Barrington Farm School
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO OPERATE A COMMUNITY FOCUSED AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION AND LEARNING CENTER THAT TEACHES BASIC AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING SKILLS TO LOCAL LEARNERS.
- Income
- $161,751
- Spending
- $112,576
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 58.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 79%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 309
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: 85 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 58.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 30% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 64% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 92% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 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.
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)
- $103,750 spent. Farm Education, including composting and regenerative farming. The program is supported by 309 individuals providing 5,431 hours of support. The Compost environmental program teaches the processes of collecting food scraps from the local community to create organic fertilizer for the farm. Food safety regulations are followed with vegetable and fruit food scraps combined with leaves, wood chips and saw dust to be turned over frequently, with temperatures monitored for a complete process. Environmental education focuses on diverting food scraps from landfills and creating a valuable resource used to regenerate soil on the farm. More than 73,000 lbs. (32 tons) were diverted from landfills. Regenerative agricultural practices are supported by the Farm Volunteer Program. The volunteer program assists the farmer in all aspects of regenerative farming practices from seeding, planting, maintenance (watering, weeding), harvesting and farm stand marketing. Each task is an educational experience to learn how our food is grown using regenerative soil management, addressing environmentally safe growing practices without chemicals, and the importance of being good stewards to the land and creating biodiversity in native plantings. Volunteers included groups such as high school students, Day of Caring participants, HS Environmental Groups, Girl Scouts, School Groups and Field Trips by local elementary school students participated in farming tasks that teach regenerative farm practices including composting, planting and seeding. This hands-on environmental education is an invaluable lesson in farming and being good stewards to the land. School field trips involved 991 students from kindergarten to 8th grade and special needs high school groups. Other community engagement and education events promoting composting and regenerative farming were attended by 644 people. Interactions at our 734 events, with 2,426 members of the community, encompassed 9,886 hours. In addition, farm produce with a value of $20,055 was donated to food pantries.
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 August 2018.
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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