Save Family Farming
Advocacy group for local family farmers to promote the common agricultural interests of its members, including preservation and betterment of the conditions for family farming.
Save Family Farming at a glance
- Total assets
- $92,164
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $347,992
- +51.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $345,195
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Save Family Farming funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $125 (2021) to $12K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Center for Latino Leadership Lakewood, WA | Program Support | $8,510 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $92,164 | $347,992 | $345,195 | — | — |
| 2024 | $91,072 | $229,935 | $325,291 | $8,510 | 1 |
| 2023 | $200,860 | $248,123 | $307,671 | $11,500 | 2 |
| 2022 | $239,812 | $375,125 | $225,437 | $140 | Total only |
| 2021 | $77,284 | $266,633 | $253,053 | $125 | Total only |
| 2020 | $79,637 | $159,880 | $278,245 | — | — |
| 2019 | $162,066 | $359,636 | $284,075 | $625 | Total only |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Save Family Farming
Based on IRS filings
Save Family Farming is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Everson, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $92K in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Save Family Farming is led by Ben Tindall, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ben Tindall
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$85K (2024) → $129K (2025)
Markus Rollinger
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Degroot
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darren Morrison
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Sheehan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Roozen
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Stap
Director
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rich Appel
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyson Allred
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Howard Jensen
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Valicoff
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fred Likkel
Board Member
Executive Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$29K (2021) → $17K (2025)
Jason Vanderkooy
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Sheri Burris (2024) — Director
- Former: Gerald Baron (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dan Fazio (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Bill Dolsen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bill Schmidt (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Todd Burgers (2020) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Ed Blok (2019) — Director
- Former: Marvin Tjoelker (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 $129K, to Ben Tindall (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Save Family Farming
How large is Save Family Farming?
Save Family Farming reported $92K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $348K.
What is Save Family Farming?
Save Family Farming is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Everson, WA. It holds $92K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Save Family Farming operate?
Save Family Farming has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Save Family Farming's EIN?
Save Family Farming's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2398664. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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