What is the EIN of ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS?

The employer identification number (EIN) of ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS is 94-3151462.

When is the next return of ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MARK VERNON.

Who are the officers and directors of ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $171,216 (REBECCA ROBINSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $573,059, expenses of $624,867 and total assets of $285,146 at year end.

Nonprofit · EIN 94-3151462

ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS

Tax-exempt · ROUGH READY, CA 95975

Financials

Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end

Financials of ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year ended	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Net income	Total assets	Liabilities	Net assets
June 30, 2025	990	$573,059	$624,867	-$51,808	$285,146	$312,187	-$27,041
June 30, 2024	990	$702,380	$715,095	-$12,715	$236,404	$211,637	$24,767
June 30, 2023	990	$734,855	$772,579	-$37,724	$272,830	$235,922	$36,908

Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants: $181,154
of which government grants: $25,474
Membership dues: $137,388
Program service revenue: $246,616
Investment income: $2,398
Net income from fundraising events: $142,891
Other revenue: $142,891

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid: $0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees: $195,780
Other salaries and wages: $142,611
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total): $370,809
Professional fundraising fees: $0
Legal fees: $927
Accounting fees: $6,004
Occupancy: $107,075
Travel: $55,956
Program services (functional): $157,302
Management and general (functional): $467,565

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year: $236,404
Total assets, end of year: $285,146
Total liabilities, end of year: $312,187
Net assets, end of year: -$27,041
Land, buildings and equipment: $47
Net assets without donor restrictions: -$27,041
Gross receipts: $641,380
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 66
Year formed: 1994
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
REBECCA ROBINSON	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer	40	$171,216	$17,404
BRANDON LAPIDES	PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
MARK VERNON	TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
DONALD LAFFERT	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
AGOSTINO GAMBA	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
ANDY ROBINSON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
DIANE WILSON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
DOUG BECKETT	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
DUANE DAPPEN	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
ERIN CLINE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
JEANNIE GRAHAM	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
JOEL PETERSON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
MIRO TCHOLAKOV	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
NATASHA HAYES	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
RANDLE JOHNSON	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

2 more people on this return

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
ROBERT BIALE	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0
SHAUNA ROSENBLUM	DIRECTOR Trustee or director	1	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
Rebecca Robinson	Executive Director Officer	40	$163,454	$15,824
Brandon Lapides	President Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Mark Vernon	Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Donald Laffert	Secretary Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Doug Beckett	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Robert Biale	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Erin Cline	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Duane Dappen	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Agostino Gamba	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Jeannie Graham	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Natasha Hayes	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Randle Johnson	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Joel Peterson	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Andy Robinson	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Shauna Rosenblum	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Miro Tcholakov	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Diane Wilson	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
Rebecca Robinson	Executive Director Officer	40	$157,044	$15,399
Doug Beckett	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Robert Biale	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Erin Cline	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Duane Dappen	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Agostino Gamba	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Jeannie Graham	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Natasha Hayes	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Randle Johnson	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Donald Laffert	Secretary Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Brandon Lapides	President Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Joel Peterson	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Andy Robinson	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Shauna Rosenblum	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Miro Tcholakov	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Mark Vernon	Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Diane Wilson	Director Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file): PO BOX 1487, ROUGH READY, CA 95975-1487
Principal officer (990 for 2024): MARK VERNON, PO BOX 1487, ROUGH READY, CA 95975
Signed the 990: MARK VERNON, TREASURER
Phone: (530) 274-4900
Website: WWW.ZINFANDEL.ORG
Return prepared by: DILLWOOD BURKEL & MILLAR LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3151462 or by the name ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS.

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

ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES & PRODUCERS (ZAP) IS A MEMBERSHIP BASED ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCES KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION FOR AMERICAN ZINFANDEL AND ITS UNIQUE PLACE IN OUR CULTURE AND HISTORY.
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ZINFANDEL EXPERIENCE, WHICH WAS HELD IN JANUARY 2025 & JUNE 2025. IT WAS A THREE-DAY EVENT ATTENDED BY OVER 500 PEOPLE AND A ONE-DAY TASTING. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, WINE TASTING, AND INTERACTING WITH WINEMAKERS. ADDITIONAL EVENTS WERE HELD WITH A FOCUS ON ZINFANDEL EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED WINE COUNTRY TOURS AND SEMINARS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED A ZINFANDEL LIVE PROGRAM TO INCREASE VISITATION TO WINERIES.
Expenses $157,302 · revenue $246,616

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax year	Year ended	Due	IRS public records
2025	June 30, 2026	November 16, 2026	Not due yet
2024	June 30, 2025	November 17, 2025	990 on file
2023	June 30, 2024	November 15, 2024	990 on file

IRS record

EIN: 94-3151462
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: June
Files: Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE): Education (B90)
Assets (IRS master file): $285,146
Income (IRS master file): $641,380

Filing history

Form	Year ended	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Return
990	June 2025	$573,059	$624,867	$285,146	IRS
990	June 2024	$702,380	$715,095	$236,404	IRS
990	June 2023	$734,855	$772,579	$272,830	XML
990	June 2022	$686,727	$691,303	$284,218	IRS
990	June 2021	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2020	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 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 94-3151462).

Questions about ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS

What is the EIN of ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS?: The employer identification number (EIN) of ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS is 94-3151462.
Is ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS tax-exempt?: Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
Are donations to ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS tax-deductible?: Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS 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 ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS due?: The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS last file with the IRS?: The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MARK VERNON.
Who are the officers and directors of ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $171,216 (REBECCA ROBINSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does ASSOCIATION OF ZINFANDEL ADVOCATES AND PRODUCERS have?: On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $573,059, expenses of $624,867 and total assets of $285,146 at year end.