Organizations Filed Purposes:
FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATIONS (FJF) MISSION IS TO SUSTAIN AGRICULTURES ABILITY TO MEET THE VITAL NEEDS OF A GROWING POPULATION THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. FJF IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND TECHNOLOGY IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR AMERICAS FARMERS AND THE U.S. ECONOMY, AND VITAL FOR GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY. KEY FOCUS AREAS FOR THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDE: GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY, NUTRITION, AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE. KEY STAKEHOLDER FOOTPRINTS INCLUDE: FARMERS, NATIONAL LEVEL POLICYMAKERS, AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.
DEDICATION TO SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE'S ABILITY TO MEET THE VITAL NEEDS OF A GROWING POPULATION THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.
KEY PROGRAMS OF THE FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION INCLUDE: -FARMERS: FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION'S FARMER AMBASSADORS ARE A NATIONAL NETWORK OF FARMERS AND PRODUCERS PASSIONATE ABOUT THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE IN ADDRESSING HUNGER AROUND THE WORLD. MEMBERS SEEK TO ENGAGE WITH POLICY MAKERS, PROMOTING A NATIONAL VISION AND COMMITMENT TO INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN U.S. FOREIGN POLICY. SINCE THE LAUNCH OF THE PROGRAM LESS THAN 3 YEARS AGO, THESE LEADERS HAVE CONDUCTED MORE THAN 300 MEETINGS ON CAPITOL HILL WITH POLICYMAKERS. FARMERS AND PRODUCERS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL AND IN THEIR HOME STATE COMMUNITIES TO COMMUNICATE WITH AND EDUCATE DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE ROLE OF MODERN AGRICULTURE IN FEEDING THE WORLD. TYPICAL ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE: SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES, GUEST LECTURING ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES, HOSTING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SUPPORTING MISSION-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING COMMUNITY GARDENS, FOOD BANKS AND LOCAL SCHOOLS. -NATIONAL LEVEL POLICY: THE FARM JOURNAL FOUNDATION POLICY DIALOGUE CONVENES GLOBAL THOUGHT LEADERS WITH KEY POLICY INFLUENCERS TO FACILITATE DISCUSSION AND CRITICAL THINKING AROUND THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FRAMING FOOD AND AGRICULTURE POLICY TODAY. EFFORTS INCLUDE PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS AND RELATED BRIEFINGS THAT SUPPORT A POLICY DIALOGUE ON HOW U.S. AGRICULTURE CAN MAINTAIN ITS COMPARATIVE STRENGTH, SHARE ITS EXTRAORDINARY KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS AND DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND STABILITY. -UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: FJF UNIVERSITY CAMPUS TOUR IS AN EDUCATIONAL AND ADVOCACY PLATFORM DESIGNED TO ENGAGE UNIVERSITY STUDENT POPULATIONS. A CENTRAL PURPOSE OF THE FJF CAMPUS TOUR IS COMMUNICATION OUTSIDE OF THE BUBBLE OF AGRICULTURE WITH FUTURE INFLUENCERS: VOTERS, CONSUMERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH THE CENTRAL AND NECESSARY ROLE OF MODERN AGRICULTURE IN CREATING AFFORDABLE, WHOLESOME FOOD FOR ALL. THE CAMPUS TOUR MODEL LEVERAGES A MULTI-CHANNEL APPROACH TO ENGAGEMENT THAT INCORPORATES THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS FOR IMPACT: CAMPUS AMBASSADOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, MOBILE LEARNING EXHIBIT, FJF IN THE CLASSROOM: THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND CURRICULUM, CAMPUS-LEVEL VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENTS AND TECHNOLOGY-MOBILE APPS, ELEARNING AND ADVOCACY: STAKEHOLDER-TO-NATIONAL POLICYMAKER.
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 |
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| Joseph Matthews | TREASURER AND SECRETARY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Tricia Beal | FOUNDATION - CEO | 40 | $0 |
| Gregg Halverson | Board Member(BEG APRIL 2019) | 0.5 | $0 |
| Charlene Finck | President & Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Weber Jr | CHAIRMAN & BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Morris | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lyle Orwig | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kip Tom | Board Member(END MAY 2019) | 0.5 | $0 |
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