2013-04-15T11:40:45-05:00 2012-08-31 HUDSON VALLEY CPA'S PLLC 34 MANCHESTER RD POUGHKEEPSIE NY 126032412 990EZ 2011-09-01 061798718 CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN INC CERT 540 PRESIDENT STREET ROOM/SUITE 3RD FL BROOKLYN NY 11215 ALICE VARON 2013-01-15 true KATHRYN CLARK MST 8454548780 2013-04-15 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z MODIFIED CASH WWW.NATURALLYGROWN.ORG X 122360 X 14851 93176 28 14305 6605 7700 115755 58034 13267 13200 2062 11735 98298 17457 868 18325 X 970 20533 5070 4252 6040 24785 5172 6460 868 18325 X CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TAILORED FOR SMALL-SCALE, DIRECT-MARKET FARMERS USING NATURAL METHODS. WHEN USDA'S ORGANIC PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2002, MANY FARMS EARNING MORE THAN 5,000 PER YEAR WERE FORCED TO MAKE A DIFFICULT CHOICE: EITHER PAY HIGH CERTIFICATION FEES AND COMPLETE MOUNDS OF PAPERWORK TO BECOME CERTIFIED ORGANIC, OR ELSE GIVE UP USING THE WORD "ORGANIC" TO DESCRIBE THEIR PRODUCE AND/OR LIVESTOCK. BELIEVING THAT NEITHER CHOICE WAS VERY ATTRACTIVE, SOME FARMERS CREATED CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN, INC. TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO ASSURE THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT THEY OBSERVED STRICT GROWING PRACTICES. CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN, INC. STRIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIC MOVEMENT BY REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO CERTIFICATION THAT TEND TO EXCLUDE SMALLER DIRECT-MARKET FARMS, WHILE PRESERVING HIGH STANDARDS FOR NATURAL PRODUCTION METHODS. ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TAILORED FOR SMALL-SCALE, DIRECT-MARKET FARMERS USING NATURAL METHODS. ALICE VARON C/O 540 PRESIDENT ST 3RD FL BROOKLYN NY 11215 40.00 38154 RON KHOSLA C/O 540 PRESIDENT ST 3RD FL BROOKLYN NY 11215 2.00 0 ALEX RILKO C/O 540 PRESIDENT ST 3RD FL BROOKLYN NY 11215 2.00 0 CHIP HOPE C/O 540 PRESIDENT STR 3RD FL BROOKLYN NY 11215 2.00 0 GINA CAVALLO COLLINS C/O 540 PRESIDENT STR 3RD FL BROOKLYN NY 11215 2.00 0 JIM EWING C/O 540 PRESIDENT STR 3RD FL BROOKLYN NY 11215 2.00 0 false false false false false false false false ALICE VARON 540 PRESIDENT STREET 3RD FL BROOKLYN NY 11215 8456872058 false false false false false false false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED OTHER EXPENSES FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 658 OFFICE EXPENSE 3,539 TRAVEL 2,795 CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 653 INSURANCE 633 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 1,826 COMPUTER/INTERNET 858 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 433 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 340 TOTAL 11,735 OTHER ASSETS FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 3,120 3,120 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 2,441 2,781 INVENTORY 4,391 3,913 TOTAL 5,070 4,252 OTHER LIABILITIES FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 5,172 6,460 PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE FORM 990-EZ, PART III CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM TAILORED FOR SMALL-SCALE, DIRECT-MARKET FARMERS USING NATURAL METHODS. WHEN USDA'S ORGANIC PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2002, MANY FARMS EARNING MORE THAN 5,000 PER YEAR WERE FORCED TO MAKE A DIFFICULT CHOICE: EITHER PAY HIGH CERTIFICATION FEES AND COMPLETE MOUNDS OF PAPERWORK TO BECOME CERTIFIED ORGANIC, OR ELSE GIVE UP USING THE WORD "ORGANIC" TO DESCRIBE THEIR PRODUCE AND/OR LIVESTOCK. BELIEVING THAT NEITHER CHOICE WAS VERY ATTRACTIVE, SOME FARMERS CREATED CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN, INC. TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO ASSURE THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT THEY OBSERVED STRICT GROWING PRACTICES. CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN, INC. STRIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIC MOVEMENT BY REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO CERTIFICATION THAT TEND TO EXCLUDE SMALLER DIRECT-MARKET FARMS, WHILE PRESERVING HIGH STANDARDS FOR NATURAL PRODUCTION METHODS. ALICE VARON RON KHOSLA ALEX RILKO CHIP HOPE GINA CAVALLO COLLINS JIM EWING