Food and Environment Reporting Network
Donations deductibleFood and Environment Reporting Network's network
5 people4 organisationsi5 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
5 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 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Brown Chair | Chair-Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Samuel Fromartz | Secretary/Editor-at-Large | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Sarena Snider | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Susan West | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tanya Haider | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
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.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Theodore Ross | Editor-in-Chief | 2025 |
| Thomas Laskawy | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| William Cunningham | Executive Editor | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Ross | Editor-in-Chief | 40 | $146k | $2k | |
| William Cunningham | Executive Editor | 40 | $108k | $399 | |
| Thomas Laskawy | Executive Director | 40 | $104k | $785 | |
| Samuel Fromartz | Secretary/Editor-at-Large | 5 | $1k | ||
| Nathaniel Brown | Chair-Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Tanya Haider | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sarena Snider | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Susan West | Director | 5 | $0 |
Colorado roster
5 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263004309). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Thomas Laskawy | |
| Susan West | Director |
| Nathaniel Brown | Chair/Treasurer |
| Samuel Fromartz | Secretary/Editor in Chief |
| Thomas Laskawy | Executive Director |
About
- Legal name
- Food and Environment Reporting Network
- EIN
- 274108978
- Address
- 580 5th Ave Ste 820, New York, NY, 10036-4762
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Fern seeks to make the food system more sustainable and equitable through powerful journalism and storytelling. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K05 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2010
- Principal officer
- Thomas Laskawy (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsNathaniel Brown
≥8years on the filingsSusan West
≥4years on the filingsSarena Snider
≥1years on the filingsSamuel Fromartz
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $223k
- Total liabilities
- $38k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $185k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.2m
- Program service revenue
- $113k
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 4
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.3m | $1.5m | Deficit $233k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Food And Environment Reporting Network Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 28 September 2010
- Registered agent
- Not stated