National Family Farm Coalition
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) unites and strengthens the voices and actions of its diverse grassroots members to demand viable livelihoods for family farmers, safe and healthy food for everyone, and economically and environmentally sound rural communities.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 2.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $91,906, 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
Weak: 41 out of 100.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 28% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 43% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 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: 94 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 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
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
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 (1)
- $1.1 million spent. IN 2025, NFFC BOARD AND MEMBERSHIP ADOPTED AN UPDATED STRATEGIC PLAN TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT FAMILY FARMERS, FISHERS, AND RANCHERS TAKING ACTION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ENSURES THEIR VOICES ARE REPRESENTED IN WASHINGTON, DC, AND BEYOND BY:-LEADING ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS-BUILDING COALITIONS-CONNECTING WITH INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS-IMPACTING FEDERAL POLICYTHE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OUTLINED IN THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN INCLUDE:BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE BY ADVANCING FARMER ECONOMIC JUSTICE THROUGH:FAIR MARKETS CAMPAIGN TO ADVANCE FAIR PRICES FOR FARMERS AND MARKET REFORM FOR INCREASED ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH POLICY ADVOCACY, MOVEMENT BUILDING, ANALYSIS, CRAFTING NARRATIVES, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT.ADVANCE AGROECOLOGY TO FORTIFY FOOD SOVEREIGNTY.TO ACHIEVE FARM JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC RESILIENCE IN ORDER TO ADVANCE FARMERS' RIGHTS TO FINANCIAL TOOLS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR FARM BUSINESSES.FIGHTING CORPORATE POWER FOR FOOD SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION THOUGH:A LAND CAMPAIGN THAT STRENGTHENS NFFC'S HISTORICAL WORK FIGHTING CORPORATE POWER IN LAND MARKETS IN THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY, AND ADVANCING EQUITABLE LAND ACCESS AND LAND RIGHTS FOR FAMILY FARMERS AND PEASANTS.FOCUS ON ANTITRUST ACTION TO FIGHT FOR MORE ROBUST POLICY TOOLS FOR COUNTERING MARKET CONCENTRATION, CORPORATE POWER, AND FARMERS' RIGHTS IN THE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM.ENSURE TRADE JUSTICE TO FULLY DEVELOP NFFCS TRADE JUSTICE WORK IN ORDER TO ENGAGE IN MOVEMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL SPACES MORE INTENTIONALLY AND EFFECTIVELY.WE WILL ACHIEVE THE ABOVE PROGRAMMATIC GOALS BY SUSTAINING A HEALTHY, VIBRANT, CULTURALLY RICH ORGANIZATION ENSURING THAT NFFC IS THRIVING AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS EFFECTIVELY MANAGED, GOVERNED, AND FUNDED BY:IMPLEMENTING OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN; TRANSITION FROM THE SHARED-LEADERSHIP MODEL INTO A STRONG, UNIFIED ORGANIZATION LED BY A UNIFIED ORGANIZATION WITH SUCCESSFUL, NEW LEADSERSHIP; HIRE A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; ENSURE MEMBERS SHARE A COMMON SENSE OF THE COALITIONS PURPOSE, ALIGNMENT ON OUR COLLECTIVE PRINCIPLES, AND SHARED STRATEGIES THAT ARE DEEPLY ROOTED IN OUR IDENTITY AS A MEMBER-LED COALITION; ARCHIVE OUR RICH HISTORY AND VOLUME OF WORK; STAFF IS COHESIVE, COORDINATED, AND EFFICIENT; WERE THE GO-TO ORGANIZATION FOR THE VOICES OF FAMILY FARMERS; HAVE EFFECTIVELY ENGAGED ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS TO STRENGTHEN THE BROADER MOVEMENT; AND, OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS GAINED A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS FACING US FAMILY FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FISHERMEN.BUILDING OUR MEMBERSHIP AND MOVEMENT TO ENSURE MEMBERS FEEL OWNERSHIP OF AND EMBRACE OUR SHARED MISSION, VISION, PRINCIPLES, ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTITY, AND STRATEGIC PLAN; ACTIVELY SHAPE OUR WORK AND ARE ENGAGED IN THE WORK OF THE COALITION THROUGH CALLS, COMMITTEES, EVENTS, AND ONGOING COMMUNICATION; ARE MORE CONNECTED WITH EACH OTHER, HAVE BUILT PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND ARE ABLE TO COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY ACROSS DISTANCE AND DIFFERENCE; ARE EMPOWERED AND SUPPORTED IN PARTICIPATING IN COLLECTIVE CONSENSUS BUILDING, ALLOWING THE COALITION TO RESPOND TO UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS IN A UNIFIED WAY; THEIR ORGANIZATIONS' CONNECTIONS WITH THE COALITION ARE RESILIENT, DIVERSIFIED, AND WITHIN THE RANGE OF ORGANIZATIONS CAPACITY; ORGANIZATIONS FEEL THAT THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN THE COALITION AMPLIFIES THEIR CAPACITY, PROVIDES THEM WITH MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS, AND BUILDS THEIR POWER; OUR MEMBERSHIP HAS GROWN STRATEGICALLY, INCLUDING GEOGRAPHICALLY AND DEMOGRAPHICALLY, AND AT A PACE THAT ALLOWS NEW MEMBERS TO BECOME INTEGRATED IN THE COALITION; VOICES OF EXISTING MEMBERS ARE STRENGTHENED AND SOUGHT OUT BY THE MEDIA AND POLICY MAKERS; MORE AND MORE, OUR MEMBERSHIP REPRESENTS NFFC IN COALITIONS, NETWORKS, AND ALLIANCES; AND, WE HAVE INSPIRED, SHARED WITH, KNITTED TOGETHER, SUPPORTED, AND EMPOWERED OUR MEMBERS.CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING A ROBUST DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING STRATEGY THAT CAN ENSURE WE REACH OUR FUNDING GOALS WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE EVERY YEAR; ARE SUPPORTED BY AN EMPOWERED DEVELOPMENT TEAM USING EFFECTIVE TOOLS AND PROCESSES CONSISTENT WITH OUR ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES; FUNDERS AND DONORS ARE OPERATING FROM A SENSE OF LONG-TERM CONNECTEDNESS AND COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER AND TO NFFC; WE ACHIEVE ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AND FINANCIAL RESILIENCE BY DEVELOPING AND EXECUTING A STRATEGY THAT ENABLES NFFC TO NAVIGATE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF PHILANTHROPIC CYCLES AND RHYTHMS.
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 May 1986.
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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