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Farm Aid Inc

Grantmaking foundation in Cambridge, Massachusetts · EIN 36-3383233

Total giving
$1.5MTax year 2024
Grants made
109Tax year 2024
Total assets
$12MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

FARM AID'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A VIBRANT, FAMILY FARM-CENTERED SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE IN AMERICA. FARM AID ARTISTS AND BOARD MEMBERS WILLIE NELSON, JOHN MELLENCAMP, NEIL YOUNG, DAVE MATTHEWS AND MARGO PRICE HOST AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL TO SUPPORT FARM AID'S YEAR-ROUND WORK WITH FAMILY FARMERS AND TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS. SINCE 1985, FARM AID HAS RAISED MORE THAN $89 MILLION TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT HELP FARMERS THRIVE, EXPAND THE REACH OF THE GOOD FOOD MOVEMENT, TAKE ACTION TO CHANGE THE DOMINANT SYSTEM OF INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE AND PROMOTE FOOD FROM FAMILY FARMS.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$890K2020
$1M2021
$1.2M2022
$1.4M2023
$1.5M2024

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
The Federation of Southern Cooperatives$35K2024
Farmers' Legal Action Group (Flag)$30K2024
Appalachian Sustainable Development$20K2024
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association$20K2024
Center for Third World Organizing$20K2024

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (109 grants in 2024) is available with a free account.

Website: www.farmaid.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.