MAD Agriculture
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.8m
$23k liabilities
Net assets
$1.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
2.4 years on average
Staff
13
10 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
9
named in Part VII
MAD Agriculture's network
4 people2 organisationsi4 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (2) 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
4 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Vitrano Chair | BOARD of DIRECTORS - Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Christina Owens | BOARD of DIRECTORS - Clerk | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mark Retzloff | BOARD of DIRECTORS - Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Philip Taylor | Executive Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Heilman | Director of Supply and Tradnig | 2023 |
| Brandon Welch | Director of Capital | 2022 |
| Elizabeth Candelario | Director of Strategic Partnership | since 2023 |
| Elizabeth Ekeburg | Senior Trader | 2023 |
| Haley Baron | Chief of Staff Development | since 2023 |
| Jane Cavagnero | Chief Marketing Officer | 2024 |
| Jonnah Perkins | Director of Media | 2024 |
| Philip Taylor | Executive Director | since 2020 |
| Tanner Starbard | VP - Operations Land Business | since 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Taylor | Executive Director | 45 | $183k | $14k | |
| Tanner Starbard | Chief of Operations and Finance | 45 | $147k | $13k | |
| Haley Baron | Chief of Staff Development | 45 | $139k | $12k | |
| Jane Cavagnero | Chief Marketing Officer | 45 | $124k | $12k | |
| Elizabeth Candelario | Chief Strategy Officer | 45 | $118k | $12k | |
| Jonnah Perkins | Director of Media | 45 | $111k | $2k | |
| Mark Retzloff | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christina Owens | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Clerk | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robbie Vitrano | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - Chair | 2 | $0 |
Colorado roster
7 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253017357). 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 |
|---|---|
| Robert Vitrano | Chair |
| Tina Owens | Board Member |
| Philip Taylor | Executive Director |
| Ryan Pintado-Vertner | Board Member |
| Tanner Starbard | |
| Robbie Vitrano | President of the Board |
| Mark Retzlof | Board of Directors |
About
- Legal name
- Mad Agriculture
- EIN
- 842223405
- Address
- 728 Pearl St, Boulder, CO, 80302-5006
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- Mad Agricultures mission is to create a regenerative revolution in agriculture. Regenerative agriculture is a place-based relational approach to farming that restores soil health increases biodiversity and renews the ecological cultural and economic vitality of working lands. It draws from many traditions including scientific and ancestral to heal relationships between people land and the... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K19 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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2019
- Principal officer
- Philip Taylor (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2019
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 1, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥2years on the filingsRobbie Vitrano
≥2years on the filingsChristina Owens
≥2years on the filingsMark Retzloff
≥2years on the filingsPhilip Taylor
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
- $1.8m
- Total liabilities
- $23k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.3m
- Program service revenue
- $204k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $392k
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 10
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 | $2.5m | $2.4m | $144k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
14 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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fitzgerald Family Farms | For the establishment of perennial ecological zones on farmland and the advancement of farm management tracking systems to enhance organic c | $78k |
| Zafa Wines | Operational support and bridge financing to help business process inventory into marketable formats | $35k |
| Zero Foodprint | Contribution to a small portfolio of perennial plantings for carbon accrual and ecological benefit in the Pacific Northwest region | $30k |
| Wild Wellspring Farm | Perennial plantings for pollination and wind protection and a contribution towards crop zone fencing to manage elk pressure | $29k |
| Lineage Seeds | Contribution to the purchase of a buried cistern to enhance irrigation efficiencies and distribution systems | $20k |
| Grama Grass and Livestock | To support the hiring of an employee that increases the number of grazing-as-a-service partnerships | $20k |
| A Frame Farm | To establish perennial plantings and ecological corridors on farmland as part of a Wilding pilot | $18k |
| Kilt Farms | Contribution to a soil amendment program involving compost and trace mineral balancing | $16k |
| Joia Food Farm | Contribution towards the purchase of additional mobile fencing and other mobile grazing equipment for holistic managed grazing practices | $14k |
| Nettle Valley Farm | Contribution towards the purchase of additional mobile fencing and other mobile grazing equipment for holistic managed grazing practices | $10k |
| Holly Hock Livestock | Contribution towards the purchase of additional mobile fencing and other mobile grazing equipment for holistic managed grazing practices | $8k |
| Drylands Agroecology Research | Perennial tree planting implementation and earth works design and implementation | $7k |
| Aquila Cellars | Perennial tree plantings for pollinator habitat and wind mitigation | $5k |
| Speedwell Farm and Gardens | Contribution to shared farm infrastructure including greenhouse and row cover materials | $5k |
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.Mad Agriculture 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: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 26 June 2019
- Registered agent
- Mad Agriculture (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.