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American Herbalists Guild FY2023 filing

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Asheville, NC501(c)(3)Community Development EIN 77-0259228Revenue $395K in FY2023

On file with the IRSamericanherbalistsguild.comPo Box 3076, 28802-3076 · Asheville, NCTax-exempt since Oct 1990Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The American Herbalists Guild promotes clinical herbalism as a viable profession rooted in ethics, competency, diversity and freedom of practice. The American Herbalists Guild supports access to herbal medicine for all and advocates excellence in herbal education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$144K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$144K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $152
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$395K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$368K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$28K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$395K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$351K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$395K
FY2024$346K
Expenses
$368K
FY2023▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$376K
FY2022$435K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$321K
Net assets
$28K
FY2023▲ ×34
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$59K
FY2022$811
FY2023$28K
FY2024$28K

From the FY2023 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 Oct 1990.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $308K Management & general 16% · $59K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $144K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mimi Hernandez
Executive Dir.
$72,010Pt VII · Sec A
Mimi Hernandez
Executive Dir.
$72,010Pt VII · Sec A
Samuel Perry
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tenby Owens
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bevin Clare
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Essex Igyan
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ellen Kamhi
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mimi Hernandez’s $72K as Executive Dir. is at the 49th 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mimi Hernandez$72,010$74,033$85,865$81,313

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes clinical herbalism, supports access to herbal medicine, and advocates for excellence in herbal education.

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4 programs · $552K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Webinars

$143Kprogram expense
02

Webinars

$143Kprogram expense
03

Annual Symposium for the education and development of clinical herbalis

$133Kprogram expense
04

Annual Symposium for the education and development of clinical herbalis

$133Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$152
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$152

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$395K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$368K
Ln 25
Programscol B$308K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$28K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K
Total assetsLn 16$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Total revenueLn 12$395K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$40K
Total assetsLn 16$60K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$28K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $346K$321K$26K$28K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $395K$368K$27K$28K 990 PDF
FY2022 $377K$435K−$58K$811 990 PDF
FY2021 $351K$376K−$25K$59K 990 PDF
FY2020 $397K$356K$41K$84K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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