Farmers Conservation Alliance

Public charity · Grantmaker Hood River, OR EIN: 93-1306699

To develop resource solutions for rural communities

Farmers Conservation Alliance at a glance

In short: Farmers Conservation Alliance gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$30,000
-70.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$30,000
-10.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$4,518,113
-3.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oregon (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Farmers Conservation Alliance funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

The Next Door: $30KThe Next Door$30K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Next Door ($30K).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 10 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Hood RiverSalem

How Farmers Conservation Alliance gives

  • Giving fell 51% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2020) to $101K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Next Door Hood River, ORMeet Critical Needs of Agricultural Workers$30,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$4,518,113$7,062,902$6,892,765$30,0001$52,382
2024$4,659,223$9,538,432$9,324,165$100,0003$47,742
2023$5,734,415$9,448,985$8,883,488$101,0003$30,135
2022$3,933,682$5,154,510$5,292,946$61,5502—
2021$3,544,797$8,335,346$6,955,315$50,0001—
2020$2,241,643$21,617,774$20,743,416$20,0001—

About Farmers Conservation Alliance

Based on IRS filings

Farmers Conservation Alliance is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Hood River, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $30K. Net investment income was $52K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Farmers Conservation Alliance is led by Julie O'Shea, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 9 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Julie O'Shea

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $179K (2020) → $247K (2025)

  • Maui Meyer

    Board Chair

    Treasurer → Chair - Board Member, 2024

    Chair - Board Member → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alan Horton

    Managing Director

    Chief Financial Officer → Managing Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2020) → $187K (2025)

  • Stacy Lowery

    Director of Contracts

    On filings since 2020

    32 hrs/week

    $136K (2020) → $158K (2025)

  • Brett Golden

    Director of Modernization

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2021) → $166K (2025)

  • Preston Brown

    Senior Project Manager

    Project Manager → Senior Project Manager, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2022) → $127K (2025)

  • Amanda Schroeder

    Montana Program Manager

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2023) → $117K (2025)

  • Keith Kueny

    Energy Resiliency Manager

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2023) → $131K (2025)

  • Heidi Wood

    Operations Manager

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2024) → $139K (2025)

  • Peter Harkema

    Community Relations Manager

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $139K (2024) → $146K (2025)

  • Patrick Maloney

    Treasurer

    Secretary → Secretary - Board Member, 2024

    Secretary - Board Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Hoffman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Tim Annala (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Joseph Reber (2024) — Information Systems Manager
  • Former: Fritz Von Lubken (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Alexis Vaivoda (2023) — Project Manager
  • Former: Bernard Westlund (2023) — Government Relations Manager
  • Former: Margi Hoffman (2021) — Director of Strategic Operations

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Julie O'Shea — Executive Director: $247KJulie O'SheaExecutive Director$247KAlan Horton — Managing Director: $187KAlan HortonManaging Director$187KBrett Golden — Director of Modernization: $166KBrett GoldenDirector of Modernization$166KStacy Lowery — Director of Contracts: $158KStacy LoweryDirector of Contracts$158KPeter Harkema — Community Relations Manager: $146KPeter HarkemaCommunity Relations Manager$146KHeidi Wood — Operations Manager: $139KHeidi WoodOperations Manager$139KKeith Kueny — Energy Resiliency Manager: $131KKeith KuenyEnergy Resiliency Manager$131KPreston Brown — Senior Project Manager: $127KPreston BrownSenior Project Manager$127KAmanda Schroeder — Montana Program Manager: $117KAmanda SchroederMontana Program Manager$117K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $247K, to Julie O'Shea (Executive Director). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Farmers Conservation Alliance

How much does Farmers Conservation Alliance give each year?

Farmers Conservation Alliance gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $100K across 3 grants.

How large is Farmers Conservation Alliance?

Farmers Conservation Alliance reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.1M.

What is Farmers Conservation Alliance?

Farmers Conservation Alliance is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Hood River, OR. It holds $4.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Farmers Conservation Alliance operate?

Farmers Conservation Alliance has awarded grants in Oregon.

What is Farmers Conservation Alliance's EIN?

Farmers Conservation Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1306699. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 16, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 2, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 27, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 8, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 3, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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