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Nonprofit · EIN 23-1944161

PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOC

Tax-exempt · HARRISBURG, PA 17102

Financials

$352K$335K2023$416K$366K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$416,497$365,813$50,684$530,551$0$530,551
December 31, 2023990$351,768$335,018$16,750$479,867$0$479,867
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$253,534
Investment income
$16,976
Net income from fundraising events
$100,135
Other revenue
$145,987

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$33,431
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$115,281
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$7,985
Program services (functional)
$220,001
Management and general (functional)
$120,450
Fundraising (functional)
$25,362

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$479,867
Total assets, end of year
$530,551
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$530,551
Publicly traded securities
$155,616
Gross unrelated business income
$39,847
Gross receipts
$596,083
Employees
0
Volunteers
285
Year formed
1926
State of legal domicile
PA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MORGAN BONDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN CAMPBELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
J PETER FLYNNPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TINA FORRYFIRST VICE P
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHRISTOPHER HARNERSECOND VICE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BARRON HETHERINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALAN KEMMERERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ARTHUR KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY METRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAVERNE NOLTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES REIFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RITA RESICKSECRETARY-TR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
WILLIAM REYNOLDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN SHENKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT SHENOTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JEFFREY STOLTZFUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN STRITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK TROYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BRIAN CAMPBELLPAST PRESIDE
Trustee or director
1$0
J PETER FLYNNFIRST VICE P
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TINA FORRYSECOND VICE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHRISTOPHER HARNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BARRON HETHERINGTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALAN KEMMERERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ARTHUR KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY METRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL ORZOLEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES REIFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RITA RESICKPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
WILLIAM REYNOLDSSECRETARY-TR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JOHN SHENKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT SHENOTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY STOLTZFUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN STRITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK TROYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOEL WEAVERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
908 N 2ND ST, HARRISBURG, PA 17102-3119
In care of
% AMERMAN AND AMERMAN PC
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
RITA RESICK, 230 E BAKERSVILLE EDIE ROAD, SOMERSET, PA 15501
Signed the 990
RITA RESICK, SECRETARY-TREASURER
Phone
(717) 694-3596
Return prepared by
HERRING ROLL & SOLOMON PC

Mission

TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC - PARTICULARLY VEGETABLE, POTATO, AND BERRY FARMERS ABOUT THE RESOURCES OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE METHODS BY WHICH RESOURCES MAY BE CONSERVED, UTILIZED, AND IMPROVED.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • NEWSLETTER - THE ASSOCIATION PUBLISHED A NEWSLETTER TO KEEP MEMBERS INFORMED ABOUT TRENDS AND NEWS AFFECTING THE STATE'S VEGETABLE, POTATO AND BERRY INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES AND NEWS ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION. REGULAR EDITIONS ARE MAILED TO ABOUT 800 PEOPLE, AND SPECIAL EDITIONS ARE MAILED TO OVER 3,340 PEOPLE. CONVENTION - THE ASSOCIATION SPONSORS THIS EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE INDUSTRY TRADE SHOW TO HELP EDUCATE MEMBERS ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE VEGETABLE, POTATO AND BERRY INDUSTRIES. APPROXIMATELY 900 TO 1,000 PEOPLE NORMALLY REGISTER WITH THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE CONVENTION. RESEARCH GRANTS - THE ASSOCIATION ANNUALLY FUNDS SEVERAL VEGETABLE AND SMALL FRUIT RESEARCH PROJECTS, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THE PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE MARKETING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM. IN 2024, THE ASSOCIATION HELPED FUND NINE VEGETABLE RESEARCH PROJECTS. TWILIGHT AND GROWER EDUCATION MEETINGS - THE ASSOCIATION SPONSORS THESE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ORGANIZED BY LOCAL PENN STATE EXTENSION EDUCATORS AT FARMS AROUND THE STATE TO HELP EDUCATE MEMBERS. LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES - THE ASSOCIATION SEEKS TO KEEP ITS MEMBERS INFORMED ABOUT LEGISLATIVE ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE VEGETABLE, POTATO AND BERRY INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS TO INFORM GOVERMENT OFFICIALS HOW LEGISLATION AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES AFFECT GROWERS. PROMOTION - THE ASSOCIATION HELPS FUND SPECIAL PROMOTION EFFORTS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO RAISE THE PUBLIC AND PRODUCE BUYERS AWARENESS OF THE STATE'S VEGETABLE INDUSTRY. DONATIONS - THE ASSOCIATION GIVES DONATIONS TO VARIOUS CAUSES OR EVENTS TO HELP PROMOTE THE VEGETABLE, POTATO AND BERRY INDUSTRIES OR THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY IN GENERAL. MAJOR DONATIONS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO A GROUP THAT TRAINS TEACHERS HOW TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY TO OUR SOCIETY AND TO HELP SUPPORT A MOBILE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION LABORATORY. THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES DONATIONS OF PLANTS AND SEEDS TO THE CAPITOL HUNGER GARDEN IN HARRISBURG, PA. WEBSITE - THE ASSOCIATION MAINTAINS A WEBSITE TO PROVIDE BOTH MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMANT ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION. SIMPLY SWEET ONION COMMITTEE - THIS PROGRAM HOLDS AND ADMINISTERS THE TRADEMARK FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA SIMPLY SWEET ONION ON BEHALF OF PENNSYLVANIA GROWERS. THE LICENSE FEES AND ASSESSMENTS COLLECTED FROM THE ONION GROWERS HELP FUND RESEARCH AND PROMOTION OF THE SIMPLY SWEET BRAND ONIONS.
    Expenses $175,383 · grants $33,431
  • SAME AS 1ST EXEMPT PURPOSE ACCOMPLISHMENT
    Expenses $44,618

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-1944161
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1975
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$530,551
Income (IRS master file)
$596,083

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$416,497$365,813$530,551IRS
990December 2023$351,768$335,018$479,867XML
990December 2022$302,477$256,121$451,157IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-1944161).

Questions about PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOC

What is the EIN of PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOC is 23-1944161.
Is PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1975.
Are donations to PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RITA RESICK.
Who are the officers and directors of PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does PENNSYLVANIA VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $416,497, expenses of $365,813 and total assets of $530,551 at year end.

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