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Oregon Seed Council FY2022 filing

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Wilsonville, OR501(c)(5)Mutual / membership EIN 93-0616451Revenue $545K in FY2022Latest return filed Dec 18, 2024

On file with the IRSoregonseedcouncil.orgWilsonville, ORTax-exempt since Jul 1974

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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.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 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
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$545K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$497K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$354K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$545K
FY2022▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$632K
FY2021$688K
FY2022$545K
FY2023$498K
FY2024$470K
Expenses
$497K
FY2022▼ -30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$629K
FY2021$714K
FY2022$497K
FY2023$509K
FY2024$472K
Net assets
$354K
FY2022▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$332K
FY2021$306K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$342K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $497K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

30 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Charles Ortiz
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kc Coon
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Orin Nusbaum
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kent Burkholder
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kenny Smith
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ralph Fisher
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Zach Taylor
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 programs · $358K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

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

$234Kprogram expense
02

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

$124Kprogram 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 · 1 grant · $12K · 2023–2023
Oregonians for Food and Shelter INCOR · FY2023$12,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$545K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$395K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Investment incomeLn 3$126
Money outPt IX
$497K
Ln 25
Programscol B$497K
Owns and owesPt X
$354K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$288K
Total assetsLn 16$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$150K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$395K
Investment incomeLn 3$126
Total revenueLn 12$545K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$288K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$288K
Accounts receivableLn 4$66K
Total assetsLn 16$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$354K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$302K$288K
Total assetsLn 16$306K$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$306K$354K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K
Management feesLn 11a$118K
Legal feesLn 11b$400
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$263
Office expensesLn 13$11K
TravelLn 17$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$353K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$497K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 18, 2024 $470K$472K−$1K$342K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 26, 2024 $498K$509K−$10K$343K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 14, 2023 $545K$497K$48K$354K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2022 $688K$714K−$26K$306K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021 $632K$629K$2K$332K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $545,293 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $146,500$150,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $541,328$395,167
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $143$126
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $687,971$545,293
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $18,500$5,000
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 $695,631$492,213
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $714,131$497,213
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,160$48,080
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $545,293 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$150,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$150,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $395,167$395,167
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $126$126
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $395,167 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $126$545,293
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $497,213 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$5,000
IX-11a Management fees$117,500
IX-11b Legal fees$400
IX-11g Other fees for services$263
IX-13 Office expenses$10,566
IX-17 Travel$1,337
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$2,216
IX-23 Insurance$3,164
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$352,825
IX-24e All other expenses$3,942
IX-25 Total functional expenses$497,213
Part X · Balance sheet $353,741 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $301,536$287,714
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,125$66,027
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $305,661$353,741
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $305,661$353,741
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $305,661$353,741
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $305,661$353,741
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $353,741 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$545,293
XI-2 Total expenses$497,213
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,080
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$305,661
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$353,741

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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