ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION (EIN 41-1908341)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-12
IRS object ID: 202113169349310721
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-12T15:34:20-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	420714325	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RSM US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	227 WEST FIRST STREET SUITE 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	DULUTH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55802	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	411908341	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ORGA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2182264164	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6771 SOUTH SILVER HILL DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	FINLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55603	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RONALD CUMMINS	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2182264164	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	RONALD	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	CUMMINS	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JULIE BOYER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01278549	PTIN
Phone	2187275025	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-11-11	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RONALD CUMMINS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6771 SOUTH SILVER HILL DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	FINLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55603	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,868,117	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ORGANICCONSUMERS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1998	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	CONSUMER EDUCATION - TO INCREASE CONSUMERS' AWARENESS/KNOWLEDGE OF ORGANIC AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT/EXPANSION OF THE ORGANIC/SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL MODEL.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	20	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	3	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,143,139	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,823,654	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$76,500	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$35,000	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,957	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,415	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$164	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$7,048	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,223,760	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,868,117	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$876,125	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$742,137	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,286,231	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,164,478	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$44,299	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$35,789	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$267,161	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$942,545	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$753,251	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,149,200	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,695,655	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$74,560	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$172,462	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,563,192	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,694,749	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$117,007	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$76,102	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,446,185	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,618,647	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO DEVELOPING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND RESPONSIVENESS IN ORDER TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO INSURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,154,183	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$740,296	GrantAmt
Revenue	$42,048	RevenueAmt
Desc	TO INCREASE CONSUMERS' AWARENESS/KNOWLEDGE OF ORGANIC AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT/EXPANSION OF THE ORGANIC/SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL MODEL.THE MAIN GOALS OF THIS ORGANIZATION ARE:1) TO DEVELOP A NEWSLETTER CALLED THE ORGANIC CONSUMER, FOR U.S. CONSUMERS2) TO CREATE AN INTERACTIVE NETWORK OF U.S. CONSUMERS CONCERNED ABOUT FOOD SAFETY AND SUPPORTIVE OF SUSTATINABLE, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE3) TO INCREASE PEOPLE'S AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF ORGANIC FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION4) TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE MODEL.WE REALIZE THAT CONSUMER AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND RESPONSIVENESS IS AN ISSUE OF BROADER SCOPE THAN JUST EDUCATION; IT ALSO INVOLVES FOCUSING ON DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF SOCIETAL GOALS AND CONSENSUS BUILDING.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$133,038	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,841	GrantAmt
Desc	FAIR WORLD PROJECT: A PROJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION THAT PROMOTES FAIR TRADE, INSISTS ON INTEGRITY IN FAIR TRADE, AND CULTIVATES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO GLOBAL ECONOMICS. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO PROTECT THE USE OF THE TERM "FAIR TRADE" IN THE MARKETPLACE, EXPAND MARKETS FOR AUTHENTIC FAIR TRADE, EDUCATE CONSUMERS ABOUT KEY ISSUES IN TRADE AND AGRICULTURE, ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES LEADING TO A JUST ECONOMY, AND FACILITATE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS TO CREATE TRUE SYSTEM CHANGE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,287,221	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	12	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	20	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEB JOHANSEN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2182264164	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6771 SOUTH SILVER HILL DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	FINLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55603	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RONALD CUMMINS
CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$113,000	$0	$0
ROSEMARY WELCH
TREASURER	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$71,000	$0	$0
PATRICK KERRIGAN
SECRETARY	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$48,160	$0	$0
ROBIN SEYDEL
DIRECTOR	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROGER JONES
DIRECTOR	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDRE LEU
DIRECTOR	0.10	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$232,160	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUDSON BAY COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 427	AddressLine1Txt
City	ANOKA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55303	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	PHONE SOLICITATIONS	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$108,452	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$165,400	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,658,254	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,823,654	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$35,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$35,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$35,000	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$882	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$882	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,533	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,533	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,533	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,533	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$7,048	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,048	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$7,048	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,868,117	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$42,048	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,415	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$244,226	TotalAmt
Program Services	$244,226	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$497,911	TotalAmt
Program Services	$497,911	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$232,160	TotalAmt
Program Services	$176,960	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,800	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,400	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$932,318	TotalAmt
Program Services	$754,622	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,424	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$156,272	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,555	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,639	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,916	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,789	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$35,789	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,861	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,720	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,141	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,745	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$14,745	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,505	TotalAmt
Program Services	$60,228	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,276	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,001	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,870	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,403	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,680	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,787	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,920	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,440	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,888	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,592	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,846	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,086	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$267	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,493	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$269,912	TotalAmt
Program Services	$269,912	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,687	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,015	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,203	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,469	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,469	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,352	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,270	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$847	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
EDUCATION/MOBILIZATION	$72,663	$65,071	$7,592
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$19,042	$9,522	$4,760	$4,760
MISCELLANEOUS	$2,056		$2,056
MEMBERSHIPS BENEFITS	$120	$114		$6

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,695,655	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,287,221	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$141,273	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$267,161	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$329,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$439,917	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$139,978	BOYAmt
EOY	$179,053	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$497,566	BOYAmt
EOY	$512,851	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$843,593	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$280,665	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$596,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$562,928	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,563,192	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,694,749	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$117,007	BOYAmt
EOY	$76,102	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$117,007	BOYAmt
EOY	$76,102	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$999,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,118,733	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$446,559	BOYAmt
EOY	$499,914	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,446,185	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,618,647	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,563,192	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,694,749	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$172,462	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,002,598	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,257,363	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,939,057	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,143,139	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,823,654	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,165,811	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,002,598	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,257,363	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,939,057	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,143,139	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,823,654	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,165,811	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,747,444	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$11,418,367	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$800	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$23,401	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,020	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,957	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$882	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$30,060	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,703	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$164	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$7,048	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,915	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$16,204,786	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$216,500	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.70460	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.74100	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 1,703. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 164. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 7,048.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$164,400	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$164,400	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$421,358	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$88,479	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$332,879	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$257,835	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$192,186	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$65,649	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$562,928	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,868,117	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,868,117	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,868,117	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,695,655	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,695,655	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,695,655	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ASSOCIATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SIMILAR LAWS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. UNDER GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, THE ORGANIZATIONS MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. MANAGEMENT EVALUATES THE ORGANIZATIONS' TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	NORTH AMERICA	RegionTxt
Offices	1	OfficesCnt
Employee	6	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	PROGRAM SERVICES; ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS IN THE REGION	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND ALSO EDUCATE THE MEXICAN PUBLIC ON HOW TO SUPPORT SUCH SYSTEMS TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$660,469	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	1	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	6	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	1	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	6	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$660,469	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$660,469	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	RegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant	PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, AND ALSO EDUCATE THE MEXICAN PUBLIC ON HOW TO SUPPORT SUCH SYSTEMS TO MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT	PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant	$497,911	CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash Disbursement	ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER	MannerOfCashDisbursementTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (1)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	THE DIRECTOR TRAVELED TO THE FACILITY TO CONFIRM THE GRANTS WERE BEING USED TO FURTHER THE PROGRAM SERVICE PROJECTS. THE ACCOUNTING RECORDS AND RECEIPTS ARE GONE OVER AND THERE IS REGULAR EMAIL AND PHONE CONTACT WITH THE ACCOUNTANT IF QUESTIONS COME UP AS TO THE USE OF FUNDS.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUDSON BAY COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 427	AddressLine1Txt
City	ANOKA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55303	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	PHONE SOLICITATIONS	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$177,432	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$35,789	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	$141,643	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$177,432	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$35,789	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$141,643	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
NATIONAL HEALTH FREEDOM COALITION
PMB 218 2136 FORD PARKWAY	ST PAUL	MN	55116	411984075	501(C)(3)	$12,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
US RIGHT TO KNOW
4096 PIEDMONT AVE 963	OAKLAND	CA	94611	465676616	501(C)(3)	$150,000	GENERAL SUPPORT
REGENERATION VERMONT INC
225 PAVILION RD E	THETFORD	VT	05043	813488530	501(C)(3)	$24,000	GENERAL SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION MONITORS AND RECEIVES REPORTS BACK FROM ANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEY GIVE MONEY TO.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	CEO RONALD CUMMINS AND TREASURER ROSEMARY WELCH HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ACCOUNTANT AND BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	NO MEMBER OF ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR STAFF SHALL DERIVE ANY PERSONAL PROFIT OR GAIN, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY REASON OF HIS OR HER PARTICIPATION WITH ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION. THIS SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE MEMBER'S BUSINESS OR OTHER NONPROFIT AFFILIATIONS, FAMILY AND/OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER, EMPLOYER, OR CLOSE ASSOCIATES WHO MAY STAND TO RECEIVE A BENEFIT OR GAIN. EACH INDIVIDUAL SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD CHAIR ANY PERSONAL INTERESTS WHICH HE OR SHE MAY HAVE IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE ORGANIZATION AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY DISCUSSION OR DECISION ON SUCH MATTER. IN ADDITION, ANY MEMBER OF ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR STAFF SHALL REFRAIN FROM OBTAINING ANY LIST OF CLIENTS OR DONORS FOR PERSONAL OR PRIVATE SOLICITATION PURPOSES AT ANY TIME DURING THE TERM OF THEIR AFFILIATION. ANY NEW MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE GIVEN THIS POLICY AT THE TIME OF THEIR ELECTION ONTO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE POLICY WILL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD AT A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE ORGANIZATION USES COMPARABLE DATA TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. COMPENSATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT MADE PUBLIC.