Oregon Agricultural Trust

What it reported doing in 2025

Farmland protection program oats land protection outcomes are primarily the result of working land easements. These voluntary agreements with landowners, facilitating the permanent conservation of their agricultural land through our land trust. Removing development rights allows landowners to earn cash and tax breaks without selling or developing parcels, aiding business expansion or succession planning in the near term, and making land more affordable for future farmers in the long term.agricultural business support through educational opportunities, business vitality support, and succession counseling, farmers and ranchers gain greater awareness of the resources and tools available to them, build the knowledge and skills needed to strengthen the economic viability of their operations, and prepare for smooth business transitions to the next generation. Attorneys, accountants, and other service providers are better equipped to serve the agricultural community, helping to strengthen oregons agricultural business ecosystem.technical assistance the trusts goal is to increase the protection of agricultural lands in the state. This can be accomplished by the trust holding easements, but also through the increased capacity of fellow land trusts and other easement holders. The trust supports our peer organizations as they conserve agricultural lands in their regions. This includes referrals, research and report writing, custom gis mapping, stakeholder convening, coalition management, collaborative grant writing, and partnering on projects that result in the protection of agricultural lands.public support & policy oat educates non-producers about its work, highlighting the public benefits of agricultural land protection and creating meaningful opportunities for community members to become donors and advocates. The trust also engages with local, state, and federal decision-makers to strengthen support for agricultural producers and agricultural land protection.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 55.4%; rating input score 55
• Program expense ratio: 70.7%; rating input score 71
• Fundraising efficiency: $15.91 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 96.1%; rating input score 96; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 22.9%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.72; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.7%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 28.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings