2025-11-16T15:10:35-06:00 2024-12-31 161092347 MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP 100 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 1200 ROCHESTER NY 14604 990 2024-01-01 474576350 SWEET FARM FOUNDATION SWEE 8774644966 210 HALL ROAD HIMROD NY 14842 NATHANIEL SALPETER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8774644966 2025-11-14 1 1 ANTHONY SCINTO P01438408 5854231860 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NATHANIEL SALPETER 210 HALL ROAD HIMROD NY 14842 548403 0 X WWW.SWEETFARM.ORG X 2015 CA SEE SCHEDULE O 10 10 10 50 0 0 1093580 509382 32652 31869 -3551 10 201 6721 1122882 547982 0 0 0 0 496184 454408 0 0 348 367205 401163 863389 855571 259493 -307589 544779 212335 94081 68647 450698 143688 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 701686 37373 SWEET FARM, ESTABLISHED IN 2016, INITIALLY BEGAN AS A FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT OUR FOOD AND CLIMATE SYSTEMS ARE SO DEEPLY INTERTWINED THAT THEIR STORIES CANNOT BE TOLD INDIVIDUALLY. TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE, OUR CO-FOUNDERS REALIZED IT WAS ESSENTIAL TO CONSIDER ALL ASPECTS OF OUR FOOD SYSTEM AND ITS TIES TO ENERGY, WASTE, AND MATERIAL SYSTEMS. BY 2017, SWEET FARM HAD EXPANDED ITS INITIATIVES TO ENCOMPASS REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND TECH & INNOVATION, DRIVING IMPACT FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL SCALES. AS THE FIRST CLIMATE SANCTUARY, OUR FOCUS REMAINS ROOTED IN FOSTERING CLIMATE-CONSCIOUSNESS AND AMPLIFYING IMPACT THROUGH HOLISTIC, SYSTEMS-BASED APPROACHES.SWEET FARM HAS EXPERIENCED THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE FIRSTHAND; EVACUATING OUR ANIMALS DUE TO WILDFIRES IN 2020 AND BEING FORCED TO CLOSE OUR AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS IN 2021 DUE TO CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT. WITH NO END TO THESE CLIMATE DISASTERS IN SIGHT, IN 2021 WE MADE THE DECISION TO RELOCATE OUR FARM, ANIMALS AND PROGRAMS TO THE MORE CLIMATE SECURE REGION OF UPSTATE NEW YORK. THIS MOVE WAS COSTLY FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, BUT OUR NEWLY BUILT 50-ACRE FARM IS PROVIDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE HOME TO ALLOW US TO GROW THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS IN THE LONG TERM.OUR EXPERIENCE AS CLIMATE REFUGEES PUTS US IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO CONNECT OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO THE REALITIES OF CLIMATE CHANGE. WE ALWAYS TAKE A PRAGMATIC AND POSITIVE APPROACH IN OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AMPLIFYING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT CAN MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD TOWARDS A MORE COMPASSIONATE AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD.CENTRAL TO OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE THE STORIES OF OUR FARM ANIMAL RESCUE ANIMALS ALSO KNOWN AS OUR ANIMAL AMBASSADORS. AS OF 2025, SWEET FARM NOW CARES FOR OVER 100 RESCUED FARM ANIMALS ON THE FARM. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WE WERE FOCUSED ON ENSURING THE LONG-TERM HEALTH AND SAFETY OF FARM ANIMALS FROM SANCTUARIES THAT WERE CLOSING. IN THAT TIME, WE'VE BROUGHT IN OVER 60 RESCUED FARM ANIMALS, WITH 40 COMING FROM SANCTUARIES THAT WERE CLOSING OR NEEDING TO DOWNSIZE. FUNDING IN THE SANCTUARY SPACE IS IN CRISIS, AND WE ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT AS MANY ANIMALS AS WE CAN WITH A PERMANENT HOME. THE PAST TWO YEARS WE'VE ALSO CONTINUED OUR WORK TO MINIMIZE THE LOCAL FERAL CAT POPULATION THROUGH A WELL-MANAGED TNR PROGRAM AND ADOPTION OF NEARLY 40 KITTENS. AND WE HELPED LOCAL WILDLIFE RESCUERS IN SAVING AND RERELEASING TO THE WILD OVER 40 OPOSSUMS.ADDING NEW RESCUES TO OUR SWEET FARM FAMILY WAS DONE THROUGH CAREFUL INTEGRATION. THE CARE OF OUR ANIMALS IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY, WHICH INCLUDES DAY-TO-DAY CARE, MEDICAL CARE AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO MAKE SURE OUR ANIMALS ARE HAPPY AND HEALTHY. IN 2025 WE ALSO HAD TO CONTEND WITH HIGH COSTS FOR MEDICAL CARE FOR OUR ANIMALS. MANY OF OUR ANIMAL AMBASSADOR SPECIES ARE TRADITIONALLY RAISED FOR FOOD AND NOT FOR LONG LIFE, WHICH LEADS TO A HIGH FREQUENCY OF MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS AS THE ANIMALS AGE.IN 2025, OUR IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS REMAINED STRONG WITH WELL-ATTENDED EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE DEVELOPED A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS RANGING FROM: A) TECH AND INNOVATION TRENDS IN FARMING, B) MUSHROOM CULTIVATION AND FORAGING, C) DEBUNKING PLANT-BASED MYTHS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO SHIFT TO A MORE PLANT-BASED DIET, D) BACKYARD COMPOSTING AND WINDOWSILL HERB PLANTING, AND E) KIDS PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND THE PLANET. WE ARE PARTICULARLY EXCITED TO BE DEVELOPING A 4-H CURRICULUM FOR KIDS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW WITH OUR 4-H GROUP. AS OF 2025, WE CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 60 CHILDREN WHO HAVE TAKEN PART IN OUR PROGRAM. WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE LOCAL 4-H LEADERSHIP TO CREATE A GROUP THAT WILL FOCUS ON LONG-TERM CARE OF FARM ANIMALS AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.OUR TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION PROGRAM REMAINS A CORNERSTONE OF HOW WE SCALE OUR IMPACT GLOBALLY. START-UPS THAT ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SWEET FARM HAVE NOW COLLECTIVELY RAISED OVER $700M AND ARE BUILDING PRODUCTS THAT WILL DISRUPT OUR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS FOR THE BETTER, WITH IMPACT AT A GLOBAL SCALE. IT'S EXCITING FOR US TO SEE SOME OF OUR EARLIEST TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM PARTNERS MAKING THEIR IDEAS A REALITY IN 2024 AND 2025. IN MARCH, INNERPLANT WAS RECOGNIZED BY FAST COMPANY AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES FOR THEIR ABILITY TO INFORM FARMERS FAR EARLIER OF STRESSES AND THEREFORE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE INPUTS NEEDED TO PRODUCE HEALTHY AND RESILIENT CROPS. SWEET FARM PILOTED THEIR FIRST FIELD TRIALS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, GETTING THEM OUT OF THE LAB AND INTO THE REAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN MAY, ANOTHER COMPANY SWEET FARM HELPED FROM DAY ONE, TURTLETREE, ENTERED ITS FIRST COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP IN THE USA TO LAUNCH FUNCTIONAL FOODS CONTAINING THEIR PRECISION-FERMENTED, ANIMAL-FREE LACTOFERRIN. THIS PRODUCT TARGETS ENDURANCE ATHLETES AND ADDRESSES IRON-DEFICIENCY CHALLENGES. SWEET FARM HAS ALSO BEEN HELPING GET NEW FIRST OF A KIND PILOTS OFF THE GROUND THIS LAST YEAR ACROSS SECTORS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WATER REMEDIATION, AGRICULTURE, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EXTENDING SWEET FARM'S IMPACT TO THE GLOBAL STAGE.IN 2025, OUR REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM IS GROWING ROOTS AS WE BUILD OUT OUR MARKET GARDENS IN NEW YORK STATE. WE HAVE ALREADY PLANTED OVER 2,000 GARLIC BULBS TO OVERWINTER, WITH OVER A THOUSAND PEONY AND DAHLIA TUBERS IN THE GROUND FOR THE FLOWER PROGRAM. WE ALSO HAVE OVER 15,000 HEIRLOOM PLANT SEEDS WARMING IN THE SOIL AT THE GREENHOUSE. WE ARE EXCITED FOR THESE PLANTS TO SHOWCASE THE BEAUTY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY IN OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS NEXT YEAR, WITH THE PRODUCE GOING TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. SINCE 2024, OVER 6,000 LBS OF PRODUCE MADE ITS WAY INTO OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP LOW-INCOME AND FOOD-INSECURE RESIDENTS. MOST OF THE PRODUCE WAS PICKED UP AT OUR PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN FARM CART, AS WELL AS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH PARTNER NON-PROFITS LIKE THE LIVING WELL, DUNDEE FRESH AND THE MASTER GARDENERS. THE MASTER GARDENER PROGRAMS, AND OUR LOCAL LIBRARIES ALSO HELPED US DISTRIBUTE OVER 8,000 PLANT STARTS INTO THE COMMUNITY TO HELP PEOPLE GROW THEIR OWN FOOD AT HOME.AS WE LOOK TOWARD OUR NEXT YEAR IN ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING CLIMATE-STABLE REGIONS IN AMERICA: THE FINGER LAKES REGION IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, WE SEE OUR VISION BECOMING REALITY. SWEET FARM IS TRULY BECOMING A ONE-OF-A-KIND LOCATION THAT TELLS THE STORY OF A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE PEOPLE, ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND PLANET. 701686 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 CA NY X NATHANIEL SALPETER 8774644966 210 HALL ROAD HIMROD NY 14842 X ANNA SWEET BOARD MEMBER 20.00 X 0 0 0 CATRINA N NORTH SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN AZOFF PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNETH BIRDWELL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL ENGELHARDT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 EMMA MATTHEW BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SETH SIVAK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAN CORNING BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN DONOHUGH TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JESS FLOOD WEBBER BOARD MEMBER - JOINED MARCH 2024 2.00 X 0 0 0 NATHANIEL SALPETER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 25.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 509335 40146 509382 PRIVATE TOUR 712130 15881 15881 MEETING REVENUE 712130 13440 13440 MISCELLANEOUS 999999 2548 2548 31869 10 10 1217 47 0 1217 1217 5925 421 5504 5504 547982 37373 0 1227 368612 351399 17213 50442 41709 8733 35354 34051 1303 3219 3219 47392 47392 18142 15598 2544 5449 5076 373 2277 1855 74 348 12033 12033 24077 24077 1786 1786 3395 3391 4 36022 36022 27557 300 27257 SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT 170203 166354 3849 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 35659 35659 MISCELLANEOUS 9709 4340 5369 BANK FEES 4243 4058 185 855571 701686 153537 348 426242 129164 225 225 4000 5997 5576 2875 2875 189851 117860 103515 71991 1925 2504 544779 212335 23633 13992 70448 54655 94081 68647 X 450698 143688 450698 143688 544779 212335 -307589 579 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 499306 500114 558064 1093580 509382 3160446 207237 203385 61892 36786 37794 547094 706543 703499 619956 1130366 547176 3707540 652011 267225 331949 316445 256005 1823635 0 652011 267225 331949 316445 256005 1823635 1883905 31 1636 1386 357 10 3420 31 1636 1386 357 10 3420 706574 705135 621342 1130723 547186 3710960 0.50770 0.50710 0.00090 0.00100 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 189851 117860 71991 71991 X 670472 579 121490 421 122490 547982 0 547982 977482 121490 421 121911 855571 0 855571 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED FOR AND RECEIVED INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS IN THE VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT IS REQUIRED TO DO SO. THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS IN VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS AND IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT AND PRIOR THREE YEARS TAX RETURNS REMAIN SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RETAIL COST OF GOODS SOLD 421. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RETAIL COST OF GOODS SOLD 421. DAVID SWEET FATHER OF BOARD MEMBER 35438 EMPLOYEE OF ORGANIZATION 0 X 1 10500 FAIR MARKET VALUE X AGRICULTURE SUPPLIES 23 24549 X ZERO-TURN MOWER, CHAINSAW, AND IMPACT DRIVERS 3 5097 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: SWEET FARM IS THE FIRST NON-PROFIT SANCTUARY IN THE WORLD TO ADDRESS THE GLOBAL CLIMATE IMPACTS OF FACTORY FARMING ACROSS ANIMALS, THE PLANTS, AND THE PLANET. OUR FOOD WEB IS INCREDIBLY COMPLICATED AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT FIRST UNDERSTANDING HOW THESE PIECES ARE CONNECTED. BY LINKING CLIMATE EDUCATION, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, FARM-ANIMAL RESCUE, AND THE TECHNOLOGY THAT IS SUSTAINABLY DISRUPTING FOOD AND AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION SWEET FARM IS REDEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SANCTUARY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: SWEET FARM IS THE WORLD'S FIRST NONPROFIT SANCTUARY TO ADDRESS THE DEVASTATING IMPACT THAT FACTORY FARMING HAS ON CLIMATE CHANGE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND THE PLANET. WE MUST FIRST UNDERSTAND HOW THESE PIECES ARE CONNECTED WITHIN OUR COMPLICATED FOOD WEB BEFORE WE CAN TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE AT ITS CORE. BY JOINING CLIMATE EDUCATION, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, FARM ANIMAL RESCUE, AND THE SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY THAT IS DISRUPTING AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION, SWEET FARM IS REDEFINING SANCTUARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 NATHANIEL SALPETER AND ANNA SWEET ARE THE CO-FOUNDERS AND ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMITTEES - JUST THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY NEEDED CHANGES ARE MADE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW THEIR PROCESS FOR SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO ASSIST WITH THE PRESENTATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, THEIR OVERSIGHT PROCESS HELPS MAINTAIN INTERNAL CONTROLS TO PREVENT FINANCIAL MISSTATEMENT, ENSURING THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FREE FROM MATERIAL ERRORS, AND PRESENT A CLEAR AND APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL POSITION AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR.