Celery Research Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382408897
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Hudsonville, MI, USA
Phone
6164371828
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$165,346
Expenses
$132,966
Assets
$316,325
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFF EDING (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ROGER STEENWYK (TREASURER)
  • JEFF EDING (PRESIDENT)
  • JAKE WILLBRANDT (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To research and improve various aspects of celery growth, harvest, and grade and to investigate and purchase improved seed stock that has been developed by outside manufacturers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 87% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 75% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. No material rating questions were generated from the available inputs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 76
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.4%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 91.3%; rating input score 91

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.6%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.38; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.4% of revenue deployed · 91.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $121K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.