Nonprofit · EIN 48-0842156
LAND INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · SALINA, KS 67401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $10,068,995 | $9,579,492 | $489,503 | $24,136,181 | $1,683,170 | $22,453,011 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $8,752,463 | $10,070,367 | -$1,317,904 | $23,480,118 | $1,867,760 | $21,612,358 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $9,723,224 | $9,639,854 | $83,370 | $24,114,632 | $1,295,382 | $22,819,250 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,667,073
- of which government grants
- $971,928
- Program service revenue
- $476,283
- Investment income
- $630,234
- Net rental income
- $32,371
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $282,933
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $27,979
- Other revenue
- $295,405
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $354,684
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $397,946
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,211,460
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,547,690
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $41,901
- Accounting fees
- $268,950
- Occupancy
- $298,500
- Travel
- $234,899
- Depreciation
- $408,160
- Program services (functional)
- $7,475,383
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,171,685
- Fundraising (functional)
- $932,424
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $23,480,118
- Total assets, end of year
- $24,136,181
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,683,170
- Net assets, end of year
- $22,453,011
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,807,897
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,886,047
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $19,964,820
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,488,191
- Gross receipts
- $18,293,489
- Employees
- 92
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- KS
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL STROER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $183,176 | $35,409 |
| LEE DEHAAN | LEAD SCIENTIST, KERNZA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,609 | $27,903 |
| DAVID VAN TASSEL | LEAD SCIENTIST, OILSEEDS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,886 | $26,386 |
| TAMMY KIMBLER | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,676 | $20,050 |
| TRACIE THOMAS | COO Officer | 40 | $134,148 | $8,915 |
| SHUWEN WANG | LEAD SCIENTIST, WHEAT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,875 | $28,836 |
| THOMAS COX | SENIOR RESEARCHER - ECOSPHERE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,654 | $20,473 |
| BRANDON SCHLAUTMAN | DIRECTOR / EMPLOYEE REP Trustee or director | 40 | $96,837 | $26,426 |
| BRIAN DONAHUE | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HYACINTH DIEHL | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA OLMSTEAD | DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH ANNE RENCH-HODSON | DIRECTOR/ CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY SAMUELS | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH NEHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SCHLOSSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUNLOLA OTUKOYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HALEY BURNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILL ISENBARGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LENNART OLSSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETE FERRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL STROER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $181,840 | $29,310 |
| LEE DEHAAN | LEAD SCIENTIST, KERNZA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,726 | $42,165 |
| AMY COLE | CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,875 | $31,313 |
| TAMMY KIMBLER | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,816 | $23,176 |
| DAVID VAN TASSEL | LEAD SCIENTIST, OILSEEDS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,560 | $24,083 |
| TRACIE THOMAS | COO Officer | 40 | $126,967 | $8,811 |
| THOMAS COX | SENIOR RESEARCHER - ECOSPHERE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,057 | $13,552 |
| WES JACKSON | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Former | 40 | $101,158 | $13,256 |
| BRANDON SCHLAUTMAN | DIRECTOR / EMPLOYEE REP Trustee or director | 40 | $87,298 | $22,580 |
| BRIAN DONAHUE | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FUNLOLA OTUKOYA | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA OLMSTEAD | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH ANNE RENCH-HODSON | DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY SAMUELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH NEHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SCHLOSSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HYACINTH DIEHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL ISENBARGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN LEVY-CHURCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LENNART OLSSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETE FERRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICARDO SALVADOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL STROER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $147,172 | $33,256 |
| AMY COLE | CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,009 | $29,282 |
| LEE DEHAAN | LEAD SCIENTIST, KERNZA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,147 | $28,464 |
| DAVID VAN TASSEL | LEAD SCIENTIST, OILSEEDS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,390 | $25,919 |
| WES JACKSON | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Former | 40 | $99,861 | $17,669 |
| TRACIE THOMAS | COO Officer | 40 | $114,172 | $1,750 |
| THOMAS S COX | SENIOR RESEARCHER-ECOSPHERE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,072 | $12,507 |
| BRIAN DONAHUE | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH ANNE FRENCH-HODSON | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA OLMSTEAD | DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FUNLOLA OTUKOYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN LEVY-CHURCH | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY DURR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETE FERRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL ISENBARGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH NEHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LENNART OLSSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICARDO J SALVADOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY SAMUELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SCHLOSSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WANG SHUWEN | LEAD SCIENTIST, WHEAT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2440 E WATER WELL RD, SALINA, KS 67401-9051
- In care of
- % TRACIE THOMAS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RACHEL STROER, 2440 E WATER WELL ROAD, SALINA, KS 67401
- Signed the 990
- RACHEL STROER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (785) 823-5376
- Website
- WWW.LANDINSTITUTE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
WHEN PEOPLE, LAND, AND COMMUNITY ARE AS ONE, ALL THREE MEMBERS PROSPER; WHEN THEY RELATE NOT AS MEMBERS BUT AS COMPETING INTERESTS, ALL THREE ARE EXPLOITED. BY CONSULTING NATURE AS THE SOURCE AND MEASURE OF THAT MEMBERSHIP, THE LAND INSTITUTE SEEKS TO DEVELOP AN AGRICULTURE THAT WILL SAVE SOIL FROM BEING LOST OR POISONED, WHILE PROMOTING A COMMUNITY LIFE AT ONCE PROSPEROUS AND ENDURING.
Program accomplishments
- THE LAND INSTITUTE IS DEVELOPING A NEW FARMING SYSTEM, NATURAL SYSTEMS AGRICULTURE (NSA), INCLUDING DEVELOPING NEW PERENNIAL GRAIN CROPS AND DIVERSE CROPPING SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE THEIR OWN FERTILITY, WEED CONTROL AND WATER MANAGEMENT AND HOLD THE SOIL YEAR-ROUND. NSA RESPONDS TO THE URGENT NEED TO STOP SOIL EROSION AND MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE WORLDWIDE.Expenses $5,987,432 · grants $354,684 · revenue $476,283
- EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY - WORK THAT FOCUSES ON ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE IN WORK THAT PROMOTES ECOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE. INCLUDES PUBLICATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATIONAL CONVENING, EVENTS, AND RESEARCH INTO THE EDUCATION, PUBLIC POLICY, AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS REQUIRED FOR A JUST SOCIETY THAT THRIVES WITHIN ECOLOGICAL LIMITSExpenses $1,487,951
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 48-0842156
- 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
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $24,136,181
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,293,489
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $10,068,995 | $9,579,492 | $24,136,181 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $8,752,463 | $10,070,367 | $23,480,118 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $9,723,224 | $9,639,854 | $24,114,632 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $8,636,977 | $6,962,717 | $24,562,978 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 48-0842156).
Questions about LAND INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of LAND INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LAND INSTITUTE is 48-0842156.
- Is LAND INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to LAND INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LAND INSTITUTE 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 LAND INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LAND INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LAND INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RACHEL STROER.
- Who are the officers and directors of LAND INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $183,176 (RACHEL STROER, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does LAND INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,068,995, expenses of $9,579,492 and total assets of $24,136,181 at year end.
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