irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $813KMODERN FARMER PROJECT: Acceso Impact has a Memorandum of Understanding with Food Intelligence to provide administrative and accounting support to their project, "Modern Farmer". This project provides educational literature on sustainable farming practices and food systems. This agreement became effective as of August 2022.
- #2 $119KHFSA COMPREHENSIVE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP
named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Extensio
Agtech tool founded in Mexico to support agricultural extension services and farmer capacity building
Field Technician Program (Maíz y Plátano)
Provides technical assistance, training, and credit-linked input programs to smallholder farmers growing maize and plantains in Colombia
Modern Farmer Project
Provides educational literature on sustainable farming practices and food systems in partnership with Food Intelligence; Acceso provides administrative and accounting support
Tienda a Tienda (TAT)
Store-to-store distribution model in Colombia that links smallholder farmers to formal retail markets; focuses on scalable, impact-driven commercial expansion
activities · 3 groups
What they do
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Smallholder Agricultural Development 2 activities
- Operating social enterprises and agtech tool to support smallholder farmersOperates three social enterprises in Colombia, Haiti, and El Salvador, and an agtech tool (Extensio) founded in Mexico, impacting approximately 35,000 smallholder farmers and agricultural workers and generating over $80 million in farmer income to date through integrated seed-to-market services.
- Providing integrated agricultural support services to improve farmer productivity and incomeProvides smallholder farmers with quality inputs, tailored financing, technical training, and guaranteed off-take agreements to improve yields, reduce costs, and increase incomes by an average of 66%, while aggregating and selling crops through domestic, international, and humanitarian market channels.
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Food System Convening & Public Engagement 1 activity
- Building capacity of food system stakeholders through alliance formation and administrative supportHelped launch the Haiti Food System Alliance (HFSA) in 2022 and provides administrative and accounting support to Food Intelligence's Modern Farmer project, which delivers educational literature on sustainable farming practices and food systems.
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Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
- Funding and providing fiscal sponsorship to partner initiativesProvides fiscal sponsorship through the Haiti Food System Alliance (HFSA) Comprehensive Fiscal Sponsorship program, incurring $119,198 in expenses and awarding $109,707 in grants during tax year 2024.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$13.19M
Contributions & grants$12.65M96%
Program service revenue$88K1%
Investment income$186K1%
Other revenue$266K
expenses
Total expenses$10.57M
Program expenses85%
Admin / overhead13%
Fundraising3%
Salaries & benefits$1.61M
Grants paid out$6.30M
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$26.95M
Cash$4.62M
Investments$18.61M
Liabilities$2.70M
Net assets$24.26M
Liquid reserves26.4 mo
2 years on record · 2023–2024 · YoY revenue +28.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 5
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Johnson | CEO/DIRECTOR | 40 | $286K |
| Rebecca Wammack | Chief Development Officer | 40 | $223K |
| Jacquelyn Hunter | cfo eff. 7/2024 | 40 | $186K |
| Jane Choi | CFO THRU 7/2024 | 40 | $123K |
| KATHERINE WOOLLEY | Manager, HR Talent | 40 | $115K |
board members · 5
- Carlyle Singer — DIRECTOR EFF. 11/2024
- Eric Nonacs — DIRECTOR EFF. 11/2024
- Frank Giustra — CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR
- Jean-Martin Bauer — DIRECTOR EFF. 11/2024
- Marni Wieshofer — Treasurer
relationships · 10
Who they work with
- Acceso Haiti Network — Largest formal network of smallholder farmers in Haiti, supplying peanuts, mangoes, limes, and moringa to local and international buyers.
- Extensio Partner — Agtech tool developed and used by Acceso to support agricultural programs.
- Extensio Partner — Agtech tool founded in Mexico and managed under Acceso’s portfolio to support agricultural operations.
- Extensio Partner — Agtech tool founded in Mexico and operated as part of Acceso's portfolio to support agricultural initiatives.
- Extensio Partner — Agtech tool founded in Mexico and operated as part of Acceso's portfolio to support smallholder farmers.
- Extensio Partner — Agtech tool founded in Mexico and operated by Acceso to support agricultural initiatives.
- Extensio Partner — Agtech tool founded in Mexico and operated under Acceso's portfolio of social enterprises.
- Food Intelligence Partner — Provides administrative and accounting support to Food Intelligence's Modern Farmer project under a Memorandum of Understanding effective August 2022.
- Haiti Food System Alliance (HFSA) Partner — Partnered with Acceso to strengthen the local food system; Acceso helped launch the alliance in 2022.
- not specified Partner — Partners with market channels including domestic, international, and humanitarian buyers to off-take and sell farmer production.
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Benevolent Intermediary Modelmethodology: benevolent_intermediaryBy acting as a trusted intermediary between smallholder farmers and commercial buyers, the organization improves farmer bargaining power and market access because it aggregates supply, ensures quality standards, and negotiates fairer prices that reflect true production value.
- Entrepreneurial Model for Smallholder Market Integrationmethodology: entrepreneurial_model_for_smallholder_market_integrationBy applying an entrepreneurial, market-driven approach, smallholder farmers gain sustainable access to formal markets, which lifts them out of poverty with dignity and increases incomes because market participation incentivizes productivity, improves bargaining power, and creates self-sustaining economic cycles.
- Impact-Driven Decision Makingmethodology: impact-driven decision makingBy prioritizing impact on smallholder farmers and small shop owners in operational and commercial decisions—even at the cost of growth or margins—the organization ensures that its activities produce lasting poverty alleviation because mission alignment is structurally embedded in business trade-offs.
- Integrated Farmer Development Approachmethodology: integrated farmer developmentBy combining technical assistance, training, credit-based input programs, and market access, smallholder farmers achieve higher productivity and incomes because holistic support addresses systemic barriers to commercial participation and builds long-term resilience.
- Social Enterprise for Rural Developmentmethodology: social-enterprise-developmentBy operating social enterprises, the organization increases agricultural production, market access, and income in underserved rural communities because enterprise-based models create sustainable economic infrastructure and reinvest returns into community development.