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Honore Farm and Mill

EIN 81-4325307 · Larkspur, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood78 out of 100GovernanceGood82 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Only 6% of its spending went to programs.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

Honore Farm and Mill is dedicated to restoring and strengthening the relationship between people and the land through regenerative farming practices the cultivation of heritage grains and experiential education. Our mission is to serve every California student food made with locally grown whole grains.

Income
$318,960
Spending
$216,663
Spent on programs
6%
Reserves
11.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 70%
Employees
0
Volunteers
20
Highest pay
$50,004, executive director

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: 78 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 12% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 32% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 49% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    6% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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

Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    12 of 15

    Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (3)
  1. $4,957 spent. Farming - Honore Farm and Mill partners with local family farmers in Northern California to grow climate-smart landrace heirloom varieties of wheat on certified-organic plots using sustainable farming practices. The grain produced from these plots is cleaned and stone-milled into flour in the Northern Bay Area.
  2. $8,164 spent. Education - Honore Farm and Mills mission is to create a connection between our locally grown and stone milled whole grain and our food system through education and awareness. Honore Farm and Mill provides hands-on planting and harvesting education on our partner farm plots. To extend this education outside of the farm we collaborate with California School Food Authority Staff Garden educators and teachers to provide hands-on education using a mobile-mill and a developed curriculum to plant tend harvest thresh winnow and mill wheat. Additionally we are working alongside California school district Food and Nutrition Services staff to develop recipes that can be used in school cafeterias to nourish thousands of students with delicious nutrient-dense whole grains.
  3. Sale of Products - Honore Farm and Mill is a non-profit because our mission is to educate and serve everyone in our community. We support our charitable work through the sales of flour and heirloom wheat products such as shortbread cookies. In addition to the grain that we farm see above we buy and sell other varieties of whole grain flour grown by other Northern California farmers to sell flour individually and through a CSA to help support the non-profit educational work.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2018.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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