAN MELLENCAMP, THE HO-CHUNK NATION THUNDERCLOUD SINGERS, AND THE WISDOM INDIAN DANCERS. ALL THE ARTISTS GENEROUSLY DONATED THEIR TIME AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.ON SEPTEMBER 21 AT FARM AID 2019:- THROUGHOUT THE VENUE, FARM AID SERVED ITS HOMEGROWN CONCESSIONS: FAMILY FARM-SOURCED FOOD WITH AN ECOLOGICAL STANDARD AND A FAIR PRICE PAID TO FARMERS. HOMEGROWN CONCESSIONS BUILDS A STRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FARMERS, FOOD COMPANIES, THE VENUE CONCESSIONAIRE AND VENDORS. MENU ITEMS FEATURED MANY LOCAL WISCONSIN PRODUCTS, INCLUDING BREAD AND PRETZELS BAKED WITH WHEAT FROM FARMERS WITH REGENERATIVE PRACTICES. FOOD COMPANIES AND SPONSORS DONATED FOOD THAT MET FARM AID'S CRITERIA FOR HOMEGROWN CATERING BACKSTAGE AND IN VIP AREAS.- THE HOMEGROWN YOUTHMARKET, OPERATED BY YOUNG PEOPLE FROM LOCAL YOUTH AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATIONS FFA, THE GRANGE, TEENS GROW GREENS AND NEU-LIFE, BROUGHT LOCAL APPLES, CIDER AND BAKED GOODS TO FESTIVALGOERS.- IN FARM AID'S HOMEGROWN VILLAGE, 40 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 BEEKEEPING, SOAP MAKING, GRAIN MILLING AND SEED SAVING. ON THE FARMYARD STAGE, RENOWNED AG BROADCASTER PAM JAHNKE HOSTED CONVERSATIONS WITH FARMERS, ACTIVISTS AND ARTISTS, EXPLORING ISSUES LIKE NATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS AND FARMER MENTAL HEALTH. FESTIVALGOERS' PARTICIPATION IN HOMEGROWN EXHIBITS AND CONVERSATIONS DEMONSTRATES THAT ENGAGING PEOPLE IN A HANDS-ON WAY FOSTERS DEEP AWARENESS OF KEY FOOD AND FARM ISSUES.- 13,868 POUNDS OF FOOD AND SERVICEWARE WASTE WAS COLLECTED BY COMPOST CRUSADERS TO BUILD SOILS FOR FUTURE CROPS. A SIZEABLE VOLUNTEER EFFORT HELPED FESTIVALGOERS DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN LANDFILL-BOUND TRASH, RECYCLABLES AND COMPOSTABLES. FARM AID SOLD REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES TO REDUCE PLASTIC USE. A RECORD NUMBER OF FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS, MADE WITH CERTIFIED ORGANIC COTTON, WERE SOLD.- FARM AID PARTNERED WITH MILWAUKEE'S HUNGER TASKFORCE TO ORGANIZE A FOOD DRIVE AND POST-EVENT FOOD RESCUE. MORE THAN 17,000 POUNDS OF FOOD WAS COLLECTED TO BENEFIT LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED. - CORPORATE SPONSORS INCLUDED PATAGONIA WORKWEAR, FARMER FOCUS, PETE AND GERRY'S ORGANIC EGGS, HORIZON ORGANIC, NEW GLARUS BREWING COMPANY, CHEESE CITY BEER, ORGANIC VALLEY AND TOY FARMER.- FARM AID GENERATED SEVERAL MAJOR DONATIONS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL GIFTS.- FARM AID PARTNERED WITH MADISON'S WKOW AND QUINCY MEDIA TO BROADCAST A TELETHON THE DAY BEFORE FARM AID 2019, WHICH BROUGHT IN NEARLY $47,000 IN DONATIONS FROM VIEWERS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST.AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A GROWING NATIONAL FARM CRISIS, FARM AID 2019 EMPHASIZED THE DETERMINATION OF FARMERS AND RANCHERS IN WISCONSIN AND ACROSS THE NATION TO SURVIVE MOUNTING CHALLENGES THAT INCLUDE DEVASTATING WEATHER, LOW PRICES AND HARMFUL FARM AND TRADE POLICIES. FARM AID HOSTED SEVERAL PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS IN WISCONSIN TO BRING FARMERS, ADVOCATES AND ACTIVISTS TOGETHER, ENGAGE THE PUBLIC, AND INVITE THE MEDIA TO HIGHLIGHT ISSUES OF CONCERN TO FAMILY FARMERS AND EATERS AND THE STORIES OF THEIR RESILIENCE.- FARM AID'S FORWARD FROM HERE EVENT WAS INSPIRED BY WISCONSIN'S UNIQUE CULTURAL AND POPULIST HERITAGE IN ORDER TO INSPIRE ACTION, BUILD COMMUNITY, ELEVATE MODELS FOR EXERCISING FARMER POWER AND FOSTER SOLIDARITY.- A FARMER MEETING AND BREAKFAST, ATTENDED BY FARMERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WAS HELD ON FRIDAY MORNING.- FARM AID HOSTED THREE FARM TOURS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON-FOCUSING ON MILWAUKEE'S LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM; HEALTHY SOIL AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE; AND ON-FARM INNOVATIONS THAT ARE HELPING FARMERS SURVIVE THE CURRENT FARM CRISIS.- FARM AID EVE, A CELEBRATION OF FAMILY FARMERS AND GOOD FOOD, BROUGHT TOGETHER 400 DONORS, FARMERS, ACTIVISTS, VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF FARM AID'S CORE COMMUNITY THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FESTIVAL. THE SECOND SPIRIT OF FARM AID AWARDS WERE PRESENTED IN FOUR CATEGORIES. JOEL GREENO AND BENNY BUNTING RECEIVED THE FARMER ACTIVIST AWARD; KARL ADAMS OF LIVE NATION RECEIVED THE PRODUCTION TEAM AWARD; MIKE WANCHIC RECEIVED THE ARTIST AWARD; AND MONA LEE BROCK WAS POSTHUMOUSLY HONORED FOR HER LIFELONG WORK AS A FARM ADVOCATE. BEFORE DOORS OPENED AT FARM AID 2019, FARM AID HELD A PRESS EVENT ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA. THE EVENT FEATURED FARM AID'S BOARD ARTISTS AND FARMERS, ADVOCATES AND ACTIVISTS WORKING IN THE STATE. OVER THE SUMMER, FARM AID STAFF VISITED WITH FEATURED FARMERS TO FILM VIDEO SPOTS THAT TELL THEIR STORIES IN A COMPELLING WAY AND CREATE A JUMPING OFF POINT FOR THE PRESS EVENT CONVERSATION. THE VIDEOS TOLD THE STORIES OF FARMERS COMING TOGETHER TO BUILD POWER, INCLUDING DAIRY FARMERS ORGANIZING FOR FAIR PRICES; NATIVE AMERICAN FARMERS REBUILDING FOOD SOVEREIGNTY; HMONG FARMERS TAKING CARE OF THE LAND AND FEEDING THEIR COMMUNITIES; WOMEN FARMERS REVITALIZING THEIR RURAL COMMUNITIES; AND SMALL GRAINS AND PASTURE-BASED FARMERS BUILDING NEW, LOCAL MARKETS AND MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE. FARM AID 2019 RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE, AS WELL AS NATIONAL ATTENTION, INCLUDING FROM MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, NBC NIGHTLY NEWS, ABC NEWS NIGHTLINE, USA TODAY, RFD-TV, ROLLING STONE AND BILLBOARD MAGAZINE. STORIES RESULTED IN 2,048 PRINT, ONLINE AND BROADCAST MEDIA HITS AND MORE THAN 2 BILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. FEATURE STORIES PROMOTED THE ENTERTAINMENT VALUE OF THE FESTIVAL, AS WELL AS THE CURRENT FARM ECONOMY CRISIS THAT PUTS OUR FAMILY FARMERS AND OUR FOOD SYSTEM AT RISK.FARM AID 2019 WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON AXS TV, AND A HIGHLIGHTS SPECIAL WILL AIR IN 2020. 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 NEARLY 100,000 VIEWS AND AN AVERAGE OF 30 MINUTES WATCH TIME.THE FARM AID 2019 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 2019 APP WAS DOWNLOADED BY 12,012 PEOPLE (UP 36% FROM 2018), WHO LOGGED 77,000 SESSIONS WITH AN AVERAGE SESSION TIME OF MORE THAN 5 MINUTES.FARM AID'S SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SHARE HOW THEY SUPPORT FAMILY FARMERS AND FARM AID, REACHING MORE THAN 20 MILLION PEOPLE 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 2018, THERE WERE MORE THAN 810,000 VISITS TO WWW.FARMAID.ORG BY MORE THAN 580,000 VISITORS.FARM AID COMMUNICATED WITH ITS AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 81,000 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 (133,000 ON FACEBOOK, 33,500 ON TWITTER, 21,000 ON INSTAGRAM, AND 213,000 ON YOUTUBE). FARM AID'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL FEATURES MORE THAN 2,300 VIDEOS, WITH NEARLY 200 MILLION LIFETIME VIEWS. 229143 82761 0 GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT (GGFM)- IN 2019, 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 $65,615 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. 229143 82761 0 2182361 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 15 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 AZ CA CT FL GA HI IL IN KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC ND OK OR PA RI SC UT WV WI X X GLENDA YODER 6173542922 501 CAMBRIDGE STREET 3RD FLOOR CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 WILLIE NELSON CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL ENGLISH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LANA NELSON SECRETARY/DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID ANDERSON DIRECTOR 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 CAROLYN MUGAR EXE. DIRECTOR & VICE PRESI 20.00 X 48512 0 0 GLENDA YODER ASSISTANT TREASURER 40.00 X 91972 0 10346 140484 0 10346 0 0 0 0 VANGUARD COMMUNICATIONS 2121 K STREET NW SUITE 650 WASHINGTON DC 20037 COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS 209734 THE TEAM COMPANIES INC 901 W ALAMEDA AVENUE SUITE 100 BURBANK CA 91506 STAFFING AGENCY 132803 2 10972 334387 1245435 79760 1590794 HOMEGROWN CONCESSIONS LICENSE FEE 110000 37349 37349 SERVICE CONTRACT 110000 8500 8500 HOMEGROWN YOUTHMARKET SALES 110000 5619 5619 FARM TOURS 110000 1525 1525 52993 12689 12689 167 167 250706 238462 12244 12244 12244 3502098 334387 2415386 1086712 1086712 109440 39995 69445 69445 LICENSING FEES 110000 75984 75984 75984 2901028 128977 0 1181257 X 963329 963329 36952 36952 102440 78774 5534 18132 474482 364870 25629 83983 14803 11383 800 2620 71978 55351 3887 12740 53425 41083 2886 9456 113909 107362 6547 5379 5379 306130 289272 1732 15126 31817 22046 2695 7076 37658 18395 1113 18150 126454 92497 12667 21290 41811 35696 2192 3923 72366 72366 6986 5372 377 1237 35187 9572 8655 16960 OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES 61465 48489 11437 1539 PRINTING AND REPRODUCTI 30406 1088 67 29251 CATERING, FOOD & BEVERA 23554 23554 SUBSCRIPTIONS & DUES 15137 12272 19 2846 2625668 2182361 192431 250876 1797297 1487923 663083 663867 65333 38853 6109 742843 19583 16333 64951 66627 54929 49606 760 5323 398272 432142 15967 34959 7500 7500 3038855 3496370 107222 259070 30742 20724 0 4168 137964 283962 X 2178069 2468471 722822 743937 2900891 3212408 3038855 3496370 275360 36157 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 1296648 1369354 1327995 1636703 1590794 7221494 1296648 1369354 1327995 1636703 1590794 7221494 282041 6939453 16995 21450 16526 16414 12856 84241 7305735 14715772 0.94990 0.92370 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6071 511 6582 2613707 2620289 281014 70254 0 0 251524 263476 256624 281014 1052638 1578957 5666 5100 8250 6582 25598 62881 65869 64156 70254 263160 394740 4966 5100 7898 6071 24035 367530 0 60046 21607 0 5379 400590 445641 0 -8123 20789 43821 5378 367530 435714 0 36706 21439 0 5340 445641 436144 0 26564 20694 0 6300 435714 457892 0 6746 22965 0 5529 436144 1.00000 0 0 54929 49606 5323 5323 DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY 4168 4168 2931806 36157 36157 2895649 5379 5379 2901028 2620289 0 2620289 5379 5379 2625668 PART V, LINE 4: THE USE OF THIS FUND OF $400,590 IS RESTRICTED TO THE YOUNKERS-FARM AID SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEE 5,379. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES 5,379. NORTH AMERICA 0 0 TICKET SALES N/A EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 TICKET SALES N/A MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 1 SALARY N/A 6772 0 1 0 0 0 1 6772 0 6772 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 33 FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN THE NORTH AMERICA (28 INDIVIDUALS) AND EUROPE (5 INDIVIDUALS) REGIONS. THE TOTAL TICKET SALES TO THESE INDIVIDUALS TOTALED $88,547 ($86,869 IN NORTH AMERICA & $1,678 IN EUROPE). ONE OF THE FOREIGN INDIVIDUALS IN THE NORTH AMERICA REGION PURCHASED $59,500 OF TICKETS, $41,060 OF WHICH IS IN EXCESS OF THE FAIR MARKET OF THE EXCHANGE AND THUS A CONTRIBUTION. THIS FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL WAS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE B IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS REGULATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT EXPEND ANY MONEY IN THESE REGIONS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THESE SALES. FESTIVAL 3785214 300066 3485148 73687 615063 88379 1569189 LUCK REUNION 51271 34321 16950 4500 1863 14165 48540 3836485 334387 3502098 78187 616926 102544 1617729 2415386 1086712 1 AGRICULTURE & LAND-BASED TRAINING ASSOCIATION PO BOX 6264 SALINAS CA 93912 770566055 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE ALABAMA SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE NETWORK PO BOX 2533 BIRMINGHAM AL 35202 562461946 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE APPALACHIAN CENTER FOR ECONOMIC NETWORKS 94 COLUMBUS ROAD ATHENS OH 45701 311129632 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE APPALACHIAN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 1096 OLE BERRY RD SUITE 100 ABINGDON VA 24210 311445533 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE CALIFORNIA FARMLINK 335 SPRECKELS DRIVE SUITE F APTOS CA 95003 943332630 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS PO BOX 136 145 MAIN STREET LYONS NE 68038 470553823 501(C)(3) 50000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS - NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS PO BOX 363 DAVIS CA 95617 942914745 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS COMMUNITY FARM ALLIANCE PO BOX 130 BEREA KY 40403 611092056 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS COUNCIL FOR HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEMS PO BOX 809 CAMERON TX 76520 451420591 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS - FARM AND RANCH FREEDOM ALLIANCE CULTIVATE KANSAS CITY 300 E 39TH STREET KANSAS CITY MO 64111 202365320 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT DAKOTA RURAL ACTION PO BOX 549 BROOKINGS SD 57006 460398656 501(C)(3) 9042 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE INC 2150 ALLSTON WAY SUITE 460 BERKELEY CA 94704 942889684 501(C)(3) 10000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS FAMILY FARM DEFENDERS PO BOX 1772 MADISON WI 53703 391814573 501(C)(3) 12957 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS; GROWING THEGOOD FOOD MOVEMENT FARMERS LEGAL ACTION GROUP 6 WEST 5TH STREET SUITE 650 ST PAUL MN 55102 363431212 501(C)(3) 30000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE FARMWORKER ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA 1264 APOPKA BLVD APOPKA FL 32703 592683978 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN COOPERATIVES 2769 CHURCH STREET EAST POINT GA 30344 581026695 501(C)(3) 45400 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS; GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT FONDY FOOD CENTER 1617 W NORTH AVENUE SUITE 4 MILWAUKEE WI 53205 311751969 501(C)(3) 8000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE FRIENDS OF FAMILY FARMERS 249 LIBERTY STREET NE SUITE 212 SALEM OR 97301 300390131 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS GROWNYC 100 GOLD STREET SUITE 3300 NEW YORK NY 10038 132765465 501(C)(3) 7500 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL 5941 JEFFERSON STREET SUITE B ALBUQUERQUE NM 87109 850324203 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE HUNGER TASK FORCE 201 S HAWLEY COURT MILWAUKEE WI 53214 391345847 501(C)(3) 7000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE IDAHO ORGANIZATION OF RESOURCE COUNCILS 910 W MAIN STREET 244 BOISE ID 83702 465310102 501(C)(3) 7000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS ILLINOIS STEWARDSHIP ALLIANCE 230 S BROADWAY ST SUITE 200 SPRINGFIELD IL 62701 376160476 501(C)(3) 7000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE & TRADE POLICY 2105 FIRST AVENUE S MINNEAPOLIS MN 55404 363501938 501(C)(3) 7500 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS INTERCHURCH MINISTRIES OF NEBRASKA 215 CENTENNIAL MALL SOUTH SUITE 512 512 LINCOLN NE 68508 470379495 501(C)(3) 102500 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE IOWA CITIZENS FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT 2001 FOREST AVENUE DES MOINES IA 50311 421110721 501(C)(3) 10000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PO BOX 4550 IOWA CITY IA 52244 421143702 501(C)(3) 12478 N/A N/A SCHOLARSHIPS KANSAS FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION 115 E MARLIN SUITE 108 BOX 1064 MCPHERSON KS 67460 481183833 501(C)(3) 8500 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS; GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT LAND LOSS PREVETION PROJECT PO BOX 179 DURHAM NC 27702 561348982 501(C)(3) 15500 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS; GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT LAND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT 821 EAST 35TH STREET SUITE 200 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 411466054 501(C)(3) 10000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERS PO BOX 170 UNITY ME 04988 016048322 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE MICHAEL FIELDS AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE N8030 TOWNLINE ROAD PO BOX 990 EAST TROY WI 53120 391449246 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE MIDWEST ORGANIC & SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION SERVICE PO BOX 339 SPRING VALLEY WI 54767 391824623 501(C)(3) 7500 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE MISSOURI RURAL CRISIS CENTER 1108 RANGELINE STREET COLUMBIA MO 65201 431432033 501(C)(3) 10500 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS NATIONAL FAMILY FARM COALITION 222 MAIN STREET GLOUCESTER MA 01930 382652620 501(C)(3) 28000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS; GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT NATIONAL FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION 20 F STREET NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20009 311582315 501(C)(3) 80000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS COALITION PO BOX 1074 HUDSON NY 12534 472072946 501(C)(3) 7500 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION 411 SHELDON ROAD BARRE MA 01005 222574183 501(C)(3) 15000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS; GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT NORTHERN PLAINS RESOURCE COUNCIL 220 S 27TH STREET SUITE A BILLINGS MT 59101 810367205 501(C)(3) 7500 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATION 41 CROSWELL ROAD COLUMBUS OH 43214 341638273 501(C)(3) 7000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS OPERATING SPRING PLANT INC 2615-B GELA ROAD OXFORD NC 27565 582037106 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE OREGON RURAL ACTION PO BOX 1231 LA GRANDE OR 97850 030383463 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION PO BOX 440 SANTA CRUZ CA 95060 770252545 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PO BOX 419 MILLHEIM PA 16854 251685497 501(C)(3) 7000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE PRACTICAL FARMERS OF IOWA 1615 GOLDEN ASPEN DRIVE SUITE 101 AMES IA 50010 421255174 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE QUIVIRA COALITION 1413 SECOND STREET SUITE 1 SANTE FE NM 87505 311551770 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE RED CLIFF BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEW 88455 PIKE ROAD BAYFIELD WI 54814 391178866 501(C)(3) 5115 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT RED TOMATO INC 76 EVERETT SKINNER ROAD PLAINVILLE MA 02762 043375151 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE RODALE INSTITUTE 611 SIEGFRIEDALE ROAD KUTZTOWN PA 19530 237206884 501(C)(3) 6500 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS - ORGANIC FARMERS ASSOCIATION RURAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION PO BOX 640 PITTSBORO NC 27312 561704863 501(C)(3) 32500 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURE PROJECT 1120 WASHINGTON AVENUE SUITE 200 GOLDEN CO 80401 208688122 501(C)(3) 10000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS - ILLINOIS CITIZENS FOR CLEAN AIR & WATER SOUTHWEST GEORGIA PROJECT 1216 DAWSON ROAD SUITE 108 ALBANY GA 31707 581172475 501(C)(3) 10000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE TEXAS ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERS ASSOCIATION PO BOX 48 ELGIN TX 78621 742687511 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE THE FOOD GROUP 8501 54TH AVENUE N NEW HOPE MN 55428 411246504 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE TIDES CENTER 1012 TOREY AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129 943213100 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT - NORTHEAST SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE WORKING GROUP (NESAWG) TUFTS UNIVERSITY 136 HARRISON AVENUE BOSTON MA 02111 042103634 501(C)(3) 6000 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT - NEW ENTRY SUSTAINABLE FARMING PROJECT WORC EDUCATION PROJECT 220 S 27TH STREET SUITE B BILLINGS MT 59101 841123481 501(C)(3) 19500 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS; GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT - AMERICAN AGRICULTURE MOVEMENT WEST VIRGINIA FOOD & FARM COALITION 3820 MACCORKLE AVENUE SE CHARLESTON WV 25304 462706460 501(C)(3) 7000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS WISCONSIN FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION 117 W SPRING STREET CHIPPEWA FALLS WI 54729 391854577 501(C)(3) 12000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS WISCONSIN TRIBAL CONSERVATION ADVISORY COUNCIL INC 7118 CITY ROAD GILLET WI 54124 020778620 501(C)(3) 7500 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA 3835 HOLDREDGE STREET LINCOLN NE 68588 470049123 501(C)(3) 6551 N/A N/A SCHOLARSHIPS ANGELIC ORGANICS LEARNING CENTER 1545 ROCKTON ROAD CALEDONIA IL 61011 364288904 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE CITY SEED INC 817 GRAND AVE 101 NEW HAVEN CT 06511 830397621 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE ONE SUGARLOAF STREET SOUTH DEERFIELD MA 01373 043416862 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT CONNECTICUT FARMLAND TRUST 77 BUCKINGHAM STREET HARTFORD CT 06106 320007171 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE DAKOTA RESOURCE COUNCIL 1720 BURNT BOAT ROAD 104 BISMARCK ND 58503 450363903 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS DREAMING OUT LOUD 80 M STREET SE WE WORK WASHINGTON DC 20003 261286043 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND 1005 MAIN ST UNIT 8130 PAWTUCKET RI 02860 204625643 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT FOOD WORKS PO BOX 3855 CARBONDALE IL 62902 263662215 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE GREATER MILWAUKEE SYNOD OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTH CHURCH IN AMERICA 1212 S LAYTON BLVD MILWAUKEE WI 53215 363514257 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE - ALICE'S GARDEN URBAN FARM GREEN VILLAGE INITIATIVE 325 LAFAYETTE ST UNIT 9101 BRIDGEPORT CT 06604 271439954 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT GROW PITTSBURGH 6587 HAMILTON AVE 2W PITTSBURGH PA 15206 432112710 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT HARTFORD FOOD SYSTEMS 190 WETHERSFIELD AVE HARTFORD CT 06114 060199180 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS KNOX HARTFORD 75 LAUREL STREET HARTFORD CT 06106 060985421 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE LAND FOR GOOD 39 CENTRAL SQUARE SUITE 306 KEENE NH 03431 020530711 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE LOCAL FOOD HUB PO BOX 4647 CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22905 264137130 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE NATIONAL CENTER FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY PO BOX 3838 BUTTE MT 59702 810361047 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE ONEIDA NATION PO BOX 365 ONEIDA WI 54155 396081138 INDIAN TRIBE 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE OREGON TILTH 2525 SE 3RD ST CORVALLIS OR 97333 943029559 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE ORGANIC SEED ALLIANCE PO BOX 772 PORT TOWNSEND WA 98368 510175667 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION FOR COMPETITIVE MARKETS PO BOX 6486 LINCOLN NE 68506 911904212 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS POWDER RIVER BASIN RESOURCE COUNCIL 934 NORTH MAIN ST SHERIDAN WY 82801 742183158 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A GROWING THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT ROGUE FARM CORPS PO BOX 533 ASHLAND OR 97520 030529330 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE RURAL VERMONT 46 EAST STATE ST MONTPELIER VT 05602 223045871 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS SOUTHEAST MA AGRICULTURAL PARTNERSHIP PO BOX 80625 SOUTH DARTMOUTH MA 02536 201625240 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE SOUTHERN SAWG PO BOX 1552 FAYETTEVILLE AR 72702 710844535 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS SUSTAINABLE FOOD CENTER 2921 E 17TH STREET BUILDING C AUSTIN TX 78702 742441468 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE THE LAND CONNECTION 206 N RANDOLPH ST SUITE 400 CHAMPAIGN IL 61820 371413944 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND 89 SOUTH ST SUITE 700 BOSTON MA 02111 042261109 501(C)(3) 10000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS - THE CARROT PROJECT & REAL FOOD GENERATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS REAL FOOD CHALLENGE) TRUST FOR CONSERVATION INNOVATION 405 14TH STREET SUITE 164 OAKLAND CA 94612 912166435 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS - ANIMAL AGRICULTURE REFORM COLLABORATIVE (AARC) VERMONT GRASS FARMERS ASSOCIATION 327 US ROUTE 302 BARRE VT 05641 030352796 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A HELPING FARMERS THRIVE WATERKEEPERS CHESAPEAKE PO BOX 11075 TAKOMA PARK MD 20913 454381850 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS WESTERN CO ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY ACTION 2481 COMMERCE BLVD PO BOX 1931 GRAND JUNCTION CO 81502 840837218 501(C)(3) 5000 N/A N/A TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS 93 0 EMERGENCY AND FARM DISASTER GRANTS 64 32000 0 N/A N/A LEADERSHIP GRANTS TO PROMOTE FARMING 8 4952 0 N/A N/A PART I, LINE 2: FARM AID REQUIRES TWO REPORTS PER GRANT CYCLE. 1. THE FIRST REPORT, DUE ON JULY 15 OF THE GRANT YEAR, SHOULD PROVIDE A NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION ON HOW THE GRANTEE HAS USED THEIR GRANT AWARD IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE GRANT YEAR. IF THE GRANT FUNDS HAVE BEEN FULLY EXPENDED AT THIS TIME, THIS REPORT MAY BE CONSIDERED THE FINAL REPORT, BUT MUST BE IDENTIFIED AS SUCH IN THE COVER LETTER. 2. THE SECOND REPORT, DUE ON FEBRUARY 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR, SHOULD UPDATE THE SAME INFORMATION THROUGH THE END OF THE GRANT YEAR AND PROVIDE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA ON ACTIVITIES AND FARMERS REACHED THROUGH MEMBERSHIP, OUTREACH AND HOTLINE SERVICES. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED UNTIL ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING GRANT REPORTS ARE RECEIVED AND APPROVED BY FARM AID. X 1 1273 MARKET QUOTATIONS X DONATED AUCTION ITEMS AND PACKAGES 40 78187 ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE X FOOD AND BEVERAGES 1 300 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 1 PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH A THIRD PARTY THAT USES AN ONLINE AUCTION PLATFORM TO SELL A CURATED LIST OF AUCTION ITEMS. AUCTION ITEMS INCLUDE MEMORABILIA FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS AND ARTISTS THAT PERFORM AT THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL AS WELL AS TICKETS TO THE FESTIVAL AND OTHER EXPERIENCES. THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THE AUCTION ITEMS BENEFIT THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 WILLIE NELSON AND LANA NELSON - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. WILLIE NELSON AND MARK ROTHBAUM - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE WERE NO COMMITTEE MEETINGS HELD IN 2019. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE 2019 FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO MANAGEMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. A FINAL DRAFT IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. 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 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, AND ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 90,898. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,724. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,640. TOTAL EXPENSES 97,262. MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS & MEDIA: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 198,374. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 10,486. TOTAL EXPENSES 208,868. FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1F THIS AMOUNT ALSO INCLUDES $301,883 OF SPONSORSHIP INCOME RECEIVED FOR THE CONCERT AND BENEFIT EVENTS IN 2019.