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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CCOF CERTIFICATION SERVICES LLC.

Totals

Total revenue
$21,551,826
Total expenses
$21,578,832
Contributions and grants received
$109,223
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$21,406,254
Investment income
$15,293
Other revenue
$21,056
Total assets, end of year
$10,191,403
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,537,483
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$346,080
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Program services were 0.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $109,223

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CERTIFICATION REVENUES

    total $16,129,943 · related or exempt $16,129,943

  • 2b · Program service revenue: INSPECTION REVENUES

    total $5,276,311 · related or exempt $5,276,311

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,293 · excluded $15,293

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $21,056 · related or exempt $21,056

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $21,056

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $235,496

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,277,306

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $375,231

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,156,238

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $721,045

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,670

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $32,725

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $223,581

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $575,426

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $147,829

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $236,448

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $41,939

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $165,251

  • 24a · Other expenses: INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES

    total $6,172,658

  • 24b · Other expenses: INSPECTIONS TRAVEL

    total $881,409

  • 24c · Other expenses: INSPECTION SERVICES

    total $787,832

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $115,332

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $411,416

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,852,548 · end of year $3,174,581

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,466,242 · end of year $4,580,475

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,220,933 · end of year $1,762,155

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $366,823 · end of year $552,026

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

    $999,731

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

    $893,369

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $138,025 · end of year $106,362

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $15,804 · end of year $15,804

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,325,032 · end of year $1,470,262

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $8,054,417 · end of year $9,067,221

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$319,074 · end of year -$346,080

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CCOF CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF CALIFORNIA CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMERS INC., PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF COST-EFFECTIVE, ORGANIC CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. CCOF CERTIFIES FARM AND LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS, PROCESSORS, RETAILERS, PRIVATE LABELERS, AND RESTAURANTS. CCOF CERTIFICATION SERVICES IS ACCREDITED BY THE USDA NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM. TO ENSURE INTERNATIONAL TRADE ACCESS FOR ITS CLIENTS, CCOF ALSO MAINTAINS ISO GUIDE 65 ACCREDITATION WITH THE USDA AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE AND IOAS FOR EU EQUIVALENCY AND CANADIAN ORGANIC REGIME ACCREDITATION AND ARE CARTV REGISTERED FOR SALES QUEBEC.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ADVANCE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FOR A HEALTHY WORLD THROUGH ORGANIC CERTIFICATION.

  • CCOF CERTIFICATION SERVICES LLC HAS BEEN ACCREDITED TO THE NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS ORGANIC AGRICULTURE THROUGH ITS ORGANIC CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. During 2024, the Organization certified 4,420 organic operations across 46 states and 3 countries to deliver organic products to consumers around the world. Certification staff earned the USDA National Organic Programs Data Integrity Award for the eighth year in a row for excellence in quality data management. The Organization also supported organic certification cost share reimbursement for 1,372 CCOF members totaling $1,418,044 in organic certification fees refunds and $340,381 in California stateregistration fee refunds.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kelly Damewood

    MGMT CMTE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $284,326
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $253,193
    Other
    $31,133
    Hours/week
    8 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $219,721 related
    Bonus
    not reported + $33,472 related
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported + $12,980 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $18,153 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $284,326 related

  • April Vasquez

    CCO

    Total calculated
    $235,496
    From this org
    $211,358
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,138
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,320
    Bonus
    $27,038
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,568
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,570
    Filer's total
    $235,496

  • Sarah Reed

    HANDLER CERT

    Total calculated
    $143,099
    From this org
    $124,604
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,495
    Hours/week
    40

  • Renee McKeon

    CERT OPS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $138,439
    From this org
    $115,590
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,849
    Hours/week
    40

  • Renee Delaney

    DIRECTOR OF FARM

    Total calculated
    $136,785
    From this org
    $116,637
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,148
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jacob Guth

    ASST DIR FOOD SAFE

    Total calculated
    $125,620
    From this org
    $110,342
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,278
    Hours/week
    40

  • Charles Fowler

    TREASURER/SEC

    Total calculated
    $1,250
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,250
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Willey

    MGMT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $1,250
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,250
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janning Kennedy

    MGMT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gina Colfer

    MGMT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

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.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CCOF OCAL CERTIFICATION SERVICES LLC

    C CORP · AGRICULTURAL CERTIFICATION · CA

    Directly controlled by CCOF INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513169349307886

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