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The Experimental Farm Network Cooperative

EIN 26-2847063 • 501(c)3 • Philadelphia, PA

Profile

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."

5447 Morris StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19144

www.experimentalfarmnetwork.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

24th percentile

-18%

Higher net margin than 24% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

88th percentile

$9,949

Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 17.3% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

64th percentile

6.3%

Faster asset growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

58th percentile

4.7%

Faster revenue growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Up

$277,992

Up $31,773 (+13%) from 2022

Liabilities

Up

$0

Up $305 (+100%) from 2022

Net Assets

Up

$277,992

Up $31,468 (+13%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin24th percentile

Revenue

Up

$418,328

Up $36,434 (+9.5%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$494,289

Up $46,244 (+10%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$75,961

Down $9,810 (-15%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth64th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KAssets 2017: $42,094Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $42,0942017Assets 2018: $46,255Liabilities 2018: $12,455Net Assets 2018: $33,8002018Assets 2019: $120,437Liabilities 2019: $12,455Net Assets 2019: $107,9822019Assets 2020: $164,433Liabilities 2020: $13,805Net Assets 2020: $150,6282020Assets 2021: $245,870Liabilities 2021: -$6,805Net Assets 2021: $252,6752021Assets 2022: $246,219Liabilities 2022: -$305Net Assets 2022: $246,5242022Assets 2024: $277,992Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $277,9922024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$277,992
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$277,992
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth58th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2017: $41,839Expenses 2017: $26,598Net Income 2017: $15,2412017Revenue 2018: $57,629Expenses 2018: $53,968Net Income 2018: $3,6612018Revenue 2019: $121,351Expenses 2019: $47,169Net Income 2019: $74,1822019Revenue 2020: $184,504Expenses 2020: $141,858Net Income 2020: $42,6462020Revenue 2021: $352,586Expenses 2021: $278,149Net Income 2021: $74,4372021Revenue 2022: $381,894Expenses 2022: $448,045Net Income 2022: -$66,1512022Revenue 2024: $418,328Expenses 2024: $494,289Net Income 2024: -$75,9612024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$418,328
Expenses$494,289
Net Income-$75,961
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$277,992
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$277,992
Revenue
$418,328
Expenses
$494,289
Net income
-$75,961
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.78$0.00$2.78$4.18$4.94$0.76
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.46$0.00$2.47$3.82$4.48$0.66
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.46$0.07$2.53$3.53$2.78$0.74
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.64$0.14$1.51$1.85$1.42$0.43
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.20$0.12$1.08$1.21$0.47$0.74
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.46$0.12$0.34$0.58$0.54$0.04
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.42$0.00$0.42$0.42$0.27$0.15
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$418,328
Mission and Program Overview

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."

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$99,760$125,308▲ $25,548
Inventories for Sale or Use$230,295$110,212▼ $120,083
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$24,203$24,203→ $0
Intangible Assets-$18,269-
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$0--
Receivables From Officers Etc$-305$0▲ $305
Total Assets$353,953$277,992▼ $75,961
Liabilities
Total Liabilities$0$0→ $0
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$284,684$259,723▼ $24,961
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$69,269$18,269▼ $51,000
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$353,953$277,992▼ $75,961
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$353,953$277,992▼ $75,961

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Buildings$0$0$0
Other Land Buildings$0$0$0
Land$0-$0
Equipment$24,203$0$0
Leasehold Improvements$0$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay88th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Nathan KleinmanCo-Director/Board MemberFT$43,000$43,000$86,000
Dustin HinzCo-Director/Board MemberFT$13,000$13,000$26,000

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Brianna BartonBoard Member
Jacques SaprielBoard Member
Owen TaylorBoard Member
Sally McCabeBoard Member
Vandana ShivaBoard Member
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$105,977
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$312,351
All Other Contributions
$105,977
Change in Net Assets
$-75,961
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$388,289
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$56,000
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$50,000
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Fees for Services Management$94,756--$94,756
Fees for Services Other$66,881--$66,881
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$56,000--$56,000
Office Expenses$52,151--$52,151
Grants to Domestic Orgs$50,000--$50,000
Travel$31,533--$31,533
Occupancy$26,750--$26,750
Conferences and Meetings$13,646--$13,646
Advertising$1,950--$1,950
Other Expenses$1,673$0$0$1,673
Information Technology$1,181--$1,181
Total Functional Expenses$494,289$0$0$494,289
International Activity

Grant and Assistance Recipients

RecipientLocationCategoryPurposeAmount
Grassroots Seed NetworkIndustry, ME501(c)(3)Grant made for the purposes of seed preservation, seed farming, hosting educational events, relevant travel, and related activities.$50,000
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$-305$0▲ $305
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“This form is being prepared by Nathan Kleinman, with some assistance from Dustin Hinz. No other persons will review it before submission, but it will be made available to the Board of Directors after submission.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“Documents are available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Experimental Farm Network Cooperative
EIN
26-2847063
Phone
2152640446
Address
5447 Morris Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144
Doing Business As
Experimental Farm Network

Signing Officer

Name
Nathan Kleinman
Title
Co-Director/Co-Founder
Phone
2152640446
Signed
2025-11-17

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Nathan Kleinman
Formed
2015
Legal Domicile
Pa
Voting Board Members
7
Independent Board Members
5
Employees
0
Volunteers
50
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G

“"Other services" here include, but are not limited to, packing and shipping seeds, cleaning/processing seeds, conducting germination tests, helping on farms, conducting apple DNA tests, consulting, and repairing equipment.”

Schedule B, Part II

“We received from Jonathan S. Kleinman (of Ann Arbor, Michigan) free use of a building in Elmer, New Jersey, for seed, tool, and equipment storage, and temporary housing for volunteer workers and contractors conducting work in southern New Jersey. The building includes two residential apartments, plus a large basement and garage. We utilized the entire building. Market value for rent of this building is estimated at $60,000 per year.”

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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc0Public 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.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc0Cultural 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.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc0In 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.
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IRS990ScheduleI/RecipientTable/PurposeOfGrantTxt0Grant made for the purposes of seed preservation, seed farming, hosting educational events, relevant travel, and related activities.
IRS990ScheduleI/RecipientTable/RecipientBusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt0Grassroots Seed Network
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IRS990ScheduleI/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0We take great pains to ensure that all funds granted to any other organization are used in accordance with all relevant law. In this case, a $50,000 grant was made to Grassroots Seed Network (a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization) to be used for seed preservation, farming, outreach, organizing, and travel related to the mission of the organization. We require regular reporting (twice annually) and grantee is expected to maintain all records, receipts, etc., as required. In addition, we are in frequent communication with trustees of the grantee organization, and one member of our board of trustees also serves as a board member for Grassroots Seed Network.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0This form is being prepared by Nathan Kleinman, with some assistance from Dustin Hinz. No other persons will review it before submission, but it will be made available to the Board of Directors after submission.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1Documents are available upon request.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2"Other services" here include, but are not limited to, packing and shipping seeds, cleaning/processing seeds, conducting germination tests, helping on farms, conducting apple DNA tests, consulting, and repairing equipment.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3We received from Jonathan S. Kleinman (of Ann Arbor, Michigan) free use of a building in Elmer, New Jersey, for seed, tool, and equipment storage, and temporary housing for volunteer workers and contractors conducting work in southern New Jersey. The building includes two residential apartments, plus a large basement and garage. We utilized the entire building. Market value for rent of this building is estimated at $60,000 per year.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3Schedule B, Part II
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