Maryland · Nonprofit
FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC
FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC (Maryland) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,442,373 to it, the largest being WHEELER FOUNDATION ($250,000). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.2M
- Funders on record
- 29
- Grants received
- $1.4M
- Net assets
- $1.5M
What Farm Alliance of Baltimore Inc does
Mission
The farm alliance of baltimore is a membership organization of urban farms, neighborhood growers, and friends. We use connection, resource sharing, and collective advocacy with respect to food, land and water to expand communities' selfdetermination and power.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Member engagement program: the farm alliance of baltimore strengthened the capacity of its network of urban farmers by providing technical assistance, shared resources, and opportunities for collaboration. During the year, members collectively stewarded 25 acres of urban green space, received more than 16,000 seedlings to expand food production, and increased cover crop seed usage by 59%, supporting healthier soils and sustainable farming practices. The organization also provided soil testing and technical support, professional development opportunities, networking events, and resource sharing to enhance members' knowledge, productivity, and long-term organizational capacity.
$66,731 spent$16,356 earned by the program9% of program spendingOutreach & education program: the farm alliance of baltimore provided hands-on education and outreach opportunities for urban farmers, beginning growers, and community members through workshops, field trips, cooking demonstrations, and technical assistance. During the year, the organization conducted 60 educational events, including workshops and cooking demonstrations, reaching 1,090 participants (a 22% increase over the prior year). The organization also strengthened the urban farming community by providing 4,530 in professional development scholarships to 15 members and hosting 12 member-exclusive events, 9 guest speaker presentations, and 24 hours of fellowship, promoting peer learning, leadership development, and sustainable urban agriculture.
$40,211 spentof which $4,530 as grants$19,590 earned by the program6% of program spendingBlack butterfly teaching farm (bbtf): the black butterfly teaching farm served as the organization's production, education, and community engagement hub, demonstrating sustainable urban agriculture while supporting food access and farmer training. During the year, the farm produced more than 21,000 pounds of fresh produce, generated approximately 52,000 in produce sales through distribution partners and market sales, and supplied fresh food to 16 distribution partners, including food banks, community organizations, churches, health systems, and restaurants. The farm also donated over 1,500 pounds of produce to neighbors, engaged more than 200 community members through community events, and provided hands-on learning opportunities for workshops and urban farmer training programs.
$600,753 spent$368,613 earned by the program85% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $707,695.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $173k to $61k (−65%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 1% · 2021 7% · 2024 32% · 2025 26%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
90% of FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 13 funders, grant income rose $46k → $615k.
8 of 29 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 14% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 28 of 29 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 67% · 2020 37% · 2021 28% · 2022 43% · 2023 28% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
64% of FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC's grant income comes from Maryland funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $205k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 605 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 605 food & nutrition nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $992k on record.
- Department of Agriculture$992k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
59% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC?
- FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC (Maryland) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,442,373 to it, the largest being WHEELER FOUNDATION ($250,000). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC have?
- IRS filings report 29 organizations giving $1,442,373 in grants to FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC, 14 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC?
- WHEELER FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $250,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FARM ALLIANCE OF BALTIMORE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 29 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing