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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 15 June 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$2,819,254 changed to $2,702,305
Total expenses
$3,736,444 changed to $3,746,251
Contributions and grants received
$851,357 changed to $734,408
Total assets, end of year
$784,225 changed to $677,624
Total liabilities, end of year
$883,443 changed to $903,598
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$99,218 changed to -$225,974
Program services expenses
$3,087,164 changed to $3,089,718
Management and general expenses
$571,561 changed to $578,814
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,087,164 changed to $3,089,718

Totals

Total revenue
$2,819,254
Total expenses
$3,736,444
Contributions and grants received
$851,357
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,944,853
Investment income
$16,254
Other revenue
$6,790
Total assets, end of year
$784,225
Total liabilities, end of year
$883,443
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$99,218
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,087,164
Management and general expenses
$571,561
Fundraising expenses
$77,719
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,087,164

Program services were 82.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $10,545

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $840,812

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CERTIFICATION FEES

    total $1,909,836 · related or exempt $1,909,836

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EVENT INCOME

    total $35,017 · related or exempt $35,017

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $16,254 · related or exempt $16,254

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,017

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,017 · related or exempt $4,017

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $2,773 · related or exempt $2,773

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,773

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $1,685,250 · program services $1,546,278 · management and general $89,956 · fundraising $49,016

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $235,758 · program services $153,999 · management and general $81,759

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $132,967 · program services $90,281 · management and general $42,686

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,080,793 · program services $855,497 · management and general $225,296

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,727 · program services $2,066 · management and general $12,661

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $37,742 · program services $10,089 · management and general $20,957 · fundraising $6,696

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $131,365 · program services $131,365

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $128,258 · program services $112,312 · management and general $15,946

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36,138 · program services $30,797 · management and general $5,341

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,917 · program services $1,917

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,011 · program services $7,410 · management and general $11,601

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENTS

    total $73,051 · program services $70,451 · management and general $2,600

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING AND POSTAGE

    total $59,690 · program services $37,498 · management and general $4,385 · fundraising $17,807

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $31,916 · program services $2,208 · management and general $29,708

  • 24d · Other expenses: FEES AND SERVICE CHARGE

    total $28,304 · program services $1,454 · management and general $25,835 · fundraising $1,015

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $39,557 · program services $33,542 · management and general $2,830 · fundraising $3,185

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $171,499 · end of year $24,954

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $374,036 · end of year $87,152

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $279,591 · end of year $210,286

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $8,318 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $250,256

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $59,011

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $193,161 · end of year $191,245

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $181,689 · end of year $270,588

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $440,864 · end of year $828,443

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $39,971 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $55,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $724,431 · end of year -$102,246

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,028 · end of year $3,028

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

NOFA NY IS AN ORGANIZATION OF CONSUMERS, GARDENERS AND FARMERS WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM WHICH IS ECOLOGICALLY SOUND AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE. THROUGH DEMONSTRATION AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WE PROMOTE LAND STEWARDSHIP, ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION AND LOCAL MARKETING. NOFA NY BRINGS CONSUMERS AND FARMERS CLOSER TOGETHER TO MAKE HIGH QUALITY FOOD AVAILABLE TO ALL PEOPLE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROMOTE LAND STEWARDSHIP, ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION AND LOCAL MARKETING.

  • CERTIFICATION SERVICES - OUR USDA-ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM CERTIFIES 1,093 ORGANIC OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE AND THE NORTHEAST. OPERATIONS RANGE FROM DAIRY FARMS TO DIVERSIFIED VEGETABLE OPERATIONS TO FOOD HANDLERS/PROCESSORS. THIS PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED THROUGH A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY.

    Expenses $2,315,920 · Revenue $1,909,836

  • TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS - THROUGH DEDICATION, POLICY AND OUTREACH, NOFA NY PROMOTES LAND STEWARDSHIP, ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION AND LOCAL MARKETING. NOFA NY OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT COVER A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS FROM ORGANIC TRANSITIONING TO MARKETING TECHNIQUES. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE CONFERENCES, ON-FARM FIELD DAYS, ONLINE RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. WE ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES AT THE STATE, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVELS THAT PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE INTEGRITY OF ORGANICS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERS. NOFA NY PROMOTES OUR MISSION AND PROGRAMS THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA, CONFERENCES AND TRADE SHOWS.

    Expenses $771,244 · Revenue $58,061

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • WES GILLINGHAM

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.35

  • JACK ALGIERE

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.35

  • DIANE FRANCES

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.35

  • BEN HOYER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.35

  • SEAN BARRETT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.05

  • JACOB GIGLER-CARO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.05

  • REBECCA HELLER-STEINBERG

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.05

  • BHAVANI JAROFF

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.05

  • ZAID KURDIEH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.05

  • CHARLES NICHOLAS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.05

  • NICK SIOUFAS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.05

  • ROBERT PERRY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.05

  • JESSIE SLAYTON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.05

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533219349301783

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