Vanguard (ote) Consortium

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Empowering farmers through regional partnerships that expand markets for American agricultural products, advancing long-term sustainability, and connecting nonprofit, for-profit, educational, and government partners.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-3789841) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers and 12 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 0.4% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
87% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$342K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
<0.1 mo
of spending, in cash
<0.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$415K
99% of total assets
Liabilities are 99% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
1 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.6M
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$3K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▼ -57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2025▼ -55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$3K
FY2025▼ -96%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$43K
FY2024$64K
FY2025$3K

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 Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.4M Management & general 13% · $219K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $342K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder/Exec Director
$165,559Pt VII · Sec A
$96,923Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$79,604Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory R Hudson’s $166K as Founder/Exec Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Gregory R Hudson$165,559$207,930$145,394
Sharilynne Hudson$96,923$124,154$80,769
Jo a Archer$79,604$69,221—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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USDA Grant to Expand markets for Grains, Livestock, Fruits & Vegetables in Mississippi, and support farmers & ranchers

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-3789841) · Dispute this line
$1.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 30 grants · $1.8M · 2024–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$292,700
Alcorn State UnivFY2025$92,067
Walter Jackson Family Farms LLCFY2025$26,009
Enviro-Remediation Education Svs LLCFY2025$22,880
Monroe Street Animal ClinicMS · FY2025$17,336
Rock 22 FarmsFY2025$16,520
Jj&k Farms LLCFY2025$8,450
Billy Jimson FarmsFY2025$8,400
Amerimac Chemical CorpFY2025$8,351
Waverly Beef LLCFY2025$8,260
Gordon Cattle LLCFY2025$8,260
Hawkins FarmsFY2025$5,310
Unitemized GrantFY2024$748,625
Amerimac Chemical CorpFY2024$81,112
Monroe Street Animal ClinicMS · FY2024$78,177
Walter Jackson Family Farms LLCFY2024$76,812
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2025 · $1.6M federal money spent
Partnerships for Climate-Smart CommoditiesDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.937 · Direct$1.6M

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2024 · $3.6M federal money spent
Partnerships for Climate-Smart CommoditiesDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.937 · Direct$3.6M

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$473
Investment incomeLn 3$66
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$219K
Owns and owesPt X
$3K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$418K
LiabilitiesLn 26$415K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$66
Other incomeLn 4–11$473
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
Accounts receivableLn 4$216K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$144K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$23K
Total assetsLn 16$418K
LiabilitiesLn 26$415K
Net assetsLn 32$3K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 614
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K$4K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$905K$418K
LiabilitiesLn 26$841K$415K
Net assetsLn 32$64K$3K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$627K$627K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$293K$293K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$342K$252K$90K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$159K$103K$57K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$0$38K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$0$16K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$24K$24K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$44K$39K$4K$0
TravelLn 17$14K$14K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$72K$4K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$44$0$44$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$219K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2026 $1.6M$1.7M−$62K$3K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $3.7M$3.7M$26K$64K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 $1.3M$1.3M$8K$43K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $1,599,649 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,687,777$1,599,110
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25$66
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $927$473
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,688,729$1,599,649
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,259,364$919,961
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,040,511$539,268
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $362,772$202,262
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,662,647$1,661,491
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,082−$61,842
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,599,649 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,599,110
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,599,110
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $66$66
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $473$473
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $539$1,599,649
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,661,491 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $627,261$627,261
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $292,700$292,700
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $251,948 · Management $90,138 · Fundraising $0$342,086
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $102,560 · Management $56,676 · Fundraising $0$159,236
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $37,946 · Fundraising $0$37,946
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $15,750 · Fundraising $0$15,750
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,051 · Fundraising $0$6,051
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,131 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,131
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,992 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,992
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24,398 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,398
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,268 · Management $4,295 · Fundraising $0$43,563
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,770 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,770
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $4,275 · Fundraising $0$4,275
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,720 · Management $3,568 · Fundraising $0$75,288
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $44 · Fundraising $0$44
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,442,748 · Management $218,743 · Fundraising $0$1,661,491
Part X · Balance sheet $417,536 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $254,850$4,309
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $52,971$215,817
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $106,228$144,056
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $387,599$20,247
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,602$9,621
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $90,024$23,486
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $905,274$417,536
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $182,578$39,367
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $639,145$149,647
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $19,155$19,154
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$206,814
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $840,878$414,982
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $64,396$2,554
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $64,396$2,554
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $905,274$417,536
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,554 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,599,649
XI-2 Total expenses$1,661,491
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$61,842
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$64,396
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,554

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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