True Source Honey LLC

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True Source Honey LLC (TSH) works to ensure Honey is truthfully labeled and ethically sourced

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-4592284) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 11 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $110K a year · 35% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
29.9 mo
of spending, in cash
29.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
11 of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$318K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$174K
Net assets
$434K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$318K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$186K
FY2022$161K
FY2023$264K
FY2024$353K
FY2025$318K
Expenses
$174K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$215K
FY2024$213K
FY2025$174K
Net assets
$434K
FY2025▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$136K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$291K
FY2025$434K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2011.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gordon Marks’s $43K as Executive Di is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $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

NameFY2021FY2020
Gordon Marks$43,200$43,200

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

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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

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Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-4592284) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$318K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$318K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Money outPt IX
$174K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$434K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$434K
Total assetsLn 16$434K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$318K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Total revenueLn 12$318K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$208K
SavingsLn 2$226K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$434K
Total assetsLn 16$434K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$434K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$291K$434K
Total assetsLn 16$291K$434K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$291K$434K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$99K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K
Office expensesLn 13$3K
Information technologyLn 14$5K
TravelLn 17$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$174K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 1, 2026 $318K$174K$144K$434K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2025 $353K$213K$139K$291K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 11, 2024 $264K$215K$48K$151K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 4, 2023 $161K$103K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 24, 2022 $186K$87K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 6, 2021 $179K$136K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

C · Political and lobbying O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $317,977 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $352,775$317,958
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$19
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $352,777$317,977
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $213,338$174,411
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $213,338$174,411
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $139,439$143,566
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $317,977 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $317,958$317,958
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19$19
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $317,958 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19$317,977
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $174,411 across 10 lines filed
IX-11a Management fees$99,316
IX-11b Legal fees$8,156
IX-11c Accounting fees$1,260
IX-11g Other fees for services$36,974
IX-13 Office expenses$3,333
IX-14 Information technology$4,823
IX-17 Travel$1,565
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$8,778
IX-23 Insurance$2,729
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$7,477
IX-25 Total functional expenses$174,411
Part X · Balance sheet $434,369 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $277,917$207,922
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,886$226,447
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $290,803$434,369
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $290,803$434,369
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $290,803$434,369
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $290,803$434,369
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $434,369 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$317,977
XI-2 Total expenses$174,411
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$143,566
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$290,803
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$434,369

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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