Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,431,491
- Total expenses
- $1,204,160
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,407,628
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,600
- Investment income
- $21,263
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,047,317
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $88,905
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $958,412
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,151,590
- Management and general expenses
- $52,570
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,151,590
Program services were 95.6% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$33,879
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,309,484
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$64,265
-
2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE INCOME
total $2,600 · related or exempt $2,600
-
3 · Investment income
total $21,263 · excluded $21,263
-
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
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
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 $64,800 · program services $45,254 · management and general $19,546
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $13,063 · program services $13,063
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $6,219 · program services $5,142 · management and general $1,077
-
11a · Fees: management
total $6,347 · management and general $6,347
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $3,254 · program services $3,187 · management and general $67
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $24,723 · management and general $24,723
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $1,432 · program services $1,432
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $7,794 · program services $7,758 · management and general $36
-
13 · Office expenses
total $1,068 · program services $1,068
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $0
-
17 · Travel
total $39,702 · program services $38,457 · management and general $1,245
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $32,354 · program services $28,699 · management and general $3,655
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $3,913 · program services $2,645 · management and general $1,268
-
24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES
total $898,513 · program services $898,513
-
24b · Other expenses: INTERNSHIPS
total $69,150 · program services $65,700 · management and general $3,450
-
24c · Other expenses: INDIRECT ALLOCATION TO PROGRAM
total $21,982 · program services $21,982
-
24d · Other expenses: Printing and Publications
total $13,712 · program services $7,123 · management and general $6,589
-
24e · All other expenses
total -$3,866 · program services $11,567 · management and general -$15,433
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $587,415 · end of year $312,175
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $629,873
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $311,700 · end of year $105,269
-
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
end of year $0
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
-
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
end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $168,034 · end of year $88,905
-
31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $731,081 · end of year $958,412
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
The mission of the Organic Farmers Association is to provide a strong and unified national voice for domestic certified organic producers so that organic agriculture will become the basis of a viable United States food and agricultural policy and production system to support a healthier planet for the benefit of all life. Our purpose is to build and support a farmer-led national organic farmer movement and national policy platform by: developing and advocating policies that benefit organic farmers;strengthening and supporting the capacity of organic farmers and farm organizations; supporting collaboration and leadership among state, regional and national organic farmer organizations; and welcoming support and cooperation with like-minded individuals and organizations.
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EDUCATION PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT ORGANIC FARMERS SUCCESS THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. THE NATIONAL ORGANIC FARMER EDUCATION NETWORK (NOFEN) ALERTS FARMERS TO ORGANIC EDUCATION BEING OFFERED BY ORGANIC ORGANIZATION MEMBERS NATIONWIDE. WEBINARS AND DIGITAL ORGANIC EDUCATION RESOURCES HELP EDUCATE FARMERS AND CONSUMERS ABOUT ISSUES SUCH AS CROP INSURANCE, LABOR, MARKETS, ORGANIC TRANSITION, AND MENTAL HEALTH. EDUCATION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS ALSO A MAIN GOAL THROUGH THE WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND QUARTERLY MAGAZINE: ORGANIC VOICE. OFA ALSO CREATED AND MANAGES THE ORGANIC CAREER NETWORK TO SUPPORT ORGANIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SO THAT ORGANIC FARMERS HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
Expenses $1,080,110 · Revenue $1,276,484
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Advocacy Program Activities focus on aggregating input from organic farmer members and organic farm organizations into cohesive policy statements for members to vote on before becoming part of the Policy Platform. The Policy Platform is listed online and includes proposals relating to improving organic farming certification, integrity, and fraud prevention as well as improving federal programs for organic farmers. An organic farmer advocacy day, which provides opportunities for organic farmers to meet their legislators and their staff, is organized annually in Washington, D.C.
Expenses $71,480
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Kate MendenhallKATE MENDENHALL
EXECUTIVE DIR.
- Total calculated
- $64,800
- From this org
- $64,800
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Pryor Garnett
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jesse Buie
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bob Keatley
Member-at-Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rebekah Weber
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sara Tashker
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ken Kimes
Council Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dave Campbell
Council Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jenn Halpin
Council Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shawn Peebles
Council Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthew Fitzgerald
Council Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Eve Kaplan-Walbrecht
Council Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Doug Murphy
Council Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Steve Ela
Council Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
De'Anthony Price
Council 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.
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.
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501 (C) (3) · IMPROVE HEALTH THROUGH ORGANIC LEADERSHI · PA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 15 September 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202642589349301269
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