A Greener World FY2020 filing

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Terrebonne, OR501(c)(3)Since 2016Food & AgricultureEIN 81-2116665

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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.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$235K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$235K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 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
$120K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$750K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$750K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$750K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$906K
FY2023$963K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.6M Management & general 15% · $322K Fundraising 9% · $179K

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; $235K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$149,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$86,329Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 program services account for $1.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW AWA is an independent, nonprofit farm certification program. AWA audits, certifies, and promotes independent family farmers across the US and Canada who raise livestock outdoors on pasture or range, using truly sustainable agriculture methods.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Certified Grassfed by AGW is the only certification and logo in the US and Canada that guarantees food products come from animals fed a 100 percent grass and forage diet, raised outdoors on pasture and range, and managed according to the highest welfare and enviornmental standards on an independent family farm.

$455Kprogram expense
03

Certified Non-GMO by AGW is the only food label in North America that helps consumers avoid genetically modified food ingredients and supports high-welfare, enviornmentally sustainable food animal production.

$98Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$322K
Fundraisingcol D$179K
Owns and owesPt X
$750K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$742K
Total assetsLn 16$870K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$231K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$203
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$733K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$742K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$103K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$870K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K
Net assetsLn 32$750K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$383K$742K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K$103K
Total assetsLn 16$517K$870K
LiabilitiesLn 26$98K$120K
Net assetsLn 32$419K$750K
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$235K$95K$73K$67K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$838K$731K$83K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$111K$75K$22K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$85K$63K$15K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$552K$430K$84K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$9K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$45K$41K$1K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$38K$30K$5K$3K
TravelLn 17$42K$33K$350$8K
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$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$300$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$72K$7K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$19K$9K$217
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.6M$322K$179K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $2.4M$2.1M$331K$750K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,436,263 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,394 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$230,795
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,134,740
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,365,535
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,131$64,131
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $203$203
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 $70,525 · Excluded from tax $203$2,436,263
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,104,994 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 $95,315 · Management $72,549 · Fundraising $67,465$235,329
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $731,001 · Management $83,055 · Fundraising $23,542$837,598
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $75,276 · Management $22,432 · Fundraising $13,095$110,803
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $63,171 · Management $14,684 · Fundraising $7,516$85,371
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $430,289 · Management $84,396 · Fundraising $37,115$551,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,038 · Fundraising $12,491$21,529
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40,937 · Management $1,169 · Fundraising $2,648$44,754
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,353 · Management $4,995 · Fundraising $3,074$38,422
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,487 · Management $350 · Fundraising $7,756$41,593
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 amortizationPrograms $3,391$3,391
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $300 · Management $22,998$23,298
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,743 · Management $7,058 · Fundraising $4,528$83,329
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,835 · Management $8,725 · Fundraising $217$27,777
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,603,136 · Management $322,411 · Fundraising $179,447$2,104,994
Part X · Balance sheet $870,298 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $379,655$733,290
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,397$8,434
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $45,196$2,606
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,332$15,656
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $68,701$103,152
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,160$7,160
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $517,441$870,298
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $73,514$102,356
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,982$17,728
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $98,496$120,084
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $334,146$607,438
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $84,799$142,776
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $418,945$750,214
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $517,441$870,298
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $750,214 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,436,263
XI-2 Total expenses$2,104,994
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$331,269
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$418,945
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$750,214

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