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Regenerative Agriculture Foundation
Regenerative Agriculture Foundation reported $11.2 million in revenue and $5.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $87.42 went to program services, $12.14 to management and general costs and $0.44 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $187,053 (DIRECTOR, FUNDERS FOR REGE). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 367% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.1MFor context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.4% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.1% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.3% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $187,053 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.65% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 18.9 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 3 of 3 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseRaf created the restoring Regenerative Agriculture program in an effort to bring an expansive lens to Regenerative Agriculture funding by celebrating the contributions that food and farming organizations in underserved communities are making toward truly regenerative food systems. The program has had 3 rounds of awards to 46 organizations to date, with additional support offered to organizations for optional ongoing collaborative projects. Awarded projects include buffalo reintroduction on tribal lands, seed and land rematriation, and traditional farming through collective governance
This program includes our farm bill grassroots capacity building project, a collaboration between raf, national sustainable agriculture coalition, and rafi-USA, initially launched with generous support from waverley street foundation. While having a focus on advancing agricultural policies that address conservation and social disparities, this effort takes a broad perspective in supporting policy organizing, and includes several funds governed by peer and participatory processes. To date, 86 organizations have received rapid response policy engagement grants. An additional 41 organizations…
This funding focus area includes our work via the shot fund, as well as other grants relating to organizational capacity building. A partnership with rural climate partnership, the shot fund supports durable, transformative, and climate-smart farming practices, emphasizing opportunities in the midwest, southeast and southwest. The priority of the shot fund has been to provide on-the-ground organizations with grants and technical assistance that allows them to submit and administer federal grants
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR, FUNDERS FOR REGE Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $187,053 | $0 | $0 | $187,053 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,785 | $0 | $0 | $160,785 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR, FUNDERS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $149,579 | $0 | $0 | $149,579 |
| ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $135,200 | $0 | $0 | $135,200 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Regenerative Agriculture Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $633K (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b3 · 3 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 56
Private foundation grants it received
13 private foundations reported grants to Regenerative Agriculture Foundation totaling $3.6M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Regenerative Agriculture Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Regenerative Agriculture Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Regenerative Agriculture Foundation spent in 2024, $87.42 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Regenerative Agriculture Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Regenerative Agriculture Foundation reported that 87.4% of its $5.1 million in expenses went to program services, 12.1% to management and general and 0.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Regenerative Agriculture Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Regenerative Agriculture Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $187,053, for the role of DIRECTOR, FUNDERS FOR REGE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Regenerative Agriculture Foundation get its money?
Of $11.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 98.3% came from contributions and grants and 1.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Regenerative Agriculture Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 84-4278182 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512939349301001 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442839349301659 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303109349302080 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203119349303170 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133139349303653 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 84-4278182: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.