Agra

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
980513530
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Nairobi, VA, Kenya
Phone
+254 703 033 000
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Agricultural Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$126,759,117
Expenses
$115,416,985
Assets
$171,662,050
Liabilities
$57,356,069

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

32 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR AGNES KALIBATA (PRESIDENT-AGRA)
  • JONATHAN SAID (VICE PRESIDENT - CENTER OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE)
  • PROF HAMADI BOGA (VICE PRESIDENT - PROGRAMS DELIVERY)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR AGNES KALIBATA (PRESIDENT-AGRA): $412,134 total reported compensation
  • JONATHAN SAID (VICE PRESIDENT - CENTER OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE): $324,751 total reported compensation
  • ANDREW COCX (DIRECTOR - STRATEGY & MONITORING EVALUATION & LEAR): $314,680 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To catalyze agricultural transformation in Africa by strengthening seed systems, sustainable farming, inclusive markets, trade and finance, and policy and state capability, ultimately improving the resilience and livelihoods of smallholder farmers.

What it reported doing in 2024

"piata-the piata partners include the gates foundation, fcdo, kfw, mastercard foundation, and the rockefeller foundation and USAID. The description could read: the purpose is to drive an inclusive transformation of agricultural and food systems across africa, aimed at reducing hunger, improving nutrition, and enhancing resilience to climate change. By unlocking the value of both private and public sector investments, piata seeks to create a sustainable agricultural revolution in africa that addresses the region's most pressing challenges. Through close collaboration with the african union and regional economic communities (recs), piata strives to build the necessary capacities and capabilities to lay a strong, enduring foundation for this transformation, ensuring long-term food security and prosperity for african communities."

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 59% for direct work, and 41% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.8%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 85.5%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.8%; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 45.5%; rating input score 45; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.9%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.49; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.33; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.5%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 7 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 78.8% of revenue deployed · 85.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $98.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $412K · 32 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $1.2M reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 35 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 28 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 45/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.