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Community Alliance With Family Farmers Foundation

DAVIS, CA

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Total revenue

$12.4M

Total expenses

$7.4M

Net assets

$6.7M

Grants received

$7.2M

95 grants

EIN

942914745

Tax year

2024

Mission

See Schedule O.CAFF's mission is to build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities, and ecosystems. CAFF works with farmers, buyers and food advocates across the State of California.

Programs

2 programs

Farmer ServicesWe provide technical support to hundreds of family farmers across California with services: The Small Farm Tech Hub supports small family farms and food enterprises in adopting technoogy-based solutions for their direct marketing challenges; our food safety program helps growers provide healthy and safe produce to their markets through workshops, webinars, online resources and more.

Expenses: $2.1MGrants: $1.9M

Ecological Farming We work with farmers, policy makers, researchers, and local technical assistance providers to promote, improve, and better understand the adoption of ecological farming throughout California. CAFF's California Agricultural Water Stewardship Program (CA WSI) teaches growers how to use water more sustainably, while other programs emphasize integrated pest management, on-farm diversity, and building hedgerows.

Expenses: $876K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$3.8M
Program service revenue$8.6M
Investment income—
Other revenue$58K
Total revenue$12.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$1.9M
Salaries & benefits$3.3M
Fundraising$102K
Other expenses$2.2M
Total expenses$7.4M
Total assets$7.2M
Net assets$6.7M

People

17 listed

NameRoleCompensation

PAUL TOWERS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$140K

40 hrs/wk

MICHELLE BASSO REYNOLDS

SECRETARY

Board

—

5 hrs/wk

SCOTT BERNDT

TREASURER

Board

—

5 hrs/wk

AL COURCHESNE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

ANNA NAKAMURA KNIGHT

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

BENJAMIN HARTMAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

CHARITY MAY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

DAVID VISHER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

DAWNIE ANDRAK

BOARD CHAIR

Board

—

5 hrs/wk

DOMINIC BRUNO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

EMILY SCHWING

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

MICHAEL O'GORMAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

MICKEY DURAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

PATRICIA MILLER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

ROGELIO PONCE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

SARAH KEISER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

DEIRDRE HOLBROOK

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

SHINING STAR CONSULTING

FINANCIAL SERVICES

$187K

AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE

PROGRAMMATIC SERVICES

$120K

Grants received

Showing 95 of 95

FromAmountPurposeYear
WATER FOUNDATION
$1.0M
WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION
2024
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$560K
WORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM
2024
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS
$448K
TO END HUNGER IN CALIFORNIA
2024
SIERRA HEALTH FOUNDATION
$125K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
STUPSKI FOUNDATION
$100K
To support the California Food and Farming Network project.
2024
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
$85K
General operating support
2024
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
TIDES FOUNDATION
$30K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2024
Ecological Farming Association
$20K
—
2024
NATIONAL FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION
$12K
ASSISTANCE WITH FOOD SAFETY TRAINING
2024
FARM AID INC
$10K
FA24 EOY GRANT: HFT
2024
THE KEITH CAMPBELL FOUNDATION
$10K
SALESFORCE ENHANCEMENTS
2024
LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$10K
BUILDING ECONOMIC POWER
2024
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SANTA CRUZ
$9K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$550K
WORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM
2023
STUPSKI FOUNDATION
$200K
To support the California Food and Farming Network project.
2023
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SANTA CRUZ
$104K
FOR DISASTER AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR
$100K
STANDARD
2023
WATER FOUNDATION
$81K
WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION
2023
RESOURCES LEGACY FUND
$70K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRON. EQUITY AND JUSTICE.
2023
RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC
$64K
FOR EMERGENCY FUND FOR SAN DIEGO FARMERS
2023
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS
$50K
TO END HUNGER IN CALIFORNIA
2023
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
$50K
CALIFORNIA FOOD AND FARMING NETWORK - PROMOTING HEALTH VIA AGRICULTURE: TO BUILD A MOVEMENT CENTERED ON HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY TO TRANSFORM THE FOOD AND FARMING SYSTEM ACROSS CALIFORNIA THROUGH STATE POLICIES BY CONVENING ADVOCATES FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE STATE ON ISSUES SUCH AS ANTI-HUNGER, FOOD CHAIN WORKERS, AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.
2023
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLBEING THROUGH AGRICULTURE RELATED POLICY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
2023
FARM AID INC
$34K
TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM; HELPING FARMERS THRIVE
2023
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$25K
Food Security
2023
AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST
$21K
PROMOTING SOUND FARMING PRACTICES/KEEPING FARMERS ON THE LAND
2023
CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION
$20K
WILDFIRE MITIGATION
2023
NATIONAL FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION
$12K
ASSISTANCE WITH FOOD SAFETY TRAINING
2023
Earth Island Institute Inc
$7K
General support
2023
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$225K
WORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM
2022
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$140K
WORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM
2022
STUPSKI FOUNDATION
$100K
To support the California Food and Farming Network project.
2022
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR
$85K
STANDARD
2022
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
$50K
SUPPORTING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF SMALL FARMERS: TO SUPPORT A SERIES OF LOCAL CONVENINGS OF SMALL, URBAN, BLACK AND INDIGENOUS FARMERS AND FARMERS OF COLOR TO SHARE STORIES, TROUBLESHOOT CHALLENGES AND ORGANIZE FOR LOCAL CHANGES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND FOOD ACCESS ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
2022
WATER FOUNDATION
$50K
WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION
2022
RESOURCES LEGACY FUND
$35K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$21K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
Earth Island Institute Inc
$15K
General support
2022
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC
$11K
Refugee Programs
2022
FARM AID INC
$10K
TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM
2022
POSSIBILITY LABS
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC
$10K
ENV. ADVOCACY
2022
POSSIBILITY LABS
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
TRUE NORTH FOUNDATION
$200K
CALIFORNIA FARMER EMERGENCY FUND
2021
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR
$100K
GENERAL
2021
RESOURCES LEGACY FUND
$35K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
2021
FARM AID INC
$33K
TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEM; HELPING FARMERS THRIVE
2021
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF SAN
$13K
PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT
2021
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC
$9K
ENV. ADVOCACY
2021
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$7K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
$5K
SUPPORTING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF SMALL FARMERS: TO SUPPORT A SERIES OF LOCAL CONVENINGS OF SMALL, URBAN, BLACK AND INDIGENOUS FARMERS AND FARMERS OF COLOR TO SHARE STORIES, TROUBLESHOOT CHALLENGES AND ORGANIZE FOR LOCAL CHANGES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND FOOD ACCESS ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
2021
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$400K
WORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM
2020
Sacramento Region Community Foundation
$273K
DISBURSEMENT TO ROUND 1 FOR 24 GRANTEES
2020
TRUE NORTH FOUNDATION
$200K
PANDEMIC FUND/FIRE FUND
2020
WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION
$125K
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION
2020
WATER FOUNDATION
$50K
WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION
2020
TRUE NORTH FOUNDATION
$50K
FARM ACCESS/FARM TO MARKET PROGRAM
2020
LISA & DOUGLAS GOLDMAN FUND
$50K
CLIMATE SMART FARMING PROGRAM
2020
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS
$50K
Farm to Cafeteria: Building Buyer Capacity for Loc
2020
FAIRSHARE CSA COALITION INC
$48K
IMPROVE EFFORTS TO MARKET AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE.
2020
RESOURCES LEGACY FUND
$45K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
2020
RESOURCES LEGACY FUND
$45K
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
2020
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR
$35K
GENERAL
2020
FARM AID INC
$33K
HELPING FARMERS THRIVE; TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS
2020
NRDC ACTION FUND INC
$27K
ENVIRON. ADVOCACY
2020
TIDES FOUNDATION
$26K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2020
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$25K
Food Security
2020
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
$25K
CALIFORNIA FAMILY FARMER EMERGENCY FUND - ADDRESSING COMMUNITY HEALTH: TO SUPPORT A COORDINATED, COMMUNITY-BASED RESPONSE TO MEET THE HEALTH CARE, NUTRITION, HOUSING AND RELATED HEALTH NEEDS OF FRONT LINE WORKERS, INCLUDING FARMWORKERS AND UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS, AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE LNU AND CZU COMPLEX FIRES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
2020
RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC
$20K
FOR SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY TO SERVE HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS, EXPANDING THE CLIMATE SMART FARMING PROGRAM TO ENCOMPASS A BROADER ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE PERSPECTIVE, AND DEEPENING THE REGIONAL PRESENCE THROUGH REINVIGORATING LOCAL CHAPTERS
2020
Earth Island Institute Inc
$16K
General support
2020
CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION
$10K
VICTIM AID
2020
CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
THE KEITH CAMPBELL FOUNDATION
$4K
CAPACITY BUILDING - PROGRAM INTEGRATION
2020
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR
$70K
GENERAL
2019
FAIRSHARE CSA COALITION INC
$22K
Improve efforts to market and promote community supported agriculture
2019
CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS
$17K
NSAC SUBCONTRACT
2019
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$14K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
NATIONAL FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION
$13K
FOOD SAFETY OUTREACH AND TRAINING
2019
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$10K
SUPPORT CHARTING THE FUTURE
2019
THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$10K
FOR THE EMERGENCY FUND. FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2019
SHARE OUR STRENGTH
$10K
CHILDHOOD HUNGER PROGRAMS
2019
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$7K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
FARM AID INC
$6K
TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE SYSTEMS
2019
NATIONAL FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION
$37K
FOOD SAFETY OUTREACH AND TRAINING
2018
CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS
$36K
NSAC SUBCONTRACT
2018
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR
$29K
GENERAL
2018
FARM AID INC
$6K
TAKING ACTION TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM
2018
THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$50K
TO SUPPORT THE NORTH BAY FIRE RECOVERY FUND TO HELP FARMERS AND FARM WORKERS AFFECTED BY THE 2017 WILDFIRE SEASON.
2017
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR
$50K
GENERAL
2017
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$14K
SOCIAL SERVICES/SOCIAL BENEFITS
2017
HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION
$8K
VARIOUS PROGRAM SUPPORT
2017
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITALS
$90K
Project Support
2016

Funded by

$7.2M from 41 funders · 95 grants · 2016–2024

The Schmidt Family Foundation

$1.9M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Water Foundation

$1.2M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

California Association Of Food Banks

$498K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Community Foundation For

$469K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

True North Foundation

$450K · 3 grants · 2020–2021

Stupski Foundation

$400K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The California Endowment

$230K · 6 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN942914745
Subsection03
Ruling date1984-01
Formed1978
Employees42
Volunteers16
COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo