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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS & GARDENERS ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,515,699
Total expenses
$5,543,986
Contributions and grants received
$4,183,843
Grants paid
$401,660
Program service revenue
$1,793,711
Investment income
$150,331
Other revenue
$387,814
Total assets, end of year
$13,067,262
Total liabilities, end of year
$751,941
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,315,321
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,260,186
Management and general expenses
$801,603
Fundraising expenses
$482,197
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,260,186

Program services were 76.8% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $200,000

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $295,893

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $682,725

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,005,225

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $28,532

  • 2a · Program service revenue: AGRICULTURAL FAIR

    total $820,124 · related or exempt $820,124

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CERTIFICATION SERVICES

    total $805,581 · related or exempt $805,581

  • 2c · Program service revenue: AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

    total $83,954 · related or exempt $83,954

  • 2d · Program service revenue: NEWSLETTER

    total $54,000 · related or exempt $285 · unrelated business $53,715

  • 2e · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $30,052 · related or exempt $30,052

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $155,575 · excluded $155,575

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,205,777

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,211,021

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$5,244

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$5,244 · excluded -$5,244

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $786,983

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $539,906

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $247,077 · excluded $247,077

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS FIRE LOSS

    total $140,737 · excluded $140,737

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $140,737

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $196,186 · program services $196,186

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $205,474 · program services $205,474

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $135,084 · program services $54,034 · management and general $40,525 · fundraising $40,525

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,975,358 · program services $1,432,115 · management and general $259,041 · fundraising $284,202

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,965 · program services $17,052 · management and general $1,672 · fundraising $241

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $361,748 · program services $335,465 · management and general $20,179 · fundraising $6,104

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $106,676 · program services $84,451 · management and general $22,225

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $25,030 · management and general $25,030

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $53,058 · management and general $53,058

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $178,278 · program services $104,284 · management and general $47,417 · fundraising $26,577

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $303,919 · program services $303,919

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $164,280 · program services $75,270 · management and general $84,319 · fundraising $4,691

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $57,309 · program services $14,886 · management and general $40,798 · fundraising $1,625

  • 17 · Travel

    total $69,444 · program services $57,490 · management and general $6,056 · fundraising $5,898

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $6,204 · program services $6,204

  • 20 · Interest

    total $21,340 · program services $16,925 · management and general $2,586 · fundraising $1,829

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $151,920 · program services $138,709 · fundraising $13,211

  • 24a · Other expenses: BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

    total $550,247 · program services $433,548 · management and general $68,325 · fundraising $48,374

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $289,056 · program services $277,062 · management and general $1,811 · fundraising $10,183

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTALS

    total $170,898 · program services $170,898

  • 24d · Other expenses: PUBLIC POLICY EXPENSE

    total $153,460 · program services $153,460

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $350,052 · program services $182,754 · management and general $128,561 · fundraising $38,737

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,289,948 · end of year $1,152,078

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $839,016 · end of year $1,135,118

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $56,249 · end of year $24,467

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $342,384 · end of year $446,812

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $98,615 · end of year $109,974

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

    $5,715,444

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

    $2,763,856

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,780,439 · end of year $2,951,588

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,988,856 · end of year $7,051,801

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $186,531 · end of year $195,424

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $412,624 · end of year $490,115

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $197,664 · end of year $178,303

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $235,784 · end of year $83,523

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,433,790 · end of year $7,511,698

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,302,176 · end of year $4,803,623

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERS ASSOCIATION IS TRANSFORMING OUR FOOD SYSTEM BY SUPPORTING FARMERS, EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO FEED THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ADVOCATING FOR AN ORGANIC FUTURE.

  • COMMON GROUND COUNTRY FAIR - TO PROMOTE TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL TALKS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS AS WELL AS A MULTITUDE OF FOOD, CRAFT AND SERVICE VENDORS. SERVES APPROXIMATELY 65,000 CLIENTS OVER THREE DAYS.

    Expenses $990,353 · Revenue $820,124

  • FARMER PROGRAMS - TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SPECIFIC TO ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING. PROVIDE MARKETING ASSISTANCE TO GROWERS AND PROCESSORS. ASSIST EXPERIENCED GROWERS AND PROCESSORS, HELP NEW ORGANIC FARMERS START, EDUCATE CONVENTIONAL FARMERS CONCERNING THE BENEFITS OF ORGANIC METHODS. SERVES APPROXIMATELY 4,500 CLIENTS.

    Expenses $1,233,254 · Grants $401,660 · Revenue $83,954

  • CERTIFICATION PROGRAM - ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S OLDEST CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. ACCREDITED BY THE USDA IN 2003, MOFGA CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC (MCS LLC) CERTIFIES CROPS, WILDCROPS, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS PROCESSED AND HANDLED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS TO THE USDA NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS. IN 2023, MCS LLC CERTIFIED 526 ORGANIC OPERATIONS. CERTIFIED CLEAN CANNABIS BY MOFGA CERTIFICATION SERVICES, LLC(MC3)(FORMALIZED IN 2017) OFFERS A VERIFIED MARKETING CLAIM OF GROWING PRACTICES THAT MIRRORS THE NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM. THIS IS MOFGA'S PROGRAM, ADMINISTERED BY MCS, AND DOES NOT FALL UNDER FEDERAL ORGANIC ACCREDITATION. AS OF 2023 YEAR-END, CERTIFIED 14 OPERATIONS.

    Expenses $914,905 · Revenue $805,581

  • COMMUNITY EDUCATION - TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON ORGANIC FARMING, GARDENING AND ORCHARDING METHODS, AS WELL AS LOW IMPACT FORESTRY. COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH - PERIODICALS & PUBLICATIONS ARE PRODUCED FOR MEMBERS & THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL, NUTRITIONAL, AND RURAL VALUES; APPROXIMATELY 6,300 MEMBERS SERVED WITH PUBLICATION BY MOFGA. MAINE HERITAGE ORCHARD - THE MAINE HERITAGE ORCHARD IS A TEN-ACRE PRESERVATION ORCHARD ON THE MOFGA GROUNDS IN UNITY. IT IS CURRENTLY HOME TO MORE THAN 400 APPLE AND PEAR VARIETIES TRADITIONALLY GROWN IN MAINE. MORE ARE BEING PLANTED EACH YEAR. MANY OF THESE VARIETIES ARE NOW ON THE VERGE OF EXTINCTION. THE ORCHARD IS PLANTED ON A TERRACED, RECLAIMED GRAVEL PIT AND IS MANAGED USING INNOVATIVE, ORGANIC ORCHARD PRACTICES. PUBLIC POLICY - REVIEWS EXISTING AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE PURPOSE OF MOFGA. IT MAY PROPOSE AND SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY PROPOSALS AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EL SALVADOR SISTERING - PROMOTES SOLIDARITY AMONG SMALL FARMERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN MAINE AND EL SALVADOR, FOCUSING ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THROUGH SUSTAINABLE, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $1,121,674 · Revenue $30,337

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • BEN TETTLEBAUM

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ELLEN SABINA

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PATTY DUFFY

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANNA SHAPLEY QUINN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SAM BROWN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SIKWANI DANA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROB DUMAS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARGARET HATHAWAY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CRAIG HICKMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SETH KROECK

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARTHA LEGGAT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ABE NOYES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JO D SAFFEIR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JESSIE SPECTOR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANNIE WATSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SARAH ALEXANDER

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $135,084
    From this org
    $127,942
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,142
    Hours/week
    40

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202433199349303058

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