Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation
Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,362,772 to it, the largest being GATES FOUNDATION ($8,790,295). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $6.5M
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $9.4M
- Net assets
- $4.1M
What Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation does
Mission
Farm journal foundation's (fjf) mission is to meet the vital needs of the global population through agriculture. Farm journal foundation is an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that brings together stakeholders from across the agricultural spectrum - farmers, industry leaders, academia, students, and consumers. We provide education on how innovative agriculture can solve some of the world's biggest challenges - such as global hunger and malnutrition - and we work with leaders to drive long-term positive action.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Government affairs: global food security/agriculture research and development fjf has deep roots in agricultural policy circles in washington d.c., where we educate government leaders about the value of taking measuable action on issues including global food and nutrition security, sustainable food systems, and agricultural innovation. We manage a nationwide network of farmer ambassadors who are passionate about these issues and partner with us on outreach with policymakers in washington d.c. And at events in their home states. The objective of this work is to provide education to policymakers that empowers them to understand and become champions for agriculture as a mechanism for positive, long-term societal outcomes. Number of farmer ambassadors managed: 25 number of farmer ambassador meetings with national-level policymakers in washington d.c.: 80 number of farmer ambassador meetings with national-level policymakers in home states: 4 primary funding partner for this work: bill and melinda gates foundation.
$1,020,835 spent39% of program spendingConservation agriculture: farm journal foundation operates a number of conservation programs with support from the u.s. Department of agriculture and other important partners. We are also a long-term partner in america's conservation ag movement, a coalition of agriculture industry leaders that includes farm journal's trust in food and the usda's natural resource conservation service. This program works to eliminate obstacles that impede farmers' adoption of conservation practices and hosts shop talks, field days, and other outreach events that allow producers to talk about conservation opportunities.
$951,768 spent36% of program spendingFJF's veterinarian workforce development program supports aspiring rural veterinarians in overcoming challenges that can prevent them from building long-term, meaningful careers in the industry, including financial pressures stemming from high levels of student debt, heavy workloads, and the need to evolve skills to meet changing needs from the livestock and poultry industries.
$452,818 spent17% of program spendingK-12 and consumer education: food's journey from dirt to dinner fjf educational programs teach students and consumers about where their food comes from, to help build greater understanding of agriculture's impact on our modern world with the long-term creating stronger, more sustainable food value chains for all stakeholders. Through the food journey platform fjf created an educaitonal platform based on next generation science standards to support grade bands ranging from kindergarten through 12th grade. Educational platforms developed: 1 platform grade-bands of education created: 4 includng k-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 primary funding: dirt to dinner (expenses $ 182,342 including grants of $) see schedule o
$182,342 spent7% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,607,763.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2021 to 2022, from $816k to $4.4M (+440%).
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 37% · 2021 43% · 2022 21% · 2023 35% · 2024 29%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 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 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $725k → $1.9M.
3 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 2% 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 Journal Agricultural Foundation’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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 Journal Agricultural Foundation leans on a few funders — its largest provides 94% of grant income and the top three 97%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 91% · 2018 100% · 2020 96% · 2021 97% · 2022 100% · 2023 95% — growing more concentrated.
“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.
Where its funders are
Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 4 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $142k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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 Journal Agricultural Foundation has grown faster than three-quarters of the 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $9.6M on record.
- Department of Agriculture$9.6M
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 Journal Agricultural Foundation
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 Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
45%
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 Journal Agricultural Foundation: 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 Journal Agricultural Foundation?
- Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,362,772 to it, the largest being GATES FOUNDATION ($8,790,295). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $9,362,772 in grants to Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation?
- GATES FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $8,790,295 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Farm Journal Agricultural Foundation find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 7 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