Harvest Outreach
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.
Harvest Outreach at a glance
- Total assets
- $16,822
- -2.8% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $487
- -97.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $487
- -97.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Harvest Outreach
- How to Apply
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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.
- Review Cycle
- Varies based on need and scope.
- Deadline
- Varies based on need and scope.
- Contact
Application contact: Zachary Johnson
Mailing address: 12584 310Th Ave, Lowry, MN 56349
Phone: (320) 491-6930
Email: givingback@mnmillennialfarmer.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Harvest Outreach funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
67 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 67 grants of 67 (100%).
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
States
Cities
How Harvest Outreach gives
- Giving grew 210% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $36K (2022). In 2024 it made 13 grants totaling $16K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 10 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $13,000 |
| Alexandria Fire Department Alexandria, MN | Grain Bin Safety | $1,028 |
| Long Creek Fire Department Parrottsville, TN | Grain Bin Safety | $1,000 |
| Lester Fire Department Lester, IA | Grain Bin Safety | $950 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,822 | — | $487 | — | — | $487 |
| 2024 | $17,309 | $15,058 | $17,252 | $15,978 | 13 | $17,252 |
| 2023 | $19,503 | $23,414 | $19,215 | $11,200 | 13 | $19,215 |
| 2022 | $15,304 | $51,149 | $37,630 | $36,350 | 36 | $37,630 |
| 2021 | $1,785 | $7,680 | $5,895 | $5,150 | 5 | $5,895 |
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.
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.
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 October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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