Public Charity

SAVANNA INSTITUTE

SAVANNA INSTITUTE, of MADISON, WI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $3.6M in revenue, $7.3M in expenses, $20.1M in total assets. 37 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $28.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 463004682 MADISON, WI Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.6M
Total Expenses$7.3M
Total Assets$20.1M
Grant Records37
Funding Total$28.0M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE SAVANNA INSTITUTE IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH FARMERS AND SCIENTISTS TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR WIDESPREAD AGROFORESTRY ADOPTION IN THE MIDWEST US. INSPIRED BY THE NATIVE SAVANNA ECOSYSTEMS THAT ONCE COVERED MUCH OF THIS REGION, THE SAVANNA INSTITUTE CONDUCTS RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF DIVERSE, PERENNIAL AGROECOSYSTEMS.THE MISSION OF THE SAVANNA INSTITUTE IS TO CATALYZE THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF RESILIENT, SCALABLE AGROFORESTRY.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF AGROFORESTRY ADOPTION David Bruce
DIRECTOR Dick Mcfarlane
DIRECTOR Ela Kakde
DIRECTOR OF AGROFORESTRY INNOVATION Frederick Iutzi
SENIOR DIRECTOR, IMPACT & ENGAGEMENT Kate Wersan
SECRETARY Kathy Dice

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Top Grant Purposes

GRANTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
$24,000,000 2 grants
CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
$830,305 5 grants
RESEARCH
$642,086 1 grant
Agricultural Programs
$550,000 4 grants
TO SUPPORT SAVANNA INSTITUTE, BIPOC-LED GROUPS, AND AGROFORESTRY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
$300,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.6M $7.3M $20.1M
2023 $19.0M $5.4M $24.1M
2022 $2.6M $3.4M $10.7M
2020 $4.6M $925K $5.5M
2019 $748K $450K $618K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $748K to $3.6M (+386%), with total assets most recently reported at $20.1M.

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