Western Organic Dairy Producers Alliance

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
205149250
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Chico, CA, USA
Phone
7076965154
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Agricultural Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$176,481
Expenses
$153,817
Assets
$63,841

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEWARD KIRCHER (President)

People named in this filing

  • STEWARD KIRCHER (President)
  • DARBY HEFFNER (Secretary)
  • DEAN WESEN (Treasurer)

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 enable organic dairy farms to maintain the sustainability of organic dairy farming in the western region of the united states. This includes, but is not limited to: Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Texas and Wyoming

What it reported doing in 2024

Annual conference to promote the sustainability of organic dairy farming in western united states

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending 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: 41
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 39.3%; rating input score 39
  • Program expense ratio: 45.1%; rating input score 45

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.8%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.42; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.2%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 33.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 39.3% of revenue deployed · 45.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $69K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.