Oregon · Nonprofit
THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE
THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE (Oregon) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $185,150 to it, the largest being AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST ($185,150). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $422k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $185k
- Net assets
- $251k
What The Dry Farming Institute does
Mission
We support growers exploration of dry farming and other water resilient agricultural practices through collaborative projects, outreach, and education.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
Our farm: a living laboratory for dry farming innovation our farm sites serve as a living laboratory for hands-on experimentation and educational demonstration. From crop variety trials and seed stewardship to soil health and water conservation strategies, our land-based work generates practical insights that ground and inform all we do . Our work: technical assistance for exploring water resilience we partner with growers, agricultural advisors, and researchers, primarily in the maritime pacific northwest, to co-create low-input, water-resilient solutions that fit local contexts and challenges. Flexible, collaborative projects dfi is operating through a flexible, project-by-project model. This nimble approach allows us to test ideas and work with highly motivated partners on initiatives ranging from educational storytelling and workshops to technical support for demonstration farms. Each project is tailored to meet growers where they are and share whats learned with broader networks. 2025 projects storytelling for impact: case studies were capturing the stories of growers who are navigating water uncertainty with creativity and building resilience in the face of water…
$122,721 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990. Program spending in total: $122,721.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2024, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2024, 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 2024 to 2025, from $29k to $258k (+780%).
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.
80% of THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE’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. 0 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE’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.
Where its funders are
THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Oregon, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,936 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,936 food & nutrition nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE
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 Oregon
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
67% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE: 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 THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE?
- THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE (Oregon) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $185,150 to it, the largest being AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST ($185,150). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $185,150 in grants to THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE?
- AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $185,150 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE DRY FARMING INSTITUTE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Oregon. 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 2024–2025), and the filings of 1 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