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Oregon Seed Council

Not tax-deductible

Wilsonville, OR501(c)(5)EIN 93-0616451

The oregon seed council is an industry wide trade association whose mission is to represent the regulatory, research, and information needs of grass seed producers and marketers.

Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$431
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
35
of 35 voting members
Looks good: 35 of 35 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$470K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$472K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$342K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$470K
FY2024▼ -6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$632K
FY2021$688K
FY2022$545K
FY2023$498K
FY2024$470K
Expenses
$472K
FY2024▼ -7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$629K
FY2021$714K
FY2022$497K
FY2023$509K
FY2024$472K
Net assets
$342K
FY2024-0.4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$332K
FY2021$306K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$342K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 1974.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

34 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kate Hartnell
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alex Duerst
First Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dave Goracke
Second Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Becky Berger
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trevor Duerst
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Colin Scott
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Represents grass seed producers and marketers' regulatory, research, and information needs.

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2 program services account for $204K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

The oregon seed council conducts research for the betterment of the grass seed industry.

$116Kprogram expense
02

The oregon seed council distributes information about the oregon grass seed industry to regulators, researchers, producers, and marketers.

$88Kprogram expense

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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 · 1 grant · $12K · 2023–2023
Oregonians for Food and Shelter INCOR · FY2023$12,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$470K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$303K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$167K
Investment incomeLn 3$132
Money outPt IX
$472K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$342K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$253K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$431
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a35
IndependentVI 1b35
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$167K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$303K
Investment incomeLn 3$132
Total revenueLn 12$470K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$253K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$253K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$431
Net assetsLn 32$342K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K$253K
Total assetsLn 16$343K$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$431
Net assetsLn 32$343K$342K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$0
Management feesLn 11a$139K$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$8K$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$277K$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$472K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $470K$472K−$1K$342K 990 PDF
FY2023 $498K$509K−$10K$343K 990 PDF
FY2022 $545K$497K$48K$354K 990 PDF
FY2021 $688K$714K−$26K$306K 990 PDF
FY2020 $632K$629K$2K$332K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $470,316 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$155,800
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,199
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$166,999
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$303,185
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $132$132
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $303,185 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $132$470,316
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $471,599 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$1,000
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$139,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,990
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,225
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,540
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,902
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,729
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,445
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$277,431
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,337
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$471,599
Part X · Balance sheet $342,531 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $307,162$253,453
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $36,222$89,078
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $343,384$342,531
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$431
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$431
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $343,384$342,100
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $343,384$342,100
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $343,384$342,531
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $342,100 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$470,316
XI-2 Total expenses$471,599
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,283
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$343,384
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$342,100

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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