THE NON-GMO PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE NON-GMO PROJECT (EIN 02-0799621)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-15
IRS object ID
202641359349311554
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-15T14:31:41-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN911663574PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LARSON GROSS ADVISORS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12211 RIMLAND DR 422AddressLine1Txt
CityBELLINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98226ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN020799621EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE NON-GMO PROJECTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNON-BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3602557704PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 BELLWETHER WAYAddressLine1Txt
CityBELLINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98225ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMEGAN WESTGATEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3602557704PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEVE FORBES CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00012098PTIN
Phone3607344280PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMEGAN WESTGATEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 BELLWETHER WAYAddressLine1Txt
CityBELLINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98225ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,062,256GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NONGMOPROJECT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2007FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE NON-GMO PROJECT OFFERS EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDES NON-GMO PRODUCT VERIFICATION TO BRANDS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee49TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$16,210PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$10,526CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$6,861,360PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$7,009,193CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$36,406PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$36,434CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$25,916PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$5,282CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,939,892PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,061,435CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$16,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$29,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,873,864PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$143,606CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$2,031,412CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,132,707PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,690,091CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$807,185PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$371,344CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$6,022,249TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$760,454TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$627,116TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,023,789NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,395,133NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE NON-GMO PROJECT OFFERS TRUSTWORTHY EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDES VERIFICATION SERVICES TO CONSUMER BRANDS AND RETAILERS WITH THE PURPOSE OF EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES, THE PLANET, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,914,963ExpenseAmt
Revenue$7,009,246RevenueAmt
DescPRODUCT VERIFICATION PROGRAM - THE NON-GMO PROJECT IS THE MOST WIDELY RECOGNIZED AND TRUSTED THIRD-PARTY VERIFICATION FOR NON-GMO FOOD AND CONSUMER PRODUCTS. PRODUCTS BEARING THE NON-GMO PROJECT "BUTTERFLY" LOGO MEET THE RIGOROUS REQUIREMENTS OF THE NON-GMO PROJECT STANDARD, WHICH IS INFORMED BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND REFLECTS A BROAD RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES. THE STANDARD PROVIDES A MEANINGFUL, MARKET-BASED MECHANISM FOR SUPPLIERS, BRANDS, AND RETAILERS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMED CONSUMER CHOICE IN THE MARKETPLACE. AS NEW GMO TECHNIQUES EMERGE AND ARE COMMERCIALIZED, THE NON-GMO PROJECT RESEARCH TEAM EVALUATES THE LIKELIHOOD OF THEM ENTERING THE PROCESSING AND INGREDIENT SUPPLY CHAIN. WITH OVER 60,000 VERIFIED PRODUCTS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 3,000 BRANDS AND GENERATING APPROXIMATELY $40 BILLION IN ANNUAL SALES, THE BUTTERFLY LABEL SERVES AS A TRUSTED SYMBOL THAT EMPOWERS CONSUMERS TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES AND SUPPORTS A ROBUST, TRANSPARENT NON-GMO MARKETPLACE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$933,712ExpenseAmt
DescNON-UPF PRODUCT VERIFICATION PROGRAM - AS OF 2025, THE NON-GMO PROJECT INITIATED DEVELOPMENT OF THE NON-UPF VERIFIED PROGRAM TO ADDRESS GROWING PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT ULTRAPROCESSED FOODS AND THEIR IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH. DURING THIS FIRST YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED PILOT BRANDS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN A CO-CREATIVE PROCESS TO EXPLORE DEFINITIONS, STANDARDS, AND VERIFICATION PATHWAYS FOR IDENTIFYING AND REDUCING ULTRAPROCESSED FOODS IN THE MARKETPLACE. THE PROGRAM ALSO BEGAN DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF FOOD PROCESSING AND ITS BROADER IMPLICATIONS. THIS FOUNDATIONAL WORK ESTABLISHES THE BASIS FOR A FUTURE VERIFICATION AND LABELING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY, BUILD CONSUMER TRUST, AND SUPPORT A FOOD SYSTEM THAT BETTER NOURISHES PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. THE ON-PACK LABEL, TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2026, WILL PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY FOR CONSUMERS AND CREATE TRUST BETWEEN BRANDS AND SHOPPERS AS NON-GMO PROJECT HAS FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.Desc

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Expense$1,466,786ExpenseAmt
Grant$29,000GrantAmt
DescFOOD INTEGRITY COLLECTIVE/EDUCATION & OUTREACH - THE FOOD INTEGRITY COLLECTIVE (FIC), LAUNCHED IN 2024, EXPANDS THE NON-GMO PROJECT'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS BY ADVANCING A HOLISTIC, SYSTEMS-BASED APPROACH TO FOOD INTEGRITY. THROUGH ITS 8-PETAL FRAMEWORK, FIC ENGAGES STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE FOOD SYSTEM - INCLUDING PRODUCERS, BRANDS, RETAILERS, AND CONSUMERS - IN A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS TO DEFINE AND IMPLEMENT VALUES THAT SUPPORT A NOURISHING, REGENERATIVE FOOD SYSTEM. THIS INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS, EDUCATIONAL CONTENT, AND CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS TO FOSTER AWARENESS, ALIGNMENT, AND ACTION.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$5,315,461TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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IRP Document13IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee49EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members8GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEGAN WESTGATEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3602557704PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 5606AddressLine1Txt
CityBELLINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98227ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
KIA RUIZ
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$7,956$0$0
ALAN LEWIS
BOARD TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEGAN WESTGATE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$199,607$0$7,141
ERROL SCHWEIZER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$4,586$0$0
RASHEEDA HAWK
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$3,996$0$0
TINA OWENS
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$1,665$0$0
NICHOLE OLESON
BOARD SECRETARY/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF PEOPLE & FINAN40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$147,358$0$9,633
JOSHUA GRAHAM LYNN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOHAMMED SALAHI
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE ATCHISON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIMAL RAMJEE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUCY MACLOUGHLIN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF INTEGRITY & IMPACT40.00$153,808$0$4,553Yes (X)
CAMERON MILLER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF BUSINESS STRATEGY & INNOVATION40.00$145,000$0$9,428Yes (X)
BRITTANY O'BRIEN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION40.00$126,998$0$5,080Yes (X)
HANS EISENBEIS
DIRECTOR OF MISSION & MESSAGING40.00$111,135$0$5,080Yes (X)
SHAWN KEMP
INFORMATION SYSTEMS RENEWAL OFFICER40.00$139,794$0$6,898Yes (X)
PAULINE LAUVIN
DIRECTOR OF QUALITY AND PROGRAM INTEGRATION40.00$103,033$0$5,080Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,144,936TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$52,893TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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GURU
190 SPRING GROVE AVENUESAN ANSELMOCA94960MARKETING$254,340
IDEALIST CONSULTING
4076 N MISSISSIPPI AVENUEPORTLANDOR97277CONSULTING$141,220
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$10,526AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,526TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPRODUCT VERIFICATION PDesc
Business561110BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,009,193RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,009,193TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$37,255TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$37,255ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$821OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$821OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$821TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$821ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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PROMOTIONAL ITEMS445200$53$53
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,282OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$41,663ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,000TotalAmt
Program Services$29,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$390,679TotalAmt
Program Services$304,730ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,135ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,814FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,918,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$581,523ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,307FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$66,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,014ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,701FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$187,196ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,999ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,800FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$312,799TotalAmt
Program Services$243,983ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,560ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,256FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$27,202ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,953ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,772FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,700TotalAmt
Management And General$29,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$30,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$644,730TotalAmt
Program Services$606,979ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,751ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,670TotalAmt
Program Services$35,670ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,885TotalAmt
Program Services$21,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,155ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$736FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$213,216ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,515ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,559FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,014TotalAmt
Program Services$67,524ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,759ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,731FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,553TotalAmt
Program Services$129,130ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,112ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,311FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,085TotalAmt
Program Services$846ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$217ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,240TotalAmt
Management And General$8,240ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,745TotalAmt
Management And General$27,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TAXES$159,694$159,694
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$153,521$18,439$133,765$1,317
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$112,264$31,427$78,816$2,021
PROGRAM MATERIALS$24,105$24,105

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$252,989TotalAmt
Program Services$226,644ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,086ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$259FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,690,091TotalAmt
Program Services$5,315,461ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,231,024ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$143,606FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,998,232BOYAmt
EOY$3,858,299EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$356,670BOYAmt
EOY$608,018EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,152,265BOYAmt
EOY$1,269,518EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,127BOYAmt
EOY$198,454EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$48,416LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$42,085LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,959BOYAmt
EOY$6,331EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,136BOYAmt
EOY$1,479EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,854BOYAmt
EOY$80,150EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,784,243BOYAmt
EOY$6,022,249EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$564,551BOYAmt
EOY$490,770EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,340BOYAmt
EOY$59,027EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,563BOYAmt
EOY$77,319EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$760,454BOYAmt
EOY$627,116EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,023,789BOYAmt
EOY$5,395,133EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,023,789BOYAmt
EOY$5,395,133EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,784,243BOYAmt
EOY$6,022,249EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$371,344ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$469,172CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$72,816CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$58,446CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,210CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,526CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$627,170TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,586,403CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,664,662CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,738,075CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,861,360CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,009,193CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,859,693TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,055,575CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,737,478CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,796,521CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,877,570CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,019,719CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,486,863TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$495CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,029CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$2,024TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,306CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$15,306TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,801CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,029CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$17,330TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$30,469,533PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,633CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,860CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,259CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,651CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,255CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$106,658TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,633CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,860CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,259CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,651CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,255CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$106,658TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,175CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35,317CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,696CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$25,916CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,282CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$92,386TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,063,383CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,775,655CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,844,476CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,940,137CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,062,256CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,685,907TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99290PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99370PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00350InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00250InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$656DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,344BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$45,416OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$41,429DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,987BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,331TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$77,319Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$77,319TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,061,435TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,061,435RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,061,435TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,690,091TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,690,091ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,690,091TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NON-GMO PROJECT, PURSUANT TO A LETTER OF DETERMINATION FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPTED FROM THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE OF 1986. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 THE ENTITY HAD NO UNREALATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ENTITY'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ENTITY HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonZACH HENDERSONPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13656 S HEATHER PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityBELLINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98226ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityTHE PRIMARY ACTIVITY WAS TO SUPPORT US WITH A FUNDING LANDSCActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$0RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PRIMARY ACTIVITY WAS TO SUPPORT US WITH A FUNDING LANDSCAPE SCAN AND SHAPE AND NEAR TO LONG TERM STRATEGY. THERE WERE NO EXTERNAL FACING ACTIVITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MEGAN WESTGATE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$198,969$0$0$0$638$0$2,061$0$5,080$0$206,748$0$0$0
LUCY MACLOUGHLIN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF INTEGRITY & IMPAC$153,339$0$0$0$469$0$4,553$0$0$0$158,361$0$0$0
NICHOLE OLESON
BOARD SECRETARY/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF$146,889$0$0$0$469$0$4,553$0$5,080$0$156,991$0$0$0
CAMERON MILLER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF BUSINESS STRATEGY$144,531$0$0$0$469$0$4,348$0$5,080$0$154,428$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCOMPENSATION IS SET DURING ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS WITH CONSIDERATION FOR INDUSTRY STANDARDS, BASED UPON ONLINE DATA AND OTHER REPORTS. THE BOARD SETS COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SETS STAFF WAGE AMOUNTS WITH BOARD APPROVAL DURING ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2SEE PART III 4B.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2NICOLE ATCHISON IS A BOARD DIRECTOR AND THE CTO OF PURIS FOODS, A VERIFIED BRAND. ALAN LEWIS IS A BOARD MEMBER AND THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND FOOD AND AGRICULTURE POLICY AT NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE. NATURAL GROCERS SELLS VERIFIED PRODUCTS THAT OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE AFFILIATED WITH.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE TAX RETURN IS SENT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS ELECTRONICALLY FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCOMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS SET DURING ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS WITH CONSIDERATION FOR INDUSTRY STANDARDS, BASED UPON ONLINE DATA AND OTHER REPORTS. THE BOARD SETS COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SETS STAFF WAGE AMOUNTS WITH BOARD APPROVAL DURING ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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