Nonprofit · EIN 84-2223405
MAD AGRICULTURE
Tax-exempt · BOULDER, CO 80302
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,534,101 | $2,389,685 | $144,416 | $1,791,096 | $23,349 | $1,767,747 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,518,701 | $2,107,083 | $411,618 | $835,677 | $13,485 | $822,192 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,290,251
- of which government grants
- $308,213
- Program service revenue
- $203,658
- Investment income
- $19,727
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $12,568
- Other revenue
- $20,465
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $391,896
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $880,664
- Other salaries and wages
- $471,972
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,530,514
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $24,404
- Accounting fees
- $29,793
- Occupancy
- $43,026
- Travel
- $113,282
- Depreciation
- $12,172
- Program services (functional)
- $1,841,911
- Management and general (functional)
- $411,968
- Fundraising (functional)
- $135,806
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $835,677
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,791,096
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $23,349
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,767,747
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $28,269
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,767,748
- Gross receipts
- $2,534,101
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $183,061 | $13,502 |
| TANNER STARBARD | CHIEF OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 45 | $146,971 | $12,750 |
| HALEY BARON | CHIEF OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $139,358 | $12,496 |
| JANE CAVAGNERO | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $124,467 | $12,383 |
| ELIZABETH CANDELARIO | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $118,353 | $12,200 |
| JONNAH PERKINS | DIRECTOR OF MEDIA Highest-paid employee | 45 | $110,858 | $1,961 |
| MARK RETZLOFF | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA OWENS | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Clerk Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBBIE VITRANO | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Taylor | Executive Director Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 45 | $190,275 |
| Tanner Starbard | Chief of Operations Finance Highest-paid employee | 45 | $140,089 |
| Elizabeth Ekeburg | Senior Trader Highest-paid employee | 45 | $132,499 |
| Alexander Heilman | Director of Supply and Trading Highest-paid employee | 45 | $129,000 |
| Haley Baron | Chief of Staff Development Highest-paid employee | 45 | $128,991 |
| Elizabeth Candelario | Chief Strategy Officer Highest-paid employee | 45 | $112,875 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 728 PEARL ST, BOULDER, CO 80302-5006
- In care of
- % PHILIP TAYLOR
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Philip Taylor, 728 Pearl St, BOULDER, CO 80302
- Signed the 990
- SARA CLOW, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Phone
- (805) 231-7462
- Website
- madagriculture.org
Mission
Mad Agricultures mission is to create a regenerative revolution in agriculture. Regenerative agriculture is a place-based relational approach to farming that restores soil health increases biodiversity and renews the ecological cultural and economic vitality of working lands. It draws from many traditions including scientific and ancestral to heal relationships between people land and the systems that sustain us.
Program accomplishments
- Regenerative Catalyst Fund: The Regenerative Catalyst Fund RCF is a nationwide program designed to help farmers implement regenerative and organic practices on their land. The fund aims to provide financial and technical assistance to farmers who are committed to transitioning from conventional farming practices to regenerative agriculture methods. The program is designed to be highly accessible and flexible facilitating a farmers move from design to action by covering the costs of inputs equipment labor and expert consultation. In 2024 Mad Agriculture provided $391,896 across 37 projects that impacted 122,799 acres of land. This program is supported by a USDA Conservation Innovation Grant CIG and is poised to become a major resource for the farmers ranchers and land stewards Mad Agriculture supports in our work.Expenses $524,519 · grants $391,896 · revenue $796,711
- Mad Lands: Our Mad Land and Business team provides comprehensive support to farmers ranchers and land stewards through thought partnership business strategy financial assistance network connection and access to other regenerative experts. We specialize in annual and perennial system design with expertise in agroforestry grazing staple crops and wilding. Our team offers guidance in holistic management enterprise budgeting and regenerative organic transitions ensuring that farmers have the strategic tools to build resilient operations. We support project design and management while connecting farmers with technical assistance for implementation. Additionally we provide access to financial assistance through Mad Ags internal Regenerative Catalyst Fund RCF Restore Colorado and grant identification and writing support ensuring that regenerative projects receive the resources needed to thrive. In 2024 we began two major projects with wide ranging benefits and great potential for regeneration our Wilding Program and Bison Project with the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes in Oklahoma. In 2024 we piloted the program on 4 farms in 3 states with 110 acres of newly perennialized diverse plantings adjacent to annual cropland. The bison project aims to restore native prairies and expand bison herds in and around Concho Oklahoma in partnership with Collaborative Earth and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.Expenses $467,008 · revenue $533,571
- Mad Media: The revolution in agriculture must be irresistible and it requires a movement of people businesses and land to create a new system. Our media work is igniting engagement in the regenerative movement by sharing its stories. Through a variety of storytelling mediums we are helping to explore and create the new agrarian culture. In these efforts we are dedicated to living the questions trusting that in the living we will find the answers. The art that we promote illuminates a connection to place to ecology and to a community of food. We lift up new voices. We spotlight the work of farmers who take radical and thoughtful approaches to their work. The Mad Agriculture Journal continued to serve as a cornerstone of MAD!s storytelling in2024 offering a biannual collection of essays photography and interviews that celebrate the people practices and philosophies driving the regenerative movement. Across the country our team hosted 17 Mad Agriculture events and spoke at 35 industry gatherings sharing insights with over 6,000 people in person. In 2024 Mad Media created Cultivating Conservation a dynamic storytelling platform that highlights the critical role of USDA conservation programs in supporting farmers and ranchers across the nation. The platform blends data with farmers stories to showcase the impact of these programs amplify the voices of regenerative farmers and allow viewers to explore both the quantitative and qualitative realities of leveraging USDA conservation dollars towards regeneration.Expenses $399,128 · revenue $54,217
- Other program services were aggregated and added to line 4d to ensure total in line 4e ties to total in part IX. These programs include farm consulting.Expenses $451,256
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-2223405
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K19)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,791,096
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,534,101
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,534,101 | $2,389,685 | $1,791,096 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,518,701 | $2,107,083 | $835,677 | XML |
| 990 | January 2023 | $1,653,793 | $2,225,633 | $377,225 | IRS |
| 990 | January 2022 | $2,209,481 | $1,739,803 | $946,598 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 84-2223405).
Questions about MAD AGRICULTURE
- What is the EIN of MAD AGRICULTURE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MAD AGRICULTURE is 84-2223405.
- Is MAD AGRICULTURE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to MAD AGRICULTURE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MAD AGRICULTURE 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 MAD AGRICULTURE 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 MAD AGRICULTURE 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 MAD AGRICULTURE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Philip Taylor.
- Who are the officers and directors of MAD AGRICULTURE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $183,061 (PHILIP TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MAD AGRICULTURE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,534,101, expenses of $2,389,685 and total assets of $1,791,096 at year end.
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