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Nonprofit · EIN 26-2847063

THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVE

Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19144

Financials

$375K$268K2023$418K$494K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$418,328$494,289-$75,961$277,992$0$277,992
December 31, 2023990$375,054$267,625$107,429$353,953$0$353,953
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$105,977
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Net income from sales of inventory
$312,351
Other revenue
$312,351

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$50,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$56,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$56,000
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$26,750
Travel
$31,533
Program services (functional)
$494,289

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$353,953
Total assets, end of year
$277,992
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$277,992
Land, buildings and equipment
$24,203
Net assets without donor restrictions
$259,723
Net assets with donor restrictions
$18,269
Gross receipts
$418,328
Employees
0
Volunteers
50
Year formed
2015
State of legal domicile
PA

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Nathan KleinmanCo-Director/Board Member
Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee
60$43,000$43,000
Dustin HinzCo-Director/Board Member
Trustee or director, Key employee
40$13,000$13,000
Jacques SaprielBoard Member
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Brianna BartonBoard Member
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Owen TaylorBoard Member
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Sally McCabeBoard Member
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
Vandana ShivaBoard Member
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Nathan KleinmanCo-Director/Board Member
Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee
60$36,000$36,000
Dustin HinzCo-Director/Board Member
Trustee or director, Key employee
40$12,160$12,160
Jacques SaprielBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Brianna BartonBoard Member
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Owen TaylorBoard Member
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Sally McCabeBoard Member
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
Vandana ShivaBoard Member
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5447 MORRIS ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19144-3953
Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
5447 Morris Street, Philadelphia PA 19144
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Nathan Kleinman, 109 Oak Street, Suite B, Elmer, NJ 08318
Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
Dustin Hinz, 438 Marion Avenue, Westville NJ 08093
Signed the 990
Nathan Kleinman, Co-Director/Co-Founder
Phone
(215) 264-0446

Mission

From our Articles of Incorporation: "To coordinate the efforts of its staff, members, and the general public to facilitate the creation of new crops and growing systems, and work toward a permaculture-based, environmentally sustainable, climate change-mitigating agricultural system. EFN's mission includes, but is not limited to, encouraging the adoption and wider use of the following: organic farming practices; soil conservation; composting; seed-saving; perennial crop plants; agroforestry; renewable energy sources; sustainable building practices; bicycle-powered human transportation, trade, and waste-disposal systems; recycling; open source technology and open network philosophy; cooperative organization of agricultural enterprises and societies; and land banks and other means of connecting would-be farmers with land."

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Seed production, conservation, and distribution: The Experimental Farm Network Cooperative produced or collected over 500 varieties of heirloom and open-pollinated seeds, intended for sale or free distribution. We managed a collection of over 2,000 rare heirloom vegetable, grain, and herb varieties. We conducted variety trials and plant breeding research on over 100 different species. We performed research in agroecological farming methods and educated members of the public on our work. Over the past year, we continued making advancements on various in-house research projects, including perennial grain sorghum, perennial leaf beets, Chilean pine nuts, strawberries, chinquapin chestnuts, hazelnuts, mayapples, perennial wheat, perennial rye, and other perennial crops. Customers made 8,021 purchases, a 6% increase from the previous year, through our online store (which is our primary means of disseminating seeds for breeding projects, research, and to inspire growers to become breeders and researchers themselves), and we also shared free seeds with an estimated 12,000 people through more than 300 local and regional seed hubs through our Cooperative Gardens Commission project (which we started in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic).
    Expenses $348,810 · revenue $312,351
  • Public education and outreach: We attended various farming conferences and other public events, speaking to audiences about our work. We traveled extensively to build relationships with other farmers, plant breeders, and seed growers. For each of these activities, our overarching long-term goal is the development of new crops and growing methods for carbon-sequestration, improved soil health, and ecosystem services.
    Expenses $32,223
  • Cultural Seed Work: In 2022, we continued and expanded our cultural seed work, including seed rematriation (defined similarly to "repatriation", but using a word that recognizes and honors the role of women as seed-keepers in most traditional societies), which involves identifying and growing seeds connected to a particular historical community, returning regenerated seeds to the communities from which they originally came (and/or individuals living in diaspora), and developing long-term reciprocal relationships with members of those communities, including through offering programmatic support wherever possible. Our most important rematriation success-story involves a collaboration with Native Roots Farm Foundation, a Nanticoke-led organization aiming to revive the agricultural life of the Nanticoke people (indigenous to parts of modern-day Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey) through land conservation and education. In 2024, we continued working to expand access to two types of Nanticoke squash, a winter squash simply known as "Nanticoke Squash" (Cucurbita maxima), and a summer squash known in English as "Maycock" (Cucurbita pepo), from the Nanticoke word for squash, "Macac", as well as a Lenape sweet corn variety. This work also has a major educational component, involving teaching others about seed rematriation in order to inspire and encourage them to undertake similar work (there's no shortage of need for such work). We also increased our work with the Iraqi Seed Collective and the Jewish Seed Project in 2024.
    Expenses $25,456
  • In 2024, we served as fiscal sponsor for two other projects related to our core mission: a lost apple identification project (which seeks to find and identify historically known apple varieties before they are lost) directed by Michael Clifford; and the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library or PHSL (which preserves critical crop biodiversity from the Fertile Crescent), now working closely with the Grassroots Seed Network (a Maine-based non-profit, which began taking over as a fiscal sponsor for PHSL in 2024). We provide oversight of these projects, both of which conducted important charitable work in 2024.
    Expenses $87,800 · grants $50,000

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
26-2847063
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2011
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C27)
Assets (IRS master file)
$277,992
Income (IRS master file)
$418,328

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$418,328$494,289$277,992XML
990December 2023$375,054$267,625$353,953XML
990December 2022$381,894$448,045$246,219IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2016
Officer: Dustin Hinz
December 31, 2016≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 26-2847063).

Questions about THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVE

What is the EIN of THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVE is 26-2847063.
Is THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
Are donations to THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVE 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 THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Nathan Kleinman.
Who are the officers and directors of THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $43,000 (Nathan Kleinman, Co-Director/Board Member).
How much revenue does THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $418,328, expenses of $494,289 and total assets of $277,992 at year end.

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