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Regenerative Organic Standards Working Group FY2020 filing

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Sacramento, CA501(c)(3)Food & Agriculture EIN 82-3159905Revenue $724K in FY2020

On file with the IRSregenorganic.org2108 N St Ste 8039, 95816-5712 · Sacramento, CATax-exempt since Jul 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Regenerative Organic alliance exists to promote Regenerative Organic farming as the highest standard for agriculture around the world. We emphasize farming practices that restore and build soil, ensure animal welfare, and end unfair conditions for farmers and farmworkers. In doing so, we're creating long-term solutions to some of the biggest issues of our time, including the climate crisis, factory farming, and fractured rural economies. We exist to heal a broken system, repair a damaged planet, and empower farmers and eaters to create a better future through better farming.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$156K 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $115K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$156K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $202K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$724K
Spent
$634K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$158K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$724K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$724K
FY2021$726K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$634K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$634K
FY2021$656K
FY2022$936K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$158K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$259K
FY2022$375K
FY2023$445K
FY2024$675K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $424K Management & general 25% · $157K Fundraising 8% · $53K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $156K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Elizabeth Whitlow
Executive Director
$155,940Pt VII · Sec A
David Bronner
Director; Co-CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rose Marcario
Director; Co-CEO (thru May 2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dana Geffner
Director; Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Dolan
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Moyer
Director and Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alfred Grand
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Will Harris
Director (thru August 2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Alvarez’s $122K as Program Director is at the 68th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Whitlow$102,214$144,000$140,873$143,626$155,940
Paul Alvarez$122,068$106,250———

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

Promotes regenerative organic farming to restore soil, ensure animal welfare, and create fair conditions.

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1 program · $424K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The roa has created training and educational materials for farmers and ranchers to identify and integrate the regenerative practices most suitable to their operation. The roa also provides training and educational materials to certification bodies that oversee audits of farms.

$424Kprogram 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 · FY2024
The San Diego FoundationFY2024$125K
Clif Bar Family FoundationFY2024$40K
Marin Community FoundationFY2024$25K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$10K
The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment INCFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$202K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$724K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$700K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Money outPt IX
$634K
Ln 25
Programscol B$424K
Managementcol C$157K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$158K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K
Total assetsLn 16$219K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$700K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Other incomeLn 4–11$10
Total revenueLn 12$724K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57K
Total assetsLn 16$219K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$158K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 630
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$79K$155K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K$57K
Total assetsLn 16$138K$219K
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K$62K
Net assetsLn 32−$21K$158K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$156K$78K$55K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$140K$70K$49K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$14K$10K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$11K$8K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K$39K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$41K$41K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$2K$1K$630
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$150K$149K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$634K$424K$157K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.8M$1.6M$224K$675K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.1M$72K$445K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$936K$117K$375K 990 PDF
FY2021 $726K$656K$69K$259K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $724K$634K$91K$158K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $724,456 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $365,633$700,289
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$24,107
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$50
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$10
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $365,633$724,456
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $169,683$346,979
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $276,990$286,751
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $446,673$633,730
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$81,040$90,726
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $724,456 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$700,289
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$700,289
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $24,107$24,107
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $50$50
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10$10
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,107 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $60$724,456
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $633,730 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,970 · Management $54,579 · Fundraising $23,391$155,940
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $69,767 · Management $48,837 · Fundraising $20,930$139,534
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,405 · Management $10,084 · Fundraising $4,322$28,811
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,347 · Management $7,943 · Fundraising $3,404$22,694
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $15,797$15,797
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,300$6,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $11,221$11,221
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,021$39,021
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,729$4,729
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $40,896$40,896
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,100 · Management $1,470 · Fundraising $630$4,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,830$9,830
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,875$4,875
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $148,847 · Management $1,035$149,882
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $423,787 · Management $157,266 · Fundraising $52,677$633,730
Part X · Balance sheet $219,285 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,978$155,065
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$7,381
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $700$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $57,956$56,839
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $137,634$219,285
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $87,062$29,189
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $60,000$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$32,488
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,789$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $158,851$61,677
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$21,217$157,608
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $137,634$219,285
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $157,608 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$724,456
XI-2 Total expenses$633,730
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,726
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$21,217
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$88,099
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$157,608

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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