Public Charity

BERKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL VENTURES INC

BERKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL VENTURES INC, of GREAT BARRINGTON, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.1M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, $3.2M in total assets. 16 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $827K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 814386302 GREAT BARRINGTON, MA Agricultural Programs NTEE: K20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.1M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$3.2M
Grant Records16
Funding Total$827K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BERKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL VENTURES' MISSION IS TO SUPPORT LOCAL FARMS AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS. WE PROVIDE BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, FLEXIBLE LOANS, AND STRATEGIC RESOURCES TO FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MA; LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CT; AND COLUMBIA AND DUTCHESS COUNTIES, NY. IN 2024, WE PROVIDED OVER $420,000 IN LOANS AND SERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 CLIENTS WITH WELL OVER 2,000 HOURS OF BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. OUR WORK HAS AN IMPACT ON OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND COMMUNITY BY HELPING FARMS GROW AND THRIVE, EXPANDING ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD, AND KEEPING LAND IN AGRICULTURE.

Where $100 goes at Berkshire Agricultural Ventures Inc

How Berkshire Agricultural Ventures Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$25
Other
33% of program spending
$22
Technical assistance
28% of program spending
$18
Lending
23% 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 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTURE
2025
TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUANCE OF PROVIDING BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LODAL FARMS AND FOOD BUSINESSES IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY
$25,000
BERKSHIRE TACONIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
2024
AGRICULTURE, FOOD, NUTRITION
$50,230
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$40,175
MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTURE
2024
TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUANCE OF PROVIDING BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LODAL FARMS AND FOOD BUSINESSES IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY
$25,000
$16,000

Showing up to 5 of 16 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Amanda Freund
TREASURER Dan Schaeffer
DIRECTOR David Valicenti
CLERK Don Perdue
VICE PRESIDENT Erik Rasmussen
DIRECTOR Glenn Bergman

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Food Assistance & Nutrition
$471,478 5 grants
General Support
$339,075 10 grants
Health & Medicine
$16,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.1M $1.5M $3.2M
2024 $1.9M $1.6M $2.5M
2023 $1.5M $1.4M $2.1M
2022 $1.7M $1.2M $1.7M
2021 $1.5M $993K $1.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.5M to $2.1M (+47%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.2M.

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

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