SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE INC (EIN 47-2549969)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-17
IRS object ID: 202543219349306274
Schema version: 2024v5.2
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 L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-11-17T10:20:28-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	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	2024-01-01	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	5188802034	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	5188802034	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRUCE MAYER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00187180	PTIN
Phone	2125511724	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-11-13	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	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	$2,961,045	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 FIELD 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	21	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	400	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,015,620	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,555,438	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$143,375	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$141,097	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$214,560	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$229,728	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$12,889	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$22,017	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,386,444	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,948,280	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,090	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,152,870	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,312,192	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$97,712	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,052,828	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,777,718	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,205,698	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,091,000	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,180,746	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$142,720	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$16,133,114	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$15,934,737	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$468,753	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$423,848	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$15,664,361	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$15,510,889	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO FURTHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,989,099	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$104,273	RevenueAmt
Desc	FARM-BASED - SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE, INC. (SFFI) RAISES 15,000 POUNDS OF VEGETABLES, FRUITS, PLANT MEDICINE, AND EGGS INTENSIVELY ON 2 ACRES OF LAND USING LOW-TILL METHODS; PROVIDES AFFORDABLE, DOORSTEP DELIVERY OF ITS OWN FARM FRESH NATURALLY-GROWN VEGETABLES, HERBS, EGGS, AND PRESERVES TO 240+ CSA MEMBERS PLUS 1600+ FARM-TO-TABLE MEALS; TRAINS 205+ NEW FARMERS THROUGH OUR INTENSIVE IMMERSIONS; STRENGTHENS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE LAND BY PROVIDING DAYLONG FOOD JUSTICE PROGRAMS TO 102+ YOUTH, COMMUNITY FARM DAYS TO 811+ INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND "SOUL FIRE IN THE CITY" LAWN TO GARDEN WORKSHOPS FOR 47+ PEOPLE, WHILE MAINTAINING SOIL ORGANIC MATTER AT >10%.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$529,463	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,090	GrantAmt
Revenue	$44,700	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLIC EDUCATION - THROUGH PUBLIC SPEAKING, TRAINING, AND MEDIA, SOUL FIRE FARM INSTITUTE, INC. AWAKENS THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF 35,424+ LISTENERS AND READERS WHO INTERACT WITH ITS PUBLIC TALKS, INTERVIEWS, AND 52 NEW PUBLICATIONS - AS EVIDENCED BY >75% OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS REPORTING THEIR CONCRETE ACTIONS TOWARD FOOD AND LAND JUSTICE AS A RESULT OF WHAT THEY LEARNED. IN ADDITION, SFFI TRAINS 177+ CHANGEMAKERS THROUGH ONLINE PROGRAMS AND MENTORS 10 NEW FARMERS ANNUALLY IN THE BRAIDING SEEDS FELLOWSHIP. SFFI PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 37 PARTICIPANTS, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES TO 47 MEMBERS IN THE SPEAKERS COLLECTIVE. AS MEMBERS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COALITIONS, INCLUDING HEAL, NBFJA, BUGS, BF ECOSYSTEM, SFFI ADVOCATES FOR A JUST FOOD SYSTEM.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,518,562	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	0	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	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	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	Yes (1)	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	89	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	21	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	Yes (1)	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 STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAINT LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63103	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 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)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN WASHINGTON
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GERALD MITCHELL
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TAGAN ENGEL
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR CLAUDIA FORD
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JALAL SABUR
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$300	$0	$0
KAVITHA RAO
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEISHA CAMERON
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GERALDINE GUTIERREZ
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KONDA MASON
DIRECTOR	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEAH PENNIMAN
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$74,950	$0	$15,981
CHERYL WHILBY
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$76,880	$0	$15,304

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$152,130	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$31,285	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
MPR EXCAVATION LLC
266 CRAVEN RD	DELANSON	NY	12053	EXCAVATING & DEMOLITION SERVICES	$447,380
PAUL B MINBIOLE
137 TORY HILL ROAD	HOOSICK FALLS	NY	12090	CONSTRUCTION/CONTRACTING	$111,669

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$2,555,438	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$17,106	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,555,438	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM FEES	110000	$87,600	$87,600
PUBLIC SPEAKING	616000	$44,790	$44,790
FARM INCOME	110000	$8,707	$8,707

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$141,097	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$217,353	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$217,353	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$18,375	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6,000	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$12,375	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,375	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$12,375	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$17,266	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$6,765	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,501	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,876	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$2,625	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,516	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$11,516	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$11,516	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,948,280	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$148,973	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$243,869	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,090	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,090	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$183,415	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,481	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$45,967	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$45,967	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$927,295	TotalAmt
Program Services	$762,036	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$139,185	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,074	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,678	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,816	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,780	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,082	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,839	TotalAmt
Program Services	$77,489	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,810	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,540	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,965	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,522	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,997	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,446	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,955	TotalAmt
Management And General	$94,955	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$240,769	TotalAmt
Program Services	$218,688	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,081	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$339	TotalAmt
Management And General	$339	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,907	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,290	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$503	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,640	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,240	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,607	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,793	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$561,754	TotalAmt
Program Services	$542,588	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,018	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,148	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,318	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,434	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,884	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,520	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,578	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,942	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$281,559	TotalAmt
Program Services	$281,559	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,917	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,480	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,949	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,488	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FOOD AND SUPPLIES	$394,883	$322,910	$71,973
FARM EXPENSES	$30,444	$30,244	$200
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$641		$641

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,279	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,108	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,671	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,091,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,518,562	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$474,726	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$97,712	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$310,182	BOYAmt
EOY	$448,769	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,622,954	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,248,590	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,229,018	BOYAmt
EOY	$350,657	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,972	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,491	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,945	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,178	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,106	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,636	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$8,453,975	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$680,859	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,871,741	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,773,116	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,514	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,689	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$686,792	BOYAmt
EOY	$777,312	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$285,890	BOYAmt
EOY	$271,299	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,133,114	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,934,737	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$182,863	BOYAmt
EOY	$152,549	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$285,890	BOYAmt
EOY	$271,299	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$468,753	BOYAmt
EOY	$423,848	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	$13,465,278	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,505,205	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,199,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,005,684	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,664,361	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,510,889	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,133,114	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,934,737	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$142,720	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$10,752	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	$7,518,625	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,959,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,605,747	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,015,620	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,555,438	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$21,655,350	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$7,518,625	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,959,920	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,605,747	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,015,620	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,555,438	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$21,655,350	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,792,955	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$16,862,395	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$14,060	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$21,842	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$48,351	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$213,496	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$217,353	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$515,102	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$22,170,452	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,310,546	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.76060	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.72980	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	$4,250,175	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$365,959	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,884,216	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$462,614	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$135,568	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$327,046	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,741,186	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$179,332	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,561,854	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$7,773,116	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	Desc
Amt	$271,299	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$271,299	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,944,293	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$10,752	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$10,752	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,955,045	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$6,765	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$6,765	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,948,280	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,097,765	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$6,765	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$6,765	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,091,000	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,091,000	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B -6,765.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B 6,765.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
SARAH PENNIMAN
SISTER OF CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$52,535	WAGES PAID	0
JONAH VITALE-WOLFF
SPOUSE OF CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$81,100	WAGES PAID	0
NESHIMA VITALE- PENNIMAN
CHILD OF CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$12,730	WAGES PAID	0
EMET VITALE-PENNIMAN
CHILD OF CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$13,764	WAGES PAID	0

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 15	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.
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.