2016-11-14T15:00:28-06:00 2016-04-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 1301 W 22ND ST STE 1100 OAK BROOK IL 60523 990 2015-05-01 264499028 FARM FOUNDATION NFP FARM 6305719393 1301 W 22ND STREET NO 906 OAK BROOK IL 60523 CONSTANCE CULLMAN PRESIDENT 6305719393 2016-11-09 1 GREGORY S ADAMS P00095597 6305738600 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z CONSTANCE CULLMAN 1301 W 22ND STREET NO 906 OAK BROOK IL 60523 2304969 0 X WWW.FARMFOUNDATION.ORG X 2009 IL BE A CATALYST FOR SCIENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICY IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD SYSTEMS, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. 6 6 12 0 0 0 2461806 2129418 145310 167915 169 135 0 7501 2607285 2304969 0 0 0 0 1085631 1225042 0 0 0 1238389 1503347 2324020 2728389 283265 -423420 595000 251062 353008 432490 241992 -181428 X TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR SOUND PUBLIC POLICY IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD SYSTEMS, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES BY FUNDING DEVELOPMENT, DISSEMINATION, AND PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS, EDUCATION MATERIALS AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FINDINGS VIA COMMITTEE MEETINGS, FORUMS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND SYMPOSIA. 0 0 1902017 175416 HOSTED A SERIES OF FARM FOUNDATION FORUMS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., TO PROMOTE DISCUSSION OF CRITICAL ISSUES IMPACTING AGRICULTURE, THE FOOD SYSTEM AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. TOPICS RANGED FROM TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES AND OPTIONS TO FUND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, THE WATER QUALITY AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY. ADVANCED WORK ON SOIL PRESERVATION AND SOIL HEALTH THROUGH THE SOIL RENAISSANCE, A PROJECT TO EXAMINE MEASUREMENT TOOLS FOR SOIL HEALTH, RESEARCH NEEDS AND THE ECONOMICS OF SOIL HEALTH. DEVELOPED AND PLANNED A 2016 PROJECT TO EXAMINE STEWARDSHIP OF MEDICALLY-IMPORTANT ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS IN FOOD-PRODUCING ANIMALS. THESE THREE MAJOR INITIATIVES WERE IN ADDITION TO OTHER WORK COMPLETED IN THE AREAS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE EDUCATION. 1902017 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 14 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X CONSTANCE CULLMAN 6305719393 1301 W 22ND STREET SUITE 906 OAK BROOK IL 60523 MARK SCHOLL CHAIRMAN 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAY ARMSTRONG PAST CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE SWEDBERG VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH HUND TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLENE FINCK DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE HOFFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEILSON CONKLIN PRESIDENT 36.00 4.00 X 245459 0 48155 SHELDON JONES VP, PROJ AND FINANCE 36.00 4.00 X 192145 0 39625 MARY M THOMPSON SECRETARY AND VP OF OPERATIONS 36.00 4.00 X 156132 0 22490 TIM P BRENNAN DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 139432 0 26593 733168 0 136863 4 0 1 0 0 1413000 153276 563142 2129418 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 167915 167915 167915 135 135 MISC. 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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFY FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A). THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AS OF APRIL 30, 2016 AND 2015. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NEILSON CONKLIN PRESIDENT 214118 0 31341 0 0 0 32281 0 15874 0 293614 0 100987 0 SHELDON JONES VP, PROJ AND FINANCE 176647 0 15498 0 0 0 17737 0 21888 0 231770 0 72899 0 MARY M THOMPSON SECRETARY AND VP OF OPERATIONS 144296 0 11836 0 0 0 12191 0 10299 0 178622 0 51289 0 TIM P BRENNAN DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 127072 0 12360 0 0 0 12731 0 13862 0 166025 0 53560 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 TAX FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR A REVIEW BEFORE SUBMISSION TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS SUBMIT YEARLY DECLARATIONS OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD TAKES APPROPRIATE ACTION ON THESE CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE FARM FOUNDATION NFP BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVES AS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE BOARD'S DUE DILIGENCE INCLUDED REVIEW OF THE BENCHMARK COMPENSATION LEVELS FROM PRIVATE SECTOR FOR PROFIT AND OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMPILED DATA (COUNCIL OF FOUNDATIONS) AS WELL AS SENIOR MANAGEMENT'S ASSESSMENT OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GOAL ATTAINMENT FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD. THE BOARD'S DIRECTION ON COMPENSATION WAS CONVEYED TO AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FARM FOUNDATION, NFP MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G MANAGE SOIL RENAISSANCE AND ANTIMICROBIAL EDUCATION PROJECTS, SEARCH FIRM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 283,487. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 95,702. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 379,189. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT OR THE SELECTION PROCESS USED TO SELECT AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE YEAR. FARM FOUNDATION 1301 WEST 22ND STREET OAK BROOK IL 60523 362270048 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR FARM FOUNDATION, NFP IL 501(C)3 LINE 11B, II N/A 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0