Mission
LANDESA CHAMPIONS AND WORKS TO SECURE LAND RIGHTS FOR MILLIONS OF THE WORLD'S POOREST, MOSTLY RURAL WOMEN AND MEN TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY AND PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE.
Public Charity
RURAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
RURAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, of SEATTLE, WA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $12.7M in revenue, $19.1M in expenses, $19.1M in total assets. 81 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $54.7M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 911158970
SEATTLE, WA
Management & Technical Assistance
NTEE: S02
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.7M
Total Expenses$19.1M
Total Assets$19.1M
Grant Records81
Funding Total$54.7M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Rural Development Institute
How Rural Development Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$79
Programs
the work itself
$13
Management
running the organization
$8
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $79 for programs
$51
A commitment to rigorous monitoring and evaluation undergirds landesa's work
$16
Asia is home to the largest rural population in the world, where land rights are essential to improving lives and livelihoods
$12
Land is the most important asset in sub-saharan africa, yet 90 percent of africa's rural land is undocumented
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
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
$2,617,313
SOCIAL JUSTICE
$75,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,885
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$2,400,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$227,900
Showing up to 5 of 81 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Ashley Hayden
CEO
Chris Jochnick
TRUSTEE
Darshana Shanbhag
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Diana Fletschner
TRUSTEE
Edwin Maynard
TRUSTEE
Jeff Reidinger
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12.7M | $19.1M | $19.1M |
| 2024 | $10.3M | $18.0M | $25.5M |
| 2023 | $10.4M | $15.1M | $32.4M |
| 2022 | $36.9M | $11.9M | $36.4M |
| 2021 | $9.0M | $9.8M | $11.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.0M to $12.7M (+42%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.