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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 17 November 2025. 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 expenses
$1,717,438 changed to $1,728,311
Grants paid
$291,474 changed to $523,474
Investment income
$9,706 changed to $7,872
Other revenue
$481 changed to $2,315
Total liabilities, end of year
$149,447 changed to $160,320
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$125,852 changed to $114,979
Program services expenses
$1,058,353 changed to $1,431,725
Management and general expenses
$535,082 changed to $231,341
Fundraising expenses
$124,003 changed to $65,245
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,058,353 changed to $1,431,725

Totals

Total revenue
$1,593,706
Total expenses
$1,728,311
Contributions and grants received
$1,442,689
Grants paid
$523,474
Program service revenue
$140,830
Investment income
$7,872
Other revenue
$2,315
Total assets, end of year
$275,299
Total liabilities, end of year
$160,320
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$114,979
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,431,725
Management and general expenses
$231,341
Fundraising expenses
$65,245
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,431,725

Program services were 82.8% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $49,155

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,056,079

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $337,455

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $140,830 · related or exempt $140,830

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,888 · excluded $3,888

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,984

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

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,984

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,984 · excluded $3,984

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC INCOME

    total $2,315 · related or exempt $2,315

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,315

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $523,474 · program services $523,474

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $734,985 · program services $584,562 · management and general $113,786 · fundraising $36,637

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $60,858 · program services $48,431 · management and general $9,389 · fundraising $3,038

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $63,246 · program services $63,246

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $40,360 · program services $10,151 · management and general $25,255 · fundraising $4,954

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,922 · program services $12,013 · management and general $586 · fundraising $323

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,488 · management and general $1,488

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,197 · management and general $1,197

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,933 · management and general $7,933

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $148,667 · program services $147,614 · management and general $521 · fundraising $532

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEES

    total $78,287 · program services $26,778 · management and general $51,509

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM CONTRACTORS

    total $36,991 · program services $14,314 · management and general $2,916 · fundraising $19,761

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUE AND FEE EXPENSE

    total $16,615 · program services $1,142 · management and general $15,473

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,288 · management and general $1,288

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $73,783 · end of year $116,791

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $142,083 · end of year $13,344

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,920 · end of year $2,506

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $125,452 · end of year $141,462

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $2,393 · end of year $1,196

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $50,016 · end of year $65,544

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $20,757 · end of year $14,776

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $35,306 · end of year $80,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $240,552 · end of year $114,979

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE METHODS OF ORGANIC FARMING, GARDENING, AND HOMESTEADING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY NOFA/ MASS PROMOTES ORGANIC AGRICULTURE TO EXPAND THE PRODUCTION AND AVAILABILITY OF NUTRIOUS FOOD FROM LIVING SOIL FOR THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND THE PLANET.

  • NOFA/MASS ORGANIZES TWO ANNUAL CONFERENCES. THE NOFA/MASS WINTER CONFERENCE AND THE NOFA SUMMER CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCES ARE CURATED COLLECTIONS OF KEYNOTES, WORKSHOPS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, Q & A SESSIONS, MEETUPS, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES, VENDORS, AN AUCTION, MUSIC, FILMS, DANCE AND WHOLESOME ORGANIC MEALS. EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ARE GEARED TOWARDS FARMERS, GARDENERS, HOMESTEADERS AND ACTIVISTS OF ALL LEVELS THAT ARE INTERESTED INPARTICIPATING IN A FOOD SYSTEM THAT IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS,COMMUNITIES AND THE PLANET.

    Expenses $1,431,725 · Grants $523,474

  • NOFA/MASS ORGANIZES THE NOFA TRISTATE BULK ORDER, A COLLECTIVE BUYING PROGRAM FOR ORGANIC FARM AND GARDEN PRODUCTS, ON BEHALF OF CTNOFA, NOFA-RI AND NOFA/MASS. WE WORK WITH A VARIETY OF COMPANIES TO OFFER AN ARRAY OF AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES TO NOFA/MASS MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS AT REDUCED COST. WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP PRICES LOW BY ORDERING DIRECTLY FROM SUPPLIERS, WHO OFTEN PROVIDE NOFA/MASS WITHDISCOUNTED RATES. ORDERING IS OPEN FROM JANUARY 1-31 EACH YEAR AND CUSTOMERS CAN PICK UP THEIR ORDERS IN MARCH AND APRIL AT VARIOUS SITES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, AND RHODE ISLAND. THE BULK ORDER ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SAVE MONEY ON GROWING SUPPLIES, PROVIDES ACCESS TO HARDTOFIND CERTIFIED ORGANIC ITEMS, AND BUILDS CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY

  • NOFA/MASS PROVIDES BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR FARMERS, GARDENERS, CONSUMERS AND ACTIVISTS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS RELATED TO ORGANIC GROWING PRACTICES AND HEALTHY LIVING. WORKSHOPS ARE VARIED TO ACCOMODATE ATTENDEES WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SKILL LEVELS, BACKGROUNDS, INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • JOCELYN LANGER

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $8,012
    From this org
    $8,012
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • LAURA DAVIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $24,357
    From this org
    $24,357
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • DOUG COOK

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • VIONDY MERISMA

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KAREN SPILLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN DUKE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JODY MENDOZA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PRICILLA WILLIAMS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
19 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202621249349300937

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