2014-12-05T13:18:45-06:00 2014-04-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 1301 W 22ND ST STE 1100 OAK BROOK IL 60523 990 2013-05-01 264499028 FARM FOUNDATION NFP FARM 6305719393 1301 W 22ND STREET NO 906 OAK BROOK IL 60523 SHELDON R JONES VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY 6305719393 2014-12-02 1 GREGORY S ADAMS P00095597 6305738600 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z NEILSON CONKLIN 1301 W 22ND STREET NO 906 OAK BROOK IL 60523 1870779 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 2204037 1762513 134843 107015 199 151 0 1100 2339079 1870779 0 0 0 0 738045 960590 0 0 0 1354542 1226125 2092587 2186715 246492 -315936 634879 352543 360216 393816 274663 -41273 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 1411434 108115 SUPPORTED COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS TO HELP POLICY MAKERS, CITIZENS, AND FARMERS MAKE BETTER DECISIONS IN THE AREA OF GLOBALIZATION, COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, RURAL COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT, CONSUMER ISSUES AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES. 1411434 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 13 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 MARK SCHOLL VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BARRY L FLINCHBAUGH PAST CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE HOFFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE SWEDBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 NEILSON C CONKLIN PRESIDENT 36.00 4.00 X 230426 0 15214 SHELDON R JONES SECRETARY/TREASURER 36.00 4.00 X 181796 0 16719 MARY M THOMPSON COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 146389 0 11336 558611 0 43269 3 0 1 0 NATURAL RESOURCE SOLUTIONS LLC 1430 FRONT AVENUE LUTHERVILLE MD 21093 PROGRAMMATIC OVERSIGHT 232750 1 1211904 53376 497233 1762513 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 107015 107015 107015 151 151 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 1100 1100 1100 1870779 108115 0 151 X 358881 287105 71776 393495 193875 199620 156738 100124 56614 51476 32883 18593 17814 17814 32782 32782 442579 298047 144532 19861 7746 12115 38765 11596 27169 24902 18250 6652 66005 42164 23841 255939 227826 28113 172401 167601 4800 3073 3073 8917 8917 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA 57725 57725 MEMBERSHIP DUES AND SUB 35064 35064 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 21287 21287 MISCELLANEOUS 18050 18050 10961 2930 8031 2186715 1411434 775281 0 197733 182290 321264 120587 30000 17239 67447 3294 15000 5012 23481 4449 3040 19032 395 5089 634879 352543 169607 221768 190609 172048 360216 393816 X 274663 -74525 33252 274663 -41273 634879 352543 -315936 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2377861 1710753 1614365 2204037 1762513 9669529 2377861 1710753 1614365 2204037 1762513 9669529 5962000 3707529 199 151 350 2356 31 1100 3487 9673366 662543 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 23481 4449 19032 19032 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, 2014 AND 2013. THE FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE 2010, 2011 AND 2012 TAX YEARS, ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NEILSON C CONKLIN PRESIDENT 200884 0 29542 0 0 0 15214 0 0 0 245640 0 95190 0 SHELDON R JONES SECRETARY/TREASURER 165564 0 16232 0 0 0 16719 0 0 0 198515 0 70338 0 MARY M THOMPSON COMMUNICATIONS 135383 0 11006 0 0 0 11336 0 0 0 157725 0 47692 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. 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