California Farmland Trust

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2000

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Charlotte Mitchell

Phone

9166873178

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

California Farmland Trust, founded in 2000, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $12.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 730% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $11.4M left a modest 11% surplus.

Mission

The mission of the California Farmland Trust is to help farmers protect the best farmland in the world.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $11,182,694 Revenue: $504,989

California Farmland Trust, Inc. is a nonprofit organization which was incorporated in the year 2000 to save productive farmland in the Central Valley of California. This land trust is actively...

California Farmland Trust, Inc. is a nonprofit organization which was incorporated in the year 2000 to save productive farmland in the Central Valley of California. This land trust is actively engaged in farmland preservation by acquiring agriculture conservation easements and has an ongoing obligation to monitor the property once it has been conserved. During the calendar year 2024 four (4) agricultural conservation easements were acquired for a total of 878 acres.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $11,099,551

Program Service Revenue $504,989

Investment Income $1,192,183

Other Revenue $17,098

TOTAL REVENUE $12,813,821

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $535,514

Fundraising Expenses $81,571

Program Expenses $11,182,694

Other Expenses $10,882,612

TOTAL EXPENSES $11,418,126

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$12,813,821	$1,543,910	+7.3%
Expenses	$11,418,126	$859,603	+12.3%
Net Income	$1,395,695	$684,307	+1.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$141,397

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Charlotte Mitchell	Executive Dir.	50.00	Officer	$141,397	$0	$141,397
Maxwell Norton	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Michael Machado	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jim Jorgensen	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Patrick Johnston	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sam Zanutto	President	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Ron Freitas	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ken Oneto	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mike Wade	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Smith	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carrie Issacson	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Theresa Kiehn	Vice President	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Bill Hoobler	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Jacobsen	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$12,813,821	$11,418,126	$34,315,721	$1,395,695
2023	$1,543,910	$859,603	$28,025,416	$684,307
2022	$1,368,330	$576,212	$23,272,665	$792,118
2021	$1,940,968	$740,490	$19,414,122	$1,200,478
2020	$1,148,731	$595,653	$15,225,757	$553,078
2019	$1,479,849	$736,298	$11,746,391	$743,551