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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CALIFORNIA CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMERS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,882,832
Total expenses
$6,334,355
Contributions and grants received
$336,260
Grants paid
$444,464
Program service revenue
$5,787,500
Investment income
$181,566
Other revenue
$577,506
Total assets, end of year
$10,330,103
Total liabilities, end of year
$724,713
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,605,390
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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $336,260

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CERTIFICATION SERVICES

    total $5,787,500 · related or exempt $5,787,500

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $187,360 · excluded $187,360

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $381,089

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

    securities $329,290 · other assets $57,593

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $51,799 · other assets -$57,593

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$5,794 · related or exempt -$5,794

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $21,396

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $13,805

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $7,591 · related or exempt $7,591

  • 11a · Other revenue: COST SHARE I.T. STAFF

    total $568,436 · related or exempt $568,436

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,479 · related or exempt $1,479

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $569,915

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $444,464

  • 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 $482,519

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,259,339

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $120,626

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $512,060

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $284,079

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $17,590

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,920

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $301,498

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $284,547

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $73,666

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $212,620

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $51,896

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $26,791

  • 24a · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $172,951

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $29,033

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES

    total $16,411

  • 24d · Other expenses: Postage and Shipping

    total $11,848

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,497

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $800,719 · end of year $800,719

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,379,426 · end of year $5,998,016

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $419,696 · end of year $625,303

  • 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

    beginning of year $22,137 · end of year $28,649

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $179,330 · end of year $64,818

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

    $600,203

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

    $358,333

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $290,724 · end of year $241,870

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,483,976 · end of year $2,806,588

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year -$282,544 · end of year -$311,280

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $309,851 · end of year $75,420

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $497,926 · end of year $658,723

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $291,231 · end of year $65,990

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,814,158 · end of year $9,605,390

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CCOF ADVANCES ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FOR A HEALTHY WORLD. WE ACCOMPLISH OUR PURPOSE THROUGH ORGANIC CERTIFICATION, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND PROMOTION. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE ORGANIC IS THE NORM.

  • In 2024, CCOF made significant strides in advancing organic agriculture through consumer education, digital innovation, international outreach, and policy advocacy. The Organization launched a groundbreaking national video ad campaign promoting organic food, featuring CCOF clients, which is projected to reach over 50 million views by the end of 2026 across platforms like Roku and YouTube. CCOF launched a newly redesigned website enhancing user experience with improved navigation, a robust Resource Library, a new Why Organic? section to educate consumers, and an upgraded member directory, making it easier for consumers to find and connect with certified organic producers and handlers.CCOF organized a trade mission to Mexico, facilitating connections between 10 certified producers and buyers in Guadalajara and Mexico City. Additionally, the Organization's policy and advocacy initiatives mobilized CCOF's membership to influence the California State Board of Food and Agricultures definition of regenerative to ensure inclusion of organic agriculture, contributed to the passage of California Proposition 4 securing a $300 million investment in agriculture, and initiated a policy campaign to integrate organic food into Food is Medicine and institutional procurement programs.CCOF, Inc.s policy and member services team successfully advocated for the state of California to set ambitious organic land targets, fund the states organic transition program, and expand emergency relief funds. The policy team surveyed and engaged 150 members to establish a farm labor policy platform and connected over 100 organic farmers and producers through regional CCOF chapter meetings.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kelly Damewood

    CEO

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

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

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

  • Felipe Sandoval

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $198,193
    From this org
    $157,249
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,944
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,749
    Bonus
    $16,500
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,718
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,226
    Filer's total
    $198,193

  • Harold Head

    DIRECTOR OF IT

    Total calculated
    $161,037
    From this org
    $134,260
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,777
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,018
    Bonus
    $5,242
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,739
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,038
    Filer's total
    $161,037

  • Michael Recco

    MARKETING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $151,052
    From this org
    $133,133
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,919
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,891
    Bonus
    $5,242
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,657
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,262
    Filer's total
    $151,052

  • Jesse Cowan

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $144,063
    From this org
    $128,065
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,998
    Hours/week
    40

  • Phil Larocca

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Malcom Ricci

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thaddeus Barsotti

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ted Vivatson

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrea Davis Cetina

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chad Crivelli

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lily Nugent

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven Cardoza

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Esteban Macias Padilla

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Genevieve Albers

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nickie Vaccaro Salyer

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robin Taylor

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Liz Niles

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Justin Miller

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Camille Cherry

    MEMBER

    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

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.

  • CCOF CERTIFICATION SERVICES LLC

    501(C)(5) · PROMOTE AND SUPPORT ORGANIC AGRICULTURE · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CALIFORNIA CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMERS INC

  • CCOF FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT ORGANIC AGRICULTURE · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CALIFORNIA CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMERS INC

  • CA CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMERS ACTION FUND

    527 · PROMOTE CANDIDATES AND ORGANIC AG ISSUES · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CALIFORNIA CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMERS INC

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 · 100% owned · share of income $64,035 · share of assets $56,535 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CCOF INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513169349308851

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