Ohio · Nonprofit
NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET
NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET (Ohio) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $536,534 to it, the largest being THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION ($186,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $431k
- Funders on record
- 21
- Grants received
- $537k
- Net assets
- $158k
What North Union Farmers Market does
Mission
North Union Farmers Market champions the local foods of northeast ohio and promotes their health, economic and environmental benefits by connecting certified producers with consumers through a network of markets.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
North union's goal is to educate the public about the benefits of eating locally grown food. In addition, the organization strives to improve the regional economy by creating vibrant community spaces and enabling small farms to sell directly to consumers. North union operates nine farmers' markets in the greater cleveland area.
$367,110 spent$171,947 earned by the program100% of program spendingProduce perks are incentive tokens given to individuals who use an ohio direction card to purchase only fruits and vegetables. All other tokens purchased with the ohio direction card are good to use on eligible items at the market. North Union Farmers Market matches dollar for dollar (up to 25) spent on an ohio direction card with produce perks in the form of green tokens.
Snap: snap (supplemental nutrition assistance programs), formerly known as food stamps, is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net, providing nutrition assistance to eligible low-income individuals and families. The ohio direction card (electronic benefit transfer or ebt) is similar to a bank debit card that holds snap benefits assigned each month to the recipient. Snap benefits can be used at the market through the ohio direction card, which is run through the credit card machine. The shopper lets the volunteer know how much money they would like taken from their card, and the shopper is given wooden tokens (1) in return. These can be used on all ebt-eligible items (food) at the market.
The senior farmers market nutrition program distributed about 38,000, which accounts for even more than what was done through snap and produce perks. The senior farmers market nutrition program (sfmnp) is designed to provide low-income seniors with access to fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables, while supporting local farmers. Through the program, eligible seniors receive a preloaded card that can be redeemed at participating farmers markets though a third party app. The shopper lets the volunteer at the farmers market table know how much money they would like to take off their card, and the shopper is given silver metal tokens (1/each) in return. These vouchers are issued annually and can be used to purchase a variety of nutritious, in-season produce.
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $367,110.
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 2022 to 2023, from $243k to $193k (−21%).
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: 2017 5% · 2018 17% · 2019 2% · 2021 26% · 2022 48% · 2023 25% · 2024 16%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
45% of NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (62% 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 held at 6 funders, grant income rose $74k → $79k.
3 of 21 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 12% 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 NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 20 of 21 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
NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET leans on a few funders — its largest provides 35% of grant income and the top three 81%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
83% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 45% · 2018 35% · 2019 42% · 2020 34% · 2021 62% · 2022 42% · 2023 52% — 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.
How long its funders stay
46% of NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET'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
99% of NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET's grant income comes from Ohio funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $66k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,971 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Government funding NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $409k on record.
- Department of Agriculture$409k
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 NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET
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 Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET?
- NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET (Ohio) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $536,534 to it, the largest being THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION ($186,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET have?
- IRS filings report 21 organizations giving $536,534 in grants to NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET?
- THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $186,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NORTH UNION FARMERS MARKET find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 21 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