Nonprofit · EIN 77-0252545
ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SANTA CRUZ, CA 95061
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,312,999 | $1,474,177 | -$161,178 | $2,604,191 | $1,354,395 | $1,249,796 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,140,093 | $1,162,482 | -$22,389 | $2,376,804 | $965,830 | $1,410,974 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,245,703
- of which government grants
- $637,933
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $35,396
- Other revenue
- $31,900
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $36,700
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $148,947
- Other salaries and wages
- $962,753
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,111,700
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $53,317
- Travel
- $28,838
- Program services (functional)
- $1,066,885
- Management and general (functional)
- $232,694
- Fundraising (functional)
- $174,598
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,376,804
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,604,191
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,354,395
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,249,796
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,118,442
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $131,354
- Gross receipts
- $1,312,999
- Employees
- 20
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRISE TENCER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $148,947 |
| KEITH RICHARDS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| APRIL THATCHER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LOU KOZMA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DARRYL WONG | VICE CHAIR/S Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN HAGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TIM SCHULTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CATHY GREENE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KOKOASSE KPOMLEKOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY PHIPPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HEATHER DARBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NICHELLE HARRIOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE VALLAEYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MIKE DILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CARRIE-ANNE PALMERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYAN WOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEBORAH STINNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRISE TENCER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $141,230 |
| BRYAN HAGER | PRESIDENT/CH Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIM SCHULTZ | VICE CHAIR/S Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH RICHARDS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DARRYL WONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CATHY GREENE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KOKOASSE KPOMLEKOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| APRIL THATCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LOU KOZMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY PHIPPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HEATHER DARBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 440, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95061-0440
- In care of
- % MAUREEN WILMOT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRISE TENCER, PO BOX 440, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95061
- Signed the 990
- BRISE TENCER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (831) 426-6606
- Website
- WWW.OFRF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CHAVAN & ASSOCIATES LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0252545 or by the name ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO SPONSOR RESEARCH RELATED TO ORGANIC FARMING, DISSEMINATE RESEARCH RESULTS TO ORGANIC FARMERS AND GROWERS INTERESTED IN TRANSITIONING TO ORGANIC, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND DECISION MAKERS ABOUT ORGANIC FARMING ISSUES.
Program accomplishments
- RESEARCH AND EDUCATION: OFRF WORKS TO INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF ORGANIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ORGANIC FARMERS IN THE FIELD. OFRF MONITORS RESEARCH NEEDS AND EVALUATES HOW BEST TO MEET THOSE NEEDS. OFRF AWARDS GRANTS ANNUALLY TO RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS THE TECHNICAL, REAL WORLD CHALLENGES FACED BY ORGANIC FARMERS. OFRF PUBLISHES AND DISSEMINATES RESEARCH RESULTS FREE-OF-CHARGE TO ALL ORGANIC FARMERS IN THE U.S. AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH.Expenses $679,108 · grants $36,200
- POLICY: OFRFS ADVOCATES FOR THE NEEDS OF ORGANIC FARMERS AND WORKS TO ENSURE THEY HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. OFRF WORKS TO ENGAGE ORGANIC FARMERS DIRECTLY IN EFFORTS TO EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS ABOUT ORGANIC FARMING. OFRF CONTINUES TO BUILD AN ORGANIC FARMERS ACTIONS NETWORK (OFAN), ADDING APPROXIMATELY 200 GROWERS ANNUALLY. OFRF ANALYZES PUBLIC POLICIES FOR THEIR IMPACT ON ORGANIC FARMING, AND WORKS TO DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE SUCCESS AND ADOPTION OF ORGANIC FARMING PRACTICES.Expenses $250,646
- COMMUNICATIONS: OFRFS COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM WORKS TO MAKE THE FINDINGS AND IMPLICATIONS OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT TO ORGANIC FARMERS. OFRF WORKS TO FACILITATE DIALOGUE BETWEEN FARMERS AND RESEARCHES. OFRF ALSO COMMUNICATES ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF ORGANIC FOOD AND FARMING TO THE PUBLIC.Expenses $137,131 · grants $500
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 | Not 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
- 77-0252545
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Unknown (Z99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,604,191
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,312,999
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,312,999 | $1,474,177 | $2,604,191 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,140,093 | $1,162,482 | $2,376,804 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,506,330 | $1,030,148 | $2,101,840 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 77-0252545).
Questions about ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION is 77-0252545.
- Is ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION 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 ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION 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 ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION 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 ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BRISE TENCER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $148,947 (BRISE TENCER, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,312,999, expenses of $1,474,177 and total assets of $2,604,191 at year end.
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