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SAVANNA INSTITUTE

EIN: 46-3004682Madison, WIZIP: 53704
C05 - Environment501(c)(3)

Mission

THE SAVANNA INSTITUTE IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS WITH FARMERS AND SCIENTISTS TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR WIDESPREAD AGROFORESTRY ADOPTION IN THE MIDWEST US. INSPIRED BY THE NATIVE SAVANNA ECOSYSTEMS THAT ONCE COVERED MUCH OF THIS REGION, THE SAVANNA INSTITUTE CONDUCTS RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF DIVERSE, PERENNIAL AGROECOSYSTEMS.THE MISSION OF THE SAVANNA INSTITUTE IS TO CATALYZE THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF RESILIENT, SCALABLE AGROFORESTRY.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$3.6M$0$20.1M
2023$19M$0$24.1M
2022$2.6M$0$10.7M

Compensation

2024

KEEFE KEELEY
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$150,273
$0
$0
$162,273
FREDERICK IUTZI
Director of Agroforestry Innovation
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$117,966
SCOTT BRAINARD
Tree Crop Breeder
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$114,712
DAVID BRUCE
Director of Agroforestry Adoption
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$110,931
KATE WERSAN
Senior Director, Impact & Engagement
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$110,754
REBECCA HEGNER
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELA KAKDE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARY BURKE
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
DICK MCFARLANE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK WORMS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILL BABLER
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
KATHY DICE
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

KEEFE KEELEY
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$147,212
$0
$0
$156,812
WILL BABLER
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELA KAKDE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PATRICK WORMS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
REBECCA HEGNER
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARY BURKE
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
DICK MCFARLANE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KATHY DICE
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

KEEFE KEELEY
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$116,982
REBECCA HEGNER
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELA KAKDE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILL BABLER
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
DICK MCFARLANE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SALLIE CALHOUN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KATHY DICE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FANY BORTOLIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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