2024-11-15T10:04:31-06:00 2023-12-31 161092347 MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP 100 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 1200 ROCHESTER NY 14604 990 2023-01-01 474576350 SWEET FARM FOUNDATION SWEE 8774644966 210 HALL ROAD HIMROD NY 14842 NATHANIEL SALPETER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8774644966 2024-11-14 1 1 ANTHONY SCINTO P01438408 5854231860 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z NATHANIEL SALPETER 210 HALL ROAD HIMROD NY 14842 1173420 0 X WWW.SWEETFARM.ORG X 2015 CA SEE SCHEDULE O 9 9 9 50 0 0 570645 1093580 56419 32652 131 -3551 3487 201 630682 1122882 0 0 0 0 539332 496184 0 0 300 747119 367205 1286451 863389 -655769 259493 301588 544779 115230 94081 186358 450698 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 751070 28855 SWEET FARM,ESTABLISHED IN 2016, INITIALLY BEGAN AS A FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT OUR FOOD AND CLIMATE SYSTEMS ARE SO DEEPLY INTERTWINED THAT THEIR STORIES CANNOT BE TOLD INDIVIDUALLY. TO DRIVE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE, OUR CO-FOUNDERS REALIZED IT WAS ESSENTIAL TO CONSIDER ALL ASPECTS OF OUR FOOD SYSTEM AND ITS TIES TO ENERGY, WASTE, AND MATERIAL SYSTEMS. BY 2017, SWEET FARM HAD EXPANDED ITS INITIATIVES TO ENCOMPASS REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND TECH & INNOVATION, DRIVING IMPACT FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL SCALES. AS THE FIRST CLIMATE SANCTUARY, OUR FOCUS REMAINS ROOTED IN FOSTERING CLIMATE-CONSCIOUSNESS AND AMPLIFYING IMPACT THROUGH HOLISTIC, SYSTEMS-BASED APPROACHES.SWEET FARM HAS EXPERIENCED THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE FIRST HAND; EVACUATING OUR ANIMALS DUE TO WILDFIRES IN 2020 AND BEING FORCED TO CLOSE OUR AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS IN 2021 DUE TO CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT. WITH NO END TO THESE CLIMATE DISASTERS IN SIGHT, IN 2021 WE MADE THE DECISION TO RELOCATE OUR FARM, ANIMALS AND PROGRAMS TO THE MORE CLIMATE SECURE REGION OF UPSTATE NEW YORK. THIS MOVE WAS COSTLY FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, BUT OUR NEWLY BUILT 50-ACRE FARM IS PROVIDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE HOME TO ALLOW US TO GROW THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS IN THE LONG TERM.OUR EXPERIENCE AS CLIMATE REFUGEES PUTS US IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO CONNECT OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO THE REALITIES OF CLIMATE CHANGE. WE ALWAYS TAKE A PRAGMATIC AND POSITIVE APPROACH IN OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AMPLIFYING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT CAN MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD TOWARDS A MORE COMPASSIONATE AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD.CENTRAL TO OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE THE STORIES OF OUR FARM ANIMAL RESCUE ANIMALS ALSO KNOWN AS OUR ANIMAL AMBASSADORS. AS OF 2023, SWEET FARM NOW CARES FOR OVER 100 RESCUED FARM ANIMALS ON THE FARM. THIS YEAR WE RESCUED A MOTHER PIG AND HER THREE PIGLETS FROM A HOARDING SITUATION. A BACHELOR FLOCK OF 15 ROOSTERS JOINED US FROM ANOTHER SANCTUARY. AN EXTREMELY OVERWEIGHT PIG NAMED ELLIOT CAME TO US FROM AN ABUSE CASE AND IS ON A WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM RUN BY OUR ANIMAL CARE TEAM. WE WORKED TO MINIMIZE THE LOCAL FERAL CAT POPULATION THROUGH A WELL MANAGED TNR PROGRAM AND ADOPTION OF NEARLY 20 KITTENS. AND WE HELPED LOCAL WILDLIFE RESCUERS IN SAVING 3 BABY SQUIRRELS AND 7 BABY RACCOONS.IN ADDITION TO THESE RESCUES, SWEET FARM CONTINUED OUR TRANSFORMATIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH MISSION BARNS. LOCATED IN SAN FRANCISCO, MISSION BARNS IS A FOOD COMPANY CULTIVATING PORK FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM. ITS PRODUCTS ARE MADE WITH CULTIVATED PORK AND PLANT PROTEIN, REQUIRING ONLY A SINGLE ANIMAL COMPONENT-A HARMLESS STARTER SAMPLE FROM A PIG-WHICH IS FED PLANT BASED NUTRIENTS IN A CULTIVATOR. TWO PIGLETS, NAMED DAWN AND DUSK, PROVIDED A SMALL SAMPLE TO DONATE THE INITIAL CELLS TO MISSION BARNS FOR ITS PRODUCTS, THEN JOINED A PIG SOUNDER HERE ON THE FARM. THIS TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY COULD PRODUCE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MEAT AS MILLIONS OF FARM ANIMALS, HELPING TO CREATE A WORLD WITH FEWER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, REDUCED LAND AND WATER USAGE, AND FREE FROM ANIMAL HARM-ALL WHILE KEEPING US SAFE FROM ANIMAL-BORNE DISEASES. MEANWHILE, DAWN AND DUSK LIVE HAPPY, HEALTHY LIVES AT SWEET FARM. TOGETHER WITH MISSION FARMS, SWEET FARM WILL TELL THE STORY OF HOW THESE TWO PIGS WILL CHANGE THE FOOD SYSTEM FOR THE BETTER.ADDING NEW RESCUES TO OUR SWEET FARM FAMILY WAS DONE THROUGH CAREFUL INTEGRATION. THE CARE OF OUR ANIMALS IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY, WHICH INCLUDES DAY-TO-DAY CARE, MEDICAL CARE AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES TO MAKE SURE OUR ANIMALS ARE HAPPY AND HEALTHY. IN 2023 WE ALSO HAD TO CONTEND WITH HIGH COSTS FOR MEDICAL CARE FOR OUR ANIMALS. MANY OF OUR ANIMAL AMBASSADOR SPECIES ARE TRADITIONALLY RAISED FOR FOOD AND NOT FOR LONG LIFE, WHICH LEADS TO A HIGH FREQUENCY OF MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS AS THE ANIMALS AGE.IN 2023, OUR VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS REMAINED STRONG WITH WELL-ATTENDED WEBINARS ON THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF ANIMAL AGRICULTURE, AS WELL AS ZERO-COST AND SMALL-SPACE GARDENING. WHILE IN PARALLEL WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR IN-PERSON EDUCATION. WE DEVELOPED A WIDE VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS RANGING FROM: A) TECH AND INNOVATION TRENDS IN FARMING, B) MUSHROOM CULTIVATION AND FORAGING, C) DEBUNKING PLANT-BASED MYTHS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO SHIFT TO A MORE PLANT-BASED DIET, D) BACKYARD COMPOSTING AND WINDOWSILL HERB PLANTING, AND E) KIDS PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND THE PLANET. WE ARE PARTICULARLY EXCITED TO BE DEVELOPING A 4-H CURRICULUM FOR KIDS THAT WILL LAUNCH AS A GROUP IN EARLY 2024. WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE LOCAL 4-H LEADERSHIP TO CREATE A GROUP THAT WILL FOCUS ON LONG-TERM CARE OF FARM ANIMALS AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.OUR TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION PROGRAM REMAINS A CORNERSTONE OF HOW WE SCALE OUR IMPACT GLOBALLY. START-UPS THAT ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SWEET FARM HAVE NOW COLLECTIVELY RAISED OVER $500M AND ARE BUILDING PRODUCTS THAT WILL DISRUPT OUR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS FOR THE BETTER, WITH IMPACT AT A GLOBAL SCALE. IT'S EXCITING FOR US TO SEE SOME OF OUR EARLIEST TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM PARTNERS MAKING THEIR IDEAS A REALITY IN 2023. THIS YEAR INNERPLANT LAUNCHED MAJOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH JOHN DEERE AND OTHERS FOR EARLY SATELLITE BASED DETECTION OF FUNGUS IN CROPS WHICH WILL LEAD TO REDUCED CROP AND REDUCED CHEMICAL USE FOR FARMERS AT SCALE. TURTLETREE ALSO ACHIEVED A MAJOR MILESTONE BY OBTAINING THE FIRST EVER SELF-GRAS STATUS FOR PRECISION FERMENTATION DERIVED LACTOFERRIN ALLOWING THEM TO COMMERCIALIZE IN THE UNITED STATES AND TAKE ANIMALS OUT OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS. AS CULTIVATED MEAT NEARS ITS FDA APPROVAL AND COMMERCIALIZATION IN THE COMING YEARS, WE EAGERLY ANTICIPATE OTHER SIMILAR PARTNERSHIPS REACHING CONSUMERS' HANDS.IN 2023, OUR REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM IS GROWING ROOTS AS WE BUILD OUT OUR MARKET GARDENS IN NEW YORK STATE. WE HAVE ALREADY PLANTED OVER 1,000 GARLIC BULBS TO OVERWINTER, WITH OVER A THOUSAND PEONY AND DAHLIA TUBERS IN THE GROUND FOR THE FLOWER PROGRAM. WE ALSO HAVE OVER 6,000 HEIRLOOM PLANT SEEDS WARMING IN THE SOIL AT THE GREENHOUSE. WE ARE EXCITED FOR THESE PLANTS TO SHOWCASE THE BEAUTY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY IN OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS NEXT YEAR, WITH THE PRODUCE GOING TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE ROCHESTER COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THOUSANDS OF PLANT STARTS WILL BE HEADED OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY THIS SPRING TO FAMILIES FACING FOOD INSECURITY.AS WE LOOK TOWARD OUR FIRST FULL YEAR IN ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING CLIMATE-STABLE REGIONS IN AMERICA: THE FINGER LAKES REGION IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, WE SEE OUR VISION BECOMING REALITY. SWEET FARM IS TRULY BECOMING A ONE-OF-A-KIND LOCATION THAT TELLS THE STORY OF A BETTER FUTURE FOR THE PEOPLE, ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND PLANET. 751070 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 CA NY X NATHANIEL SALPETER 8774644966 210 HALL ROAD HIMROD NY 14842 X ANNA SWEET BOARD MEMBER 20.00 X 0 0 0 RIDHIMA AHUJA TREASURER - THRU OCT 2023 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CATRINA N NORTH SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN AZOFF PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNETH BIRDWELL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BUNNY ROSENBERG PRESIDENT - THRU OCT 2023 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL ENGELHARDT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE GRIFFIN BOARD MEMBER - THRU SEPT 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 EMMA MATTHEW BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SETH SIVAK BOARD MEMBER - AS OF OCT 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAN CORNING BOARD MEMBER - AS OF OCT 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN DONOHUGH TREASURER - AS OF OCT 2023 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NATHANIEL SALPETER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 25.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156 16000 1077424 29728 1093580 MEETING REVENUE 712130 19365 19365 PRIVATE TOUR 712130 11067 11067 MISCELLANEOUS 999999 2220 2220 32652 357 357 38699 42607 -3908 -3908 -3908 3998 156 0 3998 3998 4134 7931 -3797 -3797 1122882 28855 0 447 404156 386893 17263 56740 44260 12480 35288 33781 1507 2658 2658 16550 16550 6503 4970 1533 3097 2916 181 2651 2259 92 300 14224 14224 14021 14011 10 1692 1655 37 1059 985 74 4761 4664 97 36357 36357 21279 4560 16719 SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT 167468 167202 266 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 53912 53912 MISCELLANEOUS 15361 9697 5664 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE 5612 5081 531 863389 751070 112019 300 94465 426242 7344 225 5858 4000 13928 5997 5888 2875 185352 81837 132542 103515 41563 1925 301588 544779 27237 23633 87993 70448 115230 94081 X 450698 186358 450698 301588 544779 259493 4847 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 348255 499306 500114 558064 1093580 2999319 37064 207237 203385 61892 36786 546364 385319 706543 703499 619956 1130366 3545683 178171 652011 267225 331949 316445 1745801 0 178171 652011 267225 331949 316445 1745801 1799882 80 31 1636 1386 357 3490 80 31 1636 1386 357 3490 385399 706574 705135 621342 1130723 3549173 0.50710 0.39400 0.00100 0.00120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 185352 81837 103515 103515 X 1257690 4847 122030 7931 134808 1122882 0 1122882 993350 122030 7931 129961 863389 0 863389 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED FOR AND RECEIVED INCOME TAX EXEMPTIONS IN THE VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT IS REQUIRED TO DO SO. THE ORGANIZATION FILES RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND IN NEW YORK STATE. THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS IN VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS AND IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT AND PRIOR THREE YEARS TAX RETURNS REMAIN SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, IT HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RETAIL COST OF GOODS SOLD 7,931. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RETAIL COST OF GOODS SOLD 7,931. DAVID SWEET FATHER OF BOARD MEMBER 41484 EMPLOYEE OF ORGANIZATION 0 X AGRICULTURE PLANTS & SUPPLIES 22 29728 X FURNISHING & INSTALLATION OF HEAT SYSTEM IN BARN 1 5527 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: SWEET FARM IS THE FIRST EVER CLIMATE SANCTUARY. FOUNDED IN 2016 AS A IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL THE STORY OF HOW OUR FOOD SYSTEM AND CLIMATE FOOD COMES FROM. BY THE END OF 2017, THE ORGANIZATION HAD BUILT OUT ITS PROGRAMS TO INCORPORATE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND TECH & INNOVATION. THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS WE ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF FACTORY FARMING ACROSS ANIMALS, THE PLANTS, AND THE PLANET. BY LINKING CLIMATE EDUCATION, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, FARM-ANIMAL RESCUE, AND THE TECHNOLOGY THAT IS SUSTAINABLY DISRUPTING FOOD AND AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION SWEET FARM IS FOCUSED ON DRIVING CHANGE TOWARDS A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: SWEET FARM IS THE WORLD'S FIRST NONPROFIT SANCTUARY TO ADDRESS THE DEVASTATING IMPACT THAT FACTORY FARMING HAS ON CLIMATE CHANGE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ANIMALS, PLANTS, AND THE PLANET. WE MUST FIRST UNDERSTAND HOW THESE PIECES ARE CONNECTED WITHIN OUR COMPLICATED FOOD WEB BEFORE WE CAN TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE AT ITS CORE. BY JOINING CLIMATE EDUCATION, REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE, FARM ANIMAL RESCUE, AND THE SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY THAT IS DISRUPTING AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION, SWEET FARM IS REDEFINING SANCTUARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 NATHANIEL SALPETER AND ANNA SWEET ARE THE CO-FOUNDERS AND ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMITTEES - JUST THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY NEEDED CHANGES ARE MADE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE BOARD MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW THEIR PROCESS FOR SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO ASSIST WITH THE PRESENTATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, THEIR OVERSIGHT PROCESS HELPS MAINTAIN INTERNAL CONTROLS TO PREVENT FINANCIAL MISSTATEMENT, ENSURING THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FREE FROM MATERIAL ERRORS, AND PRESENT A CLEAR AND APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL POSITION AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR.