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ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION (EIN 23-2341522)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-15
IRS object ID
202223199349331317
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-11-15T19:56:24-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN202153727PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SB & COMPANY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110200 GRAND CENTRAL AVENUE SUITEAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2250AddressLine2Txt
CityOWINGS MILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21117ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN232341522EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlORGABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024038520PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1444 N CAPITOL ST NW 445AAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTOM CHAPMANPersonNm
Person TitleCEO/EDPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024038520PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstTOMPersonFirstNm
Person LastCHAPMANPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPAMELA GRAYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01237506PTIN
Phone4105840060PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTOM CHAPMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,359,548GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressHTTPS://OTA.COM/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Investment Income$635PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$638CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Total Expenses$4,447,332PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,584,056CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$486,590PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$775,492CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$1,599,389TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,040,771TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$900,810TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document32IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee21EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024038520PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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KIM DIETZ
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY FAVRE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PERRY CLUTTS
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRITT LUNDGREN
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KELLEE JAMES
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG CRABTREE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM WARTHESEN
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID LIVELY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEN DIESL
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB KAAKE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOMENIC BORRELLI
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL SCHIEFER
VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL E MENES
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT DILLON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES SCULTHORPE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAVIER ZAMORA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GWENDOLYN WARD
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LAURA BATCHA
CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$268,178$0$0
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES LLC
206 HARRIS AVENUEBEIALSBURGPA16827MAILING SERVICES$169,096
MARCUM LLP
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$2,693,759MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$1,743,208GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$582,369AllOtherContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$203,474TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$638TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPUBLICATIONS & ADVERTIDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$136,100OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,359,548TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$638ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,323,872ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$389,374ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$363,416FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,658TotalAmt
Program Services$46,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,623ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,715FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$34,941ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,277ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,592FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,935TotalAmt
Program Services$23,609ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$326ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,030TotalAmt
Program Services$4,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,030ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$7,117ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,676FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$31,954TotalAmt
Program Services$5,764ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,634ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,556FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$184,605TotalAmt
Program Services$125,748ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,369ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,488FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$159,387TotalAmt
Program Services$101,609ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,885ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,893FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$74,643TotalAmt
Program Services$17,687ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,053ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$903FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$229TotalAmt
Management And General$229ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,353TotalAmt
Program Services$10,425ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,066ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,862FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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GRANT RELATED EXPENSES$1,490,134$1,473,821$8,438$7,875
ALL OTHER EXPENSES$109,946$61,046$9,254$39,646
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO$93,369$27,673$755$64,941
MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT SERV$59,543$59,456$45$42

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,584,056TotalAmt
Program Services$3,323,088ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$680,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$580,605FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$594,976BOYAmt
EOY$1,192,927EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,366BOYAmt
EOY$119,094EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,681BOYAmt
EOY$116,770EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,904BOYAmt
EOY$107,187EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$341,823LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$301,841LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,664BOYAmt
EOY$39,982EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,267BOYAmt
EOY$23,429EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$963,858BOYAmt
EOY$1,599,389EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$545,921BOYAmt
EOY$407,346EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$491,030BOYAmt
EOY$491,208EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,820BOYAmt
EOY$2,256EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,040,771BOYAmt
EOY$900,810EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$79,126BOYAmt
EOY$685,324EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,213BOYAmt
EOY$13,255EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$76,913BOYAmt
EOY$698,579EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$963,858BOYAmt
EOY$1,599,389EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$775,492ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I-A, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ENCOURAGES THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS OF ORGANIC TRADE IN THE POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE PROCESS; PROMOTES THE ELECTION OF RESPONSIBLE, QUALIFIED CANDIDATE TO PUBLIC OFFICE, REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL AFFILIATION; SOLICITS VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE RESTRICTED CLASS OF MEMBERS OF ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION; ACCEPTS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ANY LAWFUL SOURCE, INCLUDING OTHERS PACS AND TO MAKE EXPENDITURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEC IN SUPPORT OF THE NOMINATION FOR ELECTION AND THE GENERAL ELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR FEDERAL OFFICE THAT ARE DETERMINED TO BE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF THE PAC.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,595OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,595DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$335,228OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$295,246DepreciationAmt
Book Value$39,982BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$39,982TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$2,256Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,256TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ASSOCIATION IS EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF TAXES ON INCOME OTHER THAN NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC), AND THE CENTER IS EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF TAXES ON INCOME OTHER THAN NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRC. THE PROVISIONS INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ASSOCIATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2018 THROUGH 2021 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH OTA FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE ASSOCIATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLAURA BATCHAPersonNm
TitleCEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$268,178BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$268,178TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2VIOLET BATCHA (DAUGHTER OF LAURA BATCHA) - ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS (HIRED FULL-TIME IN OCTOBER 2021)
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE OTA BOARD IS PRESENTED WITH THE OTA AND TOC 990'S EACH YEAR UPON THEIR COMPLETION, AT AN OTA BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST EVALUATIONS ARE PERFORMED ANNUALLY AND DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION DETERMINATION IS MADE BY THE DIRECT SUPERVISORS AND THE CEO. THE OUTCOMES FOR COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS ARE DETERMINED BY PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS, JOB FUNCTIONS AND INCREASES THEREIN, AND BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19INTERESTED PERSONS WOULD CONTACT THE ASSOCIATION WHICH WOULD PROVIDE RELEVANT INFORMATION.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIC CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1444 N CAPITAL ST NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN020626006EIN
Primary ActivitiesRESEARCHPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateVTLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 10PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
THE ORGANIC CENTER INC
K$100,000COST
(no name)
COST