Myagro Farms
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MYAGRO'S MISSION IS TO MOVE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN WEST AFRICA OUT OF POVERTY. THROUGH OUR MOBILE LAYAWAY PLATFORM, FARMERS GAIN ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY INPUTS AND CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE TRAINING WHICH WE DELIVER AT THE VILLAGE LEVEL, AS WELL AS ONGOING MOBILE SUPPORT. ON AVERAGE, THIS MODEL IS PROVEN TO INCREASE FARMER YIELDS BY 130% AND INCOME BY $156 RELATIVE TO CONTROL FARMERS.
- Income
- $6.0 million
- Spending
- $28.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 12.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 83%
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $427,331, ceo & founder (see schedule o)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 370% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 73% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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, 2024, 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 (3)
- $20.2 million spent. MOBILE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT: MYAGRO'S DIGITAL LAYAWAY PLATFORM PROVIDES FARMERS WITH A SECURE AND RELIABLE SAVINGS MECHANISM WHICH THEY CAN USE TO PURCHASE HIGH-QUALITY AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AND TRAINING THAT ARE DELIVERED WITHIN 10 KM OF THEIR VILLAGE. PACKAGE OPTIONS ARE DESIGNED EACH YEAR FOR A DIVERSE VARIETY OF PLOT SIZES AND PRODUCT TYPES INCLUDING GRAIN AND VEGETABLE SEEDS AND FERTILIZER, POULTRY, AND TREES. AFTER FARMERS SELECT THEIR DESIRED PACKAGE, THEY MAKE SMALL PAYMENTS OVER TIME INTO THEIR DIGITAL MYAGRO ACCOUNT. THE PAYMENT PROCESS MIMICS THAT OF ADDING PHONE CREDITS: FARMERS CAN PURCHASE SCRATCH CARDS FROM THEIR VE AND TEXT IN A CODE OR PAY DIRECTLY VIA MOBILE MONEY - ENABLING THEM TO SAVE VIA THEIR OWN DEVICE, THROUGH THEIR VE, OR VIA THE MYAGRO CALL CENTER. FOR WOMEN ESPECIALLY, THIS DIGITAL ACCOUNT ENABLES THEM TO SAVE PRIVATELY AND SECURELY, WHICH PROTECTS THEIR ASSETS AND ENHANCES FINANCIAL AUTONOMY. THERE WERE MORE THAN 4,000 ENTREPRENEURS LEVERAGING MYAGRO'S MOBILE TECHNOLOGY TO ENROLL AND FACILITATE PAYMENTS FOR FARMERS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
- $4.2 million spent. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, & EVALUATION: MYAGRO FOCUSES ON DATA-DRIVEN SELF-REFLECTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES FACED BY RURAL COMMUNITIES AND TO DELIVER VALUE TO FARMERS. IN ADDITION TO CORE PRODUCT DELIVERY AND TRAINING SERVICES OFFERED EACH AGRICULTURAL SEASON, MYAGRO INNOVATES WITH FARMERS TO DEVELOP NEW SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS BARRIERS TO AGRICULTURAL SUCCESS SUCH AS CLIMATE SHOCK AND GENDER INEQUITY. WE ALSO CONDUCT HARVEST EVALUATIONS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PROGRAM IMPACT, FOCUSING ON TWO KEY INDICATORS, (1) PERCENT INCREASE IN YIELD AND (2) ADDITIONAL NET INCOME EARNED AMONG MYAGRO FARMERS RELATIVE TO CONTROL FARMERS. SINCE 2018, THE PROGRAM HAS RESULTED IN AN AVERAGE 130% YIELD INCREASE AND $156 ADDITIONAL INCOME EARNED PER FARMER. FOR HOUSEHOLDS LIVING ON LESS THAN $2 PER DAY, THESE RESULTS HAVE TRANSFORMATIVE EFFECTS: IMPROVING FAMILY FOOD SECURITY, COVERING SCHOOL AND MEDICAL FEES, AND ENABLING FARMERS TO REINVEST TO FURTHER DIVERSIFY AND INCREASE THEIR INCOME. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 44,000 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPANTS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
- $1.4 million spent. FARMER PRODUCT & SERVICE DELIVERY: MYAGRO HAS BUILT A SCALABLE AND REPLICABLE MODEL THAT SERVED LOW-INCOME, RURAL CUSTOMERS AT THE LAST MILE. MYAGRO RECRUITS AND TRAINS WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS FROM WITHIN VILLAGES, WHO THEN MARKET AND SELL CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURAL PACKAGES TO LOCAL FARMERS USING OUR CUSTOM MOBILE APPLICATION. FARMERS ARE THEN ABLE TO MAKE SMALL LAYAWAY PAYMENTS OVER TIME TO PURCHASE PACKAGES OF SEEDS AND FERTILIZER, TREE SEEDLINGS, AND POULTRY WHICH ARE DELIVERED WITHIN 10 KM. BY COMBINING OFFLINE CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH MOBILE TECHNOLOGY, MYAGRO OVERCOMES TWO KEY BARRIERS TO BUILDING SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL TOOLS FOR FARMERS: CUSTOMER TRUST AND CLIENT DENSITY. MYAGRO OPERATES IN MALI, SENEGAL, AND CTE D'IVOIRE, WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION WORKS IN AGRICULTURE. ONLY 20% OF HOUSEHOLDS IN AFRICA HAVE FORMAL BANK ACCOUNTS (WORLD BANK), AND 87% OF FARMERS SURVEYED IN 2023 HAD NO PRIOR ACCESS TO A SIMILAR SERVICE LIKE MYAGRO'S. OUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS SMALLHOLDER FARMERS LIVING ON LESS THAN $2 PER DAY, AND 70% OF OUR CUSTOMERS ARE WOMEN. MYAGRO SERVED APPROXIMATELY 360,000 FARMERS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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