2012-03-05T10:10:11-06:00 2011-08-31 HUDSON VALLEY CPA'S PLLC 34 MANCHESTER RD POUGHKEEPSIE NY 126032412 990EZ 2010-09-01 061798718 CERTIFIED NATURALLY GROWN INC CERT 540 PRESIDENT STREET ROOM/SUITE 3RD FL BROOKLYN NY 11215 ALICE VARON 2012-03-01 true KATHRYN CLARK MST 8454548780 2012-03-05 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z MODIFIED CASH WWW.NATURALLYGROWN.ORG X 84776 X 16544 56806 30 11396 4679 6717 80097 40814 16920 14962 3391 10853 86940 -6843 7712 869 X 10048 970 3413 5070 13461 6040 5749 5171 7712 869 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 28250 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 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 false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED OTHER EXPENSES FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 1,774 OFFICE EXPENSE 2,388 TRAVEL 2,498 CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 855 INSURANCE 422 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 767 COMPUTER/INTERNET 1,281 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 708 MISCELLANEOUS 160 TOTAL 10,853 OTHER ASSETS FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 EQUIPMENT 0 1,697 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 0 1,018 IPAD 0 685 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 0 685 LAPTOP 0 738 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 0 738 INVENTORY 3,413 4,391 TOTAL 3,413 5,070 OTHER LIABILITIES FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 5,749 5,171 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