Los Angeles CA | IRS ruling year: 2021 | EIN: 85-1398171
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Organization Mission
The Farmlink Project’s mission is to connect surplus produce to communities in need, reduce carbon emissions, and empower the next generation of young changemakers. ... (More)
Rating Information
Great
This charity's score is 100%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
Charity Navigator's ratings previously did not consider Leadership & Adaptability, Culture & Community, or Impact & Measurement. The historic rating mainly reflects a version of today’s Accountability and Finance score. More information on our previous rating methodologies can be found on our rating methodology page.
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The Farmlink Project cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having one year of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data.
To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Accountability & Finance beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has one year of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for The Farmlink Project under the EIN: 85-1398171.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate The Farmlink Project, The Farmlink Project will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Salary of Key Persons - Data Available
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Luis Yepiz, Chief Procurement Officer
$126,941
Emma Worth, Vp Of Development
$124,287
Benjamin Collier, Ceo
$69,792
Cerina Corrigan, Head Of Finance
$39,560
Nathan Chappell, Treasurer
$0
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2022
IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
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)
Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage accountability and finance 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 (The Farmlink Project) or EIN (851398171) in the 'Search Term' field.
Impact & Measurement
Score
100
This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
$74,633,131 total costs / 45,250,000 meals provided = roughly $1.65 provides a meal to a person in need [2021 USD]
Program Context
The Farmlink Project: This program collects, stores, and distributes food to front-line organizations like food pantries and soup kitchens.
Data Time Period
1/1/22 to 12/31/22
Benchmark for Scoring
Impact scores of food distribution programs are based on the cost of a meal relative to the cost that a food-secure person incurs to buy a meal in that county. Programs receive an Impact score of 100 if they are less than 75% the cost of a meal and a score of 80 if they are less than 125%. If a nonprofit reports impact but doesn't meet the benchmark for cost-effectiveness, it earns a score of 65. This program's cost per meal is less than 75% of the local meal cost.
Methodology
This impact score was determined through the Food Bank methodology which is fully detailed in the Charity Navigator Guide to Ratings. Analysis conducted in 2024 by Charity Navigator using data submitted by the nonprofit, theory and evidence from scientific research studies, and public datasets.
Data Source
The nonprofit submitted data on the amount of food it provides.
Measurement
Unscored
0% of Impact & Measurement score
Culture & Community
Not Currently Scored
The Farmlink Project 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.
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.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission.
The Farmlink Project’s mission is to connect surplus produce to communities in need, reduce carbon emissions, and empower the next generation of young changemakers. The Farmlink Project serves as a “link” connecting the broken supply chains of the agricultural and food access industries.
Vision Statement
10 out of 10 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's vision.
The Farmlink Project is acting as the “link” connecting the broken supply chains in the agricultural
Strategic Goals
20 out of 20 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: The Farmlink Project intends to increase the volume of produce delivered to communities and rescued from farms while simultaneously improving our cost margins.
Goal Two: The Farmlink Project is seeking to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions through our produce rescue operations, as well as through our carbon offsetting program, Carbonlink.
Goal Three: The Farmlink Project aims to expand our operations to new communities across the country.
Leadership
30 out of 30 points
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Investment in Leadership Development
15 out of 15 points
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development.
Farmlink has focused on large-scale food system reform and decreasing our operations and redistribution costs. Equally importantly, we have focused on organizational longevity and sustainability and recognize the importance of our investment in our staff and fellows in carrying our mission forward.
Student fellows are the drivers of Farmlink's mission, however we have been excited to put energy and resources into the hiring of full-time staff to cultivate long-term and lasting relationships with our funders and community partners.
Our organization is proud to have built a team of over 200 people from over 50 colleges and careers, spread across 38 states. Our team equips employees and volunteers with DEI training and triannual culture surveys to understand the needs and concerns of the team.
External Focus on Mobilizing Mission
15 out of 15 points
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Collaborative Engagement
Thought Leadership
Social Promotion
Civic Engagement
Public Policy Advocacy
Adaptability
30 out of 30 points
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Adaptability Statement
30 out of 30 points
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
As a young, fast paced organization we realized a need for agile working structures. First, we encourage a high degree autonomy for not only our staff but our student fellows to feel able to make decisions, innovate and get things done. Secondly, we have a high degree of alignment across groups so that the right things get done in the first place.