Oregon Tilth INC FY2023 filing

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Corvallis, OR501(c)(3)Since 1986EIN 94-3029559Revenue $11.6M in FY2023

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To support and promote biologically sound and socially equitable agriculture through education, research, advocacy and certification.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $45K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.1M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% 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
$11.6M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$12.6M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$9.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$11.6M
FY2023▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.3M
FY2021$10.2M
FY2022$10.3M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$14.3M
Expenses
$12.6M
FY2023▲ +21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.0M
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$12.6M
FY2024$14.5M
Net assets
$9.5M
FY2023▼ -1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.3M
FY2021$11.4M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$9.7M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1991.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $10.8M Management & general 15% · $1.9M

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

17 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Director
$173,955Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$172,266Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Fin
$170,071Pt VII · Sec A
Certification Dir
$159,246Pt VII · Sec A
Culture Dir
$140,982Pt VII · Sec A
Inpection Manager
$104,514Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Director
$101,704Pt VII · Sec A
IT Director
$100,736Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leonard Freeman JR$173,955———
Chris Schreiner$172,266$161,124$144,401$116,428
Renee Kempka$170,071$148,801$138,982$105,373
Leonard Freeman—$164,600——
Connie Karr$159,246$152,471$141,393$109,293
Kimberly Nelson$140,982———
Kim Nelson—$119,446$103,522—
Kurt Belser$104,514———

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

Promotes sustainable, fair farming through education, research, advocacy, and certification.

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2 programs · $10.8M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The Oregon Tilth Certified Organic (otco) Program

The organization provides organic certification to over 2,100 growers, processors and handlers across the U.S. And mexico. The oregon tilth certified organic (otco) program ensures integrity throughout the supply chain by combining strict production standards, third-party inspections, and strong enforcement provisions to protect the…

$9.3Mprogram expense
02

Organic Education Program

Through educational initiatives, the organization promotes food production practices that conserve natural resources, enhance resilience to climate change, and foster healthy, equitable communities.

$1.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$45K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$11.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$209K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$79K
Money outPt IX
$12.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.8M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$9.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$12.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$79K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$209K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$11.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
SavingsLn 2$132K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$183K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$12.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$9.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5112
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.5M$9.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K$183K
Total assetsLn 16$13.1M$12.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$9.6M$9.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$371K$307K$64K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.4M$6.1M$1.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$199K$166K$33K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.0M$864K$170K
Payroll taxesLn 10$653K$537K$116K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$32K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$154K$103K$51K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$99K$84K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$287K$242K$45K
Information technologyLn 14$300K$280K$19K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$13K$2K
TravelLn 17$17K$14K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$92K$80K$13K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$16K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$89K$75K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.7M$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$109K$100K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.6M$10.8M$1.9M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $14.3M$14.5M−$282K$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $11.6M$12.6M−$1.0M$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.3M$10.4M−$170K$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.2M$9.0M$1.2M$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.3M$8.0M$301K$9.3M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,616,565 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,877$79,123
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,999,880$11,286,378
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $215,428$208,831
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,517$42,233
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,271,702$11,616,565
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,208,636$9,671,840
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,233,050$2,959,027
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,441,686$12,630,867
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$169,984−$1,014,302
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,616,565 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$79,123
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$79,123
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,286,378$11,286,378
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $208,831$208,831
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $42,233$42,233
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,328,611 · Excluded from tax $208,831$11,616,565
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,630,867 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 staffPrograms $306,523 · Management $64,264$370,787
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,124,471 · Management $1,290,570$7,415,041
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $166,260 · Management $32,741$199,001
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $864,263 · Management $170,203$1,034,466
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $536,531 · Management $116,014$652,545
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $31,703 · Management $5,909$37,612
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $103,293 · Management $50,692$153,985
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $83,851 · Management $15,628$99,479
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $241,765 · Management $44,762$286,527
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $280,196 · Management $19,417$299,613
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,332 · Management $1,844$15,176
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,246 · Management $3,168$17,414
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $79,559 · Management $12,752$92,311
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,138 · Management $3,008$19,146
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $74,917 · Management $13,963$88,880
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,729,539 · Management $10,026$1,739,565
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $99,687 · Management $9,632$109,319
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,766,274 · Management $1,864,593 · Fundraising $0$12,630,867
Part X · Balance sheet $12,544,371 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,137,821$1,866,172
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $227,304$131,943
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,942,272$686,977
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $223,107$225,387
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,456$182,930
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,547,665$9,450,962
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,114,625$12,544,371
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $670,772$1,001,921
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,886,259$2,092,113
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,557,031$3,094,034
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,557,594$9,450,337
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,557,594$9,450,337
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,114,625$12,544,371
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,450,337 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,616,565
XI-2 Total expenses$12,630,867
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,014,302
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,557,594
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$907,045
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,450,337

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