2025-11-17T17:37:34+00:00 2024-12-31 440160260 Forvis Mazars LLP 135 West 50th Street New York NY 10020 990 2024-01-01 273513787 Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation FARM 3146200024 401 9TH STREET NW STE 730 WASHINGTON DC 20004 TRICIA BEAL CEO & TREASURER 3146200024 2025-11-18 true Aaron Shapiro P01333816 2128127000 2025-11-18 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION TRICIA BEAL 401 9TH STREET NW STE 730 WASHINGTON DC 20004 6532230 false X WWW.FARMJOURNALFOUNDATION.ORG X 2010 PA FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION'S (FJF) MISSION IS TO MEET THE VITAL NEEDS OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION THROUGH AGRICULTURE. 7 7 0 7 0 1225416 6479391 0 61291 52839 0 1286707 6532230 298056 0 0 0 274126 2922826 4039295 2922826 4337351 -1636119 2194879 2519520 4562106 642454 490161 1877066 4071945 X FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION'S (FJF) MISSION IS TO MEET THE VITAL NEEDS OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION THROUGH AGRICULTURE. 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WE PROVIDE EDUCATION ON HOW INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURE CAN SOLVE SOME OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CHALLENGES - SUCH AS GLOBAL HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION - AND WE WORK WITH LEADERS TO DRIVE LONG-TERM POSITIVE ACTION. false false 1925243 70000 0 See Schedule O 1362480 87316 0 See Schedule O 429449 60000 0 See Schedule O 163001 80740 0 See Schedule O 163001 80740 3880173 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 17 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false false false PA X TRICIA BEAL 3146200024 401 9TH STREET NW STE 730 WASHINGTON DC 20004 X ANDREW J WEBER CHAIRMAN & BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH MATTHEWS TREASURER & SECRETARY (THRU SEP 2024) 1.5 X X 0 0 0 BOB TROGELE BOARD MEMBER 0.5 X 0 0 0 CHARLENE FINCK BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 DR OLGA BOLDEN-TILLER BOARD MEMBER 0.5 X 0 0 0 GREGG HALVERSON BOARD MEMBER 0.5 X 0 0 0 LYLE ORWIG BOARD MEMBER 0.5 X 0 0 0 TRICIA BEAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & TREASURER 40.0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false Farm Journal Inc 8725 Rosehill Rd Suite 200 Lenexa KS 66215 Management & Subcontract 2296370 Chrystal Strategies LLC 1405 S Fern Street Arlington VA 22202 Government Affairs Consulting 216000 Whitney McFerron 2 bis Rue Bichat Lille FR 59800 Communication Consulting 164724 Stephanie Mercier 6155-L Edsall Road Alexandria VA 22304 Government Affairs Consulting 137028 Applied Economics Consulting LLC 1309 Palmer Dr Blacksburg VA 24060 Consulting services on the Vet workforce shortage 100000 5 1915329 4564062 6479391 0 0 0 0 0 52839 52839 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6532230 0 0 52839 X 298056 298056 1321346 962498 98438 260410 26664 26664 54062 54062 104543 104543 2488765 2471161 3888 13716 10390 10390 25774 25774 MISCELLANEOUS 7751 7751 0 0 0 0 4337351 3880173 183052 274126 846060 632376 1673460 3925948 0 0 0 0 3782 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2519520 4562106 642454 490161 0 0 0 0 642454 490161 X 662278 380496 1214788 3691449 1877066 4071945 2519520 4562106 2194879 0 X false true true true true X 1299109 1641147 6175915 1225416 6479391 16820978 0 0 1299109 1641147 6175915 1225416 6479391 16820978 9210872 7610106 1837 61291 52839 115967 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16936945 0 0.44932 0.44583 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 104543 0 104543 0 3775630 3880173 0 344009 0 86002 0 0 0 0 0 271377 295360 280388 344009 1191134 1786701 7421 31552 47860 104543 191376 67844 73840 70097 86002 297783 446675 0 0 0 0 0 8294730 1762500 0 1762500 6532230 0 0 6532230 6099851 1762500 0 1762500 4337351 0 0 4337351 true Catholic Relief Services USCCB Inc 228 W Lexington Street Baltimore MD 21201 135563422 501(c)(3) 70000 US Global Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Advocacy Ecosystem Services Market Consortium PO BOX 734870 Dallas TX 75373 861877472 501(c)(3) 18048 Climate Smart Grant Intertribal Agriculture Council PO Box 958 Billings MT 59103 363886772 501(c)(3) 69520 Climate Smart Grant Native Agriculture Financial Services 3500 N College Ave Ste B3 Fayetteville AR 72703 921718542 501(c)(3) 78000 Education Tuskegee University 110 Henderson Hall Tuskegee AL 36088 630288878 501(c)(3) 60000 Education 5 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds The foundation requires all grantees to submit periodic financial and programmatic reports detailing how funds were used. The foundation reviews these reports for compliance with the grant agreement and follows up if clarification or documentation is needed. Farm Journal Inc Board Member 1238942 Management Fee from services and travel and other expenses false Farm Journal Inc Board Member 1762500 Donated Services false Farm Journal Inc Board Member 1058081 Subcontractor Payments false Form 990, Part III, Line 4a GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY/AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FJF HAS DEEP ROOTS IN AGRICULTURAL POLICY CIRCLES IN WASHINGTON D.C., WHERE WE EDUCATE GOVERNMENT LEADERS ABOUT THE VALUE OF TAKING MEASUABLE ACTION ON ISSUES INCLUDING GLOBAL FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, AND AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION. WE MANAGE A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF FARMER AMBASSADORS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND PARTNER WITH US ON OUTREACH WITH POLICYMAKERS IN WASHINGTON D.C. AND AT EVENTS IN THEIR HOME STATES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS WORK IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO POLICYMAKERS THAT EMPOWERS THEM TO UNDERSTAND AND BECOME CHAMPIONS FOR AGRICULTURE AS A MECHANISM FOR POSITIVE, LONG-TERM SOCIETAL OUTCOMES. NUMBER OF FARMER AMBASSADORS MANAGED: 25 NUMBER OF FARMER AMBASSADOR MEETINGS WITH NATIONAL-LEVEL POLICYMAKERS IN WASHINGTON D.C.: 80 NUMBER OF FARMER AMBASSADOR MEETINGS WITH NATIONAL-LEVEL POLICYMAKERS IN HOME STATES: 4 PRIMARY FUNDING PARTNER FOR THIS WORK: BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. Form 990, Part III, Line 4b CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE: FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION OPERATES A NUMBER OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS WITH SUPPORT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND OTHER IMPORTANT PARTNERS. WE ARE ALSO A LONG-TERM PARTNER IN AMERICA'S CONSERVATION AG MOVEMENT, A COALITION OF AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY LEADERS THAT INCLUDES FARM JOURNAL'S TRUST IN FOOD AND THE USDA'S NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE. THIS PROGRAM WORKS TO ELIMINATE OBSTACLES THAT IMPEDE FARMERS' ADOPTION OF CONSERVATION PRACTICES AND HOSTS SHOP TALKS, FIELD DAYS, AND OTHER OUTREACH EVENTS THAT ALLOW PRODUCERS TO TALK ABOUT CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d K-12 AND CONSUMER EDUCATION: FOOD'S JOURNEY FROM DIRT TO DINNER FJF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TEACH STUDENTS AND CONSUMERS ABOUT WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM, TO HELP BUILD GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF AGRICULTURE'S IMPACT ON OUR MODERN WORLD WITH THE LONG-TERM CREATING STRONGER, MORE SUSTAINABLE FOOD VALUE CHAINS FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS. THROUGH THE FOOD JOURNEY PLATFORM FJF CREATED AN EDUCAITONAL PLATFORM BASED ON NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS TO SUPPORT GRADE BANDS RANGING FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE. EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS DEVELOPED: 1 PLATFORM GRADE-BANDS OF EDUCATION CREATED: 4 INCLUDNG K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 PRIMARY FUNDING: DIRT TO DINNER Form 990, Part III, Line 4c FJF's veterinarian workforce development program supports aspiring rural veterinarians in overcoming challenges that can prevent them from building long-term, meaningful careers in the industry, including financial pressures stemming from high levels of student debt, heavy workloads, and the need to evolve skills to meet changing needs from the livestock and poultry industries. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services (Expenses $ 163,001 including grants of $ 80,740)(Revenue $ 0) See Schedule O Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons ANDREW WEBER - Business relationship, CHARLENE FINCK - Business relationship, JOSEPH MATTHEWS - Business relationship Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCE STAFF. IT IS REVIEWED IN DEPTH BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO MEET WITH THE FINANCE STAFF AND INDEPENDENT TAX PREPARERS/ADVISORS TO PERFORM THIS REVIEW. A COPY OF THE 990 IS GIVEN TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AFTER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD PASSES A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE IT. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy THE FOUNDATION IMPLEMENTED A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY. ANNUALLY, THE FOUNDATION REQUESTS THAT THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH INCLUDES DISCLOSING INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE FOUNDATION MAKES EFFORTS TO REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE FOUNDATION WILL MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees CONSULTING - Total Expense: 1045493, Program Service Expense: 1037936, Management and General Expenses: 2535, Fundraising Expenses: 5022; Educational Events & Advocacy Programs - Total Expense: 1443272, Program Service Expense: 1433225, Management and General Expenses: 1353, Fundraising Expenses: 8694; FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ANDY WEBER SHALL BE VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND SERVES AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE FOUNDATION. THE CHAIRPERSON MAY DECIDE IN HIS OR HER DISCRETION, SO THAT AT ALL TIMES EMPLOYEES OF FARM JOURNAL COMPRISE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION THAT CONSTITUTE A MINORITY OF SUCH DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ANDREW WEBER, CHARLENE FINCK, AND JOSEPH MATTHEWS HOLD BOARD OR OFFICER POSITIONS WITH FARM JOURNAL INC.