2026-07-29T10:53:27-07:00 2025-12-31 931157146 KERN & THOMPSON LLC 13221 SW 68TH PKWY STE 520 PORTLAND OR 97223 990 2025-01-01 030529330 Rogue Farm Corps DBA Oregon Farm Corps ROGU 5415883550 PO BOX 86024 Portland OR 97286 MATT GORDON Executive Dir. 2026-07-28 true Katherine A Dalton CPA P03381416 5032223338 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MATT GORDON PO BOX 86024 Portland OR 97286 878517 false X www.oregonfarmcorps.org X 2003 OR OREGON FARM CORPS TRAINS AND EQUIPS THE NEXT GENERATION OF REGENERATIVE FARMERS AND RANCERS THROUGH HANDS-ON SKILL BUILDING, EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS SUPPORT. 5 5 10 10 0 775298 846541 40770 18255 2336 2084 11637 818404 878517 151267 0 517643 502768 0 85399 318221 170010 835864 824045 -17460 54472 313526 414429 82525 128956 231001 285473 OREGON FARM CORPS TRAINS AND EQUIPS THE NEXT GENERATION OF REGENERATIVE FARMERS AND RANCERS THROUGH HANDS-ON SKILL BUILDING, EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS SUPPORT. false false 334454 120405 3500 FUTURE FARMS PROGRAMTHE FUTURE FARMS PROGRAM PROVIDES ESSENTIAL BUSINESS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO NEW AND BEGINNING FARMERS IN OREGON. WE BELIEVE THAT KEEPING FARMERS ON THE LAND WITH SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND SECURE WAY TO PRESERVE FARMLAND. IN 2025, FUTURE FARMS SERVED 281 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH FOUR BRANCHES OF WORK: FARM LAUNCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CHANGING HANDS LAND CONNECTION WORKSHOPS, AND THE COLLABORATIVE FARMING INITIATIVE. IN 2025, FARM LAUNCH WORKED WITH A TOTAL OF 32 BEGINNING FARM BUSINESSES TO HELP THEM ESTABLISH OR GROW THEIR BUSINESS AND WRITE THOROUGH BUSINESS PLANS THROUGH 20 COHORT LEARNING SESSIONS PLUS ADDITIONAL ONE-ON-ONE COACHING. RESULTS FROM OUR COHORT THAT WRAPPED UP IN MARCH 2025 INCLUDE:- 100% OF PARTICIPANTS FEEL BETTER PREPARED WITH FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS SKILLS TO BEGIN OR EXPAND A FARM OPERATION THAN BEFORE FARM LAUNCH.- 100% OF PARTICIPANTS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THEIR FARM BUSINESS PLAN.- 85% OF PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED A FULL BUSINESS PLAN DURING THE PROGRAM.- 4 NEW BUSINESSES LAUNCHED IN 2025.IN ADDITION TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED THROUGH FARM LAUNCH, THE FUTURE FARMS PROGRAM PROVIDED 15 HOURS OF ONE-ON-ONE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO AN ADDITIONAL 13 BEGINNING FARMERS THROUGHOUT OREGON.OFCS ANNUAL CHANGING HANDS WORKSHOPS PROVIDE EDUCATION AND FACILITATED NETWORKING TO FARMERS AND RANCHERS WHO ARE SEEKING LAND, AND FARMERS AND RANCHERS WHO ARE SEEKING TO PASS ON OR LEASE THEIR LAND AND/OR BUSINESS. IN 2025 WE PROVIDED 2 CHANGING HANDS WORKSHOPS IN GRESHAM AND EUGENE, SERVING 40 LAND SEEKERS AND LANDHOLDERS. OVERALL, THE WORKSHOPS ACHIEVED THEIR PRIMARY GOAL OF PREPARING PARTICIPANTS TO PURSUE LAND ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS. SIXTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS MET A POTENTIAL LAND MATCH AT THE WORKSHOP, 76% PLANNED TO FOLLOW UP WITH SOMEONE THEY MET AT THE WORKSHOP, AND 86% REPORTED BEING BETTER PREPARED FOR LAND ACCESS CONVERSATIONS.THE COLLABORATIVE FARMING INITIATIVE PROVIDES EDUCATION, NETWORKING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS SEEKING TO COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER TO MEET THEIR NEEDS AND OVERCOME BARRIERS. THIS INITIATIVE SERVED 114 PARTICIPANTS IN 2025. THE INITIATIVE CREATED 4 NEW RESOURCE LIBRARY CHAPTERS FOR A TOTAL OF 12 NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, HOSTED 4 WEBINARS ON VARIOUS COLLABORATIVE FARMING TOPICS, AND FACILITATED THREE IN-PERSON EDUCATION AND NETWORKING EVENTS IN EUGENE, OREGON CITY, AND CENTRAL POINT. WE ALSO LAUNCHED THE COLLABORATIVE FARMING CONSULTING PROGRAM, PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT FARMERS IN CREATING NEW COLLABORATIVE ENTITIES OR PROJECTS.THE DEMOGRAPHICS SERVED THROUGH OUR FUTURE FARMS PROGRAMMING WERE: 54% FEMALE, 17% NON-BINARY, 28% BLACK, INDIGENOUS OR PERSON OF COLOR, 26% LGBTQIA2S+, 33% INCOME QUALIFIED FOR SNAP, 16% LIVING WITH A DISABILITY, AND 3% MILITARY VETERAN STATUS. 306942 30862 14755 BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING PROGRAMOREGON FARM CORPS BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES HANDS-ON TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO ASPIRING FARMERS IN OREGON THROUGH APPRENTICESHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS AT SMALL TO MID-SIZED SUSTAINABLE FARMS, AS WELL AS OUR BEGINNING FARMER EDUCATIONAL EVENT SERIES (BFEES) THAT INCLUDES FARM TOURS, CLASSES, AND DISCUSSIONS. IN 2025, WE SERVED 64 ASPIRING AND BEGINNING FARMERS WITH 79 HOURS OF BFEES EVENTS. TWENTY-FOUR WERE APPRENTICES AT ONE OF OUR 18 HOST FARMS LOCATED EITHER IN OUR PORTLAND, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND ROGUE VALLEY REGIONAL CHAPTERS, OR THROUGH A DISTANCED PROGRAM ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE STATE. APPRENTICES COMPLETED AT LEAST 500 HOURS OF TRAINING VIA EMPLOYMENT AT THEIR HOST FARM. FOUR PARTICIPANTS WERE FELLOWS AT OUR REGENERATIVE FARMING FELLOWSHIP SITE IN THE ROGUE VALLEY, WHERE THEY RECEIVED 300 HOURS OF HANDS-ON TRAINING AS EMPLOYEES OF OUR FARM PARTNER, THE FAMILY NURTURING CENTER. THE FELLOWS CONTRIBUTED TO PRODUCING 9,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE, WHICH WAS DISTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 3,000 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH THE FAMILY NURTURING CENTERS FOOD DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS. THE REMAINING 36 BFEES PARTICIPANTS WERE BEGINNING FARM OWNERS/OPERATORS, BEGINNING FARM EMPLOYEES, AND PARTICIPANTS IN OTHER BEGINNING FARMER PROGRAMS THAT WE PARTNER WITH, SUCH AS ZENGER FARM, ADELANTE MUJERES, BLACK OREGON LAND TRUST, FREEDOM FARMS, AND HEADWATERS FARM INCUBATOR PROGRAM. NINETY PERCENT OF 2025 BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING PARTICIPANTS PLAN TO CONTINUE FARMING AND 92% FEEL PREPARED FOR THEIR NEXT CAREER STEPS.THE DEMOGRAPHICS SERVED IN OUR BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING PROGRAM IN 2025 WERE: 62% FEMALE, 19% GENDER NONBINARY, 27% BLACK, INDIGENOUS OR PERSON OF COLOR, 46% LGBTQIA2S+, 48% INCOME QUALIFIED FOR SNAP, 21% LIVING WITH A DISABILITY, 6% MILITARY VETERAN STATUS. 641396 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 17 0 true 10 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false OR X MATT GORDON 5415883550 PO BOX 86024 PORTLAND OR 97286 MATT GORDON Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 75984 0 11536 TEAGAN MORAN Co-Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DOMINICA NAVARRO MARTINEZ Co-Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 RILEY NELSON Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CLAIRE CEKANDER Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CARLY BOYER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MISTY EARISMAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BOBBIE PEYTON Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 75984 11536 0 false false false 0 385552 460989 846541 BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING 611519 14755 14755 FUTURE FARMS 611519 3500 3500 18255 2084 2084 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CONTRACT INCOME 900099 4137 4137 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 7500 7500 11637 878517 18255 13721 151267 151267 0 0 0 87277 49011 24506 13760 0 327923 266788 4072 57063 4719 3391 52 1276 41727 34610 150 6967 41122 23436 12605 5081 0 0 0 0 0 0 19885 1525 18360 9954 1288 8133 533 12986 485 12114 387 3459 3459 0 663 663 16488 10295 5861 332 0 6065 5685 380 0 0 180 180 2426 2426 PROGRAM CONTRACTORS 47029 44529 2500 EDUCATION EVENTS 29482 29463 19 HOST FARM STIPENDS 15000 15000 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 3960 3960 2433 2433 824045 641396 97250 85399 105275 95344 58848 55701 0 149193 262762 0 0 0 0 0 899 869 210 30 0 0 0 0 592 313526 414429 81822 128956 703 82525 128956 X 231001 208359 77114 231001 285473 313526 414429 54472 X false false false X 384380 564582 608526 792667 846541 3196696 50799 20831 21505 22401 18255 133791 0 0 0 435179 585413 630031 815068 864796 3330487 0 0 3330487 2084 2084 0 2084 2084 0 11637 11637 435179 585413 630031 815068 878517 3344208 0.99590 1.00000 0.00060 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false true false false false false true 234 false false 234 false false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS AT THE STATE LEVEL. Part IV - Additional Information 899 869 30 30 true ADELANTE MUJERES 2030 MAINT ST STE a FOREST GROVE OR 97116 030473181 501(C)(3) 30862 0 FARMER EDUCATION FRIENDS OF FAMILY FARMERS PO BOX 751 JUNCTION CITY OR 97448 300390131 501(C)(3) 80563 0 TRANSITIONING FARMLAND OREGON AGRICULTURAL TRUST PO BOX 7359 SALEM OR 97303 843396259 501(C)(3) 39842 0 TRANSITIONING FARMLAND 3 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used GRANT EXPENSES ARE TRACKED USING GAAP PROCEDURE AND COMPLY WITH ALL REPORTING REQUIRED BY GRANTORS ON OUTCOMES AND RESTRICTIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE ORGANIZATION ACTIVELY MONITORS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THROUGH DISCLOSURE AND REPORTING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE REPORTED AND RESOLVED AT THE BOARD LEVEL. WHERE NECESSARY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE EXCUSED FROM DECISIONS WHERE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT MAY EXIST. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S) IS BASED ON STUDY OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE AREA AND SIZE OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAINTAINS RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.