To advance the quality, safety and global relationship of the greater Puget Sound food system while advocating for the cultivation, valuation, and proper compensation of current and future food scientists.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $33K a year · 32% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $621K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$165K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$126K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$707K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$165K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$7K
FY2023$111K
FY2024$130K
FY2025$165K
Expenses
$126K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$147K
FY2023$135K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$126K
Net assets
$707K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$602K
FY2023$601K
FY2024$657K
FY2025$707K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2022.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Incoming President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Membership Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

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Improves Puget Sound's food system quality and safety, advocating for food scientists.

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3 programs · $103K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Cascadia IFT student achievement awards are designed for high school, community college, undergraduate and graduate students who are currently enrolled or planning to enroll in a science-based program focused on a career in the food industry.

$48Kprogram expense
02

Every year this organization organizes an Expo for food professionals of all disciplines in the Pacific Northwest. On Feb 25, 2025, we held our 46th Annual "Supplier Night Expo" focusing on Washington food suppliers/manufacturers.

$43Kprogram expense
03

Golf Outing happened every Summer, about 15 volunteers help plan and execute this event. The main purpose of this event was to help fund scholarship.

$13Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 4 grants · $129K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$47,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$72,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$165K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Money outPt IX
$126K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$707K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86K
Total assetsLn 16$707K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Total revenueLn 12$165K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$86K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$621K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$707K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$707K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$86K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$619K$621K
Total assetsLn 16$657K$707K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$657K$707K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$48K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$946
Information technologyLn 14$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$66K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$158
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$126K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $165K$126K$39K$707K 990 PDF
FY2024 $130K$136K−$6K$657K 990 PDF
FY2023 $111K$135K−$25K$601K 990 PDF
FY2022 $7K$147K−$139K$602K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $165,371 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,120$4,320
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $104,563$119,596
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,330$41,455
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $130,013$165,371
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,000$47,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $85,904$78,866
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $135,904$126,366
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,891$39,005
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $165,371 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,320
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,320
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $119,596 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$119,596
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $41,455 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$41,455
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $161,051 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$165,371
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $126,366 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$47,500
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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$5,295
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$1,027
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$946
IX-14 Information technology$2,516
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$66,215
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$2,709
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$158
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$126,366
Part X · Balance sheet $707,404 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,396$80,972
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,470$5,472
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $619,007$620,960
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $656,873$707,404
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $656,873$707,404
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $656,873$707,404
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $707,404 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$165,371
XI-2 Total expenses$126,366
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,005
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$656,873
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,526
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$707,404

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