AGRARIAN INSTITUTE
EIN 87-2013790 · Environmental Education (C60)
What they do
In 2025 , The Agrarian Institute Made Significant Strides In Fighting Food Insecurity and Promoting Regenerative Agriculture In North County San Diego. Through Our Education Programs, We Taught Over 12 Hands-on Classes and Empowered Local Families With The Skills to Grow Their Own Food. We Harvested 7,500 Pounds of Organic Produce-all Donated to Families In Need Through Our Local Partnership With Operation Hope NC and Fallbrook Food Pantry. We Planted 25 Fruit Trees and 250 Pollinator Plants to Foster Long-term Community Resilience. We Hosted 8 Interns From California State University San Marcos and We Welcomed Over 750 Volunteers.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $88.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders4 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Financial picture
A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.
Where each $100 of expenses went
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Has the pattern changed?
Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.
Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
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MARIO DEMATTEOPRESIDENT
MARK BAILEYTREASURER
SCOTT HANCOCKDIRECTOR
SHEENA SCHLEICHERSECRETARY
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2021
- Location
- 3575 Trieste Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92010
- County
- San Diego
- In care of
- Mario DeMatteo
- Primary officer
- Mario DeMatteo, President
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Environmental Education (C60)
- IRS tax category
- Environmental Education