Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2009.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
11 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Katrina Bray’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katrina Bray | $84,000 | $78,000 | $71,000 | $60,500 | $55,000 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Oregon Cheese Guild executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Promotes education and awareness about Oregon's cheese and cheesemaking.
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General Marketing
During 2024 ocg continued to increase awareness of oregon artisan cheese through the organization's website and social media platforms, and by distributing the oregon cheese trail map. The oregon cheese month campaign held in september encouraged distributor and retail partners to feature and promote oregon cheeses throughout the month…
Educational Programs, Communications and Opportunities
The oregon cheese guild organized cheesemaker education day in conjuction with the food science department at oregon state university. This conference is the west coast's premier educational conference for artisan cheese industry.
Consumer Events
During 2024, the oregon cheese festival was held at the jackson county expo in southern oregon. There were 3,300 attendees over two days. In the fall the wedge in portland, oregon had 1,200 attendees and the oregon cheese for the holidays program distributed 350 tasting kits.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $216K | $215K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $216K | $215K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $216K | $215K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $84K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $17K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $1K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $5K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $105K | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $50 | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $219K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 15, 2025 | $217K | $219K | −$1K | $215K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 | $273K | $174K | $99K | $216K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 | $220K | $224K | −$4K | $116K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2022 | $125K | $131K | −$6K | $120K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $179K | $160K | $19K | $126K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $217,494 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $217,494 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $218,562 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $214,659 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $214,659 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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