Public Charity

Rodale Institute

Rodale Institute is a Public Charity headquartered in Kutztown, PA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $22.7M revenue, $19.4M expenses, $58.6M total assets. 89 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237206884 Kutztown, PA Agricultural Programs NTEE: K20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$22.7M
Total Expenses$19.4M
Total Assets$58.6M
Grant Records89
Funding Total$5.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

RODALE INSTITUTE IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ADVANCING REGENERATIVE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE THROUGH RIGOROUS RESEARCH, FARMER TRAINING AND EDUCATION. FOR MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS, RODALE INSTITUTE HAS BEEN RESEARCHING BEST PRACTICES FOR MANAGING PESTS AND DISEASES IN ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND SHARING THOSE FINDINGS WITH FARMERS AND SCIENTISTS WORLDWIDE TO EDUCATE AND SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO REGENERATIVE ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES. THROUGH ORGANIC LEADERSHIP, WE IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.

Where $100 goes at Rodale Institute

How Rodale Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

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Rodale Institute (the "institute"), located in Kutztown, pennsylvania, is an innovative 501(c)(3) nonprofit, dedicated to advancing regenerative agriculture through independent scientific research, direct farmer support initiatives, consumer education…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$211,333
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$722,600
2024
TO PILOT THE RODALE INSTITUTE FARMER TRAINING (RIFT) EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR 12 STUDENTS IN 2025
$90,000
2024
TO SUPPORT THE HAZELNUT RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION ORCHARD AT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ORGANIC CENTER
$80,000

Showing up to 5 of 89 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alison Grantham
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER Andrew Smith
DIRECTOR Bill Wolf
DIRECTOR Brian Lenhart
DIRECTOR Christa Barfield
DIRECTOR Christopher Ely

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,295,519 42 grants
Research & Policy
$898,756 8 grants
Human & Social Services
$309,200 7 grants
Health & Medicine
$275,000 4 grants
Environment & Conservation
$170,000 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $22.7M $19.4M $58.6M
2024 $15.8M $15.6M $54.7M
2023 $18.6M $14.7M $54.4M
2022 $15.5M $11.2M $45.4M
2021 $12.5M $8.5M $44.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $12.5M to $22.7M (+81%), with total assets most recently reported at $58.6M.

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