Nonprofit · EIN 91-2116900
FRIENDS OF THE FARMS
Tax-exempt · BAINBRIDGE IS, WA 98110
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $218,213 | $231,997 | -$13,784 | $663,909 | $140,409 | $523,500 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $152,061 | $208,829 | -$56,768 | $672,732 | $135,448 | $537,284 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $228,441 | $238,989 | -$10,548 | $759,647 | $165,799 | $593,848 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $36,697
- Program service revenue
- $117,304
- Investment income
- $8
- Net income from fundraising events
- $63,704
- Other revenue
- $64,204
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $94,555
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $142,047
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,103
- Depreciation
- $22,975
- Program services (functional)
- $152,186
- Management and general (functional)
- $79,811
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $672,732
- Total assets, end of year
- $663,909
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $140,409
- Net assets, end of year
- $523,500
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $550,365
- Gross unrelated business income
- $8
- Gross receipts
- $236,447
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSIE BAVO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| JUSTIN DOMINGUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KAREN ALLSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BECCA HANSON | CHAIR Officer | 10 | $0 |
| TABITHA BAKER | SECRETARY Officer | 7 | $0 |
| CONNIE YENNE | TREASURER Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSIE BAVO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| VIRGINIA BREWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LAUREN DRAKOPOLUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JUSTIN DOMINGUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE DOMINGUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KAREN ALLSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BECCA HANSON | CHAIR Officer | 10 | $0 |
| TABITHA BAKER | SECRETARY Officer | 7 | $0 |
| LARRY LOFGREN | SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CONNIE YENNE | TREASURER Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN DRAKOPOLUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TAMI MEADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| JUSTIN DOMINGUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ADRIENNE DOMINGUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BECCA HANSON | CHAIR Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LARRY LOFGREN | SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CALLIE SHEEHAN | TREASURER Officer | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 250 MADRONA WAY NE STE 110B, BAINBRIDGE IS, WA 98110-2501
- In care of
- % MARGE WILLIAMS
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- HEATHER BURGER, 250 MADRONA WAY NE, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA 98110
- Signed the 990
- HEATHER BURGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (206) 842-5537
- Website
- FRIENDSOFTHEFARMS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EAGLE HARBOR CPA PLLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF FRIENDS OF THE FARMS IS TO ENSURE THE FUTURE OF LOCAL FARMING AND BUILD A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY THROUGH A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD ECOSYSTEM.THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING, SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WE SUPPORT LOCAL FARMS, ADVOCATE FOR LOCAL FOOD AND CULTIVATE COMMUNITY.WE FOCUS ON: CREATING INTEREST, INVESTMENT, AND PRIDE IN LOCAL AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES AND OUR RURAL LANDSCAPES SO THAT THEY ARE PART OF THE EVERYDAY FIBER OF OUR COMMUNITIES. FOSTERING YEAR-ROUND, DYNAMIC CONNECTIONS AMONG OUR FARMERS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES. BRINGING AWARENESS OF AND RESPECT FOR SMALL-SCALE LOCAL AGRICULTURE TO ENSURE A THRIVING FUTURE, WHERE FARMERS ARE VALUED AND FARMLAND IS CONSERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. ENSURING THAT FARMERS, FARM WORKERS, AND INTERNS HAVE THE ABILITY TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.
Program accomplishments
- SHARE THE HARVEST IS A NEW INITATIVE FOR 2025. IN SPRING 2025, SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN FEDERAL FOOD FUNDING AFFECTED LOCAL FOOD BANKS AND FARMERS. HELPLINE HOUSE LOST 40% OF ITS COMMODITY FOOD FUNDING, AND BY 2026, $100,000 ANNUALLY FOR LOCALLY GROWN FOOD WILL BE ELIMINATED. DEMAND HAS DOUBLED TO OVER 400 HOUSEHOLDS WEEKLY. IN RESPONSE, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED SHARE THE HARVEST ON JULY 3, PURCHASING AND DONATING 9,500 POUNDS OF LOCALLY GROWN FOOD IN 14 WEEKS WHILE SUPPORTING LOCAL FARMERS.Expenses $35,653 · revenue $66,893
- THE BAINBRIDGE ISLAND NATIVE FOOD FOREST IS AN EDUCATIONAL ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECT ON A FORMER CHRISTMAS TREE FARM. THE PROJECT RESTORES NATIVE, PRIMARILY EDIBLE PLANTS, CONTROLS INVASIVE SPECIES, AND DEMONSTRATES SUSTAINABLE AGROECOLOGICAL PRACTICES THAT PROTECT PUGET SOUND. THE SITE SERVES AS A FREE PUBLIC PARK, LIVING CLASSROOM, AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE. IN 2025, THE FOOD FOREST WAS DESIGNATED A USDA PEOPLE'S GARDEN AND FEATURED IN PACIFIC NW HORTICULTURE.Expenses $2,036 · revenue $1,145
- UNDER A LICENSE AGREEMENT WE SCHEDULE AND COORDINATE ALL PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS ON THE PUBLICLY OWNED FARMLAND. WE ALSO MANAGE 14 P-PATCH PLOTS SO THAT FAMILIES CAN GROW THEIR OWN FOOD AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER. OUR ANNUAL FARM-TO-TABLE EVENT SHOWCASING LOCAL FARMS AND DINNER SOURCED FROM LOCAL FARMERS. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH THE BI FRUIT CLUB FOR MAINTENANCE AND PROGRAMMING IN THE HISTORIC JOHNSON FARM AND COORDINATE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE ORCHARD.Expenses $114,497 · revenue $168,410
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 | 990 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
- 91-2116900
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C34)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $663,909
- Income (IRS master file)
- $236,447
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $218,213 | $231,997 | $663,909 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $152,061 | $208,829 | $672,732 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $228,441 | $238,989 | $759,647 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $592,990 | $211,785 | $700,976 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 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 91-2116900).
Questions about FRIENDS OF THE FARMS
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF THE FARMS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF THE FARMS is 91-2116900.
- Is FRIENDS OF THE FARMS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF THE FARMS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF THE FARMS 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 FRIENDS OF THE FARMS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF THE FARMS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF THE FARMS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names HEATHER BURGER.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF THE FARMS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF THE FARMS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $218,213, expenses of $231,997 and total assets of $663,909 at year end.
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