MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS & GARDENERS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS & GARDENERS ASSOCIATION (EIN 01-6048322)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-12
IRS object ID
201612259349301956
Schema version
2015v2.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-08-12T09:51:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN010511973PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NICHOLSON MICHAUD & COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line176 SILVER STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWATERVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04901ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN016048322EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAINE ORGANIC FARMERS AND GARDENERSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMAINBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2075684142PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1294 CROSBY BROOK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityUNITYCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04988ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHEATHER SPALDINGPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2075684142PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonERIK NADEAU CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00959193PTIN
Phone2078727077PhoneNum
Preparation2016-08-05PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTED QUADAYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1294 CROSBY BROOK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityUNITYCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04988ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,204,411GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MOFGA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1971FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMOFGA IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST STATE ORGANIC ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY, MOFGA HELPS FARMERS AND GARDENERS GROW AND SELL ORGANIC FOOD.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee41TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers2905TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$59,650TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,164,175PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,670,045CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,611,370PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,814,308CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$13,054PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$16,036CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$93,333PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$114,655CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,881,932PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,615,044CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$4,758PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,563,695PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,549,686CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$322,988CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,241,292PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,247,008CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,809,745PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,796,694CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,072,187PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$818,350CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,025,689TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,814,788TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$845,418TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$843,186TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,180,271NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,971,602NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE PURPOSE OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO HELP FARMERS AND GARDENERS GROW ORGANIC FOOD, PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, RECYCLE NATURAL RESOURCES, INCREASE LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION, SUPPORT RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND ILLUMINATE FOR CONSUMERS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HEALTHFUL FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND GROWING PRACTICES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$595,407ExpenseAmt
Revenue$710,669RevenueAmt
DescAGRICULTURAL FAIR - TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TO PROMOTE TRADITIONAL RURAL PRACTICES THROUGH THE ANNUAL COMMON GROUND COUNTRY FAIR AND ON GOING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; SERVES APPROXIMATELY 55,000 CLIENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$400,153ExpenseAmt
Revenue$216,622RevenueAmt
DescAGRICULTURAL PROGRAM - TO ASSIST FARMERS AND GARDENERS IN ORGANIC METHODS; SERVES APPROXIMATELY 4,500 CLIENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$605,550ExpenseAmt
Revenue$482,130RevenueAmt
DescCERTIFICATION PROGRAM - TO CERTIFY PROGRAM FOR ORGANICALLY GROWN LIVESTOCK & PRODUCE. IT PROVIDES AN APPRENTICE PROGRAM TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN LEARNING ABOUT ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING; APPROXIMATELY 4,500 CLIENTS SERVED.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDesc
$79,482$4,334PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM - PERIODICALS & PUBLICATIONS ARE PRODUCED TO MEMBERS & THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL, NUTRITIONAL, AND RURAL VALUES; APPROXIMATELY 4,500 MEMBERS SERVED WITH PUBLICATION OF MOFGA.
$345,289$340,903EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING METHODS.
$79,859$0MAINE HERITAGE ORCHARD - THE M.H.O IS A 1/2 ACRE ORCHARD LOCATED AT MOFGA'S COMMON GROUND EDUCATION CENTER IN UNITY, MAINE. THE ORCHARD IS COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF APPLE VARITIES THAT ORIGINATED IN MAINE.PUBLIC POLICY AND EL SALVADOR SISTERING - REVIEWS EXISTING AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS THAT ARE RELVANT TO THE PURPOSE OF MOFGA. IT MAY PROPOSE AND SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY PROPOSALS AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EL SALVADOR SISTERING PROMOTES SOLIDARITY AMONG SMALL FARMERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN MAINE AND EL SALVADOR, FOCUSING ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THROUGH SUSTAINABLE, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$504,630TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$345,237TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$2,105,740TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document49IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee41EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members20GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member18IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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 Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JANICE CLARKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2075484142PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1294 CROSBY BROOK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityUNITYCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04988ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ALICE PERCY
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SHIPMAN
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JO ANN MYERS
RECORDING SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOGAN JOHNSTON
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRYAN MCLELLAN
FAIR STEERING COMMMITTEE2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEATHER ALBERT-KNOPP
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - AT-L2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM MAY
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - AT-L2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SPENCER AITEL
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA BEAL
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELI BERRY
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BUNKER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELI BERRY
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BENJAMIN CAMPO
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA DAMROSCH
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH HART
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM HAZLEHURST
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY KREJSA
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN KRUEGER
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADRIENNE LEE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IZZY MCKAY
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TED QUADAY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$99,644$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$99,644TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$295,375MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$1,374,670AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$246,958NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,670,045TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
AGRICULTURAL FAIR900099$710,669$710,669
CERTIFICATION SERVICES541900$482,130$482,130
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS611710$340,903$340,903
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES541900$216,622$216,622
PUBLICATIONS541800$63,984$4,334$59,650
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,814,308TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,883TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,883ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$452,596SecuritiesAmt
Other$8,805OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$453,843SecuritiesAmt
Other$405OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$1,247SecuritiesAmt
Other$8,400OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,153TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,153ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$249,774GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$135,119CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$114,655TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$114,655ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,615,044TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,754,658RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$59,650UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$130,691ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,643TotalAmt
Program Services$34,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,786ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,021FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,144,003TotalAmt
Program Services$788,161ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$183,118ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$172,724FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,895TotalAmt
Program Services$161,134ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,457ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,304FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,145TotalAmt
Program Services$93,729ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,638ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,778FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$951TotalAmt
Program Services$951ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,669TotalAmt
Program Services$2,669ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,569TotalAmt
Program Services$6,569ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,280TotalAmt
Program Services$2,280ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,626TotalAmt
Program Services$166,857ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,501ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,268FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,648TotalAmt
Program Services$131,083ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,565ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,158TotalAmt
Program Services$9,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,548ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,315FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,866TotalAmt
Program Services$16,053ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$174,702TotalAmt
Program Services$151,991ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,976ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,735FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,638TotalAmt
Program Services$33,573ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,065ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
COMMON GROUND FAIR EXPE$259,854$259,854
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM EXP$155,224$155,224
CERTIFICATION SERVICES$77,389$77,389
MEMBERSHIP AND DEVELOPM$37,827$37,827

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,607TotalAmt
Program Services$14,092ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,499ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,016FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,796,694TotalAmt
Program Services$2,105,740ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$367,966ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$322,988FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,757BOYAmt
EOY$150,142EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$319,385BOYAmt
EOY$174,328EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$293,678EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,105BOYAmt
EOY$126,677EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,412BOYAmt
EOY$17,021EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,943,501LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,810,604LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,229,059BOYAmt
EOY$3,132,897EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,364,971BOYAmt
EOY$1,920,045EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,025,689BOYAmt
EOY$5,814,788EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,381BOYAmt
EOY$191,595EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,280BOYAmt
EOY$20,340EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$175,855BOYAmt
EOY$161,374EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$351,729BOYAmt
EOY$334,624EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$146,173BOYAmt
EOY$135,253EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$845,418BOYAmt
EOY$843,186EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,545,669BOYAmt
EOY$2,522,935EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,761BOYAmt
EOY$112,379EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,467,841BOYAmt
EOY$2,336,288EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,180,271BOYAmt
EOY$4,971,602EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,025,689BOYAmt
EOY$5,814,788EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$818,350ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$27,019NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$1,231,048CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$943,531CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,124,210CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,164,175CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,670,045CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,133,009TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$807,427CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,593,348CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,475,879CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,550,496CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,754,658CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,181,808TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,038,475CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,536,879CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,600,089CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,714,671CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,424,703CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,314,817TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$28,876CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,720CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$49,492CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$89,088TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$28,876CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,720CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$49,492CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$89,088TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$14,225,729PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,398CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,967CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,476CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,650CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,883CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,374TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,398CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,967CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,476CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,650CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,883CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,374TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$118,882CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$119,633CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$209,483CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$154,207CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$114,820CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$717,025TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,159,755CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,658,479CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,811,048CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,882,528CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,548,406CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,060,216TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.94460PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.93910PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00190InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00150InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$33,995FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$33,995FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,071,745FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,105,740FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$255,287FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$63,822FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$264,401CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$255,287CurrentYearAmt
Total$519,688TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$779,532LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$12,369CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$33,995CurrentYearAmt
Total$46,364TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$66,100CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$63,822CurrentYearAmt
Total$129,922TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$194,883GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$12,249CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$33,995CurrentYearAmt
Total$46,244TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,503,958BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$614,391ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$19,383InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$45,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,053,966EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$296,010BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,159,789ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$90,033InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$41,874OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,503,958EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$182,101BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$109,240ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,669InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$296,010EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$476,890BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$178,853ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,081InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$474,723OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$182,101EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$793,658BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$603,237ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,893InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$921,898OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$476,890EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01420BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.98580PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$847,588OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$847,588BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,436,150OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$847,333DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,588,817BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,094,189OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$541,148DepreciationAmt
Book Value$553,041BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$565,574OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$422,123DepreciationAmt
Book Value$143,451BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,132,897TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER NOTE PAYABLE - DONORDesc
Amt$135,253Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$135,253TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,723,144TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$27,019NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$135,119OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$108,100RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,615,044RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,615,044TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,931,813TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$135,119OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$135,119ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,796,694ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,796,694TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD
PART V, LINE 4ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT INCOME FOR OPERATING EXPENSES. AS OF THE YEAR END DECEMBER 31, 2015, $1,902,314 OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS HAS AN INCOME RESTRICTION TO BE USED FOR THE BEGINNING FARMER FUND.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtLoan PurposeLoanPurposeTxtLoan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationIndOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmtBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
DAVID SHIPMAN ELIZABETH HART
BOARD MEMBERSPURCHASE OF REAL ESTATEYes (X)$44,465$24,1410Yes (1)Yes (1)
DAVID SHIPMAN ELIZABETH HART
PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATEYes (X)$44,465$24,1410Yes (1)Yes (1)
DAVID SHIPMAN ELIZABETH HART
PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATEYes (X)$141,200$113,0920Yes (1)Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$161,374TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution13ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$245,143NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescTANGIBLE PROPERTYDesc
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,815NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesDONOR PROVIDEDMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2BUILDIINGS AND GROUNDS - PROVIDES FOR CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENTS, AND MAINTENANCE TO THE GROUNDS AND FACILITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. MAINE HERITAGE ORCHARD - THE M.H.O IS A 1/2 ACRE ORCHARD LOCATED AT MOFGA'S COMMON GROUND EDUCATION CENTER IN UNITY, MAINE. THE ORCHARD IS COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF APPLE VARITIES THAT ORIGINATED IN MAINE. PUBLIC POLICY AND EL SALVADOR SISTERING - REVIEWS EXISTING AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS THAT ARE RELVANT TO THE PURPOSE OF MOFGA. IT MAY PROPOSE AND SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY PROPOSALS AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EL SALVADOR SISTERING PROMOTES SOLIDARITY AMONG SMALL FARMERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN MAINE AND EL SALVADOR, FOCUSING ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THROUGH SUSTAINABLE, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2ALICE PERCY, PRESIDENT, IS DAUGHTER OF JIM TORBERT, BOARD MEMBER AND EL SALVADOR STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11REVIEWED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE SIGNING AND FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY IS ROUTINELY MONITORED AND ENFORCED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND/OR A DESIGNATED COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ORGANIZATION UPON REQUEST OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Comments

Anonymous: no account or email. Up to 2,000 characters, at most one link. Comments are checked automatically; some wait for review.