NonprofitsBerkshire Agriculture Ventures

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

Berkshire Agriculture Ventures

GT BARRINGTON, MA

Total revenue

$1.9M

Total expenses

$1.6M

Net assets

$2.0M

Grants received

$1.2M

23 grants

EIN

814386302

Tax year

2024

Mission

Berkshire agricultural ventures, inc. Supports the berkshire taconic local food economy by providing technical and financial resources to farms and food businesses.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.9M
Program service revenue
Investment income$26K
Other revenue
Total revenue$1.9M

Expenses

Grants paid$151K
Salaries & benefits$633K
Fundraising$170K
Other expenses$859K
Total expenses$1.6M
Total assets$2.5M
Net assets$2.0M

People

10 listed

NameRoleCompensation

REBECCA BUSANSKY

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$92K

40 hrs/wk

ERIK RASMUSSEN

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

DAN SCHAEFFER

TREASURER

Board

10 hrs/wk

DON PERDUE

CLERK

Board

5 hrs/wk

TOM GARDNER

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

MARYANN TEBBEN

PRESIDENT

Board

10 hrs/wk

MARTHA PAGE

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

RACHEL MORIARTY

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

AMANDA FREUND

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

DAVID VALICENTI

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

HEART & SOIL COLLECTIVE

PROGRAMATIC

$153K

BONNIE STEVENS

DEVELOPMENT

$102K

Grants received

Showing 23 of 23

FromAmountPurposeYear
$50K
AGRICULTURE, FOOD, NUTRITION
2024
$50K
SUPPORT FOR ONGOING PROGRAMS
2024
$25K
TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUANCE OF PROVIDING BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LODAL FARMS AND FOOD BUSINESSES IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY
2024
$10K
MARKET MATCH FUND
2024
$112K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$75K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$36K
AGRICULTURE, FOOD, NUTRITION
2023
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$400
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$335K
FOR FOOD AWARENESS, NORTHWEST CORNER PROJECTS AND GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$89K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$75K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$20K
GENERAL PURPOSE / UNRESTRICTED
2022
$20K
MARKET MATCH FUND
2022
$15K
PROJECT GRANT
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$75K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$525
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$30K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$20K
MEAT PROCESSING IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 1
2020
$16K
FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$75K
General & Unrestricted
2019

Funded by

$1.2M from 10 funders · 23 grants · 2019–2024

Berkshire Taconic Community

$438K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Geoffrey C Hughes Foundation Inc

$300K · 4 grants · 2019–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$230K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Prospect Hill Foundation Inc

$56K · 5 grants · 2020–2023

Wyncote Foundation

$50K · 1 grant · 2024

The Homestead Foundation Inc

$25K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Groundswell Charitable Foundation

$20K · 1 grant · 2022

Details

EIN814386302
NTEE codeK20
Subsection03
Ruling date2017-04
Formed2016
Employees10
Volunteers9
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