Excellence Through Stewardship FY2020 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(4)Food & AgricultureEIN 26-3021330

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To promote the responsible use of agricultural biotechnology.

60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$177K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$177K
to officers and key staff · 50% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 50% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$112K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$390K
Spent
$351K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$81K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$390K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$390K
FY2021$450K
FY2022$544K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$634K
Expenses
$351K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$351K
FY2021$381K
FY2022$439K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$595K
Net assets
$81K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$81K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$256K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$335K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $209K Management & general 40% · $142K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $177K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$177,030Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes responsible use of agricultural biotechnology.

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1 program · $209K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Audit Program

The excellence through stewardship (ets) audit program 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.

$209Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$390K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$345K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Money outPt IX
$351K
Ln 25
Programscol B$209K
Managementcol C$142K
Owns and owesPt X
$81K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$193K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$345K
Total revenueLn 12$390K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$139K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$193K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
Net assetsLn 32$81K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K$139K
Total assetsLn 16$121K$193K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K$112K
Net assetsLn 32$42K$81K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$209K$125K$84K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$83K$50K$33K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$7K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$11K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$12K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$928
Information technologyLn 14$584$350$234
TravelLn 17$75$45$30
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$1K$945
Total functional expensesLn 25$351K$209K$142K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $634K$595K$39K$335K 990 PDF
FY2023 $558K$518K$40K$296K 990 PDF
FY2022 $544K$439K$106K$256K 990 PDF
FY2021 $450K$381K$69K$150K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $390K$351K$39K$81K 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $390,000 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$45,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$45,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $345,000$345,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $345,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$390,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $350,727 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $125,468 · Management $83,645$209,113
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $49,891 · Management $33,261$83,152
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,802 · Management $4,535$11,337
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,985 · Management $7,324$18,309
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,471 · Management $8,314$20,785
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,392 · Management $928$2,320
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $350 · Management $234$584
IX-17 TravelPrograms $45 · Management $30$75
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,008$1,008
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,680$1,680
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,419 · Management $945$2,364
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $208,823 · Management $141,904 · Fundraising $0$350,727
Part X · Balance sheet $193,034 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,363$138,842
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $55,750$52,750
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,254$1,442
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $121,367$193,034
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,509$38,403
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $46,000$73,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $79,509$111,903
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $41,858$81,131
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $41,858$81,131
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $121,367$193,034
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $81,131 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$390,000
XI-2 Total expenses$350,727
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,273
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$41,858
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$81,131

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