Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust
The mission of the Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust is to fund farm foundation through support and management of the trust corpus. Farm foundation is as an accelerator of practical solutions for agriculture. It's mission is to build trust and understanding at the intersections of agriculture and society. This is accomplished this by leveraging non-partisan objective dialogue, information and training, catalyzing solutions and creating multi-stakeholder collaboration with a vision to build a future for farmers, our communities and our world.
Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust at a glance
In short: Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust gave $2.0M across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $984K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,967,455
- -20.9% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $983,728
- -20.9% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $983,728
- Total assets
- $26,177,126
- +0.6% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust
Agricultural Economics Fellow Program
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Agricultural Economics Trade Fellow Program
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Congressional Fellowship Program (Farm & Field Congressional Fellowship Program)
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Who Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Farm Foundation ($2.0M across 2 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 7 (71%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+13%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.4M (2019) to $2.5M (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Farm Foundation Libertyville, IL | Transfer to Farm Foundation for Operating Support | $1,935,000 |
| Farm Foundation Libertyville, IL | Transfer to farm foundation for the innovation and education campus | $32,455 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26,177,126 | $1,418,917 | $2,027,999 | $1,967,455 | 2 | $1,418,917 |
| 2023 | $26,013,803 | $1,601,063 | $2,542,823 | $2,487,661 | 2 | $1,601,063 |
| 2022 | $25,236,905 | $1,753,141 | $2,506,372 | $2,460,884 | 1 | $1,753,141 |
| 2021 | $31,543,942 | $2,246,422 | $1,787,802 | $1,739,000 | 1 | $2,246,422 |
| 2020 | $24,578,965 | $1,300,864 | $1,494,591 | $1,440,000 | 1 | $1,300,864 |
| 2019 | $26,345,470 | $1,159,698 | $1,507,949 | $1,440,000 | 1 | $1,159,698 |
About Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust
Based on IRS filings
Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Libertyville, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $26.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2.0M. Net investment income was $1.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust is led by Shari Rogge-Fidler, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 9 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Shari Rogge-Fidler
President
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Basse
Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Ahlem
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig Yunker
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Hoffman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheri Dejong
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Lavigne
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phil Ashcraft
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Price
Secretary
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Elizabeth Hund (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Jerome Lyman (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: V. Larkin Martin (2019–2021) — Past Chair
- Former: Amy Keane (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Joe Swedberg (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Mary Thompson (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Ag Kawamura (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Brad Lubben (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Charlene Finck (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Constance Cullman (2019) — President
- Former: Darci Vetter (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Gregg Hillyer (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (2019) — Trustee
- Former: James Borel (2019) — Trustee
- Former: John Miller (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jonathan Bryant (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Klaas Martens (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Luke Chandler (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Mark Scholl (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Torrey (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Nathan Rudgers (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Richard Crowder (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Jones (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Thayne Larson (2019) — Trustee
- Former: William Buckner (2019) — Trustee
- Former: William Nelson (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust
How much does Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust give each year?
Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust gave $2.0M across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $2.5M across 2 grants.
How large is Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust?
Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust reported $26.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
What is Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust?
Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Libertyville, IL. It holds $26.2M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust operate?
Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust's EIN?
Legge Lowden Farm Foundation Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2270048. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 5, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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