Nonprofit · EIN 13-2722428
HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · GHENT, NY 12075
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $15,096,672 | $13,607,079 | $1,489,593 | $14,720,334 | $4,071,291 | $10,649,043 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $12,975,209 | $12,583,407 | $391,802 | $12,601,879 | $3,490,720 | $9,111,159 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $11,921,405 | $11,800,336 | $121,069 | $12,258,684 | $3,669,207 | $8,589,477 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,141,214
- of which government grants
- $82,533
- Program service revenue
- $5,520,043
- Investment income
- $128,806
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $28,636
- Net income from fundraising events
- $27,934
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $5,514,467
- Other revenue
- $6,306,609
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $109,993
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,771,086
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $9,533,522
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $28,863
- Accounting fees
- $79,121
- Occupancy
- $351,580
- Travel
- $25,653
- Depreciation
- $567,533
- Program services (functional)
- $10,839,275
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,447,776
- Fundraising (functional)
- $320,028
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,601,879
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,720,334
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,071,291
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,649,043
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,592,065
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,062,765
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,862,137
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,786,906
- Gross unrelated business income
- $5,514,467
- Gross receipts
- $20,680,117
- Employees
- 357
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN PING | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $109,993 | $5,678 |
| ALFA DEMMELLASH | CO PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT STINCHCOMB | CO PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM BUCCI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON DESSNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE DO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX SIERCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGGIE KEITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS TEBBUTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN PING | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $110,387 |
| ALFA DEMMELLASH | CO PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT STINCHCOMB | CO PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KIM BUCCI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AARON DESSNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANIELLE DO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEX SIERCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MAGGIE KIETH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS TEBBUTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN PING | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $105,923 |
| THOMAS JAMES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALFA DEMMELLASH | CO PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATT STINCHCOMB | CO PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AARON DESSNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KIM BUCCI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANIELLE DO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEX SIERCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MAGGIE KIETH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS TEBBUTT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 327 RT 21 C, GHENT, NY 12075-0000
- In care of
- % CLIFFORD KEYES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARTIN PING, 327 COUNTY ROUTE 21C, GHENT, NY 12075
- Signed the 990
- LYNDA NIELSEN, CONTROLLER
- Phone
- (518) 672-4465
- Website
- WWW.HAWTHORNEVALLEYFARM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- UHY ADVISORS NORTHEAST INC
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A RURAL INSTITUTION THAT AFFORDS RECREATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND AIDS STUDENTS IN DEVELOPING PRACTICAL TRADES AND SKILLS. THE INSTRUCTION IS BASED UPON THE PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF RUDOLF STEINER (OR WALDORF SCHOOLS).
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION IS AN INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL PROVIDING ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION (PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 12) USING METHODS OF RUDOLF STEINER. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS ADULT EDUCATION INCLUDING FOUNDATION STUDIES, A TWO YEAR WALDORF TEACHER TRAINING, AND TRAININGS IN THE ARTS.Expenses $4,433,614 · revenue $4,633,262
- THE VISITING STUDENTS PROGRAM HAS INTERN AND COUNSELOR POSITIONS FOR YOUNG ADULTS TO WORK WITH STUDENTS FROM URBAN AND SUBURBAN SCHOOLS, GRADES 3 THROUGH 12, WHO COME TO FARM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR TO WORK WITH ANIMALS ALONGSIDE THE FARMERS.Expenses $648,475 · revenue $886,781
- RESEARCH AND OTHER: THIS PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING SUB PROGRAMS:- CENTER FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH: STRIVES TO PROMOTE SOCIAL HEALTH BY SUPPORTING FREEDOM AND CHOICE IN CULTURAL LIFE, EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY IN POLITICAL LIFE, AND ASSOCIATIVE COOPERATION IN ECONOMIC LIFE;- FARMSCAPE ECOLOGY: A PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH AND OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS COMPASSION FOR THE ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK;- LONG TABLE HARVEST: GLEANS PRODUCE FROM AREA FARMS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FOOD PANTRIES;- LIGHT FORMS: AN ART CENTER OFFERING PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, EXHIBITIONS, INSTALLATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND PERFORMANCES, AN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM, PUBLICATIONS, AND A SMALL GIFT SHOP-ALKION PUBLICATIONS: PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES BOOKS GROUNDED IN THE PATH OF INNER DEVELOPMENT OUTLINED BY RUDOLF STEINER-NET POSITIVE: A PROGRAM THAT A) CONTRIBUTES MORE TO THE NATURAL WORLD AND ITS INHABITANTS THAN IT EXTRACTS, B) HARMONIZES SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS, AND C) FORMALIZES AND EMBEDS THESE COMMITMENTS IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE ASSOCIATION'S EFFORTS WILL ADDRESS CARBON REDUCTION, ECOSYSTEM STEWARDSHIP, AND CLIMATE RISK MITIGATION AT AN ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL AND WILL ALSO HELP CULTIVATE THE PROFOUND INTERNAL RESILIENCE REQUIRED TO NAVIGATE A DIZZYING CONFLUENCE OF SOCIAL AND CLIMATIC CHALLENGES WITH OPTIMISM AND STRENGTH.Expenses $756,259
- STORE, FARM, AND DAIRY OPERATIONS: THE ASSOCIATION OPERATES AN ORGANIC/NATURAL FOODS AND GROCERY STORE THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ALONG WITH A BIODYNAMIC FARM AND DAIRY OPERATION AT ITS LOCATION IN GHENT, NY. TUROSE, A GIFT AND SCHOOL SUPPLY STORE, IS ALSO OPERATED BY THE ORGANIZATION AT THEIR MAIN CAMPUS IN GHENT, NY.Expenses $5,000,927
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-2722428
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Employment (J220)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,720,334
- Income (IRS master file)
- $20,680,117
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $15,096,672 | $13,607,079 | $14,720,334 | XML |
| 990-T | August 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2024 | $12,975,209 | $12,583,407 | $12,601,879 | XML |
| 990-T | August 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $11,921,405 | $11,800,336 | $12,258,684 | XML |
| 990-T | August 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2022 | $11,215,361 | $10,959,833 | $12,731,079 | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-2722428).
Questions about HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC is 13-2722428.
- Is HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names MARTIN PING.
- Who are the officers and directors of HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $109,993 (MARTIN PING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HAWTHORNE VALLEY ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,096,672, expenses of $13,607,079 and total assets of $14,720,334 at year end.
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