2015-12-14T15:34:46-06:00 2015-04-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 1301 W 22ND ST STE 1100 OAK BROOK IL 60523 990 2014-05-01 264499028 FARM FOUNDATION NFP FARM 6305719393 1301 W 22ND STREET NO 906 OAK BROOK IL 60523 SHELDON R JONES VP, PROJ & FIN 6305719393 2015-12-14 1 GREGORY S ADAMS P00095597 6305738600 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z NEILSON CONKLIN 1301 W 22ND STREET NO 906 OAK BROOK IL 60523 2607285 0 X WWW.FARMFOUNDATION.ORG X 2009 IL BE A CATALYST FOR SCIENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICY IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD SYSTEMS, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. 5 5 9 0 0 0 1762513 2461806 107015 145310 151 169 1100 0 1870779 2607285 0 0 0 0 960590 1085631 0 0 0 1226125 1238389 2186715 2324020 -315936 283265 352543 595000 393816 353008 -41273 241992 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 1563415 145310 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. 1563415 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 17 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X SHELDON R JONES 6305719393 1301 W 22ND STREET SUITE 906 OAK BROOK IL 60523 JAY ARMSTRONG CHAIRMAN 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BARRY FLINCHBAUGH PAST CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE HOFFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK SCHOLL VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE SWEDBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEILSON CONKLIN PRESIDENT 36.00 4.00 X 222125 0 48458 SHELDON JONES TREASURER & VP, PROJ AND FIN 36.00 4.00 X 187250 0 37130 MARY M THOMPSON SECRETARY AND VP OF OPERATIONS 36.00 4.00 X 151149 0 21950 TIM P BRENNAN DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 0.00 X 128400 0 20981 688924 0 128519 4 0 1 0 0 1256544 164803 1040459 2461806 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 145310 145310 145310 169 169 2607285 145310 0 169 X 419470 335576 83894 457064 214866 242198 156925 97372 59553 52172 32373 19799 19545 19545 39780 39780 271289 212724 58565 49395 34607 14788 37590 13757 23833 24791 19121 5670 82407 51133 31274 317795 289262 28533 237081 230178 6903 4437 4437 7548 7548 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA 54337 54337 MEMBERSHIP DUES AND SUB 37626 37626 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 25889 25889 BANK FEES 17043 6557 10486 11836 11836 2324020 1563415 760605 0 182290 63010 120587 186760 17239 301100 3294 8699 5012 11565 21762 7168 19032 14594 5089 9272 352543 595000 221768 296943 172048 56065 393816 353008 X -74525 -184098 33252 426090 -41273 241992 352543 595000 283265 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1710753 1614365 2204037 1762513 2461806 9753474 1710753 1614365 2204037 1762513 2461806 9753474 5742236 4011238 199 151 169 519 2356 31 1100 3487 9757480 654151 0.41110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 21762 7168 14594 14594 X PART X, LINE 2: THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A). 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, 2015 AND 2014. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NEILSON CONKLIN PRESIDENT 206911 0 15214 0 0 0 31341 0 17117 0 270583 0 80209 0 SHELDON JONES TREASURER & VP, PROJ AND FIN 170531 0 16719 0 0 0 15498 0 21632 0 224380 0 72448 0 MARY M THOMPSON SECRETARY AND VP OF OPERATIONS 139813 0 11336 0 0 0 11836 0 10114 0 173099 0 49122 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 INCREASING CONSERVATION PROJECTS, SEARCH FIRM: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 212,724. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 58,565. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 271,289. 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. 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