The Northern Nut Growers Association

LAWRENCE, KS EIN: 31-1299136 Website

The Northern Nut Growers Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization of people interested in growing nut trees and minor fruits, such as pawpaws and persimmons. We achieve out purposes by discussions at our annual meetings, through our publications, with our award winning website, and through interactions with other nut growing organizations throughout North America and the world.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$382K

+11.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$16K

-23.7% YoY

Grant Count

2

-33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+14.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$18K$36K$54K$72K201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$381,922$343,197$314,593
Revenue$53,467$35,129$30,248
Expenses$29,539$33,366$30,139
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$18,446$13,083$7,347
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants20190 grants20200 grants20211 grants20223 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Penn State University$8KBlack Squirrel Farms$7K

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Shawn MehlenbacherPresident1
Jim McKennaVice President1
Debbie MilksTreasurer1
Jeff JensenSecretary1
Greg MillerDirector1
Elodie EidDirector1
Amy MillerDirector1
John KelseyDirector1
Joe HietterDirector1
MJ OviattDirector1
Samantha BoscoDirector1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ColumbusMinneapolisPenn YanState College

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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