Organizations Filed Purposes:
CALIFORNIA FARMLINK'S MISSION IS TO INVEST IN THE PROSPERITY OF FARMERS AND RANCHERS THROUGH LENDING, EDUCATION, AND ACCESS TO LAND.
FARM OPPORTUNITIES LOAN PROGRAM PROVIDES FLEXIBLY STRUCTURED FINANCING TO UNDERSERVED, LOW INCOME, IMMIGRANT AND BEGINNING FARMERS ACROSS THE STATE FOR OPERATING, EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE LOANS. FARMLINK'S LOAN PROGRAM SERVES BORROWERS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME SECURING FINANCING DUE TO LIMITED HISTORY AS ENTREPRENEURS, LIMITED TRADITIONAL COLLATERAL, LIMITED OR NO CREDIT HISTORY, SMALL LOAN SIZE, LANGUAGE BARRIERS, AND NON-TRADITIONAL MARKETING AND BUSINESS MODELS. FARMLINK ALSO DIRECTS FARMERS TO OTHER APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF FINANCING SUITED TO THE SCALE AND TYPE OF THE FARMING BUSINESS. FARMLINK MADE 78 AND 60 LOANS, WITH AN AVERAGE LOAN SIZE OF $91,402 AND $46,018 DURING 2019 AND 2018, RESPECTIVELY. THE PATHWAYS TO OWNERSHIP PROGRAM HELPS GROWERS PLAN FOR FARM MORTGAGES AND PROVIDES FARMERS LONG TERM, LOWER-INTEREST MORTGAGE LOANS AS THEY GAIN OWNERSHIP AND LAND SECURITY. WITH FARM OWNERSHIP, FARMERS BUILD EQUITY, INVEST IN IMPROVEMENTS TO SOIL, FARM INFRASTRUCTURE AND EVEN FARM HOUSING.
LAND ACCESS AND BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS LINK LAND SEEKERS WITH LANDOWNERS, AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN FARM BUSINESS SKILLS INCLUDING FINANCIAL AND LEGAL ACUMEN AND SUCCESSION PLANNING. THESE PROGRAMS ALSO BRING INCREASED FOCUS TO THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THROUGH THREE INTERRELATED STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: "WEALTH BUILDING," "RESILIENCE AND SUCCESSION, AND "EQUITY ON CONSERVATION LANDS." ALL THREE APPROACHES EMPLOY FARMLINK'S CORE TOOLS IN LENDING, LAND ACCESS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND BUSINESS EDUCATION TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH AND SUCCESS AMONG SMALL AND DIVERSE FARM ENTREPRENEURS. PROGRAM OUTCOMES INCLUDE: LAND ACCESS: FARMLINK MAINTAINS A FARMLAND LISTING DATABASE OF LAND AVAILABLE FOR LEASE OR SALE, CONNECTS FARMERS AND LAND OWNERS, HELPS THEM DEVELOP AND NEGOTIATE STRONG LEASES, AND SUPPORTS FARMERS SEEKING FINANCING FOR LAND PURCHASES. SUCCESSION PLANNING WORKSHOPS HELP FARM FAMILIES PASS FARMING BUSINESSES AND ASSETS TO THE NEXT GENERATION. SINCE 2011, FARMLINK STAFF HAS DEVELOPED 410 SUCCESSFUL LEASES OR PURCHASES TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF LANDOWNERS AND GROWERS. BUSINESS EDUCATION: FARMLINK STAFF AND PARTNERS CONDUCTED 21 AND 24 EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ATTENDED BY OVER 1,058 AND 1,011 GROWERS DURING 2019 AND 2018, RESPECTIVELY. EVENTS INCLUDE LAND TENURE CLINICS AND FARM FINANCE TRAININGS, WHICH BRING TOGETHER A WIDE VARIETY OF FARM LENDERS AND FARMERS, THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH FARMER TRAINING PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE AGRICULTURAL AND LAND-BASED TRAINING ASSOCIATION AND THE CALIFORNIA FARM ACADEMY AT THE CENTER FOR LAND-BASED LEARNING, AS WELL AS THE CALIFORNIA SMALL FARM CONFERENCE, THE ECO-FARM CONFERENCE, AND LAND TRUST ORGANIZATIONS. FARMLINK IS CURRENTLY EVOLVING ITS BUSINESS EDUCATION CURRICULUM THROUGH ITS THREE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, AND HAS PILOTED A NEW "BUSINESS RESILIENCE INTENSIVE" MULTI-SESSION SERIES WITH 15 FARMERS IN 2019 AND 35 IN 2018. BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: FARMLINK STAFF PROVIDED DIRECT, INDIVIDUALIZED, HANDS-ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 239 AND 205 GROWERS AND LANDOWNERS DURING 2019 AND 2018, RESPECTIVELY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Reggie Knox | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $119,276 |
| Jonathan Harrison | CFO | 10 | $60,000 |
| Robyn Botmiller | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kristyn Leach | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Sowerwine | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marisa Alcorta | BOARD SEC/VP | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Hurlbut | BOARD TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Haight | BOARD PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Chris Mittelstead | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Danaher | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Larry Cretan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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