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POUGHKEEPSIE FARM PROJECT
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY · EIN 141813679 · Form 990 · FY2024 · Small ($100K-$1M) · farmproject.org
revenue
$581K
expenses
$852K
net assets
$456K
employees
37
volunteers
470
program ratio
57%
mission · from form 990

POUGHKEEPSIE FARM PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO CULTIVATE LOCAL LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABLE FARMING, FOOD ACCESS AND EDUCATION, AND TO FOSTER AN INCLUSIVE, WELCOMING COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE.

profile · synthesized from sources

Poughkeepsie Farm Project operates a community farm to demonstrate and teach sustainable farming methods, improve access to healthy local food, and support food sovereignty. The organization serves over 400 families through its CSA and food access programs, distributing more than 60,000 pounds of produce annually to low-income households. It also provides youth job training, community education, and leadership development in sustainable agriculture.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $421K
    POUGHKEEPSIE FARM PROJECT OPERATES A COMMUNITY FARM TO DEMONSTRATE, TEACH, AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION METHODS, PRESERVE COMMUNITY FARMLAND, AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO LOCALLY GROWN, HEALTHY FOOOD - ESPECIALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH LIMITED ACCESS. THROUGH OUR MULTIFACETED FOOD SHARE AND CSA PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE MORE THAN 400 FAMILIES WITH WEEKLY SUSTAINABLY-GROWN PRODUCE FOR AT LEAST 23 WEEKS EACH YEAR. THIS PROGRAM ADVANCES FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY HEALTH BY ENSURING AFFORDABLE AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. IN 2024, OVER 50,000 POUNDS OF THE FOOD GROWN ON THE FARM WAS DISTRIBUTED AT NO COST THROUGH DONATIONS TO LOCAL EMERGENCY FOOD PARTNERS, FREE PRODUCE DISTRIBUTIONS, AND SPONSORED CSA SHARES STAFFED AND SUPPORTED BY PFP EDUCATORS.
named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Community Education and School Programs
Offers field trips, cooking workshops, school garden training, and educator professional development focused on food, farming, and nutrition.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Provides weekly shares of sustainably grown produce to over 400 families for at least 23 weeks each year, with a market-style distribution allowing members to choose their items.
Food Share Program
Distributes free and subsidized CSA shares, donates produce to emergency food partners, and hosts free produce distributions to improve food access for low-income households.
Green Jobs Internship Program
Trains local youth in farming, leadership, cooking, and job readiness through paid internships, with opportunities for advancement to crew leader and staff roles.
Youth-Led Pollution Prevention Video Series
Engages youth in creating educational videos on pollution prevention, combining environmental education with media production and language justice through Spanish translation and dubbing.
activities · 10 groups

What they do

  • Teacher Professional Development 1 activity
    • Conduct professional development for educators on school food systems
      Provides training for educators and school staff on incorporating fresh, locally grown produce into school meals. In 2023, delivered professional development to 311 participants in Poughkeepsie.
  • Youth Workforce Development in Food & Environment 1 activity
    • Deliver youth job training and leadership development through Green Jobs program
      Employs teens and young adults from the City of Poughkeepsie in a paid training program that builds practical farming, culinary, leadership, and job readiness skills. In 2023, trained 28 interns (20 new, 8 returning), with several advancing into crew leader or full staff roles.
  • Community-Based Urban Agriculture 1 activity
    • Grow and distribute fresh food through CSA, donations, and wholesale
      Produces over 140,000 pounds of food annually across 12 acres, distributing it through a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program serving over 475 families for at least 23 weeks per year, donation partners, free or subsidized CSA shares, and wholesale accounts. In 2024, donated 62,953 pounds of produce to local food access partners and low-income families.
  • Community Event-Based Giving Programs 1 activity
    • Host community food access and gleaning events
      Organizes Community Harvest events and Pick-Your-Own crop opportunities that enable community members to glean fresh food for themselves and local food access partners. In 2024, these events resulted in 2,835 pounds of food harvested by the community.
  • Horticultural Education and Community Gardening 1 activity
    • Host volunteer and community-building farm activities
      Engages volunteers through bi-weekly herbal garden sessions, group volunteer days for organizations, seed saving gardens, and seasonal events like garlic planting. Volunteers learn farming skills and contribute to production while building community connections.
  • Youth and Family Cooking Education 1 activity
    • Provide educational programming for youth and adults on food, farming, and culture
      Offers field trips, classroom visits, cooking workshops, school garden support, and farm-based learning for school-aged children and adults. In 2023, served 1,666 children and 199 adults through educational programs, using multicultural books and culturally relevant content to teach about food, farming, and identity.
  • Local Food Systems Development 1 activity
    • Provide food access through sliding scale, workshare, and sponsored CSA models
      Ensures affordability and accessibility of CSA shares through sliding scale pricing, a workshare program allowing volunteer labor in exchange for reduced-cost shares, and sponsored shares for low-income households. In 2024, distributed 31,740 pounds of produce via free or subsidized CSA shares.
  • Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 1 activity
    • Rescue and redistribute surplus produce
      Rescues and redistributes surplus produce grown at partner farms, such as Titusville Farms, to families in need. In 2024, redistributed 5,154 pounds of surplus produce.
  • Nonprofit-Operated Cafés and Social Enterprises 1 activity
    • Sell plants to support sustainable farming and education programs
      Grows and sells plants as a revenue stream to support its mission-driven programs in sustainable farming, food access, and education.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Produce educational media and resources for community engagement
      Creates and shares educational videos, recipe kits, and multilingual materials to promote pollution prevention, anti-racism learning, cultural celebration, and nutrition. Includes a video series developed with Poughkeepsie youth and translated into Spanish, and distribution of 292 recipe kits to low-income families in 2023.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$581K
Contributions & grants$398K69%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$8K1%
Other revenue$175K
expenses
Total expenses$852K
Program expenses57%
Admin / overhead43%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$450K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$728K
Cash$397K
Investments$1K
Liabilities$273K
Net assets$456K
Liquid reserves5.6 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -41.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 5
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
JANNELLE A KOSZAREK CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $63K
EMILY EDER CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $57K
KATHERINE KEY CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $49K
EVAN R MENIST CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $32K
LYDIA HATFIELD CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $27K
board members · 6
  • ANDREA ALBERT — DIRECTOR
  • ASHLEY RIKER — DIRECTOR
  • CLARIBEL PEARCE — DIRECTOR
  • GINA MCCANN — DIRECTOR
  • MELISSA KURTZ — DIRECTOR
  • VENKATARAMAN BALASUBRAMANIAN — DIRECTOR
relationships · 23

Who they work with

  • Access for Living Support at PROS Partner — Community partner receiving donated produce from Poughkeepsie Farm Project for distribution to food-insecure individuals.
  • Beulah Baptist Church Partner — Community partner receiving donated produce from Poughkeepsie Farm Project for distribution to food-insecure individuals.
  • Bon Appetit Management Company Partner — Distributes Poughkeepsie Farm Project-grown food through the college dining system.
  • Boys and Girls Club Partner — Collaborated on a garlic planting activity at the Smith Street community garden.
  • City of Poughkeepsie Partner — Source of youth participants for the Green Jobs program.
  • Dutchess Outreach Partner — Community partner receiving donated produce from Poughkeepsie Farm Project for distribution to food-insecure individuals.
  • Fall Kill Creative Works Partner — Collaborates with Poughkeepsie Farm Project to provide handmade bowls for the annual Soup-a-Bowl fundraiser.
  • Fareground Partner — Community partner receiving donated produce from Poughkeepsie Farm Project for distribution to food-insecure individuals.
  • Forge Media Partner — Collaborated on the production of a pollution prevention video series with youth interns.
  • Good Work Institute Partner — Provided coaching to support Poughkeepsie Farm Project’s transition to shared leadership and democratic organizational practices.
  • Grace Smith House Partner — Community partner receiving donated produce from Poughkeepsie Farm Project for distribution to food-insecure individuals.
  • Green Jobs Team Partner — Team responsible for caring for the seed saving garden and growing culturally relevant plants for seed distribution.
  • Hudson River Housing Partner — Community partner receiving donated produce from Poughkeepsie Farm Project for distribution to food-insecure individuals.
  • InCommon Group Partner — Collaborated with Poughkeepsie Farm Project to develop its strategic plan through 2030.
  • Local emergency food partners Partner — Receives donated food from Poughkeepsie Farm Project through its food share program.
  • Nicole Bauman Partner — Consultant supporting Poughkeepsie Farm Project in its organizational transition toward shared leadership and democratic practices.
  • Taliaferro Farm Store Partner — Supplies greens from Poughkeepsie Farm Project's high tunnels for inclusion in Taliaferro Farm Store's winter CSA.
  • The Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie Partner — Community partner receiving donated produce from Poughkeepsie Farm Project for distribution to food-insecure individuals.
  • The Oakwood Community Fridge Partner — Community partner receiving donated produce from Poughkeepsie Farm Project for distribution to food-insecure individuals.
  • Titusville Farms Partner — Farm partner whose surplus produce is rescued and redistributed to families in need by Poughkeepsie Farm Project.
  • Vassar Partner — Partners with Vassar for CSA distribution location.
  • Vassar College Partner — Collaborates on infrastructure development, including Vassar-funded hoop houses to expand vegetable production for campus dining.
  • Will Allen Partner — References Farmer Will Allen’s work as an inspiration and educational resource in programming.
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.

  • Client-Choice Distribution Model
    methodology: client_choice_model
    By allowing community members to select their own produce through a market-style CSA, we increase utilization and reduce waste, because personal choice enhances dignity and aligns distribution with household needs.
  • Equitable Access Through Sliding Scale and Work Share
    methodology: equity_centered_food_justice
    By offering sliding scale pricing and work share options, we increase access to fresh food for low-income individuals, because recognizing differing economic capacities reduces financial barriers while fostering mutual contribution and engagement.
  • Integrated Food Justice Through Community Co-Creation
    methodology: community_driven_food_system
    By combining access to locally grown food, hands-on education, and inclusive community participation, we advance food justice, because empowering communities to co-create food systems builds resilience, addresses systemic inequities, and centers marginalized voices.
  • Regenerative Agriculture as Ecological Stewardship
    methodology: regenerative_agriculture
    By applying regenerative farming practices such as cover cropping and fallowing, we produce nutrient-dense food while restoring soil and biodiversity, because long-term ecological health is foundational to sustainable and just food systems.
  • Youth Workforce Development with Pathways to Leadership
    methodology: two_generation_approach
    By providing paid internships and continuity of employment for youth, we cultivate long-term community leadership and support successful transitions into adulthood, because sustained, relational work experiences build skills, confidence, and systemic ownership in food justice.