New England Produce Council Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043410235
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Burlington, MA, USA
Phone
7812730444
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Boards of Trade

Reported finances

Revenue
$835,935
Expenses
$693,144
Assets
$475,704
Liabilities
$71,903

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID DEARBORN (PRESIDENT)
  • JODIE REARDON (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • CRAIG MINICHIELLO (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID DEARBORN (PRESIDENT)
  • BETH MCGUIRE (SECY/TREASURER)
  • JODIE REARDON (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The organization provides meetings & seminars sponsored by its members for the purpose of educating its members & the public and promoting networking among its members: provides the opportunity for companies within the produce industry to sponsor meetings and educate the members as to the sponsor's specialty; assist in educating consumers through public service announcements emphasizing the importance of healthy eating. The organization is a member of the produce for better health and is active in industry promotion.

What it reported doing in 2024

The nepc golf tournament annual event held july 22, 2025, provides an opportunity for the membership to come together in a social environment and foster business relationships with the industry vendors and buyers. Golf tournment sponsors have the opportunity to showcase their products at the event including sampling. In 2025 we had 145 golfers and sponsors.the nepc produce, floral & food service expo flagship event held on august 18 and 19, 2025, focused on transportation and supply chain issues. There were 175 exhibitors that attended the expo event.the nepc annual dinner dance held on march 22, 2025, is strictly a social event and an opportunity for members to bring their significant other. There is no formal presentations just dinner and dancing.the purpose of the exhibits and educational sessions is to provide the industry attendees with new marketing ideas and networking opportunities specifically geared to produce and floral executives, which will ultimately help the promotion and hopefully the consumption of fresh fruits, vegetables and speciality items.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 98% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.6%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 90.9%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.1%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.69; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.9% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.3% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.7% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.6% of revenue deployed · 90.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 15 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $630K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 36/100.