Agricultural Stewardship Association, Inc.
Agricultural Stewardship Association, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
The Agricultural Stewardship Association (ASA) protects our community's working landscape of farms and forests, connects people to the land, and promotes a vibrant future for agriculture in the region.
About
Land Protection and Acquisition: The Organization operates a conservation easement program with a primary focus of the conservation of farmland and forestland. In addition to donated easements, the Organization purchases easements from willing landowners and operates Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) Programs for Rensselaer and Washington counties. During this fiscal year, the Organization assisted landowners with the conservation of approximately 2,990 acres on sixteen farms. Two of these projects were donated easements and fourteen were farms that were awarded state farmland protection funding. Baseline Documentation Reports were completed for all of the properties that were conserved. The Organization also advanced another 22 easements totaling 6,258 acres, the majority of which have been awarded state funding. The Organization accepted the transfer of an easement from the Open Space Institute on an 879-acre parcel of farmland along the Hudson River.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “The organization's mission is to protect our community's working landscape of farms and forests, connect people to the land, and promote a vibrant future for agriculture in the region. one way the organization accomplishes this is to conserve productive farmland so that it can continue to be a source of fresh food and milk for generations to come. the organization's service area covers washington and rensselaer counties, with around 1,300 farms contributing approximately $200 million in product sales annually to the local economy.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “Asa is dedicated to promoting farming for the future through land protection, stewardship, agricultural viability, and outreach activities.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is NY, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2019 was 2531 STATE ROUTE 40, GREENWICH, NY, 12834.
- The form of the non-profit reports 9 employees as of 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $61,501.
- The remuneration of the CEO of the organization is based on an independent review and approval process.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 15 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1990.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization engages in lobbying activities.
- The organization pays $502,524 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $137,413 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.