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41 CROSWELL RD
Columbus OH 43214-3062
Columbus OH | IRS ruling year: 1991 | EIN: 34-1638273
THE OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATION CULTIVATES A FUTURE IN WHICH SUSTAINABLE AND ORGANIC FARMERS THRIVE, LOCAL FOOD NOURISHES OUR COMMUNITIES, AND AGRICULT ... (More)
THE OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATION CULTIVATES A FUTURE IN WHICH SUSTAINABLE AND ORGANIC FARMERS THRIVE, LOCAL FOOD NOURISHES OUR COMMUNITIES, AND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES PROTECT AND ENHANCE OUR ENVIRONMENT. (Less)
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Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having 3 years of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data. But please note, that the IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofit's annual tax filings. That may mean that this entity has electronically filed additional Forms 990 but they have yet to be processed and made public by the IRS.
To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Finance & Accountability beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has 3 years of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association under the EIN: 34-1638273.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.
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This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
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Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2020
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Other farming and related activities (BMF activity code: 249)
Foundation Status:
Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. 509(a)(2) (BMF foundation code: 16)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association) or EIN (341638273) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
Staffing
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Our 2020 year-end appeal netted a similar total dollar amount to 2019 and other previous years. Interestingly, we noted that there was a larger number of individual donations, but for smaller dollar amounts. We take this as a sign that our members and other supporters recognized our challenges due to Covid and responded with generosity despite their own financial travails. The receipt of a PPP did allow us to retain staff. We had to move our annual conference (which generates revenue for us) online in February 2021, and attendance was lower as a result.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
As noted above, we moved our conference to a virtual environment and while it was a successful event in terms of quality of programming, attendance was lower than our in-person conference. Other educational programming was moved online (such as our signature Begin Farming Program, Heartland Farm Beginnings). This allowed participation across a wider geographic area but limited the ability of the cohort to bond in the way previous classes have. Our season farm tour series was cancelled in 2020 and significantly scaled back in 2021.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
As a whole (staff, board, participants) we have grown more comfortable operating in a virtual environment. Workshops and classes were modified to account for both the opportunities and challenges that comes with online educational programming. For example: we reduced the length of workshop sessions at our conference from 90 to 60 minutes. Since all workshops were presented on Zoom, we were able to record these and make them available to our attendees for viewing, increasing the number of workshops they were able to "attend." A small staff remained working at the office, while others worked from home full time or in a hybrid mode. We grew more comfortable using the tools we already had in place (Zoom, Teams, etc.) for collaboration.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
We will try to integrate distance learning options with in-person gatherings in our educational programming. This provides the best of both worlds: extending the geographic reach of our programs by eliminating the need for travel while also providing the social networking benefits and hands-on opportunities of in-person learning.
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Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association reported its largest program on its FY 2020 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
IN FY 20, OEFFA GREW FARMER KNOW-HOW THROUGH HIGH QUALITY, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP PRODUCERS MEET NEW CHALLENAGES AND SUCCEED. FARM TOUR THEMES SPANNED TOPICS INCLUDING ORGANIC GRAIN PRO ... (More)
IN FY 20, OEFFA GREW FARMER KNOW-HOW THROUGH HIGH QUALITY, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP PRODUCERS MEET NEW CHALLENAGES AND SUCCEED. FARM TOUR THEMES SPANNED TOPICS INCLUDING ORGANIC GRAIN PRODUCTION; HORSE-POWERED FARMING; COMMUNITY GARDENING; ORGANIC DAIRY AND CREAMERY PRODUCTION, AMONG OTHERS. OVER 1,100 ATTENDEES JOINED US FOR OUR 42ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AT WHICH WE CONSIDERED THE WAYS IN WHICH CHANGES TO THE PHYSICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CLIMATE ARE IMPACTING FOOD AND FARMING. WE PROVIDED BEGINNING FARMERS INTENSIVE TRAINING ON BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, SUPPORTED ASPIRING FARMERS TO GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, AND PROVIDED DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PRODUCERS TRANSITIONING TO CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCTION. OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS ENGAGED IN GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS TO ENSURE POLICIES THAT BENEFIT SUSTAINABLE AND ORGANIC FAMILY-SCALE FARMERS. (Less)
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.
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Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association cannot currently be evaluated by our Leadership & Adaptability methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes.
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