Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Malt's mission is to permanently protect marin's agricultural land for agricultural use. Malt's vision for Marin county is a thriving and inclusive agricultural community in a healthy and diverse natural environment.
Marin Agricultural Land Trust at a glance
- Total assets
- $31,389,293
- +15.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $8,053,152
- -38.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $723,077
- +41.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,768,359
- -69.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Who Marin Agricultural Land Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Marin Agricultural Land Trust gives
- Giving fell 50% from 2020 to 2023. 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 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2023) to $240K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marin County Dept of Agriculture Novato, CA | Support Voluntary Pilot Invasive Weed Cost-Share Program | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $31,389,293 | $8,053,152 | $5,768,359 | — | — | $723,077 |
| 2024 | $27,270,947 | $13,087,922 | $18,963,327 | — | — | $511,122 |
| 2023 | $30,626,868 | $7,362,936 | $11,819,268 | $100,000 | 1 | $430,449 |
| 2022 | $33,495,847 | $10,735,451 | $5,248,455 | — | — | $370,920 |
| 2021 | $30,963,655 | $5,132,038 | $5,831,507 | $240,000 | 2 | $705,831 |
| 2020 | $28,999,958 | $6,178,364 | $3,910,155 | $200,000 | 1 | $547,695 |
| 2019 | $27,197,097 | $10,068,502 | $10,665,669 | $170,000 | 2 | $2,020,178 |
About Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Based on IRS filings
Marin Agricultural Land Trust is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Point Reyes Station, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $31.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $723K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Marin Agricultural Land Trust is led by Lily Verdone, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 6 of 27 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lily Verdone
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$82K (2023) → $265K (2025)
Diana Giacomini Hagan
Chair
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamara Hicks
Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Jensen
Director
Associae Director of Stewardship → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$106K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Peter Fugazzotto
Director of Communications
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$104K (2022) → $151K (2025)
Zachary Mendes
Director of Land Protection
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$141K (2024) → $146K (2025)
Andrew Giacomini
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Riesenfeld
Director
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Boucke
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynne Lamarca Heinrich
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcia Barinaga
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Martin
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert McGee
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Kehoe
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vivien Straus
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caitlin Landesberg
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Guido Frosini
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Iris Kim
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristina Phipps
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Scheu
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nomar Isais
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Carlin
Deputy Director
Director of Development → Interim Executive Director & Director of Advancement, 2022
Interim Executive Director & Director of Advancement → Deputy Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
37.5 hrs/week
$144K (2021) → $219K (2025)
Matthew Dolkas
Senior Manager, Mrkting & Communications
Senior Manager, Marketing & Comms → Senior Manager, Mrkting & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2024
37.5 hrs/week
$121K (2024) → $125K (2025)
Courtney Biryukov
Associate Director of Events
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$127K (2025)
David Schrader
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Poncia
Vice Chair
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristine Ball
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Marcella Discullo (2020–2024) — Director of Development
- Former: Molly Myerson (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Bill Barboni (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Janine Guillot (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Ralph Grossi (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Patton (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Iris Shim (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Zach Mendes (2022–2023) — Director of Conservation
- Former: Eric Rubenstahl (2023) — Associate Director of Stewardship
- Former: Neil Rudolph (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Raymond Fort (2019–2022) — Former Director of Op & Int Executive Director
- Former: Sam Dolcini (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Andrew Reisenfeld (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Kathryn Lyddan (2021–2022) — Director of Conservation
- Former: Thane Kreiner (2021–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Dennis Rodoni (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jamison Watts (2019–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Isabel French (2020–2021) — Associate Director of Comms & Mktg
- Former: Jeffrey Stump (2019–2020) — Director of Conservation
- Former: John Taylor (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $265K, to Lily Verdone (Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Marin Agricultural Land Trust
How large is Marin Agricultural Land Trust?
Marin Agricultural Land Trust reported $31.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.1M.
What is Marin Agricultural Land Trust?
Marin Agricultural Land Trust is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Point Reyes Station, CA. It holds $31.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Marin Agricultural Land Trust operate?
Marin Agricultural Land Trust has awarded grants in California.
What is Marin Agricultural Land Trust's EIN?
Marin Agricultural Land Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2689383. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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