Public Charity

RURAL FUTURES INTERNATIONAL

Based in SCOTTS, MI, RURAL FUTURES INTERNATIONAL operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $857K in revenue, $705K in expenses, $2.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 24 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $3.0M.

EIN: 382852975 SCOTTS, MI Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$857K
Total Expenses$705K
Total Assets$2.5M
Grant Records24
Funding Total$3.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

RURAL FUTURES INTERNATIONAL (DBA TILLERS INTERNATIONAL) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PRESERVING HERITAGE SKILLS AND PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT AGRICULTURE THROUGH HANDS-ON EDUCATION. WE EMPOWER COMMUNITIES LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY BY TEACHING LOW-CAPITAL, ANIMAL-POWERED FARMING TECHNIQUES AND TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP, BRIDGING HISTORICAL WISDOM WITH MODERN INNOVATIONS TO ENSURE LONG-TERM FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

Sample Grants Received

2024
INTERNATIONAL/FOREIGN AFFAIRS & NATIONAL SECURITY
$246,793
$70,000
2023
INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
$157,917
$75,000
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,675

Showing up to 5 of 24 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Blair Bates
FORMER EXECU Eric Lafary
VICE CHAIR Kate Cagney
MEMBER Kevin Barnes
MEMBER Kristina Lemmer
EXECUTIVE DI Megan Yankee

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Top Grant Purposes

MOZAMBIQUE MERCADO GRANT
$1,247,463 3 grants
INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
$724,132 4 grants
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
$370,000 5 grants
INTERNATIONAL/FOREIGN AFFAIRS & NATIONAL SECURITY
$246,793 1 grant
General Support
$110,585 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $857K $705K $2.5M
2024 $589K $918K $2.3M
2023 $1.2M $906K $2.6M
2022 $817K $865K $2.3M
2021 $597K $701K $2.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $597K to $857K (+43%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.5M.

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