Program areas at The Land Connection Foundation
Farmer training programming: tlc provides workshops, field days, resources, and other educational opportunities to farmers of all backgrounds and experience levels to help them operate economically viable and environmentally responsible enterprises.
Illinois farmlink: we provide a website and navigation services to farmers and landowners in Illinois looking to buy, sell, or lease agricultural Land.
Food access: tlc hosts The champaign farmers market and champaign-urbana winter farmers market each year to provide a space in our community for people to access fresh, locally grown and produced food. Through The market we work to grow The food budgets of people utilizing supplemental nutrition benefit programs for food purchases and help small, beginning farm businesses enter The direct-to-consumer market.
Consumer education: we create engaging content about The importance of resilient local food economy and how community members can play a role in making their food system stronger. Past successes have been a podcast, infographics, and The Illinois specialty crop card series.
Who funds The Land Connection Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at The Land Connection Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Jacquelyn Evers | Executive Director | $79,151 | 2024-09-23 |
| Jason Greenly | Finance and Operations Director | $17,072 | 2022-12-31 |
| Kory Henke | Marketing and Communications Director | | 2024-09-23 |
| Sarah Burton | Program Director | | 2024-09-23 |
| Nathan Aaberg | Illinois Farmlink Director | | 2024-09-23 |
| ...and 13 more key personnel |
Financials for The Land Connection Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,098,850 | $725,086 | 51.5% |
| Program services | $117,516 | $76,794 | 53% |
| Investment income and dividends | $5 | $5 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-1,854 | $6,792 | -127.3% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $12,169 | $9,552 | 27.4% |
| Total revenues | $1,226,686 | $818,229 | 49.9% |
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Data update history
September 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
December 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $46,987 from Fair Food Network October 27, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
October 27, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsAgricultural programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesAgriculture
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedFundraising eventsReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 206 N Randolph 400
- Champaign, IL 61820
- Metro area
- Champaign-Urbana, IL
- County
- Champaign County, IL
- Website URL
- thelandconnection.org/Â
- Phone
- (217) 840-2128
IRS details
- EIN
- 37-1413944
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2001
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- K20: Agricultural Programs
- NAICS code, primary
- 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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