AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS (EIN 80-0359136)
Tax period: 2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31
Filed: 2025-07-15
IRS object ID: 202521969349301817
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-07-15T11:50:40-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390859910	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3121 W MARCH LN STE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	STOCKTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	952192367	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	800359136	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5594750435	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9 RIVER PARK PLACE EAST 410	AddressLine1Txt
City	FRESNO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93720	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ZACHARY FRASER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5594750435	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-07-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LAUREN A HAVERLOCK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00545829	PTIN
Phone	5593895700	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-07-14	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ZACHARY FRASER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9 RIVER PARK PLACE EAST 410	AddressLine1Txt
City	FRESNO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93720	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$32,785,232	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.AMERICANPISTACHIOS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1989	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ORGANIZATION IS A VOLUNTARY MEMBER ASSOCIATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE PISTACHIO INDUSTRY BY FUNDING VARIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS, MONITORING WORLD PISTACHIO TRADE TO LOOK FOR UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES, AND MAINTAINING NUTRITIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	18	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	18	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	18	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$31,500	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,400,414	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,240,463	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$11,908,874	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$18,247,164	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$80,025	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$366,105	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$42,463	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$31,500	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$13,431,776	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$19,885,232	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,400	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$6,918	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,079,796	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,356,004	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$14,223,575	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$14,911,463	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$16,308,771	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$17,274,385	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,876,995	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,610,847	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$10,420,101	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$13,548,843	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,578,631	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,847,805	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$8,841,470	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$11,701,038	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ORGANIZATION IS A VOLUNTARY MEMBER ASSOCIATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE PISTACHIO INDUSTRY BY FUNDING VARIOUS RESEARCH PROJECTS, MONITORING WORLD PISTACHIO TRADE TO LOOK FOR UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES, AND MAINTAINING NUTRITIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAMS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	TO ANALYZE AND ADVISE OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT IMPACT GROWERS AND TO RESEARCH THE IMPACT OF TARIFF AND TRADE REGULATIONS OF VARIOUS FOREIGN COUNTRIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TO PROMOTE PISTACHIO NUTRITIONAL FACTS TO ALL MEMBERS AND INTERESTED PARTIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	TO CONDUCT RESEARCH REGARDING THE PROPAGATION, PRODUCTION, HARVESTING, HANDLING AND PREPARATION FOR MARKET OF ANY AND ALL VARIETIES OF PISTACHIOS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDING CRISIS MANAGEMENT FOR PISTACHIO RECALLS AND A SAMPLE PISTACHIO PROGRAM IN WHICH ONE-SERVING SAMPLE PACKS ARE MADE AND PROVIDED TO VARIOUS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (1)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	23	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	18	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	18	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TERESA EDWARDS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5594750435	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9 RIVER PARK PLACE EAST SUITE 410	AddressLine1Txt
City	FRESNO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	93720	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DENNIS WOODS
CHAIR (THRU 01/24)	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICH KREPS
CHAIR (AS OF 01/24)	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUSTIN WYLIE
VICE CHAIR (AS OF 01/24)	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM ZION
SECRETARY/TREASURER (AS OF 01/24)	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALI AMIN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF ANDERSON
BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 01/24)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMIE BLEDSOE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM BOURDEAU
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIA COHEN
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 01/24)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUSTIN CURTI
BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 01/24)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN HEULER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL HUCKABAY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAJ KAHLON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADAM KUSMAK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ASHA MUNGER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOEL PERKINS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUDY PLACENCIA
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 01/24)	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KRISTI ROBINSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KARUN SAMRAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAKE SHEELY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GARY SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD MATOIAN
PRESIDENT/CEO (THRU 11/23)	40.00		Yes (X)	$314,014	$0	$11,122
TERESA EDWARDS
DIRECTOR, FINANCE & ADMIN	40.00		Yes (X)	$64,499	$0	$16,359
JOEL NELSON
INTERIM PRESIDENT/CEO (12/23-06/24)	40.00		Yes (X)	$19,000	$0	$0
ZACHARY FRASER
PRESIDENT/CEO (AS OF 06/24)	40.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMBER WILSON - SR DIR
GLOBAL NUTRITION & MKTG - N AMER	40.00			$141,137	$0	$32,719	Yes (X)
WESLEY WILSON
MANAGER, MEMBERSHIP	40.00			$136,269	$0	$15,668	Yes (X)
CADEE CONDIT
VP, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	40.00			$126,269	$0	$22,905	Yes (X)
HAIYING ZHANG
MANAGER, ASIAN MARKETING	40.00			$107,494	$0	$4,583	Yes (X)
GENARO GONZALES - DIR
DIGITAL CONTENT & BRAND STDS	40.00			$103,021	$0	$17,109	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,011,703	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$120,465	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
SS ASSOCIATES
501 JMD MEGAPOLIS SOHNA ROAD SEC	DELHI	IN	HR 122018	MARKETING SERVICES	$1,934,499
SMART PUBLICS
17 GRESSE STREET - FITZROVIA	LONDON	UK	W1T 1QL	MARKETING SERVICES	$1,389,540
COLELL & CAKAR DESIGN GMBH
GROBE ELBSTRABE 212	HAMBURG	GM	22767	MARKETING SERVICES	$1,209,797
NOESIS
VIA SPADOLINI 5	MILAN	IT	20141	MARKETING SERVICES	$1,059,698
SMH INTERNATIONAL
NO 999 MIDDLE HUAIHAI ROAD	SHANGHAI	CH	200031	MARKETING SERVICES	$976,962

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	19	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$1,240,463	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,240,463	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES AND ASSESSMENTS	111000	$16,951,253	$16,951,253
ANNUAL MEETING	111000	$1,277,646	$1,277,646
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM SPONSORS	111000	$16,565	$16,565

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,700	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,700	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$18,247,164	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$366,105	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$366,105	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$12,900,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$12,900,000	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ANNUAL REPORT	Desc
Business	513190	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$31,500	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$31,500	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$31,500	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$19,885,232	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$18,245,464	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$31,500	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$367,805	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,918	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$422,685	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,614,355	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,945	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,581	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,438	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,364	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$255,342	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,113,900	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,453,648	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,486	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,663	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,950	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,616,646	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,921	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,615	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
MEMBERSHIP RETENTION	$944,267
EVENT EXPENSES	$34,519
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE	$31,282
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$24,611

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,249	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,274,385	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$516,249	BOYAmt
EOY	$423,773	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,257	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,268,384	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,915	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$114,516	BOYAmt
EOY	$475,406	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$508,791	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$405,899	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$102,892	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,218,602	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,877,860	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$475,877	BOYAmt
EOY	$366,613	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,420,101	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,548,843	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,107,846	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,482,898	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$470,785	BOYAmt
EOY	$364,907	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,578,631	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,847,805	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,799,170	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,669,162	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,300	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,876	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,841,470	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,701,038	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,420,101	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,548,843	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,610,847	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$248,721	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS CALIFORNIA PAC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	455 CAPITAL MALL STE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	453933667	EIN
Paid Internal Funds	$0	PaidInternalFundsAmt
Contributions Rcvd Dlvr	$240,500	ContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$16,951,253	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$255,342	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$255,342	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$508,538	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable	-$253,196	TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$230,738	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$184,855	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$45,883	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$278,053	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$221,044	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$57,009	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$102,892	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	RIGHT-OF-USE LIABILITIES	Desc
Amt	$364,907	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$364,907	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$20,133,953	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$248,721	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$248,721	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$19,885,232	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$19,885,232	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$17,274,385	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$17,274,385	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$17,274,385	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS: THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION INCLUDES ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM ACTIVITIES	MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, TRADE	$1,190,617
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	PROGRAM ACTIVITIES	MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, TRADE	$4,566,832
SOUTH ASIA	PROGRAM ACTIVITIES	MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, TRADE	$1,934,499

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$7,691,948	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$7,691,948	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CASH FLOW STATEMENTS	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RICHARD MATOIAN
PRESIDENT/CEO (THRU 11/23)	$314,014	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,122	$0	$0	$0	$325,136	$0	$0	$0
AMBER WILSON - SR DIR
GLOBAL NUTRITION & MKTG - N AMER	$141,137	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,225	$0	$28,494	$0	$173,856	$0	$0	$0
WESLEY WILSON
MANAGER, MEMBERSHIP	$136,269	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,367	$0	$9,301	$0	$151,937	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION IS A PISTACHIO ASSOCIATION WHICH INCLUDES MEMBERS WHO PAY ANNUAL DUES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE ORGANIZATION IS A PISTACHIO ASSOCIATION WHICH INCLUDES MEMBERS WHO HAVE VOTING RIGHTS TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS OF THE BOARD SHALL NOT BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS: A) MATERIALLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECT THE MEMBERS' RIGHTS AS TO VOTING OR DISSOLUTION; B) EFFECT AND EXCHANGE, RECLASSIFICATION, OR CANCELLATION OF ALL OR PART OF THE MEMBERSHIPS; C) AUTHORIZE A NEW CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP; D) CHANGE THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED DIRECTORS; E) CHANGE FROM A FIXED NUMBER OF DIRECTORS TO A VARIABLE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS, OR VICE VERSA; F) INCREASE OR EXTEND THE TERMS OF DIRECTORS; G) ALLOW ANY DIRECTORS TO HOLD OFFICE BY DESIGNATION OR SELECTION RATHER THAN BY ELECTION BY THE MEMBERS; H) INCREASE THE QUORUM FOR MEMBERS' MEETINGS; OR I) REPEAL, RESTRICT, CREATE, EXPAND, OR OTHER WISE CHANGE PROXY RIGHTS. APG MEMBER RIGHTS ARE SPELLED OUT IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS, AS ALREADY IDENTIFIED ABOVE. FURTHERMORE, EACH YEAR APG HOLDS AN ANNUAL MEETING OF ITS MEMBERSHIP, AND AT THAT TIME, APG'S MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND AND SPEAK TO ANY MATTER RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION. THIS ANNUAL MEETING, HELD IN JANUARY, SHOULD BE NOTED AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS TO SPEAK UP REGARDING APG'S GOVERNANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE INTERNAL MANAGER OF ACCOUNTING AND PRESIDENT/CEO. ONCE THEY COMPLETE THEIR REVIEW, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IF A COVERED MEMBER BELIEVES THAT A CONFLICT EXISTS RELATIVE TO A PARTICULAR ISSUE BEING CONSIDERED, HE/SHE SHALL DISCLOSE THE CONFLICT TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE, AS APPROPRIATE, AND ABSTAIN FROM DISCUSSION OR VOTING ON THE ISSUE. BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO ARE UNSURE AS TO WHETHER A CERTAIN TRANSACTION, ACTIVITY, OR RELATIONSHIP CONSTITUTES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL DISCUSS IT WITH THE CHAIR, WHO WILL DETERMINE WHETHER DISCLOSURE TO THE BOARD OR THE ASSISTANCE OF LEGAL COUNSEL IS REQUIRED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE SALARIES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES OF APG, INCLUDING THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL, ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY APG'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS MADE UP OF SIX MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SERVES AS THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. APG DOES CONDUCT AN EMPLOYEE SALARY REVIEW, UTILIZING A THIRD-PARTY FIRM FOR EACH OF THE STAFF POSITIONS IN THE FRESNO METROPOLITAN MARKET. THIS SALARY REVIEW IS CONDUCTED EVERY TWO YEARS. COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND V.P. GLOBAL MARKETING ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SALARIES OF ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES COME FROM THE APG PRESIDENT/CEO WHO PREPARES THE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS/BONUSES AND PROVIDES TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. THESE APPROVALS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. THIS PROCESS IS CONDUCTED IN JULY EACH YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIALS STATEMENTS UPON REQUEST.