Cranberry Educational Foundation

Overview

Mission

The Mission of the Cranberry Educational Foundation is to introduce the American cranberry, cranberry farming and its heritage to the communities, neighbors and visitors in our area. CCCGA has a professional staff that aids growers in solving everyday problems, offering assistance with regulatory compliance, sponsoring professional development seminars and organizing other grower-focused activities. CCCGA has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in cranberry research to help improve the efficiency and environmental compatibility of cranberry farms. Through continued support, CCCGA is working to ensure that cranberry farming can survive urbanization and that open space and clean water, vital to cranberry growing, will be preserved. CCCGA also operates a frost warning system. Frost protection is a vital part of cranberry farming. In the event of frost danger, cranberr.

The Cranberry Educational Foundation’s mission is to introduce the American cranberry, cranberry farming, and its heritage to nearby communities and visitors. The foundation was formed in 2007 to address a gap left after the Cranberry World Museum in Plymouth closed, with an initial idea of creating a cranberry museum before deciding that was not the right time. Beyond its awareness focus, the foundation supports educational efforts such as scholarships and community STEAM fairs.

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 69% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.

Distribution model

Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 0
• Transparency & Controls: 82
• Sustainability: 43
• Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
• Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
• Governance: Filed governance answers
• Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
• Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
• Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
• Schedules: 3 filed schedules
• Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
• 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
• High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
• Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
• High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.