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
Who runs it and what they're paid
12 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Ashley Smith’s $27K as Executive Director is at the 14th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gina Bianco | — | $80,500 | $36,595 | $57,047 | $18,333 |
| Ashley Smith | $27,000 | — | — | — | — |
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.
See Rogue Valley Vintners executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- 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 Oregon's Rogue Valley as a premier wine region and travel destination.
Questions for Rogue Valley Vintners
Your first name shows with your question. Rogue Valley Vintners answers here, for everyone.
Planned, marketed, and managed wine country lane within the heart of the rogue festival. This 2-DAY inaugural event offered member wineries and other wine, beer and cider producers (I.E., exhibitors) the opportunity to promote their brands directly to the public.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-5217761) · Dispute this lineDeveloped and launched the rogue valley wine country discovery club - a regional wine club that offers members a taste of rogue valley wines across all wineries who choose to have their wines included in shipments 3 times a year. The club offers 3 membership levels - from 4 bottle to 12 bottle wine club levels.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-5217761) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $5K | $2K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $8K | $5K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2K | $1K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $6K | $4K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $80K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $425 | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $33K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $76K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $10K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $19K | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $5K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $225K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2025 | $155K | $28K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 25, 2024 | $222K | $225K | −$3K | $4K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 | $133K | $6K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2022 | $112K | $44K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 | $219K | $183K | $36K | $76K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $222,028 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $222,028 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $224,783 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $5,119 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,701 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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