Pennsylvania · Public charity
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
Pasa is a community of farmers and supporters, focused on education and evidence-based research, for the purpose of building a more economiclly- just, environmentally-regenerative, and community-focused food system.
- $15M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 14
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 80%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.3M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $103,707
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $153,433
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 15
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 9
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 80% of the organizations Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture funded were first-time grantees, receiving 84% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 14 | $1.3M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 15 | $1.1M | 80% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $115k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 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, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand in Hand Mano en Mano | $278,766 | 3 | 5% |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association Ma Chapter Inc | $276,918 | 2 | 12% |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont | $233,949 | 2 | 1% |
| Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture Inc | $216,076 | 2 | 4% |
| Ramapough Culture and Land Foundation | $208,954 | 2 | 31% |
| Northeast Organic Farming Assoc of Ny I | $204,594 | 2 | 3% |
| Maine Farmland Trust | $178,341 | 2 | 1% |
| Future Harvest Inc | $164,731 | 2 | 7% |
| Carolina Farm Stewardship Association | $163,870 | 2 | 1% |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey Inc | $135,592 | 2 | 8% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand in Hand Mano en Mano | $278,766 | 3 | 5% |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association Ma Chapter Inc | $276,918 | 2 | 12% |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont | $233,949 | 2 | 1% |
| Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture Inc | $216,076 | 2 | 4% |
| Ramapough Culture and Land Foundation | $208,954 | 2 | 31% |
| Northeast Organic Farming Assoc of Ny I | $204,594 | 2 | 3% |
| Maine Farmland Trust | $178,341 | 2 | 1% |
| Future Harvest Inc | $164,731 | 2 | 7% |
| Carolina Farm Stewardship Association | $163,870 | 2 | 1% |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey Inc | $135,592 | 2 | 8% |
| Our Sci | $119,268 | 2 | n/a |
| Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association | $114,773 | 2 | 1% |
| Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation | $84,168 | 2 | 1% |
| Pittsburgh Food Policy Council | $50,548 | 1 | 10% |
| Mad Agriculture | $43,900 | 3 | 1% |
| Friends of Farmworkers Inc | $16,335 | 2 | 0% |
| Pennsylvania State University | $10,573 | 1 | n/a |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 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.
Open a dossier: Pennsylvania Certified Organic · Farm Aid Inc · Maine Community Foundation Inc · Tides Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
- How much does Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture give?
- Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture reported 14 itemized grants totaling $1,270,502, out of $15,261,051 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 15 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (85%), Environment (9%), Science & Tech (6%).
- Who are Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Hand in Hand Mano en Mano ($279k), Northeast Organic Farming Association Ma Chapter Inc ($277k), Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont ($234k).
- Does Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 80% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Pennsylvania Certified Organic, Farm Aid Inc, Maine Community Foundation Inc.
- Where is Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture based?
- Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture is based in PA.
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