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National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation
The nasda foundation is the only educational and research organization that directly serves the nation's state departments of agriculture. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our mission is to enhance american food and agricultural communities through education, outreach and research.
- $1.6M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 29
- Grants FY2025
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 82%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $33,336
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $456,644
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 12
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 13
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.8M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 82% of the organizations National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 49% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 51% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $403k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 29 | $1.6M | 66% |
| FY2024 | 11 | $815k | 82% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $316k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $85k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $62k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $384k | 14% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $365k | 38% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $288k | 58% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Food and Drug Officials | $709,042 | 9 | 1% |
| Cornell University | $683,571 | 2 | 0% |
| Association of American Feed Control Officials Inc C/O Fass | $674,389 | 3 | 14% |
| The University of Tennessee | $351,989 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Florida | $158,256 | 4 | n/a |
| Kentucky Ag Development Advocacy Inc | $101,063 | 2 | 31% |
| Nc State University | $99,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Evergreen Soil & Water Conservation District | $90,736 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan State University | $85,427 | 4 | n/a |
| Rutgers the State University | $84,500 | 3 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Food and Drug Officials | $709,042 | 9 | 1% |
| Cornell University | $683,571 | 2 | 0% |
| Association of American Feed Control Officials Inc C/O Fass | $674,389 | 3 | 14% |
| The University of Tennessee | $351,989 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Florida | $158,256 | 4 | n/a |
| Kentucky Ag Development Advocacy Inc | $101,063 | 2 | 31% |
| Nc State University | $99,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Evergreen Soil & Water Conservation District | $90,736 | 1 | n/a |
| Michigan State University | $85,427 | 4 | n/a |
| Rutgers the State University | $84,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Cherokee State Resort Historical Park of Aurora | $62,058 | 2 | n/a |
| Buffalo Go Green Inc | $56,157 | 2 | 3% |
| Cowan Community Action Group Inc | $55,239 | 2 | 5% |
| Clinch Valley Soil and Water Conservation District | $55,167 | 2 | n/a |
| Cumberland River Compact Inc | $53,591 | 2 | 1% |
| Cultivating Community | $50,613 | 1 | n/a |
| The Working World Inc | $42,427 | 1 | n/a |
| Third Sector New England Inc | $41,533 | 1 | 0% |
| Glynwood Center Inc | $39,569 | 1 | 0% |
| American Farmland Trust | $35,729 | 1 | n/a |
| Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors | $35,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Center for an Agricultural Economy Inc | $34,931 | 1 | n/a |
| Sullivan County Soil & Water Conservation District | $33,336 | 1 | n/a |
| Appalachian Sustainable Development | $30,077 | 2 | 0% |
| Cumberland County Board of Agriculture | $27,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Stepwell Strategies | $26,212 | 1 | n/a |
| New Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Association of State and Territorial Health Officials | $22,761 | 1 | 0% |
| Catskills Agrarian Alliance Inc | $22,021 | 1 | n/a |
| Black Farmer Fund Inc | $20,296 | 1 | n/a |
| Barn Owl Bakery | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Seacoast Eat Local Inc | $19,231 | 1 | 4% |
| Simpson County Conservation District | $18,895 | 1 | n/a |
| Keystone Development Center Inc | $16,774 | 1 | n/a |
| Dairy Grazing Alliance Inc | $16,142 | 1 | n/a |
| Cooperative Development Institute Inc | $14,464 | 1 | 0% |
| Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture | $14,131 | 1 | 0% |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $12,270 | 1 | n/a |
| Nuestras Raices Inc | $12,107 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lavang Foods | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Holston River Soil & Water Conservation District | $8,474 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($48k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 17 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
Compare National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation with peer funders
About National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation
- How much does National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation give?
- National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation reported 29 grants totaling $1,578,149 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 12 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (43%), Environment (27%), Public Benefit (17%).
- Who are National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Association of Food and Drug Officials ($709k), Cornell University ($684k), Association of American Feed Control Officials Inc C/O Fass ($674k).
- Does National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 82% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Rsf Social Finance Inc, The Ralph E Ogden Foundation Inc, Impactassetsinc.
- Where is National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation based?
- National Assn of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation is based in VA.
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