A Greener World empowers sustainable solutions in agriculture, promoting and supporting real-life farming models to the public and offering farmers and ranchers practical guidance, resources and support on achieving truly sustainable farming systems. A Greener World's mission has four key components: 1. To identify and promote agricultural systems that have a positive impact on the environment, society and animals wild and farmed 2. To educate consumers about the environmental, social and animal outcomes of their food purchasing decisions 3. To establish and promote trusted farm certification programs that help reconnect the consumer and food producer by encouraging, and rewarding, positive farm management changes 4. To support independent farmers who are committed to sustainable livestock production.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $145K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $1.4M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$150K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$750K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$906K
FY2023$963K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.7M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2017.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.9M Management & general 13% · $306K Fundraising 7% · $156K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$107,031Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Moose’s $107K as Executive Dir. is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew Gunther—————$149,000
Emily Moose$107,031$106,858$105,512$102,809$97,347$86,329

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers practical guidance and resources for sustainable farming to address climate change and resource constraints.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW is an independent, nonprofit farm certification program and food label. Animal Welfare Approved is the only farm certification that guarantees all animals are raised outdoors on pasture or range, ensuring high-welfare management and truly sustainable agricultural practices.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Certified Regenerative by AGW is the only ISO/IEC Guide 17065-accredited certification in North America that provides a holistic assurance of continual improvement, measuring real change in partnership to benefit soil, water, air, biodiversity, infrastructure, animal welfare and social responsibility.

$321Kprogram expense
03

Certified Grassfed by AGW is the only certification and logo in the U.S. and Canada that guarantees food products come from animals fed a 100 percent grass and forage diet and raised outdoors on pasture and range according to the highest welfare standards in the industry, Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW.

$170Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$200K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$306K
Fundraisingcol D$156K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$198K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$127K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$200K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$5K
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$1.3M$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$76$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K$150K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$41K$47K$30K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$759K$638K$93K$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$137K$116K$16K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$69K$52K$13K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$21K$2K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$57K$57K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$600K$597K$2K$741
Advertising and promotionLn 12$155K$78K$77K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$36K$2K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$13K$275$12K$825
TravelLn 17$221K$221K$580
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$76$76
InsuranceLn 23$21K$300$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$124K$105K$12K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$2K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.9M$306K$156K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.4M$2.4M$2K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.7M$2.3M$326K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$2.1M$57K$963K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$2.1M−$229K$906K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$2.2M$385K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$2.1M$331K$750K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,352,179 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,446,258$2,135,668
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $201,937$199,765
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,948$31,807
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,200−$15,061
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,656,943$2,352,179
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,058,627$1,083,686
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,271,908$1,266,793
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,330,535$2,350,479
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $326,408$1,700
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,352,179 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$15,061 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$197,864
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,937,804
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$127,181
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,135,668
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $199,765$199,765
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,807$31,807
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $184,704 · Excluded from tax $31,807$2,352,179
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,350,479 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,494 · Management $47,421 · Fundraising $29,638$118,553
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $638,021 · Management $93,162 · Fundraising $27,343$758,526
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $116,182 · Management $15,922 · Fundraising $5,299$137,403
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,472 · Management $12,539 · Fundraising $4,193$69,204
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,666 · Management $19,351$21,017
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $56,539$56,539
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $597,241 · Management $1,863 · Fundraising $741$599,845
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $77,637 · Fundraising $77,111$154,748
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,000 · Management $1,570 · Fundraising $3,893$41,463
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $275 · Management $12,100 · Fundraising $825$13,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $220,884 · Management $580$221,464
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $76$76
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $300 · Management $20,738$21,038
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $105,442 · Management $11,646 · Fundraising $6,553$123,641
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,723 · Management $12,039$13,762
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,889,337 · Management $305,546 · Fundraising $155,596$2,350,479
Part X · Balance sheet $1,842,515 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$15,613−$4,818
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,268,945$1,557,979
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $141,002$213,940
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $22,836$14,504
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,851$60,910
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $76$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,220$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,456,317$1,842,515
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $150,848$70,437
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,870$12,064
X-25 Other liabilities$67,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $166,718$150,001
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,250,588$1,624,534
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $39,011$67,980
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,289,599$1,692,514
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,456,317$1,842,515
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,692,514 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,352,179
XI-2 Total expenses$2,350,479
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,700
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,289,599
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$401,215
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,692,514

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