The Rutherford Dust Societys mission is to encourage and promote the highest quality standards in grape growing and winemaking in the Rutherford Viticultural Area, to be good stewards of the land while building community, and to help wine lovers and the wine trade discover Rutherfords expression of its unique terroir.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 32 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
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
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Liabilities
$57K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$90K
+84% vs prior year
Net assets
$26K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$90K
FY2025▲ +84%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$169K
FY2024$49K
FY2025$90K
Expenses
—
FY2025
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$150K
FY2022$132K
FY2023$146K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$26K
FY2025▲ +52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$53K
FY2021$55K
FY2022$41K
FY2023$63K
FY2024$17K
FY2025$26K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending November 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1997.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Sara Soergel—$80,589$80,589$45,000
Lillian West$26,050———

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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Programs and updates

Promotes high standards in grape growing and winemaking, land stewardship, community building, and discovering Rutherford's unique wine.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Promotion of the Rutherford District wine-making region. RDS is a membership organization for the growers, vintners and community members of the Rutherford Appellation. Activities throughout the year included the following mission-driven events: Annual Members Meeting, Premiere Napa Valley Preview Tasting, Cabernet by the Bay, and the…

Pt IX · col B

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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 · 1 grant · $27K · 2021–2021
Individual RecipientFY2021$27,145

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$90K
Other income$90K
Owns and owes
$26K
net assets
Liabilities$57K
People
13
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$90K
Total revenue$90K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$57K
Net assets$26K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers32
Fiscal year endsNovember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $90K$26K 990 PDF
FY2024 $49K$17K 990 PDF
FY2023 $169K$146K$23K$63K 990 PDF
FY2022 $117K$132K−$15K$41K 990 PDF
FY2021 $152K$150K$2K$55K 990 PDF
FY2020 $99K$53K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

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

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