Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2001.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
12 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.
Kellee Balcom’s $81K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellee Balcom | $81,332 | $81,284 | $81,332 | $81,332 | $81,429 |
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
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
Supports education and research for Washington State's potato industry.
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Industry Leadership Banquet
During the industry leadership banquet, nominations were received to honor a host of great leaders in the region and an award ceremony celebrated past and present leaders a well as an agricultural company. Attendance for this event was nearly 350 people in 2024.
Agriculture in the Classroom
This initiative began working directly in three pilot high schools in the area implementing three various education initiatives: an essay contest, mini-grants to classrooms and a speakers circuit which brings professionals to the classroom for students to engage in hands on agricultural learning.
Grower Education
The foundation offers a host of educational workshops, seminars, pesticide certifications, first aid trainings, field day, lectures and workshops that benefits the 300 plus growers throughout washington. First aid classes were provided as a service for those growers n the potato growing areas of WASHINGTON/OREGON.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $85K | $83K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.3M | $2.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $6K | $1K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.3M | $2.5M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $22K | $22K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $81K | $61K | $12K | $8K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $7K | $5K | $993 | $662 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $11K | $8K | $2K | $1K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $3K | $3K | $525 | $349 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $478 | $359 | $71 | $48 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $2K | $453 | $302 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $37K | $36K | $576 | $384 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $164K | $137K | $16K | $11K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $378K | $164K | $214K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $225K | $165K | $61K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $191K | $138K | $53K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $286K | $133K | $153K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $203K | $150K | $53K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $377,968 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $377,968 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $164,388 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,484,137 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,482,917 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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