Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2020.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
10 people listed on the 990.
Thomas Stenzel’s $240K as Executive Director is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1172 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Stenzel | $240,000 | $235,000 | $75,000 | — | — |
| Marni Karlin | — | — | — | — | $144,000 |
| Mani Karlin | — | — | — | $110,565 | — |
| Elisabeth Hagen | — | — | $86,836 | $41,665 | — |
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 Cea Alliance 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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Promotes food safety standards and education for controlled environment agriculture operators.
Questions for Cea Alliance
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The organization support collaboration of indoor growers with retailers to better serve consumers with healthy fresh foods.
The organization develops a framework and measurement of sustainability practices for indoor growers
The organization supports development of best food safety practices for indoor growers.
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $152K | $174K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $159K | $180K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $68K | $72K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $91K | $108K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management feesLn 11a | $240K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $4K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $76K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $4K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $1K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $31K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $22K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $6K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $385K | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 2, 2026 | $402K | $385K | $17K | $108K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 16, 2025 | $404K | $333K | $71K | $91K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2024 | $384K | $338K | $45K | $20K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 9, 2023 | $182K | $270K | −$88K | −$25K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 12, 2022 | $230K | $244K | −$14K | $63K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 27, 2022 | $246K | $207K | $39K | $70K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $402,114 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $402,114 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $385,231 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $179,914 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $108,146 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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