Excellence Through Stewardship

Washington, DC · Membership association · Food & Agriculture

! Not tax-deductible Latest data FY2024
Revenue
$634K
▲ +14% vs prior year
Spent
$595K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$335K

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2024 (IRS tax year 2024).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
No
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
Not on file
Spent on programs?
58% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +14% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CExcellence Through Stewardship
EINHdr · item D26-3021330
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2009
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K05)

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.58 Management & general $0.42
Program services58%$346K
Management & general42%$248K
Total functional expensesLn 25$595K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$634K
FY2024▲ +14%
Expenses
$595K
FY2024▲ +15%
Operating surplus
+6%
revenue over expenses▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
93%
of revenue from program services & dues▲ +5% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
90%
of spending is salaries & benefits▲ +2% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$438K
FY2024▼ -8%
Total liabilities
$104K
FY2024▼ -43%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$39K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$438K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B58%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$432K
Total assetsLn 16$438K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$104K
Total net assetsLn 32$335K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$589K · 93%
Contributions & grants$45K · 7%
Program service revenue93%$589K
Contributions & grants7%$45K
Total revenueLn 12$634K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $432K · Operating expenses/yr $595K
8.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $346K · Total expenses $595K
58%
Management & General
Management & general $248K · Total expenses $595K
42%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $595K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $53K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $45K · Total revenue $634K
7%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $634K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $589K · Total revenue $634K
93%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $634K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $589K · Total expenses $595K
99%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $634K · Prior year $558K
+14%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $390K · FY2024 $634K
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $335K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $634K · Expenses $595K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $438K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $335K · Total assets $438K
76%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $438K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christopher Holdgreve · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $212K · Total expenses $595K
36%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $538K · Total expenses $595K
90%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 58%——
Overhead ratio 42%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 14%——
Accounting fee ratio 4%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$211,800Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Holdgreve’s $212K as Executive Director is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Holdgreve$211,800$201,950$186,654——
Chris Holdgreve———$187,483$177,030

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.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Promotes responsible use of agricultural biotechnology.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $346K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Audit Program

The global stewardship group (GSG) audit programs requires third-party audits of stewardship and quality management systems for all phases of the product life cycle. Qualified auditors receive training before they conduct an audit.

$307Kprogram expense
02

Pbi Program

The plant breeding innovation management program (pbi MP) outlines a set of best management practices for the development, use, and introduction of products of pbi that could be developed using conventional breeding methods or have characteristics of conventionally bred plants (E.G., found in nature).

$40Kprogram expense

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Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $634K$595K+14% 990 PDF
FY2023 $558K$518K+2% 990 PDF
FY2022 $544K$439K+21% 990 PDF
FY2021 $450K$381K+15% 990 PDF
FY2020 $390K$351K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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