NonprofitsCenter For Rural Affairs

Center For Rural Affairs

LYONS, NE

Total revenue

$14.8M

Total expenses

$9.9M

Net assets

$17.4M

Grants received

$26.6M

197 grants

EIN

470553823

Tax year

2023

Mission

Establish strong rural communities, social and economic justice, environmental stewardship, and genuine opportunity for all while engaging people in decisions that affect the quality of their lives and the future of their communities.

Programs

7 programs

Farm and community - supports sustainable development in rural nebraska by providing technical assistance and training to support value added agriculture, wind energy development, organic farming, new farmers and ranchers, and entrepreneurship.

Expenses: $3.1MGrants: $263K

Rural public policy program - advocates for state and federal policies that support family size farms, value added agriculture, microenterprise development, rural community development, beginning farmers, and soil and water conservation.

Expenses: $1.8MGrants: $49K

Lending services - provides training and technical assistance to rural micro entrepreneurs across the full expanse of rural nebraska and includes a rural women's business center and a rural hispanic business center.

Expenses: $909KGrants: $75K

Mississippi river network - a diverse coalition of 56 nonprofit organizations that are working together to protect the land, water, wildlife, and people of the united states' greatest river.

Expenses: $655KGrants: $3K

Newsletter and communications

Expenses: $37K

Solar for all

Expenses: $81K

General

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$13.8M
Program service revenue$375K
Investment income$545K
Other revenue
Total revenue$14.8M

Expenses

Grants paid$434K
Salaries & benefits$6.4M
Fundraising$81K
Other expenses$3.1M
Total expenses$9.9M
Total assets$20.0M
Net assets$17.4M

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

BRIAN DEPEW

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$157K

40 hrs/wk

MIKE BRIDE

CFO

Board

$120K

40 hrs/wk

LINDA BUTKUS

CAO

Board

$96K

40 hrs/wk

MELISSA FLORELL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

GREG FRIPP

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ROSS LARSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

NANCY MEYER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DENNIS DEMMEL

PRESIDENT

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

AMY SANDEEN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

PAUL SWANSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

STEELE VALENZUELA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JANE YULE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KARINA PEREZ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JAY HALL

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CHUCK KARPF

TREASURER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

BARBARA DILLY

SECRETARY

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

LEVERNE BARRETT

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KRISTA DITTMAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MIKE LAVENDER

NSAC POLICY DIRECTOR

Staff

$148K

40 hrs/wk

SARAH HACKNEY

NSAC DIRECTOR

Staff

$147K

40 hrs/wk

SOPHIA KRUSZEWSKI

NSAC DEPUTY POLICY DIRECOR

Staff

$128K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

NEBRASKA ENTERPRISE FUND

CC BIA PASS THROUGH

$623K

CATHOLIC CHARITIES

CC BIA PASS THROUGH

$269K

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

CC BIA PASS THROUGH

$222K

VOTE FOR SCHOOLS

DIRECT LOBBYING GENERAL SUPPORT FOR VOTE

$200K

Grants received

Showing 197 of 197

FromAmountPurposeYear
$200K
OPERATING GRANT
2024
$180K
WORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM
2024
$160K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2024
$150K
to support clean energy development and agrivoltaics efforts in the Midwest
2024
$125K
to support the capacity of Midwest communities to engage and elevate agriculture climate solutions and agriculture policy development
2024
$120K
TRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
2024
$100K
Public, Societal Benefit
2024
$75K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2024
$75K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2024
$55K
Working to end hunger
2024
$33K
General support
2024
$15K
UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION
2024
$12K
FA24 EOY GRANT: TACS FOR NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION (NSAC)
2024
$10K
CONSERVING WILDLIFE AND HABITAT
2024
$8K
FA24 EOY GRANT: TACS
2024
$1.5M
BUILDING RURAL INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES
2023
$440K
To renew Mississippi River Network policy education efforts to create a higher profile for issues facing the Mississippi River and a healthier and more connected River system.
2023
$395K
To provide analysis and engagement around Farm Bill conservation programs and policies.
2023
$350K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$330K
To support increasing the farm to school network and building local food access in Southwest Iowa
2023
$300K
Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems
2023
$250K
TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDWEST
2023
$200K
To address gaps in capacity, particularly in the Midwest, that limit environmental leadership by advancing values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
2023
$200K
WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION
2023
$160K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2023
$160K
WORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM
2023
$150K
2023 OPERATING GRANT
2023
$150K
To promote clean energy development in conjunction with agriculture in the Midwest, primarily in Iowa.
2023
$138K
To elevate farmers' voices and improve how state and federal conservation programs are implemented to improve water quality and reduce agricultural pollution in Iowa and surrounding states.
2023
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$125K
To engage diverse rural communities in Iowa and Minnesota on climate change
2023
$124K
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION - FEDERAL FARM CONSERVATION OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
2023
$100K
To bolster climate change and sustainable agriculture policy development for federal farm policies
2023
$100K
SUPPORT TO LAUNCH A STATEWIDE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY, BIAS TRAINING, AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR RURAL ENTREPRENEURS. 202004-8303
2023
$75K
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$75K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2023
$60K
OPERATING
2023
$56K
REAP, general purposes
2023
$55K
Working to end hunger
2023
$55K
TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM
2023
$50K
Agricultural Programs
2023
$35K
SUPPORT FOR ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY FOR CLEAN ENERGY
2023
$30K
OPERATING EXPENSES
2023
$30K
PRODUCER NETWORK IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
General charitable
2023
$20K
General support
2023
$15K
TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.
2023
$15K
UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION
2023
$11K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2023
$10K
CONSERVING WILDLIFE AND HABITAT
2023
$8K
TO COVER AND SUPPORT FARMERS EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE.
2023
$8K
TO COVER AND SUPPORT FARMERS EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE.
2023
$6K
TRANSFARMATION OUTREACH GRANT
2023
$1M
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION
2022
$415K
To work toward a healthy, resilient Mississippi River system.
2022
$412K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$404K
To provide analysis and engagement around Farm Bill conservation programs and policies.
2022
$300K
advance food and farm policy to enable equitable and resilient food systems for the benefit of children, families and communities
2022
$250K
To address gaps in capacity, particularly in the Midwest, that limit environmental leadership of those who identify as Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) by advancing values of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
2022
$195K
2022 OPERATING GRANT
2022
$160K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2022
$150K
TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN THE MIDWEST
2022
$140K
WORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM
2022
$135K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$125K
To engage diverse rural communities in Iowa and Minnesota on climate change
2022
$125K
To secure progress toward nutrient reduction in Iowa.
2022
$100K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$100K
SUPPORT TO LAUNCH A STATEWIDE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY, BIAS TRAINING, AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR RURAL ENTREPRENEURS. 202004-8303
2022
$91K
ASSISTANCE WITH FOOD SAFETY TRAINING
2022
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$75K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2022
$75K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$75K
To provide one year of program support for the Center for Rural Affairs Small Business Services within Greater Nebraska and Nebraska's Native American Tribes.
2022
$56K
Working to end hunger
2022
$55K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50K
To bolster climate change and sustainable agriculture policy development for federal farm policies
2022
$50K
OPERATING
2022
$25K
Agricultural Programs
2022
$25K
General charitable
2022
$22K
TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM
2022
$15K
support for JEDI Learning efforts
2022
$12K
UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION
2022
$10K
CHARITABLE DONATION
2022
$8K
Safeguard the Environment and Natural Resources
2022
$8K
TO FUND THE CYNTHIA HAYES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AT NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION
2022
$5K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2022
$5K
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION (NSAC)
2022
$5K
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION FOR THE CYNTHIA HAYES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND (SAFFON)
2022
$500
GENERAL FUND
2022
$1.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$1.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$750K
BUILDING RURAL INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES
2021
$300K
advance food and farm policy to enable equitable and resilient food systems for the benefit of children, families and communities
2021
$200K
2021 OPERATING GRANT
2021
$135K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$125K
to build long-term community organizing capacity through multi-issue advocacy and engagement in rural Minnesota and Iowa
2021
$125K
to build long-term community organizing capacity through multi-issue advocacy and engagement in rural Minnesota and Iowa
2021
$125K
to build long-term community organizing capacity through multi-issue advocacy and engagement in rural Minnesota and Iowa
2021
$125K
to build long-term community organizing capacity through multi-issue advocacy and engagement in rural Minnesota and Iowa
2021
$100K
to bolster climate change and climate-focused agriculture policy capacity
2021
$100K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$100K
to bolster climate change and climate-focused agriculture policy capacity
2021
$50K
OPERATING
2021
$25K
to build long-term community organizing capacity through multi-issue advocacy and engagement in rural Minnesota and Iowa
2021
$25K
to build long-term community organizing capacity through multi-issue advocacy and engagement in rural Minnesota and Iowa
2021
$25K
to build long-term community organizing capacity through multi-issue advocacy and engagement in rural Minnesota and Iowa
2021
$25K
TO ENABLE THE NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION TO CREATE AN EMPOWERED COHORT OF NORTHEAST REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE FARM AND FOOD STAKEHOLDERS AND BUILD A MORE SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM IN THE NORTHEAST.
2021
$25K
to build long-term community organizing capacity through multi-issue advocacy and engagement in rural Minnesota and Iowa
2021
$20K
FOR SUPPORT OF NASC
2021
$20K
TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM - NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION (NSAC)
2021
$12K
UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION
2021
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING
2021
$8K
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION
2021
$500
GENERAL FUND
2021
$982K
RCIP 2021
2020
$424K
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Environmental Awards
2020
$420K
Advancing Federal Conservation and Crop Insurance Program Improvements through Administrative Reform, Targeted Outreach, and Program Analysis and Recommendations
2020
$400K
To support the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and efforts to improve Midwest water quality and climate change mitigation through federal agriculture and conservation policies, and to support a Farm Bill education event in Minneapolis
2020
$400K
To support the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and efforts to improve Midwest water quality and climate change mitigation through federal agriculture and conservation policies, and to support a Farm Bill education event in Minneapolis
2020
$350K
To support the Mississippi River Network
2020
$350K
To support the Mississippi River Network
2020
$325K
Advance state-level work aimed at reducing nutrient runoff in Illinois and Iowa
2020
$300K
advance food and farm policy to enable equitable and resilient food systems for the benefit of children, families and communities
2020
$255K
To advance a set of state and federal policy outcomes that improve water quality and reduce agricultural pollution in Iowa and surrounding states, and for general operating support
2020
$255K
To advance a set of state and federal policy outcomes that improve water quality and reduce agricultural pollution in Iowa and surrounding states, and for general operating support
2020
$215K
Technical assistance for farmers to access federal COVID-19 relief
2020
$200K
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION
2020
$200K
2020 OPERATING GRANT
2020
$177K
FEDERAL FARM CONSERVATION OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
2020
$170K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2020
$140K
WORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM
2020
$135K
GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$115K
Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative
2020
$95K
Advancing State and Federal Policy to Improve Water Quality Outcomes in Iowa
2020
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$54K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$50K
OPERATING
2020
$50K
Working to end hunger
2020
$50K
Support to launch a statewide entrepreneurship academy, bias training, and mentorship program for rural entrepreneurs. 202004-8303
2020
$45K
TO CREATE AN EMPOWERED COHORT OF NORTHEAST SUSTAINABLE FARM AND FOOD STAKEHOLDERS ABLE TO INFLUENCE POLICY DEBATES; AND TO BUILD A MORE SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM IN THE NORTHEAST THROUGH INCREASED STAKEHOLDER ACCESS TO AND UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAM RESOURCES, AND FURTHER OPERATIONALIZE THE NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION'S COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY WITH A MULTIDAY TRAINING AND FACILITATED FOLLOW-ON SESSIONS FOR THE FULL NATIONAL TEAM.
2020
$35K
To provide three years of program support for "Leadership Capacity Building, Nutrition Education, and Small Business Development among Nebraska Native American Tribes".
2020
$35K
To provide three years of program support for the Rural Enterprise Assistance Project.
2020
$25K
Unrestricted
2020
$25K
General charitable
2020
$25K
HEALTHCARE ORGANIZING
2020
$20K
SOCIAL SERVICES
2020
$20K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2020
$20K
GROWING OUR OWN: EXPANDING LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS IN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IN NEBRASKA
2020
$20K
FOOD SAFETY SUPPORT
2020
$15K
TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.
2020
$15K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2020
$12K
UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION
2020
$11K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$10K
General Support
2020
$10K
Agricultural Programs
2020
$7K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$5K
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION
2020
$5K
PROTECTING EARTH'S BEAUTY AND BOUNTY
2020
$500
GENERAL FUND
2020
$450K
strengthen efforts to promote child nutrition, healthy equitable food systems, and job creation opportunities across the food value chain so that vulnerable children and families benefit
2019
$375K
GENERAL OPERATING
2019
$92K
FOOD SAFETY OUTREACH AND TRAINING
2019
$85K
COMMUNITY NUTRITION
2019
$75K
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
2019
$52K
REAP WOMENS PROGRAM
2019
$50K
HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS - NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION
2019
$20K
TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.
2019
$20K
NAT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION
2019
$10K
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION
2019
$5K
RECONNECTING OUR FARMS TO OUR FAMILIES
2019
$500
TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE
2019
$971K
RURAL COMMUNITY INCLUSION PARTNERSHIP
2018
$207K
2018 OPERATING GRANT
2018
$50K
OPERATING
2018
$40K
TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.
2018
$23K
Unrestricted
2018
$22K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2018
$15K
TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM
2018
$8K
IOWA CLEAN ENERGY
2018
$6K
CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE
2018
$5K
RECONNECTING OUR FARMS TO OUR FAMILIES
2018
$450K
strengthen efforts to promote child nutrition, healthy equitable food systems, and job creation opportunities across the food value chain so that vulnerable children and families benefit
2017
$20K
TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.
2017
$20K
PROVIDE OPERATING SUPPORT
2017

Funded by

$26.6M from 68 funders · 197 grants · 2017–2024

The Sherwood Foundation

$5.2M · 9 grants · 2018–2023

Walton Family Foundation Inc

$4.1M · 15 grants · 2020–2023

The McKnight Foundation

$3.3M · 21 grants · 2020–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$2.4M · 4 grants · 2020–2022

WK Kellogg Foundation

$2.1M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Waverley Street Foundation

$1.2M · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Weitz Family Foundation

$905K · 5 grants · 2019–2023

United States Energy Foundation

$650K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN470553823
Subsection03
Ruling date1974-02
Formed1973
Employees104
Volunteers15
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