MANHATTAN, KS
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)FERTILE SOILS FUND INC, founded in 2023, is a micro nonprofit in the Food, Agriculture & Nutrition sector that reported $19K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $17K left a modest 8% surplus.
WE HELP PARTNER FARMERS AFFORD BALANCED, POLLUTION-MITIGATED FERTILIZER (ADDITIONAL TO WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR'S CROP YIELD), TURNING LAST YEAR'S RESIDUES INTO DEEP RESISTANT SOIL ORGANIC CARBON FOR HEALTHIER, MORE SECURE FARM SOILS (THEREFORE FOOD SUPPLY) AND PLANET. WE AIM TO POSITIVELY CHANGE AMERICAN FARMING, TURNING THIS RESEARCH-BACKED STRATEGY INTO WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED BEST PRACTICE.
WE APPLIED OUR RESEARCH-BASED MODEL AT SIX PROGRAM SITES (PARTNER FARMER FIELDS), TOTALING 296 ACRES. TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE 10,446 FOR DIRECT FERTILIZER PROCUREMENT AND 4,700 FOR DESIGN AND...
WE APPLIED OUR RESEARCH-BASED MODEL AT SIX PROGRAM SITES (PARTNER FARMER FIELDS), TOTALING 296 ACRES. TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE 10,446 FOR DIRECT FERTILIZER PROCUREMENT AND 4,700 FOR DESIGN AND COORDINATION BY OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ACTING IN THE CAPACITY OF LEAD SCIENTIST AND SCIENTIFIC PROJECT SUPERVISOR (OR SIMILAR CONTRACTED WORK). NUTRIENT RATIOS WERE CALCULATED TO ENSURE THEY BALANCED WITH THE AMOUNT OF RESIDUE FROM THE PREVIOUS HARVEST-THEREFORE NOT POLLUTING-AND WERE CONVERTED INTO MICROBIAL BIOMASS AND THUS DEEP RESISTANT SOIL ORGANIC CARBON (SOC). WE CALCULATED AN ADDITION OF 89 TONS OF SOC TOTAL ADDED TO THE PROGRAM SITES (EQUALING 326 TONS OF CO2 KEPT FROM RETURNING TO THE ATMOSPHERE). WE ALSO CALCULATED, FROM INFORMATION GIVEN BY OUR PARTNER FARMERS AND THEIR AGRONOMISTS THAT THESE NUTRIENTS WERE IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE FARMER PAID TO ENSURE THAT YEAR'S CROP YIELD. FSF PAID FOR ADDITIONAL FERTILIZER THAT OUR PARTNER FARMERS COULDN'T AFFORD AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED BY THEM (OR BY OTHER SIMILAR FARMERS). OUR FERTILIZER PURCHASES LED DIRECTLY TO SOIL BUILDING AND WERE NOT INCORPORATED BY PLANTS INTO GRAIN. WE PURCHASED FERTILIZER DIRECTLY FROM LOCAL AGRICULTURAL CO-OPS AND FERTILIZER SUPPLY COMPANIES FOR DELIVERY TO OUR PARTNER FARMERS, THUS ENSURING FISCAL TRANSPARENCY AND PROVIDING SUPERIOR GOVERNANCE OVER TRADITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMS. PURCHASE AND APPLICATION OF SUCH LOW-MARGIN COMMODITIES PREFERENTIALLY BENEFITS LOCAL LABOR, AIDING THE RURAL ECONOMIES WE WORKED IN.
SOIL SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED AT THE K-STATE NONPROFIT SOILS LAB (PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT BY OUR ED). DOZENS OF SAMPLES WERE TAKEN (SEVERAL EACH) FROM THREE FIELDS THAT WERE...
SOIL SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED AT THE K-STATE NONPROFIT SOILS LAB (PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET WITHOUT REIMBURSEMENT BY OUR ED). DOZENS OF SAMPLES WERE TAKEN (SEVERAL EACH) FROM THREE FIELDS THAT WERE POTENTIAL SITES TO WORK WITH IN 2024. THESE WERE NOT STANDARD AGRICULTURAL SAMPLES, BUT EQUIVALENT TO THE WORK OF SKILLED TECHNICIANS OR FIELD RESEARCHERS. SEVERAL ALTERNATE TECHNIQUES AND PROTOCOLS WERE TESTED. THE REASON SUCH AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM DID NOT COST MORE IS THAT OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COLLECTED THE SOIL SAMPLES (ON AN UNPAID BASIS). INTERPRETATIONS OF THE RESULTS, AS WELL AS THE DESCRIPTION AND EXPLANATION OF THEIR SIGNIFICANCE, WERE ALSO CARRIED OUT BY OUR ED, ACTING AS AN UNPAID LEAD SCIENTIST. OUR TESTING PROGRAM LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR FAR-REACHING SOIL HEALTH AND FOOD SECURITY GOALS THAT BENEFIT ALL OF AMERICA. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM DETAILS)
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $18,916 | N/A | N/A |
| Expenses | $17,314 | N/A | N/A |
| Net Income | $1,602 | N/A | N/A |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| THOMAS PRAY | EXECUTIVE DI | 30.00 |
Officer
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$4,700 | $0 | $4,700 |
| MARC DELESCLEFS | DIRECTOR/VIC | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY KOHLER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACK MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP NEVELS | DIRECTOR/CHA | 1.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN SPENCER | DIRECTOR/SEC | 1.00 |
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Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY PRAY | OPERATIONS O | 20.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
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| 2025 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 2024 | $18,916 | $17,314 | $1,602 | $1,602 |
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