SWEET FARM FOUNDATION

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

210 HALL RD, HIMROD, NY 14842-9783

Mailing address (990-N for 2016)

131 Tunitas Creek Rd, Half Moon Bay CA 94019

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

NATHANIEL SALPETER, 210 HALL ROAD, HIMROD, NY 14842

Principal officer (990-N for 2016)

Anna Sweet, 131 Tunitas Creek Rd, Half Moon Bay CA 94019

Signed the 990

NATHANIEL SALPETER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(877) 464-4966

Website

www.sweetfarm.org

Return prepared by

MENGEL METZGER BARR & CO LLP

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Program accomplishments

• 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 FIRSTHAND; 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 2025, SWEET FARM NOW CARES FOR OVER 100 RESCUED FARM ANIMALS ON THE FARM. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS WE WERE FOCUSED ON ENSURING THE LONG-TERM HEALTH AND SAFETY OF FARM ANIMALS FROM SANCTUARIES THAT WERE CLOSING. IN THAT TIME, WE'VE BROUGHT IN OVER 60 RESCUED FARM ANIMALS, WITH 40 COMING FROM SANCTUARIES THAT WERE CLOSING OR NEEDING TO DOWNSIZE. FUNDING IN THE SANCTUARY SPACE IS IN CRISIS, AND WE ARE TRYING TO SUPPORT AS MANY ANIMALS AS WE CAN WITH A PERMANENT HOME. THE PAST TWO YEARS WE'VE ALSO CONTINUED OUR WORK TO MINIMIZE THE LOCAL FERAL CAT POPULATION THROUGH A WELL-MANAGED TNR PROGRAM AND ADOPTION OF NEARLY 40 KITTENS. AND WE HELPED LOCAL WILDLIFE RESCUERS IN SAVING AND RERELEASING TO THE WILD OVER 40 OPOSSUMS.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 2025 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 2025, OUR IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS REMAINED STRONG WITH WELL-ATTENDED EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 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 CONTINUE TO GROW WITH OUR 4-H GROUP. AS OF 2025, WE CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 60 CHILDREN WHO HAVE TAKEN PART IN OUR PROGRAM. 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 $700M 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 2024 AND 2025. IN MARCH, INNERPLANT WAS RECOGNIZED BY FAST COMPANY AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES FOR THEIR ABILITY TO INFORM FARMERS FAR EARLIER OF STRESSES AND THEREFORE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE INPUTS NEEDED TO PRODUCE HEALTHY AND RESILIENT CROPS. SWEET FARM PILOTED THEIR FIRST FIELD TRIALS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, GETTING THEM OUT OF THE LAB AND INTO THE REAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN MAY, ANOTHER COMPANY SWEET FARM HELPED FROM DAY ONE, TURTLETREE, ENTERED ITS FIRST COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP IN THE USA TO LAUNCH FUNCTIONAL FOODS CONTAINING THEIR PRECISION-FERMENTED, ANIMAL-FREE LACTOFERRIN. THIS PRODUCT TARGETS ENDURANCE ATHLETES AND ADDRESSES IRON-DEFICIENCY CHALLENGES. SWEET FARM HAS ALSO BEEN HELPING GET NEW FIRST OF A KIND PILOTS OFF THE GROUND THIS LAST YEAR ACROSS SECTORS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WATER REMEDIATION, AGRICULTURE, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EXTENDING SWEET FARM'S IMPACT TO THE GLOBAL STAGE.IN 2025, OUR REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PROGRAM IS GROWING ROOTS AS WE BUILD OUT OUR MARKET GARDENS IN NEW YORK STATE. WE HAVE ALREADY PLANTED OVER 2,000 GARLIC BULBS TO OVERWINTER, WITH OVER A THOUSAND PEONY AND DAHLIA TUBERS IN THE GROUND FOR THE FLOWER PROGRAM. WE ALSO HAVE OVER 15,000 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. SINCE 2024, OVER 6,000 LBS OF PRODUCE MADE ITS WAY INTO OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP LOW-INCOME AND FOOD-INSECURE RESIDENTS. MOST OF THE PRODUCE WAS PICKED UP AT OUR PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN FARM CART, AS WELL AS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH PARTNER NON-PROFITS LIKE THE LIVING WELL, DUNDEE FRESH AND THE MASTER GARDENERS. THE MASTER GARDENER PROGRAMS, AND OUR LOCAL LIBRARIES ALSO HELPED US DISTRIBUTE OVER 8,000 PLANT STARTS INTO THE COMMUNITY TO HELP PEOPLE GROW THEIR OWN FOOD AT HOME.AS WE LOOK TOWARD OUR NEXT 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.
  Expenses $701,686 · revenue $37,373

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.

IRS record

EIN

47-4576350

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

2016

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Animal-related (D20)

Assets (IRS master file)

$212,335

Income (IRS master file)

$548,403

Filing history

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 47-4576350).

Questions about SWEET FARM FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of SWEET FARM FOUNDATION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of SWEET FARM FOUNDATION is 47-4576350.

Is SWEET FARM FOUNDATION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.

Are donations to SWEET FARM FOUNDATION tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does SWEET FARM FOUNDATION 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 SWEET FARM FOUNDATION 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 SWEET FARM FOUNDATION 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 SWEET FARM FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names NATHANIEL SALPETER.

Who are the officers and directors of SWEET FARM FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does SWEET FARM FOUNDATION have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $547,982, expenses of $855,571 and total assets of $212,335 at year end.