Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms - USA EIN 27-1133361

Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms - USA

EIN  27-1133361 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sn Luis Obisp, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects travelers with organic farms for educational exchange and community building.
Leadership
Sarah Potenza · Executive Dir. · $136K
Money in and out
$695K revenue, $776K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Connects travelers with organic farms for educational exchange and community building. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $695K in revenue, $776K in expenses, and $3.4M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$695K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$776K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$81K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
52.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-12%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -664% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$695K
FY2025▼ -14%
Expenses
$776K
FY2025▼ -2%
Total assets
$3.4M
FY2025▲ +4%
Total liabilities
$13K
FY2025▲ +108%
Total revenue
$695K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$776K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$81K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $655K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms, USA (WWOOF-USA) is part of a worldwide effort to link visitors with organic farmers, promote an educational exchange, and build a global community conscious of ecological farming practices. WWOOF-USA is on a mission to create empowering connections between organic food, farming, and people.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWorldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms - USA
EINHdr · item D27-1133361
Principal addressHdr · item CSn Luis Obisp, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wwoofusa.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$135,863Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Potenza’s $136K as Executive Dir. is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1173 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Potenza$135,863$118,117$111,632$107,560$103,678$92,722

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$516K · 74%
Investment income$116K · 17%
Contributions & grants$53K · 8%
Other revenue$9K · 1%
Program service revenue74%$516K
Investment income17%$116K
Contributions & grants8%$53K
Other revenue1%$9K
Total revenueLn 12$695K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.04
Program services84%$655K
Management & general12%$92K
Fundraising4%$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$776K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$83K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$13K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.4M · Operating expenses/yr $776K
52.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $655K · Total expenses $776K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $92K · Total expenses $776K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $29K · Total expenses $776K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $26K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $46K
$0.56 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $53K · Total revenue $695K
8%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $695K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $516K · Total revenue $695K
74%
Investment reliance
Investment income $116K · Total revenue $695K
+17%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $516K · Total expenses $776K
66%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $695K · Prior year $812K
-14%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.1M · FY2025 $695K
-9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.4M · Beginning of year $3.3M
+4%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $695K · Expenses $776K
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $13K · Total assets $3.4M
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.4M · Total assets $3.4M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $3.3M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.4M
98%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sarah Potenza · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $136K · Total expenses $776K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $413K · Total expenses $776K
53%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 55%
Revenue growth -14%
Investment management fee ratio 1%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $373K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$105,288
Unitemized GrantFY2024$109,237
Unitemized GrantFY2023$33,141
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,237
Unitemized GrantFY2021$40,047
Unitemized GrantFY2020$52,825

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$695K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$812K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$726K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$702K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$808K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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