Agriculture & Food Systems Institute
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.8m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$4.8m
$534k liabilities
Net assets
$4.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
4.8 years on average
Staff
6
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Dr Mark Rosegrant
Left since last filing
2
29% of the board
Agriculture & Food Systems Institute's network
7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.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.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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Mark Rosegrant Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Elke Duwenig | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dr Jane Fife | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dr Peter Kearns | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dr Regina Birner | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Rodomiro Ortiz | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dr Willem Janssen | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Andrew Roberts | Vice Preside | since 2018 |
| Dr Morven McLean | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Dr Rachel Melnick-Lippart | Senior Manag | since 2020 |
| Dr Stephanie Carter | Senior Manag | since 2023 |
| John Teem | Senior Scientific Program Manager | 2018 |
| Karen Hokanson | Senior Manag | 2024 |
| Ms Beth-Ellen Berry | Chief Financial Officer | 2018 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Andrew Roberts | Chief Execut | 40 | $224k | $38k | |
| Karen Hokanson | Senior Manag | 40 | $149k | $11k | |
| Dr Stephanie Carter | Senior Manag | 40 | $105k | $19k | |
| Dr Mark Rosegrant | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Rodomiro Ortiz | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Willem Janssen | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dr Regina Birner | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Elke Duwenig | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Peter Kearns | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Jane Fife | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Agriculture & Food Systems Institute
- EIN
- 521323610
- Address
- 1900 L St Nw Ste 302, Washington, DC, 20036-5016
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- The agriculture & food systems institute (afsi) is a non-profit organization that advances and disseminates science for public benefit. Our mission is to achieve safe and sustainable agri-food systems by providing thought leadership and creating a collaborative environment that fosters scientific innovation across disciplines, sectors, and geographies. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- U02 Science and technology research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Science & Technology
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1984
- Principal officer
- Dr Andrew Roberts (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1984
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDr Mark Rosegrant
≥5years on the filingsDr Regina Birner
≥5years on the filingsDr Rodomiro Ortiz
≥5years on the filingsDr Willem Janssen
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
- $4.8m
- Total liabilities
- $534k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.4m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $20k
- Employees
- 6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5m | $1.8m | Deficit $269k |
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.Agriculture & Food Systems Institute 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: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 19 January 1984
- Registered agent
- C T Corporation System (city and state not held)