Public Charity

FARM AID INC

FARM AID INC is a Public Charity headquartered in CAMBRIDGE, MA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $4.0M revenue, $5.2M expenses, $10.3M total assets. 78 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 363383233 CAMBRIDGE, MA Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: K12 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.0M
Total Expenses$5.2M
Total Assets$10.3M
Grant Records78
Funding Total$3.3M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

FARM AID'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A VIBRANT, FAMILY FARM-CENTERED SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE IN AMERICA. FARM AID ARTISTS AND BOARD MEMBERS WILLIE NELSON, JOHN MELLENCAMP, NEIL YOUNG, DAVE MATTHEWS AND MARGO PRICE HOST AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL TO SUPPORT FARM AID'S YEAR-ROUND WORK WITH FAMILY FARMERS AND TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS. SINCE 1985, FARM AID HAS RAISED MORE THAN $89 MILLION TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT HELP FARMERS THRIVE, EXPAND THE REACH OF THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT, TAKE ACTION TO CHANGE THE DOMINANT SYSTEM OF INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE AND PROMOTE FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS.

Where $100 goes at Farm Aid Inc

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

$84 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $84 for programs

$49
Helping farmers thrive
59% of program spending
$17
Taking action to change the system
20% of program spending
$9
Promoting food from family farms
11% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,372
2024
TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST
$248,564
2024
TO BUILD AN INCLUSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK FOR FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE IN THE NORTHEAST
$248,564
2024
Operating Support
$91,364
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$75,581

Showing up to 5 of 78 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Annie Nelson
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Caroline Mccormick
EXE. DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT Carolyn Mugar
DIRECTOR David Matthews
ASSISTANT TREASURER Glenda Yoder
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Jennifer Fahy

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,782,041 53 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$150,000 6 grants
Health & Medicine
$95,000 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$70,600 6 grants
Environment & Conservation
$30,500 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.0M $5.2M $10.3M
2023 $4.0M $4.6M $11.8M
2022 $4.7M $3.6M $12.3M
2021 $10.1M $2.8M $11.0M
2020 $2.4M $2.5M $3.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $4.0M (+65%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.3M.

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

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