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US nonprofit · EIN 202349392 · Oakton, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 202349392) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Ecoagriculture International Inc's network

7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Kay Quam Chair (also filed as Kay Quam)Board Chair2020
6 yrs
Barbara RoseBoard Treasurer2020
6 yrs
Jagdeesh RAO PuppalaBoard Member2022
4 yrs
James BrummBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Raul TuazonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Ruth DefriesBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Sara J ScherrPresident & CEO2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Neerakar UpretyDirector of Finance & Administration2023
Seth A ShamesManaging Directorsince 2022
Seth ShamesDirector Policy and Markets2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Seth A ShamesManaging Director40$139k$5k
Bemmy GranadosDirector of Innovation in Landscape40$109k$20k
Michael KellerDirector of Communications40$105k$27k
Heidi I Jones From 31124Director of Finance & Administration40$97k$7k
Sara J ScherrBoard Member/Pres/CEO (To 12/16/24)40$88k$12k
Neerakar Uprety to 12624Director of Finance & Administration40$21k$8k
Kay QuamBoard Member/Chair5$0
Barbara RoseBoard Member/Treasurer5$0
Ruth DefriesBoard Member1$0
Jeannette TramhelBoard Member/Secretary5$0
Jagdeesh Rao PuppalaBoard Member1$0
Graham Wood From 121624Board Member, Pres/CEO Interim30$0

About

Legal name
Ecoagriculture International Inc
EIN
202349392
Address
2961 - A Hunter Mill Road 647, Oakton, VA, 22124-1704
State
Virginia
Mission
Ecoagriculture partners enables landscape partnerships to engage in long-term collaboration, access finance, and influence local, national, and global policy to advance integrated landscape management. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C30 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2005
Principal officer
Kay Quam (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2005
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsKay Quam
≥6years on the filingsBarbara Rose
≥6years on the filingsJames Brumm
≥6years on the filingsSara J Scherr

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.9m
Total liabilities
$338k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.5m
Contributions and grants received
$1.9m
Program service revenue
$394k
Grants and similar paid out
$498k
Employees
11
Volunteers
6

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.7m$1.7m$34k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

3 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fund for the City of New YorkTarget foundation/ecoag - grant agreement with core$100k
Conservation International FoundationEba global fund subgrant agreement (3 payments)$71k
Technology MattersSubgrant for tech partner tech matters to support participating landscapes i$12k