Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center

Humphrey, AR · EIN 85-2583244 · 501(c)(3)
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center reported $17.4 million in revenue and $2.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $76.74 went to program services, $22.73 to management and general costs and $0.53 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.3% of the total. Revenue rose 8232% between 2021 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $2.1M

Program services$76.74 $1.6M
Management & general$22.73 $488K
Fundraising$0.53 $11,305

For 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 $17M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$96.28 $17M
Program service revenue$1.78 $310K
Investment income$1.61 $280K
Other revenue$0.33 $57,294

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 349 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	76.7%	94.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	22.7%	3.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.5%	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	96.3%	96.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	10.5%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	1.8%	1.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	Not reported	$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	Not reported	0.61%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	3
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	85.4	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 expense

$1.6M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $150K · revenue $314K

No description in Part III; see the filing.

5 filings since FY2020 (5 mo.)

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpensesShort periods (after a fiscal-year change) are in the table, not the chart.

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$17M	$2.1M	76.7%	$15M	—
2023 ⓘ	$2.2M	$1.8M	73.9%	−$1,991	—
2022 ⓘ	$1.0M	$1.5M	82.5%	−$424K	—
2021 ⓘ	$209K	$509K	81.2%	−$3,784	—
FY2020 (5 mo.) ⓘ	$300K	$3,884	0.0%	$296K	—

Governance 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 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
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 50

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

MEBFI HOLDINGS LLC Rent, lodging, meals, advertising, maint	$1,115,550
ECOSYSTEMS PROTECTION SERVICES LLC Consulting	$115,000

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center totaling $15,100 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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Questions people ask

How much of Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center reported that 76.7% of its $2.1 million in expenses went to program services, 22.7% to management and general and 0.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

Where does Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center get its money?

Of $17.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 96.3% came from contributions and grants and 1.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Five Oaks Ag Research and Education Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 85-2583244 as a 501(c)(3) organization, 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 202503109349301885 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402049349300830 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312999349301996 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232979349301483 · read the filing
FY2020 (5 mo.): Form 990 for the 5-month short period ending December 31, 2020, object 202122649349301082 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 85-2583244: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.