Land Olakes Venture37
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO REPLACE POVERTY WITH PROSPERITY BY IMPLEMENTING DONOR-FUNDED PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN AID TO COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH IN-KIND, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
- Income
- $21.1 million
- Spending
- $21.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 73%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $1.6 million, senior vice president
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: 35 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 93% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 36% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 3 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
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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, 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)
- $17.2 million spent. LAND O'LAKES VENTURE37 PROVIDES IN-KIND, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN 2025 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:BANGLADESH:THE USDA-FUNDED BANGLADESH TRADE FACILITATION PROJECT (BTF) WILL EXPAND REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL GOODS BY ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC CONSTRAINTS TO AGRICULTURAL TRADE AT BANGLADESHI PORTS; SIMPLIFYING AND AUTOMATING IMPORT AND EXPORT PROCESSES; IMPROVING THE CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LABORATORIES, AND WAREHOUSES; AND BY FOSTERING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT, ESPECIALLY IN COLD STORAGE.ETHIOPIA:ETHIOPIA TRANSFORMING AGRICULTURE (SUB TO RTI) - INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY DIETS, PARTICULARLY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, BY IMPROVING THE COMPTETIVENESS, INCLUSIVENESS AND RESILIENCE OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS.SUSTAINABLE COMMERCIALIZATION OF SEXED DAIRY GENETICS IN EAST AFRICA (SUB TO ABS GLOBAL) - ESTABLISHING A COMMERCIALLY VIABLE SEXED SEMEN MARKET THAT WILL INCLUSIVELY GROW THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE DAIRY MARKET BY INCREASING SMALL SCALE PRODUCER DEMAND AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR SEXED SEMEN, IMPROVING LAST MILE DELIVERY OF AI SEXED SEMEN, AND IMPROVING THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT TO ESTABLISH A COMMERCIAL MARKET. LEBANONUSAID EMPOWERING LOCAL SYSTEMS IN AGRICULTURE (ELSA) ACTIVITY - THE GOAL OF ELSA WAS TO DEVELOP VIABLE LOCAL SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT AND AFFORDABLE INPUTS AND CREATE INCLUSIVE MARKET CHANNELS IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN LEBANON.MADAGASCAR:MIRANGA (SUBRECIPIENT TO CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES) - VENTURE37 WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON FOOD SAFETY AND PHYTOSANITARY STANDARDS FOR PRODUCTION AND POST-HARVEST ACTIVITIES FOR PRODUCERS, POS, COOPERATIVES, AND SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SME). VENTURE37 WILL ALSO LEVERAGE ITS BREADTH OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH US- AND COMESA-BASED COMPANIES TO EXPAND MARKETS AND TRADE FOR SMES AND POS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROJECT.HAREA (SUBRECIPIENT TO CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES) - VENTURE37 WILL SUPPORT LIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES AS PART OF A CONSORTIUM, STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURAL MARKET SYSTEMS THAT BETTER SERVE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS AND THE RURAL POOR.MALAWI: FCAT - ACTIVITIES ON THIS PROJECT WILL DRIVE AND ACCELERATE THE TRANSFORMATION OF MALAWI'S AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AND FOSTER FARMERS WHO ARE PROSPEROUS, RESILIENT, DIVERSIFIED AND FOOD-SECURE. RWANDA: ROW - WILL SUSTAINABLY INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF, ACCESS TO, AND CONSUMPTION OF ANIMAL-SOURCE FOODS (ASF) THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF A PROFITABLE MARKET. EGYPT:TAIB - BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT TO BUILD THE CAPACITY AN AGENCY OF THE G0E WHOSE CHARTER IS TO DEVELOP AND NATIONALIZE FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.EGYPT TRADE (SUB TO PALLADIUM) - FACILITATING TRADE EXPORT STANDARDS FOR FOOD SAFETY IN EGYPTGEORGIA:SQIL - USDA FUNDED PROJECT THAT IS WORKING TO IMPROVE AND STRENGTHEN THE BEEF AND DAIRY VALUE CHAIN.CAMBODIA:CAMBODIA FOOD FOR PROGRESS - USDA FUNDED FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRESS PROGRAM SEEKS TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY , EXPAND DOMESTIC AND EXPORT TRADE OF CAMBODIAN-GROWN HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY OF CAMBODIAN HORTICULTURE FARMERS THROUGH IMPROVED COMPLIANCE WITH FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS.DRC:DRC FALL ARMY WORM (FAW) - IN COORDINATION WITH DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH ACTORS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DRC, THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THREE COMPONENTS: VALIDATE SAFE AND COST-EFFECTIVE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) TECHNOLOGIES SUITABLE FOR SMALLHOLDER MAIZE PRODUCERS; FACILITATE SYSTEM ADOPTION OF SUITABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND APPROACHES THAT WILL BUILD THE RESILIENCE OF SMALLHOLDER PRODUCERS AND THE SUPPORTING MARKET SYSTEM; STRENGTHEN THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT NECESSARY TO COORDINATE SYSTEMIC APPROACHES TO FALL ARMYWORM (FAW) RESPONSE.TANZANIA:TANZANIA INCLUSIVE PROCESSOR-PRODUCER PARTNERSHIPS IN DAIRY PROJECT (TI3P) - A THREE-YEAR PROJECT LEAD BY THE TANZANIA AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK (TADB) AND FUNDED BY THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION (BMGF). LAND O'LAKES VENTURE37 IS A SUBAWARDEE OF TADB, ALONG WITH BAIN & COMPANY, INC. (BAIN) HEIFER INTERNATIONAL, AND GLOBAL DAIRY PLATFORM (GDP). LAND O'LAKES VENTURE37 WILL CONTRIBUTE TO INCLUSIVE AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION GOALS BY ENABLING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO (A) INCREASE THE INCOMES OF SMALL-SCALE PRODUCERS BY ENABLING INCLUSIVE ACCESS TO FORMAL MILK AGGREGATION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING SYSTEMS; (B) SUSTAINABLY INCREASE ON-FARM PRODUCTION, PRODUCTIVITY AND INCOME OF SMALL-SCALE DAIRY PRODUCERS BY ENABLING THEM ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE INPUTS AND SERVICES (E.G. CATTLE VACCINES, FEED, FORAGE AND GENETICS); (C) INCREASE WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING GENDER-TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACHES TO ENHANCE WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE DAIRY VALUE CHAIN AND INCREASE THEIR ACCESS AND CONTROL OVER PRODUCTIVE ASSETS; AND (D) INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO IMPROVED QUALITY DAIRY NUTRITION BY IMPROVING THE DISTRIBUTION AND SALES OF SAFE AND AFFORDABLE MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS IN BOTH RURAL AND URBAN AREAS AND BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL CHANNELS.DNA BUILDING INCLUSIVE LIVELIHOODS - THIS PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, FOCUSES ON REACHING RESOURCE-POOR, OPPORTUNITY-CONSTRAINED STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE DAIRY VALUE CHAIN, PARTICULARILY WOMEN AND YOUTH, TO ENABLE INCLUSIVE CLIMATE-SMART ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.HAITI:THE RESILIENT LIVESTOCK MARKET SYSTEM ACTIVITY (PARE) PROJECT IN HAITI, A FIVE-YEAR PROJECT FUNDED BY USAID, IS FOCUSED ON INCREASING THE RESILIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH IMPROVEMENT OF THE LIVESTOCK MARKET SYSTEM, INCREASING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF IMPUTS AND SERVICES IN THE LIVESTOCK MARKET SYSTEM AND IMPROVING MARKETING AND PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT IN LIVESTOCK.LESOTHO:SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF ENTERPRISES IN THE POULTRY SECTOR (STEPS) -- THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS 5-YEAR USDA FUNDED PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY OF DUAL AND SINGLE PURP
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 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 2025.
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 October 2015.
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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