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Farm Policy Facts

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 20-8921012

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Oct 22, 2019

Organization Profilewww.farmpolicyfacts.org
4401-A Connecticut Avenue NW Ste 17Washington, DC 20008

(866) 812-8099

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

18th percentile

-17%

Higher net margin than 18% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

2nd percentile

-86%

Faster asset growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

10th percentile

-38%

Faster revenue growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Down

$4,772

Down $29,724 (-86%) from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$4,772

Down $29,724 (-86%) from 2017

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin18th percentile

Revenue

Down

$179,000

Down $108,597 (-38%) from 2017

Expenses

Down

$208,724

Down $66,690 (-24%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

-$29,724

Down $41,907 (-344%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth2nd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2010: $38,803Liabilities 2010: $0Net Assets 2010: $38,8032010Assets 2011: $26,547Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $26,5472011Assets 2012: $9,275Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $9,2752012Assets 2013: $16,435Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $16,4352013Assets 2014: $49,291Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $49,2912014Assets 2015: $11,594Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $11,5942015Assets 2016: $22,312Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $22,3122016Assets 2017: $34,496Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $34,4962017Assets 2018: $4,772Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $4,7722018Assets 2019: $6,038Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $6,0382019Assets 2020: $9,582Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $9,5822020Assets 2021: $13,863Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $13,8632021Assets 2022: $18,293Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $18,2932022Assets 2023: $9,558Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $9,5582023Assets 2024: $22,344Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $22,3442024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$4,772
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$4,772
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth10th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KExpenses 2010: $398,3752010Expenses 2011: $560,9662011Revenue 2012: $378,751Expenses 2012: $396,023Net Income 2012: -$17,2722012Revenue 2013: $435,000Expenses 2013: $427,840Net Income 2013: $7,1602013Revenue 2014: $310,000Expenses 2014: $277,144Net Income 2014: $32,8562014Revenue 2015: $265,000Expenses 2015: $302,697Net Income 2015: -$37,6972015Revenue 2016: $235,000Expenses 2016: $224,282Net Income 2016: $10,7182016Revenue 2017: $287,597Expenses 2017: $275,414Net Income 2017: $12,1832017Revenue 2018: $179,000Expenses 2018: $208,724Net Income 2018: -$29,7242018Revenue 2019: $167,000Expenses 2019: $165,734Net Income 2019: $1,2662019Revenue 2020: $162,500Expenses 2020: $158,956Net Income 2020: $3,5442020Revenue 2021: $160,000Expenses 2021: $155,719Net Income 2021: $4,2812021Revenue 2022: $160,000Expenses 2022: $155,570Net Income 2022: $4,4302022Revenue 2023: $160,000Expenses 2023: $168,735Net Income 2023: -$8,7352023Revenue 2024: $160,000Expenses 2024: $147,214Net Income 2024: $12,7862024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$179,000
Expenses$208,724
Net Income-$29,724
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Oct 22, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$179,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To educate the public about USagriculture policy and

Educate public about US agriculture policy and farmers

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Maintained the Farm Policy Facts website wwwfarmpolicyfactsorg Distributed regular enewsletters and related activitiesThe continued goal of Farm Policy Facts is to educate the public about US agricultural policy and American farmers and advocate for sound agricultural policy-$203,689
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MARJORY WALKERTreasurer-$0--
STEVE VERETTPresident-$0--
MICHAEL KLEINSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Farm Policy Facts
EIN
20-8921012
In Care Of
% Steve Verett
Phone
8668128099
Address
4401-A Connecticut Avenue NW Ste 17, Washington, DC 20008

Signing Officer

Name
Steve Verett
Title
President
Phone
8168128099
Signed
2019-10-22
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Howard Sckolnik CPA
Address
8203 E Sierra Pinta Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Preparer
Howard Sckolnik
Phone
6025240974
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I Line 16

“Advertising and promotion $6000.00”

Part I Line 16

“Information technology $10000.00”

Part I Line 16

“Travel $189.00”

Part I Line 16

“Insurance $1693.00”

Part I Line 16

“Subscriptions $7500.00”

Part I Line 16

“Consulting $180000.00”

Part line 28

“agricultural policy and American farmers and advocate for sound”

Part line 28

“agricultural policy.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$4,772
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$4,772
Revenue
$179,000
Expenses
$208,724
Net income
-$29,724
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.22$0.00$0.22$1.60$1.47$0.13
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$0.10$1.60$1.69$0.09
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.00$0.18$1.60$1.56$0.04
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.00$0.14$1.60$1.56$0.04
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$0.10$1.63$1.59$0.04
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.06$0.00$0.06$1.67$1.66$0.01
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.05$1.79$2.09$0.30
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.34$0.00$0.34$2.88$2.75$0.12
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.22$0.00$0.22$2.35$2.24$0.11
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.12$0.00$0.12$2.65$3.03$0.38
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.49$0.00$0.49$3.10$2.77$0.33
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.16$0.00$0.16$4.35$4.28$0.07
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$3.79$3.96$0.17
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.27$0.00$0.27$5.61
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.39$0.00$0.39$3.98