Nonprofit · EIN 31-1161343
CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION INC
Tax-exempt · HGHLNDS RANCH, CO 80126
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $729,289 | $640,705 | $88,584 | $759,139 | $23,483 | $735,656 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $303,951 | $331,235 | -$27,284 | $800,752 | $183,231 | $617,521 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $866,473 | $713,565 | $152,908 | $674,979 | $45,185 | $629,794 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $454,859
- of which government grants
- $250,400
- Membership dues
- $19,255
- Program service revenue
- $255,595
- Investment income
- $18,835
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $168,021
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $168,021
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,900
- Travel
- $16,741
- Program services (functional)
- $612,010
- Management and general (functional)
- $28,695
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $800,752
- Total assets, end of year
- $759,139
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $23,483
- Net assets, end of year
- $735,656
- Publicly traded securities
- $557,293
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $735,656
- Gross receipts
- $729,289
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 300
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID MCSWANE HSD REHS CP-FS | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $81,683 |
| ANGELA WHEELER | EXECUTIVE AS Trustee or director | 15 | $49,819 |
| GAIL P VAIL | EXECUTIVE TR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $36,963 |
| TIM TEWKSBARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURIE FARMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK LEBEDNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH JENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN METCALF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE HRETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARRIE POHJOLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PASCUCILLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR ADAM KRAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOE GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE SYLVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMBER DANIELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TROY HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SPARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE OSWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON HORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD ROSSOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR J KEITH JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALLISON JENNINGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS MCMAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELLEN SCHUMACKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID MCSWANE HSD REHS CP-FS | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $84,552 |
| ANGELA WHEELER | EXECUTIVE AS Trustee or director | 15 | $53,143 |
| GAIL P VAIL | EXECUTIVE TR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $23,563 |
| AMBER DANIELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CATHERINE PAYNE FEENEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOE GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON HORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE HRETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TROY HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR J KEITH JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALLISON JENNINGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH JENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR ADAM KRAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GINA NICHOLSON KRAMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GLENDA LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS MCMAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE OSWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PASCUCILLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD ROSSOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SPARKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE SYLVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM TEWKSBARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA VOUGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KELLI WHITING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| David McSwane HSD REHS CP-FS | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $50,758 |
| Clifford Nutt | Exec. Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $29,256 |
| Vicki Everly | Exec. Assistant Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $21,317 |
| Angela Wheeler | Exec. Assistant Trustee or director | 15 | $6,720 |
| Tim Tewksbary | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Jensen | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Glenda Lewis | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rebecca Vought | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kelli Whiting | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Stephanie Hretz | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Catherine Payne Feeney | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Pascucilla | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Adam Kramer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joe Graham | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Christine Sylvis | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ann Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Amber Daniels | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Gina Nicholson Kramer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Troy Huffman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Christopher Sparks | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Michelle Hill | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Steve Oswald | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jason Horn | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Todd Rossow | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dr J Keith Jackson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Allison Jennings | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Thomas McMahan | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2374 WIGAN CT, HGHLNDS RANCH, CO 80126-4049
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DAVID MCSWANE HSD REHS CP-FS, 30 ELLIOTT CT, MARTINSVILLE, IN 46151
- Signed the 990
- GAIL P VAIL, EXECUTIVE TREASURER
- Phone
- (303) 246-6582
- Website
- WWW.FOODPROTECT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTING LLC
Mission
THE CONFERENCE PROVIDES A REPRESENTATIVE AND EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIP AMONG REGULATORS, INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONSUMERS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS, FORMULATE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PRACTICES THAT ENSURE FOOD SAFETY.
Program accomplishments
- THE CONFERENCE PROVIDES A REPRESENTATIVE AND EQUITABLE PARTNERSHIP AMONG REGULATORS, INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONSUMERS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS, FORMULATE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PRACTICES THAT ENSURE FOOD SAFETY. NEW RAPIDLY-DEVELOPING FOOD TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETING INNOVATIONS CHALLENGE ALL GROUPS INVOLVED IN FOOD PRODUCTION AND MONITORING TO WORK TOGETHER TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF OUR FOOD SUPPLY. THE CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION MEETS AT LEAST BIENNIALLY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THIS FORUM.Expenses $523,151
- PROVIDED SERVICES TO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS (NACCHO) TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES OF FDA GRANT 5U18FD007056-02, CFDA93.103.Expenses $88,859
- ASSISTED WITH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION (NEHA) ON THE FDA AWARD U2FFD007358, PROVIDING CONTRACTED PROFESSIONALS IN RESEARCH OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS.
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1161343
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $759,139
- Income (IRS master file)
- $729,289
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $729,289 | $640,705 | $759,139 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $303,951 | $331,235 | $800,752 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $866,473 | $713,565 | $674,979 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $202,908 | $228,080 | $553,972 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 31-1161343).
Questions about CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION INC
- What is the EIN of CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION INC is 31-1161343.
- Is CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION INC 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 CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DAVID MCSWANE HSD REHS CP-FS.
- Who are the officers and directors of CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 26 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $81,683 (DAVID MCSWANE HSD REHS CP-FS, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does CONFERENCE FOR FOOD PROTECTION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $729,289, expenses of $640,705 and total assets of $759,139 at year end.
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