Public Charity

NEW YORK FARM VIABILITY INSTITUTE INC

Based in SYRACUSE, NY, NEW YORK FARM VIABILITY INSTITUTE INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.5M in revenue, $2.5M in expenses, $4.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 97 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $14.6M.

EIN: 134295807 SYRACUSE, NY Agricultural Programs NTEE: K20 Latest filing: 2025

Organization Summary

Grants Given 97

Filing History 2021–2025

Grant Total $14.6M

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Financial Snapshot · 2025

Total Revenue $2.5M

Total Expenses $2.5M

Total Assets $4.9M

Total Revenue$2.5M

Total Expenses$2.5M

Total Assets$4.9M

Grants Given97

Grant Total$14.6M

Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NEW YORK FARM VIABILITY INSTITUTE IS A FARMER-LED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING TO APPLIED RESEARCH AND OUTREACH EDUCATION PROJECTS THAT HELP FARMS INCREASE PROFIT AND PROVIDE MODELS FOR OTHER FARMS.THE INSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO WORKING WITH FARMS OF DIFFERENT SIZES, SECTORS, PRODUCTION PRACTICES AND LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK STATE. THE INSTITUTE WORKS TO FOSTER A VIBRANT AGRICULTURE BUSINESS SECTOR IN NEW YORK BY SUPPORTING APPLIED RESEARCH, OUTREACH EDUCATION INFORMATION TRANSFER, ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS PLANNING AND MARKET ANALYSIS. THE NEW YORK FARM VIABILITY INSTITUTE PROMOTES PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES FACING NEW YORK'S FARMS.

Where $100 goes at New York Farm Viability Institute Inc

How New York Farm Viability Institute Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$94 Programs the work itself

$6 Management running the organization

$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $94 for programs

$94

To foster, promote, and support a vibrant agricultural sector in new york by supporting applied research, education, information transfer, technology adoption and market analysis through grants to reduce…

All program spending

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.

Before you apply to New York Farm Viability Institute Inc

Sometimes funds new orgs 36% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

ITHACA, NY · 2024

ENHANCING FARM PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY THROUGH VARIOUS PROJECTS.

$1,346,491

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF MOUNT SINAI

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

USING UV-C LIGHT TO CONTROL INSECTS AND DISEASE IN VEGETABLES.

$114,189

CCE TOMPKINS COUNTY

ITHACA, NY · 2024

FACILITATING HAZELNUT AND CHESTNUT THROUGH IDENTIFICATION OF IMPROVED GENETIC MATERIALS AND BEST MANAGMENT PRACTICES.

$63,679

OAK TREE CAPITAL LLC PERSISTENT BIOCONTROL

AUSTIN, TX · 2024

USE OF PERSISTENT NATIVE NEMATODES TO CONTROL INSECT PESTS.

$54,399

NEWTRIENT

ROSEMONT, IL · 2024

EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF NITROGEN CONSERVATION THROUGH THE N2 APPLIED TECHNOLOGY.

$50,081

Showing up to 5 of 97 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CHAIR Aaron Allen

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Aaron Ristow

DIRECTOR Brian Reeves

DIRECTOR Chelsea Van Acker

DIRECTOR Dan Shirley

DIRECTOR Dave Ryan

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support

$11,351,505 13 grants

Health & Medicine

$439,523 10 grants

Education

$278,069 6 grants

Research & Policy

$169,001 5 grants

Environment & Conservation

$77,466 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$2.5M	$2.5M	$4.9M
2024	$2.9M	$2.6M	$767K
2023	$700K	$950K	$413K
2022	$2.1M	$2.3M	$623K
2021	$808K	$1.6M	$976K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $808K to $2.5M (+212%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in DC, IL, NJ, NY, TX.

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