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 2024 filing shows $1.9M in revenue, $1.6M in expenses, $2.5M in total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $795K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 814386302 GREAT BARRINGTON, MA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.9M
Total Expenses$1.6M
Total Assets$2.5M
Grant Records14
Funding Total$795K
Filing Years2020–2024

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.

Sample Grants Received

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
THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION
2024
MARKET MATCH FUND
$10,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Amanda Freund
TREASURER Dan Schaeffer
DIRECTOR David Valicenti
CLERK Don Perdue
VICE PRESIDENT Erik Rasmussen
DIRECTOR Martha Page

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Top Grant Purposes

FOR FOOD AWARENESS, NORTHWEST CORNER PROJECTS AND GENERAL SUPPORT
$334,800 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$270,375 4 grants
AGRICULTURE, FOOD, NUTRITION
$86,678 2 grants
TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUANCE OF PROVIDING BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LODAL FARMS AND FOOD BUSINESSES IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY
$25,000 1 grant
GENERAL PURPOSE / UNRESTRICTED
$20,250 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
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
2020 $283K $434K $655K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $283K to $1.9M (+587%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.5M.

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