Rogue Farm Corps
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OREGON FARM CORPS TRAINS AND EQUIPS THE NEXT GENERATION OF REGENERATIVE FARMERS AND RANCERS THROUGH HANDS-ON SKILL BUILDING, EDUCATION, AND BUSINESS SUPPORT.
- Income
- $878,517
- Spending
- $824,045
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 53%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $87,520, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 31% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $334,454 spent. FUTURE FARMS PROGRAMTHE FUTURE FARMS PROGRAM PROVIDES ESSENTIAL BUSINESS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO NEW AND BEGINNING FARMERS IN OREGON. WE BELIEVE THAT KEEPING FARMERS ON THE LAND WITH SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND SECURE WAY TO PRESERVE FARMLAND. IN 2025, FUTURE FARMS SERVED 281 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH FOUR BRANCHES OF WORK: FARM LAUNCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CHANGING HANDS LAND CONNECTION WORKSHOPS, AND THE COLLABORATIVE FARMING INITIATIVE. IN 2025, FARM LAUNCH WORKED WITH A TOTAL OF 32 BEGINNING FARM BUSINESSES TO HELP THEM ESTABLISH OR GROW THEIR BUSINESS AND WRITE THOROUGH BUSINESS PLANS THROUGH 20 COHORT LEARNING SESSIONS PLUS ADDITIONAL ONE-ON-ONE COACHING. RESULTS FROM OUR COHORT THAT WRAPPED UP IN MARCH 2025 INCLUDE:- 100% OF PARTICIPANTS FEEL BETTER PREPARED WITH FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS SKILLS TO BEGIN OR EXPAND A FARM OPERATION THAN BEFORE FARM LAUNCH.- 100% OF PARTICIPANTS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THEIR FARM BUSINESS PLAN.- 85% OF PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED A FULL BUSINESS PLAN DURING THE PROGRAM.- 4 NEW BUSINESSES LAUNCHED IN 2025.IN ADDITION TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED THROUGH FARM LAUNCH, THE FUTURE FARMS PROGRAM PROVIDED 15 HOURS OF ONE-ON-ONE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO AN ADDITIONAL 13 BEGINNING FARMERS THROUGHOUT OREGON.OFCS ANNUAL CHANGING HANDS WORKSHOPS PROVIDE EDUCATION AND FACILITATED NETWORKING TO FARMERS AND RANCHERS WHO ARE SEEKING LAND, AND FARMERS AND RANCHERS WHO ARE SEEKING TO PASS ON OR LEASE THEIR LAND AND/OR BUSINESS. IN 2025 WE PROVIDED 2 CHANGING HANDS WORKSHOPS IN GRESHAM AND EUGENE, SERVING 40 LAND SEEKERS AND LANDHOLDERS. OVERALL, THE WORKSHOPS ACHIEVED THEIR PRIMARY GOAL OF PREPARING PARTICIPANTS TO PURSUE LAND ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS. SIXTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS MET A POTENTIAL LAND MATCH AT THE WORKSHOP, 76% PLANNED TO FOLLOW UP WITH SOMEONE THEY MET AT THE WORKSHOP, AND 86% REPORTED BEING BETTER PREPARED FOR LAND ACCESS CONVERSATIONS.THE COLLABORATIVE FARMING INITIATIVE PROVIDES EDUCATION, NETWORKING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS SEEKING TO COLLABORATE WITH EACH OTHER TO MEET THEIR NEEDS AND OVERCOME BARRIERS. THIS INITIATIVE SERVED 114 PARTICIPANTS IN 2025. THE INITIATIVE CREATED 4 NEW RESOURCE LIBRARY CHAPTERS FOR A TOTAL OF 12 NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, HOSTED 4 WEBINARS ON VARIOUS COLLABORATIVE FARMING TOPICS, AND FACILITATED THREE IN-PERSON EDUCATION AND NETWORKING EVENTS IN EUGENE, OREGON CITY, AND CENTRAL POINT. WE ALSO LAUNCHED THE COLLABORATIVE FARMING CONSULTING PROGRAM, PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT FARMERS IN CREATING NEW COLLABORATIVE ENTITIES OR PROJECTS.THE DEMOGRAPHICS SERVED THROUGH OUR FUTURE FARMS PROGRAMMING WERE: 54% FEMALE, 17% NON-BINARY, 28% BLACK, INDIGENOUS OR PERSON OF COLOR, 26% LGBTQIA2S+, 33% INCOME QUALIFIED FOR SNAP, 16% LIVING WITH A DISABILITY, AND 3% MILITARY VETERAN STATUS.
- $306,942 spent. BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING PROGRAMOREGON FARM CORPS BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES HANDS-ON TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO ASPIRING FARMERS IN OREGON THROUGH APPRENTICESHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS AT SMALL TO MID-SIZED SUSTAINABLE FARMS, AS WELL AS OUR BEGINNING FARMER EDUCATIONAL EVENT SERIES (BFEES) THAT INCLUDES FARM TOURS, CLASSES, AND DISCUSSIONS. IN 2025, WE SERVED 64 ASPIRING AND BEGINNING FARMERS WITH 79 HOURS OF BFEES EVENTS. TWENTY-FOUR WERE APPRENTICES AT ONE OF OUR 18 HOST FARMS LOCATED EITHER IN OUR PORTLAND, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND ROGUE VALLEY REGIONAL CHAPTERS, OR THROUGH A DISTANCED PROGRAM ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE STATE. APPRENTICES COMPLETED AT LEAST 500 HOURS OF TRAINING VIA EMPLOYMENT AT THEIR HOST FARM. FOUR PARTICIPANTS WERE FELLOWS AT OUR REGENERATIVE FARMING FELLOWSHIP SITE IN THE ROGUE VALLEY, WHERE THEY RECEIVED 300 HOURS OF HANDS-ON TRAINING AS EMPLOYEES OF OUR FARM PARTNER, THE FAMILY NURTURING CENTER. THE FELLOWS CONTRIBUTED TO PRODUCING 9,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE, WHICH WAS DISTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 3,000 INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY THROUGH THE FAMILY NURTURING CENTERS FOOD DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS. THE REMAINING 36 BFEES PARTICIPANTS WERE BEGINNING FARM OWNERS/OPERATORS, BEGINNING FARM EMPLOYEES, AND PARTICIPANTS IN OTHER BEGINNING FARMER PROGRAMS THAT WE PARTNER WITH, SUCH AS ZENGER FARM, ADELANTE MUJERES, BLACK OREGON LAND TRUST, FREEDOM FARMS, AND HEADWATERS FARM INCUBATOR PROGRAM. NINETY PERCENT OF 2025 BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING PARTICIPANTS PLAN TO CONTINUE FARMING AND 92% FEEL PREPARED FOR THEIR NEXT CAREER STEPS.THE DEMOGRAPHICS SERVED IN OUR BEGINNING FARMER TRAINING PROGRAM IN 2025 WERE: 62% FEMALE, 19% GENDER NONBINARY, 27% BLACK, INDIGENOUS OR PERSON OF COLOR, 46% LGBTQIA2S+, 48% INCOME QUALIFIED FOR SNAP, 21% LIVING WITH A DISABILITY, 6% MILITARY VETERAN STATUS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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