Public Charity

The Land Institute

Based in SALINA, KS, The Land Institute operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $10.1M in revenue, $9.6M in expenses, $24.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 95 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $14.4M.

EIN: 480842156 SALINA, KS Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$10.1M
Total Expenses$9.6M
Total Assets$24.1M
Grant Records95
Funding Total$14.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

WHEN PEOPLE, LAND, AND COMMUNITY ARE AS ONE, ALL THREE MEMBERS PROSPER; WHEN THEY RELATE NOT AS MEMBERS BUT AS COMPETING INTERESTS, ALL THREE ARE EXPLOITED. BY CONSULTING NATURE AS THE SOURCE AND MEASURE OF THAT MEMBERSHIP, THE LAND INSTITUTE SEEKS TO DEVELOP AN AGRICULTURE THAT WILL SAVE SOIL FROM BEING LOST OR POISONED, WHILE PROMOTING A COMMUNITY LIFE AT ONCE PROSPEROUS AND ENDURING.

Where $100 goes at The Land Institute

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

$80 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$64
The Land Institute is developing a new farming system, natural systems agriculture (nsa), including developing new perennial grain crops and diverse cropping systems that provide their own fertility…
80% of program spending
$16
Education and public policy
20% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR / EMPLOYEE REP Brandon Schlautman
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Brian Donahue
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Corey Samuels
LEAD SCIENTIST, OILSEEDS David Van Tassel
DIRECTOR Deborah Neher
DIRECTOR Eric Schlosser

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$5,374,077 50 grants
Animal Welfare
$2,407,735 11 grants
Environment & Conservation
$2,308,261 15 grants
Research & Policy
$2,300,433 10 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$1,950,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $10.1M $9.6M $24.1M
2024 $8.8M $10.1M $23.5M
2023 $9.7M $9.6M $24.1M
2022 $8.6M $7.0M $24.6M
2021 $10.1M $6.1M $22.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $10.1M, with total assets most recently reported at $24.1M.

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

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