FFAR Contributors
We build public-private partnerships to fund bold research and we cannot achieve this mission without our non-federal partners and contributors. We thrive thanks to the strength of these partnerships and the generous support from external stakeholders.
We build public-private partnerships to fund bold research and we cannot achieve this mission without our non-federal partners and contributors. We thrive thanks to the strength of these partnerships and the generous support from external stakeholders.
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Visionaries
$500,000 AND ABOVE
- Benefits of Being a Visionary
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Visionary-level contributors have access to the following benefits:
- Option to customize benefits, designed in collaboration with the chief development officer
- Opportunity to request an onsite presentation by the FFAR executive director to review strategic programs and grants with Visionary’s board members and senior leadership
- Opportunity to request a FFAR director participate at an event, conference or panel of your choice
- Jointly identify additional areas for collaboration with our staff
- Opportunity to request a briefing by a FFAR director on strategic programs and grants
- Reserved priority seating at our public events
- Contributor logo and website link featured on our contributor webpage
- Invitation to annual reception with FFAR’s executive director, board members and other leaders at the forefront of innovative food and agriculture research
- Coordinate with our communications team to amplify messaging around our partnership on social media, at the request of the contributor
- Be among the first to receive our newsletter and other announcements
- Recognition in our Annual Report that we distribute to key food and agriculture stakeholders, including those in government, corporations and nonprofits
- Assigned primary point of contact in our development department to answer questions and facilitate discussions
Investors
$250,000 TO $499,999
- Benefits of Being an Investor
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Investor-level contributors have access to the following benefits:
- Jointly identify additional areas for collaboration with our staff
- Opportunity to request a briefing by a FFAR director on strategic programs and grants
- Reserved priority seating at our public events
- Contributor logo and website link featured on our contributor webpage
- Invitation to annual reception with FFAR’s executive director, board members and other leaders at the forefront of innovative food and agriculture research
- Coordinate with our communications team to amplify messaging around our partnership on social media, at the request of the contributor
- Be among the first to receive our newsletter and other announcements
- Recognition in our Annual Report that we distribute to key food and agriculture stakeholders, including those in government, corporations and nonprofits
- Assigned primary point of contact in our development department to answer questions and facilitate discussions
Champions
$100,000 TO $249,999
- Benefits of Being a Champion
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Champion-level contributors have access to the following benefits:
- Contributor logo and website link featured on FFAR’s contributor webpage
- Invitation to annual reception with FFAR’s executive director, board members and other leaders at the forefront of innovative food and agriculture research
- Coordinate with our communications team to amplify messaging around our partnership on social media, at the request of the contributor
- Be among the first to receive the FFAR newsletter and other announcements
- Recognition in our Annual Report that we distribute to key food and agriculture stakeholders, including those in government, corporations and nonprofits
- Assigned primary point of contact in our development department to answer questions and facilitate discussions

Collaborating with FFAR supports Inari’s mission to solve the most pressing problems in agriculture. Inari is developing resilient crops better adapted to changing water regimes by understanding the response to drought of existing as well as novel genetic diversity generated through our proprietary genome-editing technology.Maria Faricelli
Sr. Crop Scientist, Inari Agriculture
Friends
$10,000 TO $99,999
- Aerofarms
- Agilent Technologies
- AgLaunch
- Beef Alliance
- Bejo Zaden, B.V.
- Biogemma
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- Cactus Operating, LLC
- COTF
- Danone North America
- Elo Life Systems
- Enza Zaden Research and Development
- EXtension Foundation
- FAPESP
- Fluence by OSRAM
- GlobeScan
- GreenVenus, LLC
- IBM Corporation
- Iowa Corn Growers Association
- Laura and John Arnold Foundation
- Limagrain Europe
- Marrone Bio Innovations
- Monsanto
- Noble Research Institute, LLC
- Nunhems Netherlands B.V.
- Pamela Marrone
- Pipestone Veterinary Services
- Produce Marketing Association
- Purdue University
- Sakata Seed Corporation
- Sarah Rockey
- Takii & Company Limited
- The Howard G. Buffett Foundation
- The Scotts Company
- United Soy Board
- Vilmorin S.A.
- Walmart Foundation
- Walton Family Foundation
- Zoetis
- Benefits of Being a Friend
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Friend-level contributors have access to the following benefits:
- Contributor name and website link listed on FFAR’s contributor webpage
- Be among the first to receive the FFAR newsletter and other announcements
- Recognition in our Annual Report that we distribute to key food and agriculture stakeholders, including those in government, corporations and nonprofits
- Assigned primary point of contact in our development department to answer questions and facilitate discussions

Tyson Foods and FFAR have collaborated on several projects to advance animal welfare practices and innovation. In addition to FFAR’s ability to provide matching funds, their facilitation of collaborations, highly engaged and expert staff and professional management of FFAR supported projects is truly invaluable.Dr. Ken Opengart
VP Animal Welfare & International Sustainability, Tyson Foods