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Harvest Outreach

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lowry, MN EIN: 87-1956417 Website

Harvest Outreach is a private foundation based in Lowry, Minnesota. It supports farmers and farm advocates through work focused on farmer safety and futures, including a grain bin safety campaign and an agriculture scholarship program.

Key facts about Harvest Outreach

EIN
87-1956417
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Total assets
$16,822
How to apply
The filing says to send a request to the address listed on the filing and names Zachary Johnson as the contact. Full details ↓
Deadline
Varies based on need and scope.

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$17K

-2.8% YoY

Revenue

—

Qualifying Distributions

$487

-97.2% YoY

Expenses

$487

-97.2% YoY

How Harvest Outreach gives

  • Giving grew 210% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s website says its mission is to provide essential resources and support to farmers and farm advocates to promote their safety and success. It also describes expanding support to people who work in farming-related skilled trades, including mechanics, construction workers, and veterinary technicians.

Its stated direct activities include a grain bin safety campaign to raise awareness of hazards and fund grain bin rescue kits and training for first responders. Its agriculture scholarship program awards students pursuing agriculture-related, engineering, or trade studies. The filing says financial need is considered, and applicants must be U.S. residents attending an accredited university, technical, or vocational college. The website describes a 2023–2024 scholarship cycle for West Central Minnesota residents; that cycle is past.

Grantmaking

The foundation reported 13 grants totaling $15,978 in 2024 and 13 grants totaling $11,200 in 2023. Those totals work out to average grants of about $1,229 in 2024 and $862 in 2023. It reported no grants in 2025. No grantee names or grant amounts are provided here.

The foundation’s filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It also describes scholarships and grain bin safety work as direct charitable activities.

Review Cycle

Varies based on need and scope.

How to Apply

The filing says to send a request to the address listed on the filing and names Zachary Johnson as the contact. Award restrictions are farmers and farm advocates.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation is based in Lowry, Minnesota. Its website specified West Central Minnesota residency for the 2023–2024 scholarship cycle, while its 2025 filing says scholarship applicants must be U.S. residents. The available information does not specify a geographic restriction for all of the foundation’s giving.

Grant Distribution by State

16states
+8 more states

Cities

AlexandriaHoffmanLowrySheboygan FallsAustinBarrettBeaverdamBensonBentonBonicordBrooksvilleCaseyCastlewoodChesterChina GroveClaremontClintonvilleCorinthCyrusDanvers

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K5 grants2021 36 grants2022 13 grants2023 13 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $36K (2022). In 2024 it made 13 grants totaling $16K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

67 grants across all recorded years

67<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 67 grants of 67 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants Grant count
2025 $16,822 — $487 — 0
2024 $17,309 $15,058 $17,252 $15,978 13
2023 $19,503 $23,414 $19,215 $11,200 13
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
$0$20K$40K$60K2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$16,822$17,309$19,503
Revenue—$15,058$23,414
Expenses$487$17,252$19,215
Qualifying Distributions$487$17,252$19,215

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Zachary J Johnson as president, Rebekah Johnson as treasurer, and Randy Nessman as director.

Harvest Outreach is led by Zachary J. Johnson, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Zachary J. Johnson

    President

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Nessman

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebekah Johnson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Application contact: Zachary Johnson
Mailing address: 12584 310Th Ave, Lowry, MN 56349
Phone: (320) 491-6930
Email: givingback@mnmillennialfarmer.com
Website: https://www.mnmillennialfarmer.com/harvestoutreach

Frequently asked questions about Harvest Outreach

How large is Harvest Outreach?

Harvest Outreach reported $17K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What does Harvest Outreach fund?

The foundation’s website says its mission is to provide essential resources and support to farmers and farm advocates to promote their safety and success. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Harvest Outreach?

The filing says to send a request to the address listed on the filing and names Zachary Johnson as the contact. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

Where does Harvest Outreach make grants?

The foundation is based in Lowry, Minnesota. Its website specified West Central Minnesota residency for the 2023–2024 scholarship cycle, while its 2025 filing says scholarship applicants must be U.S. residents. The available information does not specify a geographic restriction for all of the foundation’s giving.

What is Harvest Outreach's EIN?

Harvest Outreach's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-1956417. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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