OEFFA and OEFFA Certification Board Meetings 10 October 2010 ...

OEFFA and OEFFA Certification Board Meetings
10 October 2010
Agenda [tentative]
10:00 Certification Program Board meeting begins
Approval of minutes from July 25 meeting
Director’s report for Certification Program
Finance report for Certification Program
11:00 Begin Education Program meeting
Approval of minutes from July 25, 2010 board meeting
Director’s Report for Education Program
Financial report for the Education Program
11:30 Special Guest: Carol Cameron (Accountant)
Review and approval of IRS Form 990 for Certification
Review and approval of IRS Form 990 for Education
Noon Lunch
Lunch is potluck. Please bring a dish to share, plus dishware, tableware, and a
beverage container for yourself.
1:00 Old Business
De-brief board involvement of online fundraising campaign
More planning for member meeting
1:30 New Business
Appoint Stewardship Award nomination committee
Appoint Board nomination committee
1:45 Chapter Reports
2:00 Executive Session to discuss issues related to employment, evaluations, discipline,
promotion, compensation and other personnel or confidential matters
3:00 Adjourn
[Directions on reverse side]

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DIRECTIONS – Granville, Ohio
(Barney-Davis Hall, Denison University)
FROM THE NORTH
If coming from the north, you should exit Interstate 71 at Bellville and take State Route 13 south
into Mt. Vernon. From there, Route 661 south will bring you the 23 miles into Granville. At the
stop sign at College Street, turn right and drive approx. 2 blocks to the front entrance to Denison,
where you will make a right turn to enter (then see below).
FROM EAST, WEST, OR SOUTH
The college is less than 10 miles north of Interstate 70 (Exit 126) on Route 37. Take 37 north
into Granville and stay on it to the front entrance to Denison (then see below).
From the west you can also take 161 into Granville which becomes Route 37. Follow it to the
second Granville exit – turn left at the end of the ramp and continue to the front entrance to
Denison (then see below).
ONCE YOU ARE AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO DENISON
Drive up the driveway which is the front entrance to Denison. At the top (where the yield sign
is) turn left. You will pass two salmon-colored buildings which sit near the roadway. The first is
the “Doane Administration Building.” The second is the McPhail Center for Environmental
Studies/Barney-Davis Building. That’s where we’ll be meeting. After you have driven by our
building you will find slant-style parking spots on your right (behind Denison’s library).
If there are no spots there, keep going, and then circle to the backside of campus by turning right
at every stop sign that you come to. This will lead you to the parking garage. Follow the signs
to enter the garage.
Park and exit the garage through the Slayter Student Union door. By stairs or elevator, go up to
the “Campus Commons” level. Exit onto the ‘academic quad’ – the door is opposite the
elevator. You are looking for the Barney-Davis building, which would be approximately at 1:00
as you exit onto the quad. We will meet on the 1 st floor of the building.
For a map of Denison’s campus: http://www.denison.edu/campus/denison_campus_map.pdf
I’ll have my cell phone on, if you get lost and can call: (740) 398-9099.

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OEFFA 501 (c) 5 - Certification
Board Meeting Minutes
July 25, 2010
Granville, Ohio
Present: Amy Bodiker, Mary Ida Compton, Darren Malhame, Joan Richmond, John Sowder, and
Carol Goland (staff).
Present, not voting: Dave Benchoff, Gary Cox, Steve Edwards, Mike Laughlin, Harv Roehling,
Ed Snavely, and Mardy Townsend.
Absent: Tom Redfern.
Darren called the meeting to order at 10:00am.
Minutes from meetings in 2010 on January 24 and April 25 were approved with minor edits.
Carol began with the Director’s Report. NOP pesticide residue testing requirements have been
put on hold. Applications for certification outside the core area were discussed. Staff is able to
accommodate this, but questions surround training needed regarding the new pasture rules for
both existing and new clients, as well as any new requirements that arise from increased food
safety attention. The number of certification applications is below expectations. The Board
discussed the need to maintain high quality inspections and timely certification. Non-renewing
farmers will be contacted by staff. We reviewed the timing of inspections, paperwork
processing, and fee setting and collection. The Board expects to move up the timing for fee
setting to the October meeting to allow for earlier application processing.
Darren reviewed the financial reports. Our outside auditors are completing their audit,
adjusting some of the figures in the reports. They don’t anticipate any cash flow needs in the
coming year, but if there are any, the timings of cash flows for the education and certification
arms are complementary. The two organizations may lend to each other using a competitive
interest rate (currently about 4%) if needed. Darren reviewed staffing changes, which apply to
the OEFFA education as well (see those minutes for details). Our next formal audit should be
for fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:30.
Respectfully submitted by Mary Ida Compton, Secretary.

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Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association
10 October 2010
Director’s Report for the Certification Program
Applications In and Out:
As of October 4, 2010:
We have received a total of 594 applications, comprised of:
‣ 560 grower applications
‣ 34 handler applications
These 594 include 77 new clients (65 growers, 12 processors) this year.
NB: Our budget for this FY was based on 645 growers and 50 processors.
We estimate 32 more handlers will come in this year (we accept those year-round) along with 10-20 all-year
greenhouses, maple syrup operations, and late renewals.
FYI: we contacted 98 of the grower clients certified with us in 2009 whom we had not heard from yet.
Here is the response we received:
No contact (message left if phone #, others no phone) 56
Going with another agency KDA 3
GOA 1
MOSA 2 (EU CERT.)
UNKNOWN 6
Plans to certify in future but no need for it now 5
Plans to renew this year (this # also included above) 4
No market 4
No reason cited 3
Not growing anything organically this year 3
Sold farm & moved/rented farm/retiring 3
Crop destroyed 2
Wants to sell raw milk & there is a conflict with his milk company 1
Organics was a ‘hobby’—no reason to renew 1
Now farming with another certified organic family member 1
Client having difficulty with pasture rule 1
Market does not rely on organic seal (customer knows practices) 1
Didn’t want to deal with inspector when he was trying to work 1
Unhappy with service 1

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All growers listed in the table have received a notice of non-renewal letter, which gives them the
opportunity to renew within 30 days or surrender their certificate.
As of Oct 4:
‣ 150 growers have received their certificates and decision letters
‣ 45 more certificates (totaling 195) have been issued for growers, but they have not yet been mailed
out (waiting letters)
‣ 71 applications have been completed through inspection and are waiting for post-review/decision
‣ 172 applications are with inspectors
‣ 122 are still incomplete/non-compliant (Remember that some applications get hung up in the pipeline as we
wait for additional information from our client.)
‣ 5 handler applications and zero grower applications are waiting for pre-review
Livestock Pasture Rule
Paul has held a number of trainings on the Livestock Pasture Rule via conference call. His impression, and
that of our inspectors, is that most people are handling the new rule and the documentation it requires well.
We may do some in-person trainings, in collaboration with Organic Valley, with Amish communities
targeted as high priority. These would happen after the first of the new year.
News from the NOP: Pesticide Residue Testing!
I reported last time that we’d received word from the NOP that we will be required to collect samples of
edible plant parts and submit these to a USDA lab for testing for pesticide residues. We’ve received
additional word that this is being postponed, but we will probably want to assume that this will be a
requirement in 2011 and budget for it accordingly.
Staffing
Kelli Natale, who joined our staff as a Certification Program Assistant in June, is settling in well. Michelle
Gregg-Skinner gave notice – her final day of work with OEFFA was Sept. 10 th . Lexie and I are in process
of reviewing applications for Michelle’s replacement and interviewing them. We hope to have the new
person on-board asap.
NOP Visit
In early August I had a call from an administrator in the NOP (“ not a compliance or regulatory phone call,”
he quickly assured me). Miles McEvoy and two other NOP representatives decided that they needed to take
a field trip to see how things are playing out on the ground and decided that their first trip would be to
Ohio. They asked us to arrange several farm visits, focusing on livestock. Their visit was August 18 th , and
most of our certification staff was able to accompany them.
While they really were interested in the on-farm implementation of NOP regulations, they also used this as
an opportunity to informally assess our program, and provide feedback to us. They were pleased with our
implementation of the Livestock Pasture Rule and the overall quality of our review process, but noted that
we need to work on our timeliness. They plan to submit a visit assessment to us in the upcoming weeks
(again, this will not be regulatory in nature nor affect our accreditation/compliance).
See attached report (and future newsletter article) by Kate Schmidt.

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Looking ahead to 2011
For a variety of reasons (chief among them: evening out workload and cash flow through the year) we
would like to explore having certification forms available earlier in the year than has been the practice until
now. Ground Hog Day has always been the target date, and we’ve used the January Board meeting to
finalize certification budget and set certification fees so that the applications can be printed and sent out.
To move to an earlier date for those applications to be available would mean moving up significantly the
budget-setting piece (or at least the fee-setting piece, but we cannot responsibly set fees without the financial
context provided by the budget. However, doing all of that for early October (this Board meeting) was not
possible.
Action Item: I would like the Board to designate a committee that can be authorized to approve a
preliminary budget and set certification fees prior to our January meeting so that we can move forward with
earlier availability of applications, if this proves feasible and advisable.
To Core or Not to Core
The issue of not accepting clients outside our core region, yet continuing to certify existing clients, has
affected the coordination of 2010 inspections.
Action Item: Staff recommends a decision be made on the issue of defining our region (as Ohio and the
five surrounding states or as the states in which we currently certify) so that we may either:
1. Let folks who are calling about 2011 know definitively the region from which we will accept
applications; or
2. Start transitioning folks outside the ‘core’ to other agencies in 2011 if necessary.

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NOP Representatives Tour OEFFA-
Certified Organic Livestock Operations
Six months have now passed since the
USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP)
issued the Livestock Access to Pasture Rule,
further substantiating the requirements
regarding the active management of certified
organic livestock on pasture. In an effort to
gather information on how certifiers and
organic livestock producers are working to
implement the new rule, NOP
representatives from Washington, D.C.
came to Ohio to visit three of OEFFA’s own
certified organic farms on August 19, 2010.
Kate Schmidt, Lexie Stoia Pierce, Kelli Natale, and
Michelle Gregg-Skinner of OEFFA Certification “put
out to pasture” on the Weaver Family Farm.
At the end of the day, the NOP indicated
that OEFFA had developed a strong system
for equipping its certified producers with
information and tools for understanding the
new rule and developing successful pasturemanagement
plans.
Melissa Bailey, Mark Keating, and Miles McEvoy of
the NOP with Verlin Weaver on his family’s certified
organic dairy farm in Dalton, OH.
Members of the OEFFA Certification staff
accompanied Miles McEvoy, NOP Deputy
Administrator, Melissa Bailey, NOP
Standards Division Director, and Mark
Keating, NOP Agricultural Marketing
Specialist, for the day’s farm tours. The
group observed both ruminant livestock and
poultry on these farms, walked the pastures,
and discussed pasture-management and
recordkeeping strategies with each of the
producers.
Melissa Bailey & Mark Keating of the NOP discuss
pasture-management plans with OEFFA
Certification’s Livestock Specialist, Paul Dutter.
The NOP will use the information collected
during their visit to Ohio to develop further
guidance to help OEFFA and the other
accredited certifiers fully and consistently
implement the Livestock Access to Pasture
Rule.

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Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association Certification
Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet)
August 31, 2010
ASSETS
Current Assets
Checking/Savings
1-1100 · Cash
1-1110 · UBS (PW) -00910 84 2,844.61
1-1150 · Fifth Third 176,470.88 1
1-1155 · Fifth Third MM 75,795.81
1-1160 · Chase Bank 3,446.65
Total 1-1100 · Cash 258,557.95
Accounts Receivable
1200 · Accounts Receivable 12,815.96
1210 · Due from OEFFA Education 13,677.49
Total Accounts Receivable 26,493.45
Total Current Assets 285,051.40
Fixed Assets
1-2100 · Computer Equipment & Software 464.40
Total Fixed Assets 464.40
Other Assets
1300 · Inventory 2,293.00
Total Other Assets 2,293.00
TOTAL ASSETS 287,808.80
LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable
2-7000 · Accounts Payable 4,827.85
Total Accounts Payable 4,827.85
Other Current Liabilities
2-1300 · Payroll Penalties & Interest Payab 10,109.06 2
2-1400 · Payroll Tax Liabilities
2-1420 · Accrued Payroll Liability 5,211.58 3
2-1420 · FICA Payable 990.78
2-1430 · Fed Withholding 496.48
2-1450 · State Income Tax Payable 403.04
2-1460 · School District Withheld 6.20
2-1470 · City Income Tax Payable 303.08
2-1480 · ODJFS Payable 34.87
2-1485 · BWC Payable 184.20
2-1495 · Medical Insurance Payable 287.17
Total 2-1400 · Payroll Tax Liabilities 7,917.40
Total Other Current Liabilities 18,026.46
Total Liabilities 22,854.31
Net Assets
3-8001 · *Retained Earnings 26,838.65
Net Income 238,115.84
Total Net Assets 264,954.49
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS 287,808.80

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Notes to the Financials dated August 31, 2010
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$176,470.88 represents the cleared balance in the Fifth Third checking account and corresponds to the actual bank balance.
Numerous entries had to be entered into the accounting records in order to reconcile with the bank statements. These
have been completed through August 31, 2010, but many remain under investigation.
2
Please see the attached Schedule of Past Due Taxes. Prior period taxes paid are currently recorded
Penalties and interest due on unpaid amounts were recorded as expenses for the reporting period
ending March 31, 2010. These penalties are currently under appeal with the various taxing

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Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association Certification
Statement of Activity (Income Statement)
For the Five-Month Period Ended August 31, 2010
Actual
Budgeted
Apr - Aug 10 Apr - Aug 10 (Under)Over
Income
5000 · Certification Fees
5000-10 · Crop Fees 359,050.00
5000-11 · Dairy Fee 33,250.00
5000-12 · Livestock Fees (Non-Dairy) 5,700.00
5000-13 · Processor App Fee 8,525.00
5000-14 · On-Farm Handling 3,325.00
5000-15 · Late Fees 100.00
5000-16 · New Applicant Fee 1,025.00
5000-17 · Spot Inspection Fee 1,300.00
Total 5000 · Certification Fees 412,275.00
5010 · Other Certif. Income
5010-10 · Transaction Certificates 1,000.00
5010-11 · Signs 1,250.00
5010-12 · Stickers 336.00
5010-14 · Misc. Income 5,049.62
Total 5010 · Other Certif. Income 7,635.62
5020 · Processor Inspection Fees
5020-10 · Processor Inspector Fees 1,575.00
5020-11 · Processor Inspector Expenses 819.20
5020 · Processor Inspector Fees Other 1,579.60
Total 5020 · Processor Inspection Fees 3,973.80
5030 · Interest Income 235.58
Total Income 424,120.00 524,734.61 (100,614.61)
Expense
7000-10 · Salaries 68,992.02
7000-40 · FICA 5,236.13
7000-20 · Health Insurance 10,106.33
7000-30 · BWC 169.63
6-1550 · Workers Compensation 952.83
85,456.94 96,191.49 (10,734.55)
8200 · Processor Insp Fees
8200-10 · Processor Inspector Fees 3,160.00
8200-20 · Processor Inspector Expenses 833.97
8000-Processor Inspector Fees, Other 675.00
8000-31 · Integrity Inspection Fees 200.00
8000-32 · Spot Inspection Fee 150.00
8000-33 · Livestock Inspection Fee 4,400.00
8000-34 · Handler Inspection Fee 350.00
8000-35 · Expedited Service Fee 50.00
8000-30 · Producer Inspector Fees - Other 36,250.00
8360-20 · Inspector Travel Expenses
8360-21 · Mileage-Inspectors 10,588.78
8360-22 · Lodging-Inspectors 2,040.98
58,698.73 63,871.88 (5,173.15)

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Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association Certification
Statement of Activity (Income Statement)
For the Five-Month Period Ended August 31, 2010
Actual
Budgeted
Apr - Aug 10 Apr - Aug 10 (Under)Over
Other Expense
8000-10 · Accounting 4,265.50
8000-20 · Contract Labor 2,095.59
6560 · Payroll Expenses 5,156.11
8360-10 · Staff Travel
8360-11 · Mileage-Staff 251.39
8360-12 · Lodging-Staff 269.21
8360-13 · Meals-staff 306.47
6500-1 · Sponsorships 250.00
8000-70 · Payroll Fees 722.62
6000 · Allocated Expenses Other 154.50
6000-10 · Rent Expense 5,308.00
6000-20 · Software & Equipment 332.22
6000-50 · Communication 1,267.22
8100-10 · Postage & Shipping 2,334.82
8100-20 · Printing 2,162.00
8100-30 · Leased Equipment 993.74
8300-10 · Prior Period Expense Adjustment 6,991.45
8300-30 · Dues & Subscriptions 5,152.19
8300-40 · Office Supplies 1,520.48
8300-50 · CC Processing & Bank Fees 2,188.69
8300-80 · Misc. 126.29
Total Other Expense 41,848.49 80,604.99 (38,756.50)
Total Expense 186,004.16 240,668.36
Net Income 238,115.84 284,066.25 -45,950.41

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C5 Certification Delinquent Taxes
IRS-941's IRS INTEREST Assessments
OHIO 52-
332929 OH ASSMTS ODJFS CITY
CITY
PENALTIES BWC
BWC
PENALTIES
2007 3rd QTR 250.01
4th QTR 145.06 500.00
2008 1st QTR 398.21
2nd QTR 2,620.87 674.95 466.25
3rd QTR 651.11
4th QTR 6,991.40 752.56 500.00
2009 1st QTR 6,254.48 2,903.03 651.78 53.04
2nd QTR 8,114.68 3,580.59 922.80 72.24 245.93
3rd QTR 9,421.50 268.14 2,590.90 1,097.56 76.46
4th QTR 7,234.96 2,753.29 765.05 598.74 3,664.71 2,850.63 74.62 212.61 129.70
##### 990 8.00 58.46 (32.28)
2010 1st QTR 9,111.24 999.52 3,446.49 1,005.43
2nd QTR -
April only 2,706.35 292.59 229.89
2nd QTR 650.29 301.53
Total 50,084.62 268.14 14,456.68 7,351.19 1,598.74 8,227.74 4,157.59 276.36 746.89 97.42
Paid 50,084.62 268.14 5,219.77 7,351.19 598.74 8,227.74 4,157.59 276.36 746.89 97.42
Bal Due - 9,236.91 - 1,000.00 - - - - -
FYE 3/31/2010 FYE 3/31/2009 FYE 3/31/2008
TOTAL excluding 4th
qtr 2007 & April 2010
Penalties &
Interest
Fed
Breakout 12/31/2008 12/31/2009
Fed AP 33,882.38 6,254.48 250.01 40,386.87 14,724.82 Withheld 250.01 10,631.00
State W/H AP 3,784.93 2,730.40 398.21 6,913.54 1,598.74 SS 16,528.96
City W/H AP 3,856.06 ‐ ‐ 3,856.06 276.36 Medicare 3,865.64
ODJFS 3,446.49 3,664.71 466.25 7,577.45 250.01 31,025.60
BWC 517.00 517.00 97.42
45,486.86 12,649.59 1,114.47 59,250.92 16,697.34 40,386.83

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OEFFA 501 (c) 3
Board Meeting Minutes
July 25, 2010
Granville, Ohio
Present: Dave Benchoff, Amy Bodiker, Mary Ida Compton, Gary Cox, Steve Edwards, Mike
Laughlin, Darren Malhame, Joan Richmond, Harv Roehling, Ed Snavely, John Sowder, Mardy
Townsend, and Carol Goland. Absent: Steve Daugherty, Tom Redfern.
Darren called the meeting to order at 10:45am.
Minutes from meetings in 2010 on January 24, February 13 (Annual OEFFA Business meeting),
March 7, and April 25 were approved with minor edits.
Darren began with a review of the financial statements, and noted that OEFFA now has 2 new
hires for part time work: Carol Cameron in an accounting role, and Jami Woodruff as our
bookkeeper. Our former bookkeeper, Angie Kemp, resigned in April. We reviewed both the
cash flow statement, with monthly data projections through March, 2011, and the balance sheet
with data through June 30, 2010. The cash flow projections show OEFFA at its lowest point (in
terms of cash available) during the late fall months before conference deposits are expected.
During all months, we anticipate having sufficient cash on hand to run the organization. If there
is a time during which we need additional funds, we may borrow from the certification (c(5))
arm of OEFFA, with a competitive interest rate at the time. These are intended to be
conservative estimates, as they don’t include: 1) expected cash from the University of Maryland,
and 2) cash due to OEFFA c(3) for membership fees collected as part of the certification fee
from the c(5) arm of OEFFA. All expected tax liabilities are included in these statements. We
expect to file our annual 990 tax form at the completion of the current audit, possibly requiring
an extension beyond the August deadline.
Lunch was supplied and enjoyed by all.
Carol presented the Director’s Report. OEFFA has had significant exposure and representation
in newspaper editorials, radio programs, and social media networks of Facebook and Twitter.
She reviewed the status of grants pending and the likelihood of success. Membership is much
higher, due to certification clients having membership bundled into their certification fees. In an
effort to continue to reduce expenses, we won’t be publishing the membership directory (last
published in the fall of 2009) or the Good Earth Guide (available online). Also, the next 2
conferences will be held at our 2009 location, the Granville High School. Carol and others
explored possible alternatives, which proved to be much more expensive. Our date for the 2011
conference, titled Inspiring Farms, Sustaining Communities, is February 19-20. We discussed
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Carol reviewed the status of the compromise reached between HSUS and the Livestock Care
Standards Board, which resulted in taking the initiative off the November ballot, while accepting
several policies vital to OEFFA members. OEFFA members and staff have worked tirelessly to
educate the Livestock Care Standards Board (and the public) about issues surrounding small
scale organic agriculture, and have actively participated on subcommittees for animal groups.
She went on to describe the void in the state of Ohio in the area of groups actively promoting
policies supporting sustainable agriculture. This seems a place where OEFFA should be a
leader. The Board discussed time and resource limits to this while maintaining our 501 (c)3
status. Carol was given authority to explore and act on any requirements needed by our
regulators.
The Employee Handbook is being rewritten and updated. Board members volunteered to work
with staff on the Personnel Policies and Financial Policies sections.
The Board moved into Executive Session.
Old Business centered on Amy Bodiker’s review of the progress on the Grass-Grazed label.
Warren Taylor of Snowville Creamery will gather an advisory group and work with Amy to
develop the criteria. The hope is that OEFFA would be a certifier for this label.
New Business began with a discussion of a fall member meeting, suggested for November,
which would have as a focus for discussion OEFFA’s institutional objectives. Carol reviewed
staff participation in a webinar by the Institute for Conservation Leadership, where they learned
about membership involvement over the internet, both for education and fundraising. The Board
agreed to initiate a “matching grant”, with a Board match of up to $6,950 from the members
present.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:15.
Respectfully submitted by Mary Ida Compton, Secretary.

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Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association
10 October 2010
Director’s Report for the Education Program
COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
On the newsletter front, it has been a relatively quiet summer, as we’ve enjoyed the first longer gap as
we’ve moved to a quarterly newsletter. The first of these should be arriving in your mailboxes sometime
around the end of the month.
Please see Lauren’s report on subscribers to our social media networks (Facebook and Twitter) and
listserves (OEFFAdirect).
STATUS OF GRANTS
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program (BFRDP)
Received word that we were not successful with this one. We expect to continue trying . . .
Ohio Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Funding.
All of the “i’s” have now been dotted and the “t’s” crossed, so we will begin the work represented by this
grant in earnest. To recap: In partnership with the Countryside Conservancy, we received funding for our
specialty crop proposal ($67,588 over two years for the two organizations). The grant will provide support
for: that portion of an organic educator’s position which focuses on specialty crop production, and an
OEFFA conference track for beginning/transitioning specialty crop producers. This year we will also be
hosting several webinars on advanced specialty crop production topics and season extension.
Farm Aid Grant
We have submitted a new request to Farm Aid for continued funding of our Farm Policy Matters
program. We should hear towards the end of the year.
North Central SARE Research & Education Pre-proposal
The pre-proposal I submitted to the North Central SARE Program, focused on educational programming
related to organic livestock production was not invited to submit a full proposal. I am still waiting to
receive reviewers comments to understand the issues.
Easton Community Foundation Center Change for Charity
Each year, the Foundation selects 6 charities; each receives 2 months worth of parking meter change from
Easton Town Center. This is a long-shot for us, but worth a try. If selected, the organization also benefits
with signage at Easton that brings attention to it.
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MEMBERSHIP
We currently have 2,602 members. See attached report for fuller statistics.

OEFFA C3 Director’s 16 Report
10 October 2010 – page 2
OTHER DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
Online fundraising campaign
You may recall that Lauren, Phil (“the web guy”) and I participated in a 6-week webinar on online
fundraising and designed an online fundraising campaign, which I described to you at our last board
meeting. At that time, the Board took a very bold step in offering a match challenge for our efforts. We
received $3,769 in donations; with the Board match, we were able to raise a total of $7,538!!
Annual Appeal
The annual appeal is just around the corner. This year we plan to write a simple appeal, printed on
letterhead and mailed in a business size envelope.
CoSMO (Community Shares of Mid-Ohio)
CoSMO has kicked off the workplace giving season, and so this is a good time to remind you that you
can support OEFFA’s work through Community Shares of Mid Ohio.
Community Shares connects workplaces to community-based nonprofits, like OEFFA, where
employees can easily support OEFFA and other nonprofits by making a paycheck donation in their
workplace giving campaign.
Community Shares’s sixty member agencies, including OEFFA, will be participating in many
workplace campaigns in 2010, including public/governmental workplaces and private workplaces
You can help by remembering Community Shares and your favorite member agencies, like OEFFA, in
your workplace giving campaign. It’s easy to give and easy to help when you give through payroll
deduction. You can direct your campaign gift to one or several specific nonprofits.
Then, please encourage your family, friends and coworkers to consider giving to Community Shares
and OEFFA at the workplace. Contact us at the office if you would like Community Shares brochures
to distribute. If your company does not include Community Shares and OEFFA, please consider asking
that they are included.
PROGRAM WORK
OEFFA Conference (from Renee Hunt)
Mary-Howell and Klaas Martens and Joan Gussow are lined up as keynote speakers. Overall, we’re on
schedule with the conference work. Save the Date postcards were mailed out to approximately 4,000
people on Sept. 28. A great portion of the workshops have been lined up and staff is working out the
details. We’ll be offering more than 70 workshops this year – an all time high for OEFFA. Exhibitor
and sponsor outreach will begin in October. The food committee has established this year’s meals, has
begun lining up food donors, and has some modest food preservation efforts underway.
The food committee is also interested in working with the board to hold a pre-conference fundraising
event in January in Columbus. This would be an opportunity to raise money – through ticket sales and
a silent auction – for the organization while offering a fun evening for foodie-types in the Columbus
area to mingle and network. Board help is needed with planning and carrying out the event, including
lining up silent auction items.

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10 October 2010 – page 3
Plans are underway to offer high tunnel and CSA pre-conference workshops on Friday, Feb. 18.
Farm Tours
Wrapping up for the summer. Full report available at the next board meeting.
POLICY WORK
Dairy Labeling
As you know, after Ohio instituted the new rule regarding labeling of dairy products, which included the
most restrictive language in the country, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and Organic
Trade Association (OTA) sued to stop it. We (OEFFA), with national partners, submitted an amici cuarea
(“Friends of the Court”) brief in their support. The plaintiffs lost the lawsuit, and then appealed the
ruling. After mediation failed, they went back to Court. OEFFA again signed on to the Amicus Brief,
along with the Center for Food Safety (whose staff attorneys prepared the brief), Food and Water Watch,
and Physicians for Social Responsibility Oregon Chapter (all of whom were on the original Amicus brief),
and were joined on this with new amici Organic Consumers Association and Institute for Responsible
Technology.
On September 30, 2010, the U.S. Appeals Court reversed much of the original decision and remanded the
case back to the lower court. In particular, the appeals court found that:
the labeling claim “rbGH-free” (or equivalent) was not untruthful and misleading and thus should
be allowed (because logically if the milk comes from a cow not treated, there’s no way for it to get
into the milk, therefore the milk must be rbGH free);
that the so-called “FDA disclaimer” that “the FDA has found no significance difference between
milk from cows treated with rbGH and those which have not been treated” may not be
appropriate as the situation more accurately stated is that there is not yet a test which can detect
the presence of rbGH in milk from cows treated with artificial growth hormones;
that there is no reason why that disclaimer must appear contiguous to the main claim (“rbGH
free”) but rather an asterism after the main claim can lead the consumer elsewhere on the package
for additional information.
Further, the Court accepted that there are compositional differences, that milk from cows treated with
rbGH has increased levels if IGF-1, during certain periods of the cows lactation cycle the rbGH-treated
cow’s milk will be of inferior quality nutritionally (because the cow is in negative-energy balance), and
because of increased somatic cell (pus) content in rbGH-treated cows’ milk. This ruling could thus open
the way to get the FDA to re-examine rbGH, since it is still relying on its original determination from 1990
or so, when there was much less data available.
We don’t know yet what direction the State will take with this. I’ll keep you posted, but for the moment,
this is a great win after three years of fight.
Livestock Care Board (from Renee Hunt)
Species subcommittees to develop care standards are underway. Staff has been attending multiple
meetings and working with farmers to feed into this process. OEFFA, by offering comments through
this process, is having an impact. For example, our recommendation that euthanasia trainings only be

OEFFA C3 Director’s 18 Report
10 October 2010 – page 4
mandatory following a violation was accepted by the board (instead of mandating every livestock
producer to receive training). We anticipate public hearings on proposed standards on euthanasia,
non-ambulatory livestock, civil penalties, and veal (perhaps also swine) to be held this fall, which we’ll
be organizing our members to attend. The LCSB may also try to wrap up layers standards this fall
(and thus hit the main areas of the HSUS/Governor-OFB agreement), but given that the first meeting
of this subcommittee was Sept. 27, it is not clear that there’s enough time. The LCSB expects to take a
break in November and pick up after the new year. With 10 species subcommittees, it will take the
board well into 2011 before all standards are complete.
Thanksgiving Boxes
No boxes this year – only turkeys.
ADMINISTRATION
Paychex
In May we began using PayChex as our payroll services provider. In the months since, we have been
concerned about (1) the increasing price of this service; and (2) occasional errors which require our time
and attention to correct. For that reason, we were receptive when ADP approached us about becoming
our payroll services provider. With a greater array of services, very competitive pricing, and aggressive
promotions, we’ve decided to switch over to ADP.
990s
Our accountants have completed our 990s and they await your approval.
Action Needed: Please make sure to review these prior to the Board meeting; forward me any questions
you have so we can have answers for you by the meeting.
Review & Revision of Employee Handbook and Financial Procedures
I have completed a first draft of a revised and expanded Employee Handbook and am working on a
comprehensive review and revision of our Financial Policies and Procedures Manual. I am awaiting
comments and a second draft on the former before presenting this to the board for approval.

May 15‐July 15, 2009 11
July 16‐September 15, 2009 45
September 16‐November 15, 2009 25
November 16‐January 1, 2010 25
January 1‐February 1, 2010 122
February 2‐March 15, 2010 191
March 16‐May 17, 2010 54
May 18‐August 30, 2010 260
Renewal Rate
MEMBERSHIP/COMMUNICATIONS STATISTICS
New Members (Not Previously Members)
Expirations
Non‐renewals (after
6 months) Percent Who Renewed
Oct‐09 55 15 73%
Nov‐09 33 13 61%
Dec‐09 62 19 69%
Jan‐10 113 51 55%
Feb‐10 184 77 58%
Mar‐10 64 21 67%
Apr‐10 26 8 69%
Average Renewal Rate 62%
Total Contacts in Database
10/6/09 5997
2/1/10 6266
6/10/10 6483
7/14/10 6554
8/12/10 6727
9/29/10 6844
Percentage Growth 15.9%
Total Current Members (Households)*
19
10/6/09 1616
2/1/10 1729
6/10/10 2122
7/14/10 2245
8/12/10 2324
9/29/10 2602
Percentage Growth 61.0%
Certification Members (Complimentary Membership as Certification Client)
6/10/10 290
7/14/10 382
8/12/10 433
9/29/10 585
OEFFA Direct
10/6/09 590
2/1/10 616
6/10/10 643
9/29/10 667
Percentage Growth 13.8%

Percent Fans Female
Percent Fans by Age Category
18‐24
25‐34
35‐44
45‐54
55+
Number of Fans by City
Columbus
Dayton
Toledo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Akron
Athens
Newark
Facebook
9/16/09 213
20
2/1/10 707
6/10/10 1134
9/29/10 1305
9/29/2010 66%
9/29/2010 6%
9/29/2010 30%
9/29/2010 31%
9/29/2010 16%
9/29/2010 12%
9/29/2010 309
9/29/2010 90
9/29/2010 29
9/29/2010 159
9/29/2010 79
9/29/2010 14
9/29/2010 11
9/29/2010 15
Twitter
10/6/09 114
2/1/10 258
6/10/10 338
9/29/10 405
* Includes "members," "certification," and "complimentary." Families and family farms are counted twice.

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OEFFA Education
Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2010
Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association Education
Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet)
August 31, 2010
ASSETS
Current Assets
Checking/Savings
1-1100 · Cash & Cash Equivalents
1-1000 · Kemba Savings 260.66
1-1110 · Kemba Financial Credit Union 65,612.45 1
1-1120 · Wells Fargo 64171156 5,728.71
1-1121 · Wells Fargo Mutual Fund 14,411.05 2
Total 1-1100 · Cash & Cash Equivalents 86,012.87
Accounts Receivable
1200 · *Accounts Receivable
1202 · SARE - Univ of MN 10,192.21
Total 1200 · *Accounts Receivable 10,192.21
Other Current Assets
1-1600 · Due To/From OEFFA (C-5) 1,342.08
1300· Inventory 204.48
Total Other Current Assets 1,546.56 1,546.56
Fixed Assets
1-3100 · Computer Equipment 1,999.00
1-3300 · Computer Software/Website 600.00
1-4100 · Accumulated Depreciation (2,599.00)
Total Fixed Assets - -
TOTAL ASSETS 97,751.64
LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable
2-1000 · Accounts Payable 7,287.05
Total Accounts Payable 7,287.05
Other Current Liabilities
2-1300 · Tax Penalties & Interest Payable 33,479.44 3
Total 2-1300 · Total Tax Penalties & Interest Payable 33,479.44
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OEFFA Education
Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2010
Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association Education
Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet)
August 31, 2010
2-1400 · Payroll Liabilities
2-1410 · Accrued Payroll Liability 6,472.76 4
2-1420 · FICA Payable 1,251.32
2-1430 · Fed Withholding Payable 283.78
2-1450 · State Income Tax Payable 185.56
2-1470 · City Income Tax Payable 207.79
2-1475 · School District Tax 6.80
2-1480 · ODJFS 51.67
2-1485 · BWC 86.33
2-1490 · 401K 425.80
2-1495 · Employee Health Insurance 111.57
Total 2-1400 · Payroll Liabilities 9,083.38
Total 2-2200 · Sales Tax Payable 0.34 0.34
TOTAL LIABILITIES 49,850.21
Net Assets
3-3300 · Unrealized Gain/Loss on Investment (6,341.58) 2
3-3900 · Retained Earnings 102,916.84
Net Income (48,673.83)
Total Net Assets 47,901.43 47,901.43
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS 97,751.64
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Notes to the Financials dated August 31, 2010
1
$65.612.45 represents the cleared balance in the Kemba checking account and corresponds to the actual bank balance.
Numerous entries had to be entered into the accounting records in order to reconcile with Kemba statements. These
have been completed through August 31, 2010, but many remain under investigation.
2
The Wells Fargo Mutual Fund has been adjusted for a net unrealized loss as of March 31, 2010. As of August 31, 2010
the account value is $14,267.21.
3
Please see the attached Schedule of Past Due Taxes. Prior period taxes paid are currently recorded
Penalties and interest due on unpaid amounts were recorded as expenses for the reporting period
ending March 31, 2010. These penalties are currently under appeal with the various taxing
authorities. Any amounts forgiven will be recorded as income for this fiscal year.
4
Payroll liability has been accrued for payroll due on September 3, 2010.

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Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association Education
Statement of Activity (Income Statement)
For the Five-Month Period Ended August 31, 2010
Actual
Budgeted
Apr - Aug 10 Apr - Aug 10 (Under)Over
Income Totals Budgeted
4-1000 · Program Service Revenue
4-1800 · Registration 19,404.68
4-1860 · Conference Exhibit Booth 0.00
Total 4-1000 · Program Service Revenue 19,404.68 14,371.76 5,032.92
4-3000 · Grant Funds
4-4110 · SARE Outreach 29,840.36
Total 4-3000 · Grant Funds 29,840.36 36,751.89 (6,911.53)
4-4000 · Direct Public Support
4-4100 · Memberships 24,175.00
4-4200 · Subscriptions 160.00
4-4500 · Donation 20,754.03
Total 4-4000 · Direct Public Support 45,089.03 45,000.00 89.03
4-5000 · Sale of Items
4-5110 · Book Sales 146.10
4-5115 · Signs 150.00
Total 4-5100 · Sales 296.10 2,601.46 (2,305.36)
4-6000 · Other Misc Income
4-6100 · Newsletter/Ads 1,350.63
4-6800 · Honorariums 150.00
4-6000 · Other Misc Income - Other 265.58
4-8000 · Interest Income 73.63
Total 4-6000 · Other Misc Income 1,839.84 1,565.79 274.05
Total Income 96,470.01 100,290.90 (3,820.89)
Expense
6-1000 · Program Service Expenses
6-1100 · Employees
6-1150 · Salaries & Wages - Other 79,028.42
6-1190 · FICA Expense 6,247.28
6-1195 · ODJFS 186.13
6-1510 · BWC 395.11
6-1520 · Health Insurance 4,962.88
6-1525 · 401K Expense 216.00
Total 6-1100 · Employees 91,035.82 69,748.07 21,287.75
6-2020 · Supplies 521.80
6-2030 · Telephone 1,632.62
6-2035 · Web Expenses 1,651.28
6-2039 · Leased Equipment 342.12
6-2040 · Shipping & Postage 2,329.81
6-2050 · Rent Expense 3,765.50
6-2060 · Equipment Rental & Maintenance 988.20
6-2061 · Software/Equipment Purchases 337.00
6-2071 · Printing - Publications 5,708.00
6-2081 · Staff Travel 153.40
6-2080 · Travel Expenses - Other 1.65
6-2095 · Food & Beverages 3,618.00
6-2100 · Staff Development 385.00
6-2200 · Contract Labor, incl. Speakers 17,859.08
6-2500 · Membership Fees 875.00
6-5050 · Liability Insurance 2,643.00
6-5071 · Premiums for Membership 25.00
6-6100 · Accounting Fees 4,092.80
6-6101 · Payroll Fees 828.32
Total 6-1000 · Program Service Expenses 47,757.58 34,684.76 13,072.82
7-1000 · Administrative Expenses
7-3500 · Prior Period Expense 3,855.05
7-5015 · Bank & Credit Card Fees 722.63
7-7000 · Other Admin Expenses 475.66
Total 7-1000 · Administrative Expenses 5,053.34 818.60 4,234.74
Total Expense 143,846.74 105,251.43 38,595.31
Net Income -47,376.73

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IRS-941's Interest Paid IRS INT & PEN
C3 Education - Delinquent Taxes
2008 1st QTR $ 9,445.80
$ 5,664.21 $ 1,251.03
OHIO
53-011131 OH ASSMTS ODJFS CITY
CITY
PENALTIES
BWC
2nd QTR 8,687.24 $ 4,911.96 1,003.09 826.67 488.34 332.93
3rd QTR 8,113.74 $ 4,320.95 932.44
4th QTR 9,384.46 $ 4,681.21 1,115.55 73.77
990
2009 1st QTR 9,574.18 567.23 $ 3,833.80 1,090.62 90.27
2nd QTR 7,732.34 358.49 $ 2,988.39 1,038.66 86.23 363.54
3rd QTR 7,846.86 263.73 $ 3,985.35 946.12 86.32
4th QTR 12,839.16 259.53 $ 1,761.51 1,549.63 463.97 4,192.03 282.57 311.78
900 500.00
2010 1st QTR 11,321.12 46.10 1,416.25 1,478.43
2nd QTR -
April only 2,957.77 366.97 159.51 308.78
2nd QTR 1,434.01
Total $ 87,902.67 $ 1,495.08 $ 32,647.38 $ 10,710.36 $ 537.74 $ ‐ $ 7,931.14 $ 1,193.24 1008.25
Paid 87,902.67 1,495.08 500.00 10,710.36 537.74 7,931.14 1,193.24 1008.25
Bal Due - - 32,147.38 - - - - - -
TOTAL
excluding
Penalties &
Fed
FYE 3/31/2010 FYE 3/31/2009 FYE 3/31/2008 April 2010
Interest
Breakout 12/31/2010
Fed AP 39,739.48 35,759.62 9,445.80 84,944.90 34,142.46 Withheld 2,273.00
State W/H AP 4,950.66 4,141.70 1,251.03 10,343.39 537.74 SS 7,333.10
City W/H AP 5,670.46 826.67 6,497.13 1,193.24 Medicare 1,715.00
ODJFS 154.39 675.32 829.71 11,321.10
BWC 1,008.25 1,008.25 381.26
51,523.24 41,403.31 10,696.83 103,623.38 36,254.70
Forms 843 mailed 08/18/10 for each Fed 941 filing period 2008, 2009 and 2010 (1st qtr)
requesting abatement of penalties and additional interest charged on penalties
Also mailed $500 penalty for non filing of 990's with Voluntary Compliance Checklist and
990's for 3/31/08 and 3/31/09. Also sent copy of extension app for 03/31/10.

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2009 Tax Return(s)
Prepared for
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM
CERTIFICATION
CLIENT CODE: OEFFAC5
Account Number
Release Number
795380
2009.03051
Prepared by
OTTINGER & ASSOCIATES, LLC
P.O. BOX 185
GALENA, OH
43021-0185
740-965-6853
Processing
Date:
Time:
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Return Information
Form: 990 Pg 11
{ Form 990. Page 11, Part X. The ending cash amount includes a
rounding adjustment of $ -1. (20051)
INFORMATIONAL
Form: 990-6 Sheet: 1 Box: 50
{ Form 990, Page 5, Part V, line 4a. The question regarding a
financial account in a foreign country has defaulted to an
answer of "No." This should be reviewed to determine if this is
the correct response. If instead this question should be
answered as "Yes," make an entry on Interview Form 990-6, Box 50
and recalculate the return. (31002)
Form: 990 Page 1
{ Form 990. Page 1. The preparer’s social security number and/or
employer identification number have been left blank in
accordance with the official IRS instructions. Only Section
4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trusts that are filing Form 990
in lieu of Form 1041 are instructed to complete this
information. If desired, an entry on Interview Form 9, Box 50,
may be used to force this information to print. Please note,
however, that forcing this information to print when it is not
required will disqualify the return from electronic filing.
(30102)
Form: 990 Page 7
{ Form 990, Page 7, Part VII. One or more entry for the
officers, directors, trustees, key employees, etc., on Interview
Form 990-9 contains an address. It is not necessary to provide
the address for these individuals unless they cannot be
contacted at the organization’s address. In this case the
contact address information must be listed on Schedule O. The
complete address must be entered on Interview Form 990-10 using
the Officer Number field to match the corresponding information
on Interview Form 990-9. An entry must also be made on
Interview Form 990-9, Box 179 to list the address of the
officer, director, etc., on Schedule O, if required.
Otherwise the corresponding address will not be reflected
anywhere on the federal return. (36053)
17100930 795380 OEFFAC5 2009.03051 OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FA OEFFAC51

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2009 Return Summary
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM
CERTIFICATION 34-1324238
FORM 990:
TOTAL REVENUE 516,464.
TOTAL EXPENSES 557,469.
EXCESS
BEGINNING NET ASSETS 67,089.
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 0.
ENDING NET ASSETS 26,086.
BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS
ENDING TOTAL ASSETS 109,706.
ENDING TOTAL LIABILITIES 83,620.
ENDING TOTAL NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES 26,086.
ENDING TOTAL ASSETS MINUS LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 0.
ENDING NET ASSETS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PAGE 1 AND PAGE 11 0.
926310 04-24-09

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30: "OH", 35: "OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ", 36: "CERTIFICATION"
37: "41 CROSWELL ROAD", 39: "COLUMBUS", 40: "OH", 41: "43214"
42: "34-1324238", 44: "614-421-2022", 47: "WWW.OEFFA.ORG", 50: 4/ 1/09
51: 3/31/10, 55: "1", 66: "5", 74: "X"
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2, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 6
40: "N", 41: "Y", 42: "Y", 43: "Y", 56: "Y", 57: "Y"
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3, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 3
78: 1435, 83: "COURTESY DISCOUNT", 84: -435
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8, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 8
30: "OH", 50: "CAROL GOLAND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR", 51: "41 CROSWELL ROAD"
52: "COLUMBUS", 53: "OH", 54: "43214", 55: "614-421-2022", 58: "X"
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10, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 8
70: "CAROL GOLAND", 71: "EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR", 72: "614-421-2022"
73: "41 CROSWELL", 74: "CGOLAND@OEFFA.ORG", 75: "COLUMBUS", 76: "OH"
77: "43214"
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990-1, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 4
30: "TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATION FOR ORGANIC FARMS IN OHIO, WHICH PROVIDES
TIMELY, RELIABLE, AND ACCESSIBLE ORGANIC CERTIFICATION SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE
WITH PRODUCTION, STORAGE, AND HANDLING STANDARDS AS OUTLINED BY THE US DEPT OF
AGRICULTURE’S NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM."
, , 41: "1", 43: "1980", 44: "OH"
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990-2, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 3
30: "OEFFA CERTIFICATION’S PURPOSE IS TO CREATE AND PROMOTE A HEALTHFUL,
ECOLOGICAL, ACCOUNTABLE AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN OHIO AND ELSEWHERE WITH
CERTIFICATION AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OEFFA."
, , 51: 468163
54: "PROVIDE INFORMATION TO BE "CERTIFIED ORGANIC" AND INSPECTION PROGREAMS TO
VERIFY A FARM IS "CERTIFIED ORGANIC"."
,

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990-5, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 3
62: "X", 63: "X"
70: "THE ORGAINZATION MAKES THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST"
,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
990-6, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 5
30: 14, 33: 5, 34: "X", 79: "N", 80: "N"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
990-7, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 9
50: "X", 51: "X", 52: "X", 53: "X", 54: "X", 55: "X", 56: "X"
70: "MEMBERS OF THE BOARD REVIEW AND COMPLETE A BOARD QUESTIONNAIRE REGARDING
THE POLICY AND ANY POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD BE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST."
,
75: "THE BOARD RESEARCHES COMPARABILITY DATA AND DOCUMENT THEIR DELIBERATIONS
REGARDING OFFICER COMPENSATION, IN THE THE MINUTES FROM THAT MEETING."
,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
990-8, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 7
30: 8, 31: 8, 39: "X", 40: "X", 52: "X", 60: "11"
65: "THE 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED AND REVIEWED AT THE BOARD MEETING."
,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
990-9, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 15
30: "JOHN SOWDER", 31: "PRESIDENT", 32: 5.0, 33: "JOAN RICHMOND"
34: "SECRETARY", 35: 5.0, 36: "DARREN MALHAME", 37: "TREASURER", 38: 5.0
39: "TOM REDFERN", 40: "VICE PRESIDENT", 41: 5.0, 42: "CAROL GOLAND"
43: "EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR", 44: 40.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
990-10, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 21
31: "246 LELAND", 32: "COLUMBUS", 33: "OH", 34: "43214"
36: "6991 RENIE ROAD", 37: "BELLVILLE ", 38: "OH", 39: "44813"
41: "1939 WYANDOTTE ROAD", 42: "COLUMBUS", 43: "OH", 44: "43212"
46: "6916 LONG RUN ROAD", 47: "ATHENS ", 48: "OH", 49: "45701"
51: "41 CROSWELL ", 52: "COLUMBUS", 53: "OH", 54: "43214", 100: "X"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
990-13, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 10
30: "CERTIFICATION FEES", 33: "541300", 37: 486875
38: "PROCESSOR INSPECTION FEES", 41: "541300", 45: 18784, 82: 3291
120: "OTHER CERTIFICATION INCOME", 123: "541300", 127: 7514

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990-14, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 19
37: 164099, 46: 18448, 49: 18686, 59: 852, 75: 2621, 78: 5607, 84: 15798
86: 49230, 107: 2415, 113: "PROFESSIONAL FEES", 115: 161065
118: "PRINTING, POSTAGE AND SHIPPING", 120: 19829
123: "PROCESSOR INSP FEES", 125: 18070, 128: "STAFF TRAINING AND SEMINARS"
130: 2451, 133: "MISCELLANEOUS", 136: 38268
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990-14, Sheet #2, Entity 1 Box Cnt 10
113: "CREDIT CARD AND BANK FEES", 116: 3349, 118: "OFFICE SUPPLIES"
121: 4548, 123: "DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS", 126: 1566
128: "STATE CERT REGISTRATION FEES", 130: 200, 133: "PENALTIES AND INTEREST"
136: 16697
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
990-14, Sheet #3, Entity 1 Box Cnt 6
113: "SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT", 115: 3317, 118: "RESOURCE MATERIALS "
120: 7978, 123: "PAYROLL EXPENSE", 125: 2375
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
990-16, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 4
30: 65956, 31: 103856, 36: 7060, 37: 5851
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
990-17, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 6
30: 5927, 31: 7751, 70: "PAYROLL TAX LIABILITIES", 73: 59172
74: "PENALTIES AND INTEREST PAYABLE", 77: 16697
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
990-18, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 3
30: "X", 40: 67089, 41: 26086
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
990-19, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 1
90: "X"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
990O-1, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 2
30: "11"
55: "TAX RETURN IS DISTRIBUTED AT THE BOARD MEETING"
,

09X:OEFFAC5:V1 Input Listing Page 4
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X-8, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 2
30: "1", 33: 11/15/10

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Ottinger & Associates
P.O. Box 185, 11660 Gorsuch Rd.
Galena, OH 43021-0185
(740) 965-6853
September 30, 2010
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm
Certification
41 Croswell Road
Columbus, OH 43214
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Certification:
Enclosed is the organization’s 2009 Exempt Organization
return. The return should be signed, dated, and mailed.
Specific filing instructions are as follows.
FORM 990 RETURN:
Please sign and mail on or before November 15, 2010.
Mail to - Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Ogden, UT 84201-0027
A copy of the return is enclosed for your files. We suggest
that you retain this copy indefinitely.
Thank you for your business,
Ottinger & Associates, LLC

35
Ottinger & Associates
P.O. Box 185, 11660 Gorsuch Rd.
Galena, OH 43021-0185
(740) 965-6853
September 30, 2010
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm
Certification
41 Croswell Road
Columbus, OH 43214
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Certification:
Enclosed are the original and one copy of the 2009 Exempt
Organization return, as follows...
2009 FORM 990
Each original should be dated, signed and filed in accordance
with the filing instructions. The copy should be retained
for your files.
Thank you for your business,
Ottinger & Associates, LLC

Filing Instructions
Prepared for:
36
Prepared by:
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM
CERTIFICATION
OTTINGER & ASSOCIATES, LLC
41 CROSWELL ROAD P.O. BOX 185
COLUMBUS, OH 43214 GALENA, OH 43021-0185
2009 FORM 990
Please sign and mail on or before November 15, 2010.
Mail to - Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Ogden, UT 84201-0027
900061
10-03-09

Form
Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except black lung
benefit trust or private foundation)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service | The organization may have to use a copy of this return to satisfy state reporting requirements.
A For the 2009 calendar year, or tax year beginning APR 1, 2009 and ending MAR 31, 2010
OMB No. 1545-0047
Open to Public
Inspection
B Check if
applicable:
Please C Name of organization
D Employer identification number
use IRS OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM
Address label or
change print or
CERTIFICATION
Name type.
change
Doing Business As
34-1324238
Initial
return See Number and street (or P.O. box if mail is not delivered to street address) Room/suite E Telephone number
Terminated
Instruc-
Specific
41 CROSWELL ROAD 614-421-2022
Amended tions.
return City or town, state or country, and ZIP + 4
G Gross receipts $
516,464.
Application
COLUMBUS, OH 43214
H(a) Is this a group return
pending
F Name and address of principal officer: CAROL GOLAND
for affiliates?
Yes X No
41 CROSWELL, COLUMBUS, OH 43214
H(b) Are all affiliates included? Yes No
I Tax-exempt status: X 501(c) ( 5 ) § (insert no.) 4947(a)(1) or 527
If "No," attach a list. (see instructions)
J Website: | WWW.OEFFA.ORG
H(c) Group exemption number |
K Form of organization: X Corporation Trust Association Other |
L Year of formation: 1980 M State of legal domicile: OH
Part I Summary
1 Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATION FOR
ORGANIC FARMS IN OHIO, WHICH PROVIDES TIMELY, RELIABLE, AND
Activities & Governance
Revenue
Expenses
Net Assets or
Fund Balances
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
b
10
11
12
13
14
15
16a
Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) |
17
18
19
20
21 Total liabilities (Part X, line 26) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
22 Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20
Part II Signature Block
Sign
Here
Return of Organization 37 Exempt From Income Tax
990 2009
Check this box
|
if the organization discontinued its operations or disposed of more than 25% of its net assets.
Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a)
Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Total number of employees (Part V, line 2a)
Prior Year
Beginning of Current Year End of Year
73,016. 109,706.
5,927. 83,620.
67,089. 26,086.
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct,
and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than officer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge.
Signature of officer
CAROL GOLAND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Type or print name and title
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7a
Total gross unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34
Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e) ~~~~~~~~
Total revenue - add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)
Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1-3)
Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4)
~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5-10) ~~~
Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a-11d, 11f-24f)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Total expenses. Add lines 13-17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) ~~~~~~~
Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12
Total assets (Part X, line 16)
=
=
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
= 9 9
3
4
5
6
7a
7b
Current Year
Preparer’s identifying number
Preparer’s
Date
Check if
(see instructions)
Paid
selfemployed
X P00642528
signature
09/30/10
Preparer’s Firm’s name (or
OTTINGER & ASSOCIATES, LLC
Use Only yours if
EIN 31-1621273
self-employed), P.O. BOX 185
address, and
ZIP + 4 = GALENA, OH 43021-0185 Phone no. 740-965-6853
9
May the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown above? (see instructions) X Yes No
932001 02-04-10 LHA For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the separate instructions.
Form 990 (2009)
SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENT CONTINUATION
Date
8
8
5
0
0.
0.
505,659.
3,291.
7,514.
516,464.
201,233.
356,236.
557,469.

OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM
Form 990 (2009)
CERTIFICATION 34-1324238
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Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
1
Briefly describe the organization’s mission:
OEFFA CERTIFICATION’S PURPOSE IS TO CREATE AND PROMOTE A HEALTHFUL,
ECOLOGICAL, ACCOUNTABLE AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN OHIO AND
ELSEWHERE WITH CERTIFICATION AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OEFFA.
Page 2
2
3
4
Did the organization undertake any significant program services during the year which were not listed on
the prior Form 990 or 990-EZ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes," describe these new services on Schedule O.
Did the organization cease conducting, or make significant changes in how it conducts, any program services? ~~~~~~
If "Yes," describe these changes on Schedule O.
Describe the exempt purpose achievements for each of the organization’s three largest program services by expenses.
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations and section 4947(a)(1) trusts are required to report the amount of grants and
allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported.
Yes
Yes
X
X
No
No
4a
(Code: ) (Expenses $ 468,163. including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
PROVIDE INFORMATION TO BE "CERTIFIED ORGANIC" AND INSPECTION PROGREAMS
TO VERIFY A FARM IS "CERTIFIED ORGANIC".
4b
(Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
4c
(Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
4d
(Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
4e Total program service expenses J $ 468,163.
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Part IV Checklist of Required Schedules
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
12A Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? Yes No
If "Yes," completing Schedule D, Parts XI, XII, and XIII is optional ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12A X
13 Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)? If "Yes," complete Schedule E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
15
16
17
18
19
20
¥
¥
¥
¥
¥
¥
b
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)?
If "Yes," complete Schedule A~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for
public office? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization engage in lobbying activities? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part II ~
Section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), and 501(c)(6) organizations. Is the organization subject to the section 6033(e) notice and
reporting requirement and proxy tax? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part III ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts where donors have the right to
provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part I
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space,
the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part II~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets? If "Yes," complete
Schedule D, Part III ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization report an amount in Part X, line 21; serve as a custodian for amounts not listed in Part X; or provide
credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IV ~~
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in term, permanent, or quasi-endowments?
If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part V ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Is the organization’s answer to any of the following questions "Yes"? If so, complete Schedule D, Parts VI, VII, VIII, IX, or X
as applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment in Part X, line 10? If "Yes," complete Schedule D,
Part VI.
Did the organization report an amount for investments - other securities in Part X, line 12 that is 5% or more of its total
assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VII.
Did the organization report an amount for investments - program related in Part X, line 13 that is 5% or more of its total
assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VIII.
Did the organization report an amount for other assets in Part X, line 15 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in
Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IX.
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities in Part X, line 25? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part X.
Did the organization’s separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses
the organization’s liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part X.
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? If "Yes," complete
Schedule D, Parts XI, XII, and XIII.
14a
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business,
and program service activities outside the United States? If "Yes," complete Schedule F, Part I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of grants or assistance to any organization
or entity located outside the United States? If "Yes," complete Schedule F, Part II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or assistance to individuals
located outside the United States? If "Yes," complete Schedule F, Part III ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services on Part IX,
column (A), lines 6 and 11e? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions on Part VIII, lines
1c and 8a? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities on Part VIII, line 9a? If "Yes,"
complete Schedule G, Part III ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization operate one or more hospitals? If "Yes," complete Schedule H
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14a
14b
15
16
17
18
Yes
X
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No
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
19 X
20 X
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Part IV Checklist of Required Schedules (continued)
21
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24a
26
27
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29
30
31
32
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35
36
37
38
b
c
d
25a
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations. Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a
disqualified person during the year? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
b
a
b
c
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants and other assistance to governments and organizations in the
United States on Part IX, column (A), line 1? If "Yes," complete Schedule I, Parts I and II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants and other assistance to individuals in the United States on Part IX,
column (A), line 2? If "Yes," complete Schedule I, Parts I and III ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization answer "Yes" to Part VII, Section A, line 3, 4, or 5 about compensation of the organization’s current
and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees? If "Yes," complete
Schedule J ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the
last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002? If "Yes," answer lines 24b through 24d and complete
Schedule K. If "No", go to line 25 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception? ~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year to defease
any tax-exempt bonds? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization act as an "on behalf of" issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year? ~~~~~~~~~~~
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and
that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization’s prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ? If "Yes," complete
Schedule L, Part I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Was a loan to or by a current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, highly compensated employee, or disqualified
person outstanding as of the end of the organization’s tax year? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part II ~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial
contributor, or a grant selection committee member, or to a person related to such an individual? If "Yes," complete
Schedule L, Part III ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties, (see Schedule L, Part IV
instructions for applicable filing thresholds, conditions, and exceptions):
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV ~~~~~~~~~~~
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV ~~
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee of the organization (or a family member) was
an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions? If "Yes," complete Schedule M ~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation
contributions? If "Yes," complete Schedule M ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations?
If "Yes," complete Schedule N, Part I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets? If "Yes," complete
Schedule N, Part II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations
sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity?
If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Parts II, III, IV, and V, line 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Is any related organization a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?
If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?
If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization
and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part VI ~~~~~~~~
Did the organization complete Schedule O and provide explanations in Schedule O for Part VI, lines 11 and 19?
Note. All Form 990 filers are required to complete Schedule O.
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23
24a
24b
24c
24d
25a
25b
26
27
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28b
28c
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Yes
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No
X
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Part V Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
1a
Enter the number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096, Annual Summary and Transmittal of
3a
7
8
9
10
11
b
c
b
b
b
b
c
b
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a
b
a
b
a
b
b
U.S. Information Returns. Enter -0- if not applicable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Enter the number of Forms W-2G included in line 1a. Enter -0- if not applicable ~~~~~~~~~~ 1b
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming
(gambling) winnings to prize winners?
2a
Enter the number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements,
filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return ~~~~~~~~~~
If at least one is reported on line 2a, did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns? ~~~~~~~~~~
Note. If the sum of lines 1a and 2a is greater than 250, you may be required to e-file this return. (see instructions)
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return? ~~~
If "Yes," has it filed a Form 990-T for this year? If "No," provide an explanation in Schedule O ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4a
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a
financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)?~~~~~~~
If "Yes," enter the name of the foreign country: J
See the instructions for exceptions and filing requirements for Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and
Financial Accounts.
5a
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year? ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction? ~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes," to line 5a or 5b, did the organization file Form 8886-T, Disclosure by Tax-Exempt Entity Regarding Prohibited
Tax Shelter Transaction? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6a
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit
any contributions that were not tax deductible?
Organizations that may receive deductible contributions under section 170(c).
Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds and section 509(a)(3) supporting organizations. Did the
Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds.
Section 501(c)(7) organizations. Enter:
Section 501(c)(12) organizations. Enter:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes," did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts
were not tax deductible? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services
provided to the payor? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes," did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided?
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required
to file Form 8282?
12a
Section 4947(a)(1) non-exempt charitable trusts. Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?
1a
2a
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes," indicate the number of Forms 8282 filed during the year
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization, during the year, receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal
benefit contract? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract?
For all contributions of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required?
7d
10a
10b
11a
11b
12b
~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~
For contributions of cars, boats, airplanes, and other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C as required? ~~~~~
supporting organization, or a donor advised fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings
at any time during the year? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Initiation fees and capital contributions included on Part VIII, line 12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gross receipts, included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, for public use of club facilities ~~~~~~
Gross income from members or shareholders ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gross income from other sources (Do not net amounts due or paid to other sources against
amounts due or received from them.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes," enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year
14
0
5
1c
2b
3a
3b
4a
5a
5b
5c
6a
6b
7a
7b
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Yes
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X
X
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Part VI Governance, Management, and Disclosure For each "Yes" response to lines 2 through 7b below, and for a "No" response
to line 8a, 8b, or 10b below, describe the circumstances, processes, or changes in Schedule O. See instructions.
Section A. Governing Body and Management
1a
Enter the number of voting members of the governing body ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2
3
4
5
6
8
11
b
b
a
b
9 Is there any officer, director, trustee, or key employee listed in Part VII, Section A, who cannot be reached at the
organization’s mailing address? If "Yes," provide the names and addresses in Schedule O
Section B. Policies (This Section B requests information about policies not required by the Internal Revenue Code.)
b
11A
12a
13
14
15
b
c
a
b
16a
b
exempt status with respect to such arrangements?
Section C. Disclosure
17 List the states with which a copy of this Form 990 is required to be filed JOH
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Enter the number of voting members that are independent
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did any officer, director, trustee, or key employee have a family relationship or a business relationship with any other
officer, director, trustee, or key employee? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization delegate control over management duties customarily performed by or under the direct supervision
of officers, directors or trustees, or key employees to a management company or other person? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization make any significant changes to its organizational documents since the prior Form 990 was filed? ~~~
Did the organization become aware during the year of a material diversion of the organization’s assets?
Does the organization have members or stockholders?
Describe in Schedule O the process, if any, used by the organization to review this Form 990.
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy? If "No," go to line 13 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
to conflicts? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Does the organization regularly and consistently monitor and enforce compliance with the policy? If "Yes," describe
in Schedule O how this is done ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1a
1b
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7a
Does the organization have members, stockholders, or other persons who may elect one or more members of the
governing body? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Are any decisions of the governing body subject to approval by members, stockholders, or other persons? ~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization contemporaneously document the meetings held or written actions undertaken during the year
by the following:
The governing body? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Each committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10a
Does the organization have local chapters, branches, or affiliates? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes," does the organization have written policies and procedures governing the activities of such chapters, affiliates,
and branches to ensure their operations are consistent with those of the organization?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Has the organization provided a copy of this Form 990 to all members of its governing body before filing the form? ~~~~~
Are officers, directors or trustees, and key employees required to disclose annually interests that could give rise
Does the organization have a written whistleblower policy?
Does the organization have a written document retention and destruction policy?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the process for determining compensation of the following persons include a review and approval by independent
persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision?
The organization’s CEO, Executive Director, or top management official
Other officers or key employees of the organization ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes" to line 15a or 15b, describe the process in Schedule O. (See instructions.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization invest in, contribute assets to, or participate in a joint venture or similar arrangement with a
taxable entity during the year? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes," has the organization adopted a written policy or procedure requiring the organization to evaluate its participation
in joint venture arrangements under applicable federal tax law, and taken steps to safeguard the organization’s
Section 6104 requires an organization to make its Forms 1023 (or 1024 if applicable), 990, and 990-T (501(c)(3)s only) available for
public inspection. Indicate how you make these available. Check all that apply.
Own website Another’s website X Upon request
Describe in Schedule O whether (and if so, how), the organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial
statements available to the public.
State the name, physical address, and telephone number of the person who possesses the books and records of the organization: |
CAROL GOLAND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - 614-421-2022
41 CROSWELL ROAD, COLUMBUS, OH 43214
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8
2
3
4
5
6
7a
7b
8a
8b
9
10a
10b
11
12a
12b
12c
13
14
15a
15b
16a
16b
Yes
X
X
Yes
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
No
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
No
X
X

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Part VII Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated
Employees, and Independent Contractors
Section A.
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
1a Complete this table for all persons required to be listed. Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or within the organization’s tax
year. Use Schedule J-2 if additional space is needed.
¥ List all of the organization’s current officers, directors, trustees (whether individuals or organizations), regardless of amount of compensation.
Enter -0- in columns (D), (E), and (F) if no compensation was paid.
¥ List all of the organization’s current key employees. See instructions for definition of "key employee."
¥ List the organization’s five current highest compensated employees (other than an officer, director, trustee, or key employee) who received reportable
compensation (Box 5 of Form W-2 and/or Box 7 of Form 1099-MISC) of more than $100,000 from the organization and any related organizations.
¥ List all of the organization’s former officers, key employees, and highest compensated employees who received more than $100,000 of
reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations.
¥ List all of the organization’s former directors or trustees that received, in the capacity as a former director or trustee of the organization,
more than $10,000 of reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations.
List persons in the following order: individual trustees or directors; institutional trustees; officers; key employees; highest compensated employees;
and former such persons.
X Check this box if the organization did not compensate any current officer, director, or trustee.
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)
Name and Title
Average
hours
per
week
Position
(check all that apply)
Individual trustee or director
Institutional trustee
Officer
Key employee
Highest compensated
employee
Former
Reportable
compensation
from
the
organization
(W-2/1099-MISC)
Reportable
compensation
from related
organizations
(W-2/1099-MISC)
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Estimated
amount of
other
compensation
from the
organization
and related
organizations
JOHN SOWDER
PRESIDENT 5.00 0. 0. 0.
JOAN RICHMOND
SECRETARY 5.00 0. 0. 0.
DARREN MALHAME
TREASURER 5.00 0. 0. 0.
TOM REDFERN
VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 0. 0. 0.
CAROL GOLAND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0. 0. 0.
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Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees (continued)
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)
Name and title
Average
hours
per
week
Position
(check all that apply)
Individual trustee or director
Institutional trustee
Officer
Key employee
Highest compensated
employee
Former
Reportable
compensation
from
the
organization
(W-2/1099-MISC)
Reportable
compensation
from related
organizations
(W-2/1099-MISC)
Page 8
Estimated
amount of
other
compensation
from the
organization
and related
organizations
1b Total |
0. 0. 0.
2 Total number of individuals (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 in reportable
compensation from the organization |
0
Yes No
3 Did the organization list any former officer, director or trustee, key employee, or highest compensated employee on
line 1a? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such individual ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3
4 For any individual listed on line 1a, is the sum of reportable compensation and other compensation from the organization
and related organizations greater than $150,000? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such individual~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4
5 Did any person listed on line 1a receive or accrue compensation from any unrelated organization for services rendered to
the organization? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such person 5
X
X
X
Section B. Independent Contractors
1 Complete this table for your five highest compensated independent contractors that received more than $100,000 of compensation from
the organization. NONE
(A) (B) (C)
Name and business address Description of services Compensation
2 Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than
$100,000 in compensation from the organization |
0
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Part VIII Statement of Revenue
(A) (B) (C)
(D)
Total revenue Related or Unrelated
Revenue
excluded from
exempt function business tax under
revenue revenue sections 512,
513, or 514
Contributions, gifts, grants
and other similar amounts
Program Service
Revenue
Other Revenue
1 a
b
c
d
e
f
g Noncash contributions included in lines 1a-1f: $
h
2 a
3
4
5
b
c
d
e
f
g
6 a
b
c
d
b
c
d
8 a
b
c
9 a
b
c
10 a
b
c
11 a
b
c
Federated campaigns
Membership dues
~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~
Fundraising events ~~~~~~~~
Related organizations
~~~~~~
Government grants (contributions)
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and
similar amounts not included above ~~
1a
1b
1c
1d
1e
1f
Total. Add lines 1a-1f |
Business Code
CERTIFICATION FEES 541300 486,875. 486,875.
PROCESSOR INSPECTION F 541300 18,784. 18,784.
All other program service revenue ~~~~~
Total. Add lines 2a-2f |
Investment income (including dividends, interest, and
other similar amounts) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
Royalties |
Gross Rents
~~~~~~~
Less: rental expenses~~~
Rental income or (loss)
~~
Net rental income or (loss)
7 a Gross amount from sales of
assets other than inventory
Less: cost or other basis
and sales expenses
~~~
Gain or (loss) ~~~~~~~
(i) Real
a
b
a
b
a
b
|
(ii) Personal
|
(i) Securities
(ii) Other
Net gain or (loss) |
Gross income from fundraising events (not
including $
of
contributions reported on line 1c). See
Part IV, line 18 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Less: direct expenses~~~~~~~~~~
Net income or (loss) from fundraising events |
Gross income from gaming activities. See
Part IV, line 19 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Less: direct expenses
~~~~~~~~~
Net income or (loss) from gaming activities
Gross sales of inventory, less returns
and allowances ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Less: cost of goods sold
~~~~~~~~
|
Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory |
505,659.
3,291. 3,291.
Miscellaneous Revenue
Business Code
OTHER CERTIFICATION IN 541300 7,514. 7,514.
d All other revenue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e Total. Add lines 11a-11d ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 7,514.
12 Total revenue. See instructions. | 516,464. 516,464. 0. 0.
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Part IX Statement of Functional Expenses
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations must complete all columns.
All other organizations must complete column (A) but are not required to complete columns (B), (C), and (D).
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Do not include amounts reported on lines 6b,
7b, 8b, 9b, and 10b of Part VIII.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
a
b
c
d
e
f
Grants and other assistance to governments and
organizations in the U.S. See Part IV, line 21 ~~
Grants and other assistance to individuals in
the U.S. See Part IV, line 22 ~~~~~~~~~
Grants and other assistance to governments,
organizations, and individuals outside the U.S.
See Part IV, lines 15 and 16 ~~~~~~~~~
Benefits paid to or for members ~~~~~~~
Compensation of current officers, directors,
trustees, and key employees ~~~~~~~~
Compensation not included above, to disqualified
persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and
persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)
Other salaries and wages ~~~~~~~~~~
Pension plan contributions (include section 401(k)
and section 403(b) employer contributions)
~~~
~~~
Other employee benefits ~~~~~~~~~~
Payroll taxes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Fees for services (non-employees):
Management ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Legal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Accounting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lobbying ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17
Investment management fees ~~~~~~~~
Other ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Advertising and promotion
~~~~~~~~~
Office expenses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Information technology ~~~~~~~~~~~
Royalties ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Occupancy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Travel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses
for any federal, state, or local public officials
Conferences, conventions, and meetings ~~
Interest
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Payments to affiliates ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization ~~
Insurance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered
above. (Expenses grouped together and labeled
miscellaneous may not exceed 5% of total
All other expenses
Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24f
Joint costs. Check here | if following
SOP 98-2. Complete this line only if the organization
reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined
Total expenses
Program service
expenses
164,099. 164,099.
18,448. 18,448.
18,686. 18,686.
Management and
general expenses
852. 852.
2,621. 2,621.
5,607. 5,607.
15,798. 15,798.
49,230. 49,230.
2,415. 2,415.
expenses shown on line 25 below.) ~~~~~~~
PROFESSIONAL FEES 161,065. 161,065.
MISCELLANEOUS 38,268. 38,268.
PRINTING, POSTAGE AND S 19,829. 19,829.
PROCESSOR INSP FEES 18,070. 18,070.
PENALTIES AND INTEREST 16,697. 16,697.
Fundraising
expenses
Page 10
25,784. 16,321. 9,463.
557,469. 468,163. 89,306. 0.
educational campaign and fundraising solicitation
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Part X Balance Sheet
Net Assets or Fund Balances
Liabilities
Assets
(A)
(B)
Beginning of year
End of year
1 Cash - non-interest-bearing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
65,956. 1 103,855.
2 Savings and temporary cash investments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2
3 Pledges and grants receivable, net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3
4 Accounts receivable, net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7,060. 4
5,851.
5 Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key
employees, and highest compensated employees. Complete Part II
of Schedule L ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5
6 Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section
4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B). Complete
7
8
Part II of Schedule L ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Notes and loans receivable, net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Inventories for sale or use ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6
7
8
9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9
10a
Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other
basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D ~~~ 10a
b Less: accumulated depreciation ~~~~~~ 10b
10c
11
12
Investments - publicly traded securities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Investments - other securities. See Part IV, line 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11
12
13 Investments - program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
13
14 Intangible assets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
14
15 Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
15
16 Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 34)
73,016. 16 109,706.
17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5,927. 17
7,751.
18
19
Grants payable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Deferred revenue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
18
19
20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
20
21 Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D ~~~~
21
22 Payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees,
highest compensated employees, and disqualified persons. Complete Part II
of Schedule L ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
22
23 Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ~~~~~~
23
24 Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ~~~~~~~~
24
25 Other liabilities. Complete Part X of Schedule D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
0. 25 75,869.
26 Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25
5,927. 26 83,620.
Organizations that follow SFAS 117, check here | X and complete
lines 27 through 29, and lines 33 and 34.
27 Unrestricted net assets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
67,089. 27 26,086.
28
29
Temporarily restricted net assets
Permanently restricted net assets
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
28
29
Organizations that do not follow SFAS 117, check here | and
complete lines 30 through 34.
30
31
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund ~~~~~~~~
30
31
32 Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds ~~~~
32
33 Total net assets or fund balances ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
67,089. 33 26,086.
34 Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances
73,016. 34 109,706.
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Part XI Financial Statements and Reporting
Yes No
1 Accounting method used to prepare the Form 990: Cash X Accrual Other
2a
b
c
d
b
If the organization changed its method of accounting from a prior year or checked "Other," explain in Schedule O.
Were the organization’s financial statements compiled or reviewed by an independent accountant? ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Were the organization’s financial statements audited by an independent accountant? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes" to line 2a or 2b, does the organization have a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit,
review, or compilation of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If the organization changed either its oversight process or selection process during the tax year, explain in Schedule O.
If "Yes" to line 2a or 2b, check a box below to indicate whether the financial statements for the year were issued on a
consolidated basis, separate basis, or both:
Separate basis Consolidated basis Both consolidated and separate basis
3a
As a result of a federal award, was the organization required to undergo an audit or audits as set forth in the Single Audit
Act and OMB Circular A-133? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes," did the organization undergo the required audit or audits? If the organization did not undergo the required audit
or audits, explain why in Schedule O and describe any steps taken to undergo such audits.
2a
2b
2c
3a
X
X
X
3b
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(Form 990) | Complete if the organization answered "Yes," to Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12.
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
| Attach to Form 990. | See separate instructions.
Name of the organization OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM
Part I
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
a
b
c
d
OMB No. 1545-0047
Open to Public
Inspection
Employer identification number
CERTIFICATION 34-1324238
Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the
organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 6.
(a) Donor advised funds
(b) Funds and other accounts
Total number at end of year ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aggregate contributions to (during year)
Aggregate grants from (during year)
Aggregate value at end of year
~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised funds
are the organization’s property, subject to the organization’s exclusive legal control?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can be used only
for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring
impermissible private benefit?
Part II Conservation Easements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 7.
Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).
Preservation of land for public use (e.g., recreation or pleasure)
Protection of natural habitat
Preservation of open space
2a
2b
2c
2d
Yes
Yes
Preservation of an historically important land area
Preservation of a certified historic structure
Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last
day of the tax year.
Total number of conservation easements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Total acreage restricted by conservation easements
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after 8/17/06 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No
No
Held at the End of the Tax Year
Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the tax
year |
Supplemental Financial 49 Statements
Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located |
Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of
violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, and enforcing conservation easements during the year |
Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, and enforcing conservation easements during the year | $
Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i)
and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In Part XIV, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and balance sheet, and
include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes the organization’s accounting for
conservation easements.
Part III Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 8.
2009
Yes
Yes
No
No
1a
b
2
a
b
If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116, not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical
treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, in Part XIV, the text of
the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.
If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116, to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures,
or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to
these items:
(i) Revenues included in Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | $
(ii) Assets included in Form 990, Part X ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | $
If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide
the following amounts required to be reported under SFAS 116 relating to these items:
Revenues included in Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | $
Assets included in Form 990, Part X ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | $
LHA For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990. Schedule D (Form 990) 2009
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Part III Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)
3 Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items
a
b
(check all that apply):
Public exhibition
Scholarly research
d
e
Loan or exchange programs
Other
c Preservation for future generations
4
5
Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in Part XIV.
During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets
to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection? Yes No
Part IV Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 9, or
reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.
1a
Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not included
on Form 990, Part X? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes No
b If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIV and complete the following table:
Amount
c Beginning balance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1c
d Additions during the year ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1d
e Distributions during the year ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1e
f Ending balance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1f
2a
Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes No
b If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIV.
Part V Endowment Funds. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 10.
(a) Current year (b) Prior year (c) Two years back (d) Three years back (e) Four years back
1a
Beginning of year balance ~~~~~~~
b
c
Contributions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Net investment earnings, gains, and losses
d Grants or scholarships ~~~~~~~~~
e Other expenditures for facilities
and programs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
f Administrative expenses ~~~~~~~~
g End of year balance ~~~~~~~~~~
2 Provide the estimated percentage of the year end balance held as:
a Board designated or quasi-endowment | %
b Permanent endowment | %
c Term endowment | %
3a
Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the organization
by:
Yes No
(i) unrelated organizations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3a(i)
(ii) related organizations ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3a(ii)
b If "Yes" to 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3b
4 Describe in Part XIV the intended uses of the organization’s endowment funds.
Part VI Investments - Land, Buildings, and Equipment. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.
Description of investment
(a) Cost or other (b) Cost or other (c) Accumulated (d) Book value
basis (investment) basis (other)
depreciation
1a
b
c
Land ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Buildings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Leasehold improvements ~~~~~~~~~~
d Equipment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e Other
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).) |
0.
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Part VII Investments - Other Securities. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.
(a) Description of security or category
(c) Method of valuation:
(b) Book value
(including name of security)
Cost or end-of-year market value
Financial derivatives
Closely-held equity interests
Other
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Total. (Col (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col (B) line 12.) |
Part VIII Investments - Program Related. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.
(a) Description of investment type
(b) Book value
(c) Method of valuation:
Cost or end-of-year market value
Total. (Col (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col (B) line 13.) |
Part IX Other Assets. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.
(a) Description
(b) Book value
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col (B) line 15.) |
Part X Other Liabilities. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.
1.
(a) Description of liability
(b) Amount
Federal income taxes
PAYROLL TAX LIABILITIES 59,172.
PENALTIES AND INTEREST PAYABLE 16,697.
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col (B) line 25.) |
2. FIN 48 Footnote. In Part XIV, provide the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that reports the organization’s liability for
uncertain tax positions under FIN 48.
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Part XI Reconciliation of Change in Net Assets from Form 990 to Audited Financial Statements
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Total revenue (Form 990, Part VIII, column (A), line 12) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Total expenses (Form 990, Part IX, column (A), line 25) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Excess or (deficit) for the year. Subtract line 2 from line 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Donated services and use of facilities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Investment expenses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prior period adjustments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Other (Describe in Part XIV.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Total adjustments (net). Add lines 4 through 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10 Excess or (deficit) for the year per audited financial statements. Combine lines 3 and 9 10
Part XII Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
1 Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1
2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a Net unrealized gains on investments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2a
b Donated services and use of facilities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2b
c Recoveries of prior year grants ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2c
d Other (Describe in Part XIV.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2d
e Add lines 2a through 2d ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2e
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3
4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b ~~~~~~~~ 4a
b Other (Describe in Part XIV.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4b
c Add lines 4a and 4b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4c
5 Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) 5
Part XIII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
1 Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1
2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a Donated services and use of facilities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2a
b Prior year adjustments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2b
c Other losses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2c
d Other (Describe in Part XIV.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2d
e Add lines 2a through 2d ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2e
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3
4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b ~~~~~~~~ 4a
b Other (Describe in Part XIV.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4b
c Add lines 4a and 4b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4c
5 Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) 5
Part XIV Supplemental Information
Complete this part to provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part IV, lines 1b and 2b; Part V, line 4; Part
X, line 2; Part XI, line 8; Part XII, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XIII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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SCHEDULE O Supplemental Information 53 to Form 990
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Name of the organization
Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or to provide any additional information.
| Attach to Form 990.
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM
2009
OMB No. 1545-0047
Open to Public
Inspection
Employer identification number
CERTIFICATION 34-1324238
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:
ACCESSIBLE ORGANIC CERTIFICATION SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH
PRODUCTION, STORAGE, AND HANDLING STANDARDS AS OUTLINED BY THE US DEPT
OF AGRICULTURE’S NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11: THE 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED AND
REVIEWED AT THE BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: MEMBERS OF THE BOARD REVIEW AND
COMPLETE A BOARD QUESTIONNAIRE REGARDING THE POLICY AND ANY POSSIBLE
ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD BE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15: THE BOARD RESEARCHES COMPARABILITY
DATA AND DOCUMENT THEIR DELIBERATIONS REGARDING OFFICER COMPENSATION, IN
THE THE MINUTES FROM THAT MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGAINZATION MAKES THIS
INFORMATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
TAX RETURN IS DISTRIBUTED AT THE BOARD MEETING
LHA For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990. Schedule O (Form 990) 2009
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Form
(Rev. April 2009) OMB No. 1545-1709
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
¥ If you are filing for an Automatic 3-Month Extension, complete only Part I and check this box ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
¥ If you are filing for an Additional (Not Automatic) 3-Month Extension, complete only Part II (on page 2 of this form).
Do not complete Part II unless you have already been granted an automatic 3-month extension on a previously filed Form 8868.
Part I
All other corporations (including 1120-C filers), partnerships, REMICs, and trusts must use Form 7004 to request an extension of time
to file income tax returns.
Electronic Filing (e-file). Generally, you can electronically file Form 8868 if you want a 3-month automatic extension of time to file one of the returns
noted below (6 months for a corporation required to file Form 990-T). However, you cannot file Form 8868 electronically if (1) you want the additional
(not automatic) 3-month extension or (2) you file Forms 990-BL, 6069, or 8870, group returns, or a composite or consolidated Form 990-T. Instead,
you must submit the fully completed and signed page 2 (Part II) of Form 8868. For more details on the electronic filing of this form, visit
www.irs.gov/efile and click on e-file for Charities & Nonprofits.
Type or
print
File by the
due date for
filing your
return. See
instructions.
8868 Application for Extension 54 of Time To File an
Exempt Organization Return
| File a separate application for each return.
Automatic 3-Month Extension of Time. Only submit original (no copies needed).
A corporation required to file Form 990-T and requesting an automatic 6-month extension - check this box and complete
Part I only ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Name of Exempt Organization
Employer identification number
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM
CERTIFICATION 34-1324238
Number, street, and room or suite no. If a P.O. box, see instructions.
41 CROSWELL ROAD
City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code. For a foreign address, see instructions.
COLUMBUS, OH 43214
X
Check type of return to be filed(file a separate application for each return):
X Form 990
Form 990-T (corporation)
Form 990-BL
Form 990-T (sec. 401(a) or 408(a) trust)
Form 990-EZ
Form 990-T (trust other than above)
Form 990-PF
Form 1041-A
Form 4720
Form 5227
Form 6069
Form 8870
CAROL GOLAND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
¥ The books are in the care of | 41 CROSWELL ROAD - COLUMBUS, OH 43214
Telephone No. | 614-421-2022
FAX No. |
¥ If the organization does not have an office or place of business in the United States, check this box ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
¥ If this is for a Group Return, enter the organization’s four digit Group Exemption Number (GEN) . If this is for the whole group, check this
box | . If it is for part of the group, check this box | and attach a list with the names and EINs of all members the extension will cover.
1
I request an automatic 3-month (6-months for a corporation required to file Form 990-T) extension of time until
NOVEMBER 15, 2010 , to file the exempt organization return for the organization named above. The extension
is for the organization’s return for:
|
|
calendar year or
X tax year beginning APR 1, 2009 , and ending MAR 31, 2010
.
2
If this tax year is for less than 12 months, check reason: Initial return Final return Change in accounting period
3a
b
c
If this application is for Form 990-BL, 990-PF, 990-T, 4720, or 6069, enter the tentative tax, less any
nonrefundable credits. See instructions.
If this application is for Form 990-PF or 990-T, enter any refundable credits and estimated
tax payments made. Include any prior year overpayment allowed as a credit.
Balance Due. Subtract line 3b from line 3a. Include your payment with this form, or, if required,
deposit with FTD coupon or, if required, by using EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System).
See instructions.
3a
3b
3c
$
$
$
N/A
Caution. If you are going to make an electronic fund withdrawal with this Form 8868, see Form 8453-EO and Form 8879-EO for payment instructions.
LHA
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see Instructions. Form 8868 (Rev. 4-2009)
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2009 Tax Return(s)
Prepared for
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATIO
CLIENT CODE: OEFFA
Account Number
Release Number
795380
2009.03051
Prepared by
OTTINGER & ASSOCIATES, LLC
P.O. BOX 185
GALENA, OH
43021-0185
740-965-6853
Processing
Date:
Time:
10/01/2010
14:06:32
Special
Instructions
Messages
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CAUTION
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Return Information
Form: 990-EZ Pg 1
{ Form 990-EZ. Page 1, Part II. The ending cash amount includes
a rounding adjustment of $ 1. (20053)
INFORMATIONAL
Form: T-1 Sheet: 1 Box: 50
{ Form 990-T, Page 2, Part V, line 1. The question regarding a
financial account in a foreign country has defaulted to an
answer of "No." This should be reviewed to determine if this is
the correct response. If instead this question should be
answered as "Yes," make an entry on Interview Form T-1, Box 50
and recalculate the return. (31009)
Form: T-1 Sheet: 1 Box: 54
{ Form 990-T. Page 2, Part IV. If the organization is required
or desires to make tax deposits electronically (EFTPS),
Interview Form T-1, Box(es) 54 and/or 55, may be used to
reference the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) in
the filing instructions and/or transmittal letter. Failure to
use EFTPS when required may subject the organization to
penalties. (30073)
Form: 990-EZ Pg 3
{ Form 990-EZ, Page 3, Part V, line 42b. The question regarding a
financial account in a foreign country has defaulted to an
answer of "No." This should be reviewed to determine if this is
the correct response. If instead this question should be
answered as "Yes," make an entry on Interview Form 8, Box 60 and
recalculate the return. (31006)
Form: 990-EZ Pg 4
{ Form 990-EZ. Page 4. The preparer’s social security number
and/or employer identification number have been left blank in
accordance with the official IRS instructions. Only Section
4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trusts that are filing Form
990-EZ in lieu of Form 1041 are instructed to complete this
information. If desired, an entry on Interview Form 9, Box 50,
may be used to force this information to print. Please note,
however, that forcing this information to print when it is not
required will disqualify the return from electronic filing.
(30103)
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Form: 990-EZ Pg 2
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Return Information
{ Form 990-EZ. No entry has been made on Interview Form EZ-8, Box
97, to complete the personal benefit contract statement.
Consequently, this statement has been produced with both
questions answered as "No" indicating that the organization did
not participate in any transactions involving personal benefit
contracts. If this is not correct, please make the appropriate
entry on Interview Form EZ-8, Box 97. (30145)
Form: 990-EZ Pg 1
{ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 12. The compensation from Interview
Form EZ-6 in the amount of $ 32,425 has been included on Form
990-EZ, line 12. This includes the amounts in the
’Compensation’ fields as well as the amounts in the
’Contributions to Employee Benefit Plans’ fields on Interview
Form EZ-6. If this is not correct the total compensation
amount, from the entries on Interview Form EZ-6, may be
overridden by using Interview Form EZ-6, Box 255. (32995)
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Form Description Amount\Text
990-EZ Pg 4 Admin - 09/30/10 03:15PM P00642528
990-EZ Pg 4 Admin - 09/30/10 03:15PM 31-1621273
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NAME:
Disallowing
Form
Tax Return Carryovers 59 to 2010
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATIO ID Number: 34-1638273
Description
Originating
Form
Entity/
Activity
St/
City
Amount
990-T CURRENT YEAR NET OPERATING LOSS 990-T 1,311.
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NAME: OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATIO ID Number: 34-1638273
Unit Form Entity Box Description
Amount/Percentage
NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES - BEGINNING
990EZ EZ-3 102 OF YEAR 71,479.
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2009 Return Summary
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATIO 34-1638273
FORM 990-EZ:
TOTAL REVENUE 424,326.
TOTAL EXPENSES 399,229.
EXCESS 25,097.
BEGINNING NET ASSETS 71,479.
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 0.
ENDING NET ASSETS (PART I) 96,576.
BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS
ENDING TOTAL ASSETS 238,894.
ENDING TOTAL LIABILITIES 142,318.
ENDING TOTAL NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES (PART II) 96,576.
ENDING TOTAL ASSETS MINUS LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 0.
ENDING NET ASSETS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PART I AND PART II 0.
}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
FORM 990-T:
TAXABLE INCOME
TAX 0.
CREDITS 0.
OTHER CREDITS AND PAYMENTS 0.
TOTAL DUE 0.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 15
30: "OH", 35: "OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATIO"
37: "41 CROSWELL RD.", 39: "COLUMBUS", 40: "OH", 41: "43214"
42: "34-1638273", 44: "614-421-2022", 47: "WWW.OEFFA.ORG", 50: 4/ 1/09
51: 3/31/10, 55: "2", 56: "X", 66: "3", 74: "X"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 5
40: "N", 41: "Y", 42: "Y", 43: "Y", 57: "Y"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 4
31: "31-1621273", 78: 1160, 83: "courtesy discount", 84: -410
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 3
70: "1"
72: "PLEASE FILE THE "VERIFICATION OF FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE
SERVICE" FORM WITH THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE. PLEASE ENCLOSE A CHECK
PAYABLE TO RICHARD CORDRAY FOR $100 AND MAIL WITH THE SIGNED FORM TO:
OHIO
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CHARITABLE LAWA SECTION
150 EAST GAY ST. 23RD
FLOOR
COLUMBUS, OH 43215"
, , 73: "X"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 2
70: "3"
72: "PLEASE FILE THE "VERIFICATION OF FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE
SERVICE" FORM WITH THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE. PLEASE ENCLOSE A CHECK
PAYABLE TO RICHARD CORDRAY FOR $100 AND MAIL WITH THE SIGNED FORM TO:
OHIO
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CHARITABLE LAWA SECTION
150 EAST GAY ST. 23RD
FLOOR
COLUMBUS, OH 43215"
,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 7
30: "OH", 50: "CAROL GOLAND", 51: "41 CROSWELL ROAD", 52: "COLUMBU"
53: "OH", 54: "43214", 55: "614-421-2022"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EZ-1, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 8
30: 278381, 40: 87461, 41: 48562, 43: "INTEREST INCOME", 44: "1", 48: 302
49: "NEWSLETTERS/ADS", 54: 5740

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EZ-2, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 2
30: 14142, 31: 10262
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EZ-3, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 22
31: 179511, 32: 30063, 33: 11087, 34: 28976, 35: "SUPPLIES", 37: 1203
38: "TELEPHONE", 40: 3864, 41: "WEB EXPENSES", 43: 1106, 50: 70640
51: 180358, 68: "ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE", 70: 12754, 71: 58535
90: "PAYROLL LIABILITIES", 92: 11915, 93: 103509, 94: "ACCOUNTS PAYABLE"
96: 0, 97: 2554, 102: 71479
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EZ-3, Sheet #2, Entity 1 Box Cnt 8
35: "SOFTWARE/EQUIPMENT PURCHASE", 37: 1518, 38: "RESOURCE MATERIALS"
40: 195, 41: "TRAVEL", 43: 2547, 90: "PENALTIES AND INTEREST PAYABLE "
93: 36255
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EZ-3, Sheet #3, Entity 1 Box Cnt 6
35: "CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS", 37: 88
38: "FOOD AND BEVERAGES", 40: 10269, 41: "STAFF DEVELOPMENT", 43: 80
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EZ-3, Sheet #4, Entity 1 Box Cnt 6
35: "MEMBERSHIP FEES", 37: 1635, 38: "OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE FEES", 40: 5256
41: "LIABILITY INSURANCE", 43: 2537
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EZ-3, Sheet #5, Entity 1 Box Cnt 6
35: "PREMIUMS FOR MEMBERSHIPS", 37: 300, 38: "ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES "
40: 80227, 41: "UNREALIZED LOSS", 43: 6342
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EZ-4, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 4
30: "EDUCATION WORKSHOPS - TYPICALLY ONE DAY EVENTS WITH REGIONALLY KNOWN
SPEAKERS WHO FOCUS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS RELATED TO OEFFA’S EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND
OBJECTIVE A TWO DAY CONFERENCE AND BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS ARE PUBLISHED AND
DISTRIBUTED"
, , 32: 144182, 33: 312660
90: "OEFFA IS A DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED GRASSROOTS CHAPTERS,
EXISTING WITHIN STATE BYLAWS, WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE AND PROMOTE A
HEALTHFUL, ECOLOGICAL, ACCOUNTABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE IN
OHIO AND ELSEWHERE."
,

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EZ-5, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 1
50: "X"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EZ-6, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 31
30: "DARREN MALHAME", 31: "PRESIDENT", 32: 5.00
33: "MARDY TOWNSEND/MARSHY MEADOWS", 34: "SECRETARY", 35: 5.00
36: "JOHN SOWDER", 37: "TREASURER", 38: 5.00, 39: "CAROL GOLAND"
40: "EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR", 41: 40.00, 70: "1939 WYANDOTTE ROAD"
71: "COLUMBUS ", 72: "OH", 73: "43212", 76: "7490 NOBLE ROAD "
77: "WINDSOR", 78: "OH", 79: "44099", 82: "246 LELAND", 83: "COLUMBUS"
84: "OH", 85: "43214", 88: "41 CROSWELL ", 89: "COLUMBUS", 90: "OH"
91: "43214", 174: 32425, 175: 0, 176: 0
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A-1, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 1
54: "X"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A-2, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 12
30: 163427, 31: 168656, 32: 159603, 33: 240214, 35: 47095, 36: 43590
37: 50172, 38: 66630, 45: 855, 46: 2441, 47: 392, 48: 922
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
B-1, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 16
30: 1, 31: "MESHEWA FARM FOUNDATION", 32: "7440 GIVEN RD", 33: 2
34: "FARM AID INC", 35: "501 CAMBRIDGE STREET 3RD FLOOR", 70: "CINCINNATI"
71: "OH", 72: "45243", 75: 5000, 76: "1", 79: "CAMBRIDGE", 80: "MA"
81: "02141", 84: 5000, 85: "1"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
T-1, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 4
30: "511120", 35: 238893, 40: "1"
44: "ADVERTISING & READERSHIP AS A RESULT OF THE ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
T-6, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 6
30: "OEFFA", 31: "F", 33: 5390, 34: 6701, 35: 3582, 36: 22275
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
X-8, Sheet #1, Entity 1 Box Cnt 2
30: "2", 33: 11/15/10

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X-8, Sheet #2, Entity 2 Box Cnt 1
30: "4"

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Ottinger & Associates
P.O. Box 185, 11660 Gorsuch Rd.
Galena, OH 43021-0185
(740) 965-6853
September 30, 2010
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Associatio
41 Croswell Rd.
Columbus, OH 43214
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Associatio:
Enclosed are the organization’s 2009 Exempt Organization
returns. The returns should be signed, dated, and mailed.
Specific filing instructions are as follows.
FORM 990-EZ RETURN:
Please sign and mail on or before November 15, 2010.
Mail to - Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Ogden, UT 84201-0027
FORM 990-T RETURN:
No amount is due on Form 990-T.
Please sign and mail on or before February 15, 2011.
Mail to - Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Ogden, UT 84201-0027
Please file the "verification of filing with the internal
revenue service" form with the ohio attorney general’s
office. Please enclose a check payable to richard cordray
for $100 and mail with the signed form to:
ohio attorney general
charitable lawa section
150 east gay st. 23rd floor
columbus, oh 43215

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Copies of all the returns are enclosed for your files. We
suggest that you retain these copies indefinitely.
Thank you for your business,
Ottinger & Associates, LLC

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Ottinger & Associates
P.O. Box 185, 11660 Gorsuch Rd.
Galena, OH 43021-0185
(740) 965-6853
September 30, 2010
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Associatio
41 Croswell Rd.
Columbus, OH 43214
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Associatio:
Enclosed are the original and one copy of the 2009 Exempt
Organization returns, as follows...
2009 FORM 990-EZ
2009 FORM 990-T
Each original should be dated, signed and filed in accordance
with the filing instructions. The copy should be retained
for your files.
Please file the "verification of filing with the internal
revenue service" form with the ohio attorney general’s
office. Please enclose a check payable to richard cordray
for $100 and mail with the signed form to:
ohio attorney general
charitable lawa section
150 east gay st. 23rd floor
columbus, oh 43215
Thank you for your business,
Ottinger & Associates, LLC

Prepared for:
Filing Instructions
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Prepared by:
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCI OTTINGER & ASSOCIATES, LLC
41 CROSWELL RD. P.O. BOX 185
COLUMBUS, OH 43214 GALENA, OH 43021-0185
2009 FORM 990-EZ
Please sign and mail on or before November 15, 2010.
Mail to - Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Ogden, UT 84201-0027
2009 FORM 990-T
Please sign and mail on or before February 15, 2011.
No amount is due on Form 990-T.
Mail to - Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Center
Ogden, UT 84201-0027
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OMB No. 1545-1150
Form
Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except black lung benefit trust or
private foundation)
| Sponsoring organizations of donor advised funds and controlling organizations as defined in section 512(b)(13) must file Form 990. All
Department of the Treasury other organizations with gross receipts less than $500,000 and total assets less than $1,250,000 at the end of the year may use this form. Open to Public
Internal Revenue Service
| The organization may have to use a copy of this return to satisfy state reporting requirements.
Inspection
A For the 2009 calendar year, or tax year beginning APR 1, 2009 and ending MAR 31, 2010
B Check if
applicable: Please C Name of organization
D Employer identification number
Address use IRS
change label or
Name print or OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATIO 34-1638273
change
Initial type.
return See Number and street (or P.O. box, if mail is not delivered to street address)
Room/suite E Telephone number
Terminated
Specific
41 CROSWELL RD.
Instructions.
614-421-2022
City or town, state or country, and ZIP + 4
Amended
return
F Group Exemption
Application
pending
COLUMBUS, OH 43214
Number |
¥ Section 501(c)(3) organizations and 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trusts must attach a completed G Accounting method: Cash X Accrual
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ).
Other (specify) |
I Website: | WWW.OEFFA.ORG
H Check | if the organization is not
J Tax-exempt status (check only one) X 501(c) ( 3 ) § (insert no.) 4947(a)(1) or 527 required to attach Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF).
K Check | if the organization is not a section 509(a)(3) supporting organization and its gross receipts are normally not more than $25,000. A Form 990-EZ or
Form 990 return is not required, but if the organization chooses to file a return, be sure to file a complete return.
L Add lines 5b, 6b, and 7b, to line 9 to determine gross receipts; if $500,000 or more, file Form 990 instead of Form 990-EZ | $
Part I Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances (See the instructions for Part I.)
1 Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1
Revenue
Expenses
Net Assets
Short 70Form
Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax
990-EZ 2009
2
3
4
6
b
c
a
b
c
b
Special events and activities (complete applicable parts of Schedule G). If any amount is from gaming, check here |
c Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory (Subtract line 7b from line 7a) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7c
8 Other revenue (describe |
SEE STATEMENT 3 ) 8
6,042.
9 Total revenue. Add lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5c, 6c, 7c, and 8 | 9 424,326.
10
11
18
19
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Membership dues and assessments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Investment income
5a
Gross amount from sale of assets other than inventory~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gain or (loss) from sale of assets other than inventory (Subtract line 5b from line 5a) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gross revenue (not including $
of contributions
reported on line 1) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities (Subtract line 6b from line 6a)
7a
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Less: cost of goods sold ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Grants and similar amounts paid (attach schedule)
20 Other changes in net assets or fund balances (attach explanation) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20
21 Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 18 through 20 | 21 96,576.
Part II Balance Sheets. If Total assets on line 25, column (B) are $1,250,000 or more, file Form 990 instead of Form 990-EZ.
(See the instructions for Part II.) (A) Beginning of year (B) End of year
22 Cash, savings, and investments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
70,640. 22 180,359.
23 Land and buildings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
23
24 Other assets (describe | ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ) 12,754. 24 58,535.
25 Total assets ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
83,394. 25 238,894.
26 Total liabilities (describe | SEE STATEMENT 2 ) 11,915. 26 142,318.
27 Net assets or fund balances (line 27 of column (B) must agree with line 21)
71,479. 27 96,576.
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5a
5b
6a
6b
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benefits paid to or for members~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Excess or (deficit) for the year (Subtract line 17 from line 9)
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (from line 27, column (A))
(must agree with end-of-year figure reported on prior year’s return) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7a
7b
14,142.
10,262.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2
3
4
5c
6c
10
11
18
19
434,588.
278,381.
87,461.
48,562.
3,880.
12 Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12 211,936.
13
14
15
Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Printing, publications, postage, and shipping ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
13
14
15
30,063.
11,087.
28,976.
16 Other expenses (describe |
SEE STATEMENT 1 ) 16 117,167.
17 Total expenses. Add lines 10 through 16 | 17
399,229.
25,097.
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Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments (See the instructions for Part III.)
What is the organization’s primary exempt purpose? SEE STATEMENT 6
Describe what was achieved in carrying out the organization’s exempt purposes. In a clear and concise manner, describe
the services provided, the number of persons benefited, and other relevant information for each program title.
28 SEE STATEMENT 5
Page 2
Expenses
(Required for section 501(c)(3)
and 501(c)(4) organizations and
section 4947(a)(1) trusts; optional
for others.)
29
(Grants $ 144,182. ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here | 28a 312,660.
30
(Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here |
29a
(Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here | 30a
31 Other program services (attach schedule) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here | 31a
32 Total program service expenses (add lines 28a through 31a) | 32 312,660.
Part IV List of Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees. List each one even if not compensated. (See the instructions for Part IV.)
(d) Contributions
(b) Title and average hours (c) Compensation to employee (e) Expense
(a) Name and address
per week devoted to (If not paid, enter benefit plans & account and
position
-0-.)
deferred other allowances
compensation
DARREN MALHAME, 1939 WYANDOTTE ROAD, PRESIDENT
COLUMBUS , OH 43212 5.00 0. 0. 0.
MARDY TOWNSEND/MARSHY MEADOWS
SECRETARY
7490 NOBLE ROAD , WINDSOR, OH 44099 5.00 0. 0. 0.
JOHN SOWDER
TREASURER
246 LELAND, COLUMBUS, OH 43214 5.00 0. 0. 0.
CAROL GOLAND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
41 CROSWELL , COLUMBUS, OH 43214 40.00 32,425. 0. 0.
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Part V Other Information (Note the statement requirements in the instructions for Part V.)
Yes No
33 Did the organization engage in any activity not previously reported to the IRS? If "Yes," attach a detailed description of each activity ~~~~~ 33 X
34 Were any changes made to the organizing or governing documents? If "Yes," attach a conformed copy of the changes ~~~~~~~~~~ 34 X
35
36
a
b
37a
38a
39
41
b
b
a
b
c
d
e
42a
43
b
c
If the organization had income from business activities, such as those reported on lines 2, 6a, and 7a (among others), but not
reported on Form 990-T, attach a statement explaining why the organization did not report the income on Form 990-T.
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more or was it subject to section 6033(e) notice, reporting,
and proxy tax requirements? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes," has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization undergo a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or significant disposition of net assets during the year? If "Yes,"
complete applicable parts of Sch. N
Enter amount of political expenditures, direct or indirect, as described in the instructions. ~~~~~ | 37a
0.
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization borrow from, or make any loans to, any officer, director, trustee, or key employee or were any such loans made
in a prior year and still outstanding at the end of the period covered by this return?
If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part II and enter the total amount involved ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 38b N/A
Section 501(c)(7) organizations. Enter:
Initiation fees and capital contributions included on line 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gross receipts, included on line 9, for public use of club facilities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
40a Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Enter amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under:
section 4911 | 0. ; section 4912 | 0. ; section 4955 |
0.
b Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations. Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the
year or is it aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction
has not been reported on any of the organization’s prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part I ~~~~~~~~~~~
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations. Enter amount of tax imposed on organization managers
or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations. Enter amount of tax on line 40c reimbursed by the
organization ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
All organizations. At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter
transaction? If "Yes," complete Form 8886-T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 40e
List the states with which a copy of this return is filed. | OH
The organization’s books are in care of | CAROL GOLAND Telephone no. | 614-421-2022
Located at | 41 CROSWELL ROAD, COLUMBU, OH ZIP + 4 | 43214
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in or a signature or other authority
over a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial
account)? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes," enter the name of the foreign country: |
See the instructions for exceptions and filing requirements for Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts.
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization maintain an office outside of the U.S.? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes," enter the name of the foreign country: |
Section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trusts filing Form 990-EZ in lieu of Form 1041 - Check here |
and enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the tax year ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 43 N/A
39a
39b
N/A
N/A
0.
0.
35a
35b
36
37b
38a
40b
42b
42c
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Yes No
X
X
44
45
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds? If "Yes," Form 990 must be completed instead of
Form 990-EZ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Is any related organization a controlled entity of the organization within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? If "Yes," Form 990 must be
completed instead of Form 990-EZ
Yes No
44 X
45 X
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Part VI Section 501(c)(3) organizations and section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trusts only. All section 501(c)(3)
organizations and section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trusts must answer questions 46-49b and complete the tables for lines 50
and 51.
46
47
48
49a
50
b
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public
office? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization engage in lobbying activities? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Is the organization a school as described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)? If "Yes," complete Schedule E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If "Yes," was the related organization a section 527 organization? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Complete this table for the organization’s five highest compensated employees (other than officers, directors, trustees and key employees) who each received more
than $100,000 of compensation from the organization. If there is none, enter "None."
46
47
48
49a
49b
Yes No
X
X
X
X
(a) Name and address of each employee paid more
than $100,000
NONE
(b) Title and average hours (c) Compensation
(d) Contributions
to employee (e) Expense
per week devoted to
benefit plans & account and
position
deferred other allowances
compensation
51
f
Total number of other employees paid over $100,000 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Complete this table for the organization’s five highest compensated independent contractors who each received more than $100,000 of compensation from the
organization. If there is none, enter "None."
NONE
(a) Name and address of each independent contractor paid more than $100,000 (b) Type of service (c) Compensation
d
Total number of other independent contractors each receiving over $100,000 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Sign
Here
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true,
correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than officer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge.
=
=
Signature of officer
Type or print name and title
Paid Preparer’s signature| Date Check if selfemployed
| X P00642528
Preparer’s identifying number (See instr.)
Preparer’s
09/30/10
Use Only
OTTINGER & ASSOCIATES, LLC
Firm’s name (or yours
EIN | 31-1621273
if self-employed), P.O. BOX 185
Phone |
=
address, and ZIP + 4 GALENA, OH 43021-0185 no. 740-965-6853
May the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown above? See instructions | X Yes No
Date
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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section
4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
| Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ. | See separate instructions.
OMB No. 1545-0047
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
Employer identification number
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATIO 34-1638273
Part I Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.
The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
e
f
g
h
X
A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).
A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E.)
A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).
A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital’s name,
city, and state:
An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in
section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)
A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).
An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in
section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)
A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)
An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 33 1/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from
activities related to its exempt functions - subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 33 1/3% of its support from gross investment
income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975.
See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)
An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).
An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or
more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box that
describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 11e through 11h.
a Type I b Type II c Type III - Functionally integrated d Type III - Other
By checking this box, I certify that the organization is not controlled directly or indirectly by one or more disqualified persons other than
foundation managers and other than one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2).
If the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, or Type III
supporting organization, check this box
Since August 17, 2006, has the organization accepted any gift or contribution from any of the following persons?
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Public Charity Status
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and Public Support
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (ii) and (iii) below,
the governing body of the supported organization?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A family member of a person described in (i) above? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (i) or (ii) above? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).
2009
(iii) Type of
(i) Name of supported (ii) EIN
(iv) Is the organization (v) Did you notify the (vi) Is the
(vii)
organization in col. (i) listed in your organization in col.
organization in col.
Amount of
organization
(described on lines 1-9
(i) organized in the support
governing document? (i) of your support? U.S.?
above or IRC section
(see instructions) ) Yes No Yes No Yes No
11g(i)
11g(ii)
11g(iii)
Yes
No
Total
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2009
Part II Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)| (a) 2005 (b) 2006 (c) 2007 (d) 2008 (e) 2009 (f) Total
1
2
3
4
5
Total. Add lines 1 through 3 ~~~
6 Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)| (a) 2005 (b) 2006 (c) 2007 (d) 2008 (e) 2009 (f) Total
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
assets (Explain in Part IV.) ~~~~
Total support. Add lines 7 through 10
First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization’s first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3)
organization, check this box and stop here |
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
14
15
16a
33 1/3% support test - 2009. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box and
17a
10% -facts-and-circumstances test - 2009. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14 is 10% or more,
18
Gifts, grants, contributions, and
membership fees received. (Do not
include any "unusual grants.") ~~
Tax revenues levied for the organization’s
benefit and either paid to
or expended on its behalf ~~~~
The value of services or facilities
furnished by a governmental unit to
the organization without charge ~
The portion of total contributions
by each person (other than a
governmental unit or publicly
supported organization) included
on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the
amount shown on line 11,
column (f) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Section B. Total Support
Amounts from line 4 ~~~~~~~
Gross income from interest,
dividends, payments received on
securities loans, rents, royalties
and income from similar sources ~
Net income from unrelated business
activities, whether or not the
business is regularly carried on ~
Other income. Do not include gain
or loss from the sale of capital
Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Public support percentage for 2009 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Public support percentage from 2008 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
b 33 1/3% support test - 2008. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain in Part IV how the organization
meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
b 10% -facts-and-circumstances test - 2008. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line 15 is 10% or
more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain in Part IV how the
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organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ~~~~~~~~ |
Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see instructions |
12
14
15
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Part III Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2) (Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)| (a) 2005 (b) 2006 (c) 2007 (d) 2008 (e) 2009 (f) Total
1
2
3
4
5
6
The value of services or facilities
furnished by a governmental unit to
the organization without charge ~
Total. Add lines 1 through 5 ~~~
7a
Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and
3 received from disqualified persons
b Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received
from other than disqualified persons that
exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the
amount on line 13 for the year ~~~~~~
c Add lines 7a and 7b ~~~~~~~
8 Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)
14 First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization’s first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here |
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
15 Public support percentage for 2009 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 15
99.51 %
16 Public support percentage from 2008 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 16
%
Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage
17 Investment income percentage for 2009 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ~~~~~~~~ 17
.49 %
18
20
Gifts, grants, contributions, and
membership fees received. (Do not
include any "unusual grants.") ~~
Gross receipts from admissions,
merchandise sold or services performed,
or facilities furnished in
any activity that is related to the
organization’s tax-exempt purpose
Gross receipts from activities that
are not an unrelated trade or business
under section 513 ~~~~~
Tax revenues levied for the organization’s
benefit and either paid to
or expended on its behalf ~~~~
Section B. Total Support
163,427. 168,656. 159,603. 240,214. 731,900.
47,095. 43,590. 50,172. 66,630. 207,487.
210,522. 212,246. 209,775. 306,844. 939,387.
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)| (a) 2005 (b) 2006 (c) 2007 (d) 2008 (e) 2009 (f) Total
9 Amounts from line 6 ~~~~~~~ 210,522. 212,246. 209,775. 306,844. 939,387.
10a Gross income from interest,
dividends, payments received on
securities loans, rents, royalties
and income from similar sources ~ 855. 2,441. 392. 922. 4,610.
b Unrelated business taxable income
(less section 511 taxes) from businesses
acquired after June 30, 1975 ~~~~
c Add lines 10a and 10b ~~~~~~ 855. 2,441. 392. 922. 4,610.
11 Net income from unrelated business
activities not included in line 10b,
whether or not the business is
regularly carried on ~~~~~~~
12 Other income. Do not include gain
or loss from the sale of capital
assets (Explain in Part IV.) ~~~~
13 Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.) 211,377. 214,687. 210,167. 307,766. 943,997.
Investment income percentage from 2008 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
b 33 1/3% support tests - 2008. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3%, and
line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ~~~~ |
Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions |
18
0.
0.
0.
939,387.
19a
33 1/3% support tests - 2009. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not
more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ~~~~~~~~~~ | X
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Schedule B
(Form 990, 990-EZ,
or 990-PF)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Name of the organization
Schedule of 77 Contributors
| Attach to Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2009
Employer identification number
Organization type(check one):
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATIO 34-1638273
Filers of:
Section:
Form 990 or 990-EZ X 501(c)( 3 ) (enter number) organization
4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust not treated as a private foundation
527 political organization
Form 990-PF
501(c)(3) exempt private foundation
4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust treated as a private foundation
501(c)(3) taxable private foundation
Check if your organization is covered by the General Rule or a Special Rule.
Note. Only a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization can check boxes for both the General Rule and a Special Rule. See instructions.
General Rule
X
For an organization filing Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF that received, during the year, $5,000 or more (in money or property) from any one
contributor. Complete Parts I and II.
Special Rules
For a section 501(c)(3) organization filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that met the 33 1/3% support test of the regulations under sections
509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), and received from any one contributor, during the year, a contribution of the greater of (1) $5,000 or (2) 2%
of the amount on (i) Form 990, Part VIII, line 1h or (ii) Form 990-EZ, line 1. Complete Parts I and II.
For a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor, during the year,
aggregate contributions of more than $1,000 for use exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or
the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. Complete Parts I, II, and III.
For a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor, during the year,
contributions for use exclusively for religious, charitable, etc., purposes, but these contributions did not aggregate to more than $1,000.
If this box is checked, enter here the total contributions that were received during the year for an exclusively religious, charitable, etc.,
purpose. Do not complete any of the parts unless the General Rule applies to this organization because it received nonexclusively
religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $5,000 or more during the year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | $
Caution. An organization that is not covered by the General Rule and/or the Special Rules does not file Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF),
but it must answer "No" on Part IV, line 2 of its Form 990, or check the box on line H of its Form 990-EZ, or on line 2 of its Form 990-PF, to certify
that it does not meet the filing requirements of Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF).
LHA
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions
for Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2009)
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Name of organization
Employer identification number
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATIO 34-1638273
78
1 1
Part I
Contributors (see instructions)
(a)
No.
(b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4
(c)
Aggregate contributions
(d)
Type of contribution
1 MESHEWA FARM FOUNDATION Person
Payroll
X
7440 GIVEN RD $
5,000. Noncash
CINCINNATI, OH 45243
(Complete Part II if there
is a noncash contribution.)
(a)
No.
(b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4
(c)
Aggregate contributions
(d)
Type of contribution
2 FARM AID INC Person
Payroll
X
501 CAMBRIDGE STREET 3RD FLOOR $
5,000. Noncash
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02141
(Complete Part II if there
is a noncash contribution.)
(a)
No.
(b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4
(c)
Aggregate contributions
(d)
Type of contribution
$
Person
Payroll
Noncash
(Complete Part II if there
is a noncash contribution.)
(a)
No.
(b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4
(c)
Aggregate contributions
(d)
Type of contribution
$
Person
Payroll
Noncash
(Complete Part II if there
is a noncash contribution.)
(a)
No.
(b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4
(c)
Aggregate contributions
(d)
Type of contribution
$
Person
Payroll
Noncash
(Complete Part II if there
is a noncash contribution.)
(a)
No.
(b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4
(c)
Aggregate contributions
(d)
Type of contribution
$
Person
Payroll
Noncash
(Complete Part II if there
is a noncash contribution.)
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FORM 990-EZ OTHER EXPENSES STATEMENT 1
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DESCRIPTION
AMOUNT
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SUPPLIES 1,203.
TELEPHONE 3,864.
WEB EXPENSES 1,106.
SOFTWARE/EQUIPMENT PURCHASE 1,518.
RESOURCE MATERIALS 195.
TRAVEL 2,547.
CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS 88.
FOOD AND BEVERAGES 10,269.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT 80.
MEMBERSHIP FEES 1,635.
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 5,256.
LIABILITY INSURANCE 2,537.
PREMIUMS FOR MEMBERSHIPS 300.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 80,227.
UNREALIZED LOSS 6,342.
}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16 117,167.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FORM 990-EZ OTHER LIABILITIES STATEMENT 2
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DESCRIPTION BEG. OF YEAR END OF YEAR
}}}}}}}}}}} }}}}}}}}}}}}}} }}}}}}}}}}}}}}
PAYROLL LIABILITIES 11,915. 103,509.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 0. 2,554.
PENALTIES AND INTEREST PAYABLE
TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 26
0.
}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
11,915.
36,255.
}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
142,318.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FORM 990-EZ OTHER REVENUE STATEMENT 3
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DESCRIPTION
AMOUNT
}}}}}}}}}}} }}}}}}}}}}}}}}
INTEREST INCOME 302.
NEWSLETTERS/ADS 5,740.
}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 8 6,042.
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FORM 990-EZ
INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSFERS
ASSOCIATED WITH PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACTS
STATEMENT 4
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A) DID THE ORGANIZATION, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL
BENEFIT CONTRACT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[ ] YES [ X] NO
B) DID THE ORGANIZATION, DURING THE YEAR, PAY PREMIUMS,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT? . . [ ] YES [ X] NO
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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990-EZ PG 2 STATEMENT 5
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EDUCATION WORKSHOPS - TYPICALLY ONE DAY EVENTS WITH REGIONALLY KNOWN
SPEAKERS WHO FOCUS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS RELATED TO OEFFA’S EDUCATIONAL GOALS
AND OBJECTIVE A TWO DAY CONFERENCE AND BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS ARE PUBLISHED
AND DISTRIBUTED
12
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OEFFA IS A DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED GRASSROOTS CHAPTERS, EXISTING
WITHIN STATE BYLAWS, WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE AND PROMOTE A HEALTHFUL,
ECOLOGICAL, ACCOUNTABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE IN OHIO AND
ELSEWHERE.
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OMB No. 1545-0687
Form
Exempt Organization Business 83 Income Tax Return
Department of the Treasury
(and proxy tax under section 6033(e))
Open to Public Inspection for
Internal Revenue Service (77) For calendar year 2009 or other tax year beginning APR 1, 2009 , and ending MAR 31, 2010 501(c)(3) Organizations Only
Employer identification number
A Check box if
Name of organization ( Check box if name changed and see instructions.)
D
(Employees’ trust, see instructions
address changed
for Block D on page 9.)
B Exempt under section Print OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATIO 34-1638273
X 501( c )( 3 ) or
E Unrelated business activity codes
Number, street, and room or suite no. If a P.O. box, see page 8 of instructions.
(See instructions for Block E
Type
408(e) 220(e) 41 CROSWELL RD.
on page 9.)
C Book value of all assets F Group exemption number (See instructions for Block F.) |
at end of year
G Check organization type | X 501(c) corporation 501(c) trust 401(a) trust Other trust
238,893.
H Describe the organization’s primary unrelated business activity. | SEE STATEMENT 7
I During the tax year, was the corporation a subsidiary in an affiliated group or a parent-subsidiary controlled group? ~~~~~~ |
If "Yes," enter the name and identifying number of the parent corporation. |
Yes X No
J The books are in care of | CAROL GOLAND Telephone number | 614-421-2022
Part I Unrelated Trade or Business Income
(A) Income (B) Expenses (C) Net
1a
Gross receipts or sales
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
b
b
c
Less returns and allowances c Balance ~~~ |
12 Other income (See instructions; attach schedule.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12
13 Total. Combine lines 3 through 12 13 5,390. 6,701.
Part II Deductions Not Taken Elsewhere (See instructions for limitations on deductions.)
(Except for contributions, deductions must be directly connected with the unrelated business income.)
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
990-T
2009
408A 530(a) City or town, state, and ZIP code
529(a)
COLUMBUS, OH 43214 511120
Cost of goods sold (Schedule A, line 7) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gross profit. Subtract line 2 from line 1c
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4a
Capital gain net income (attach Schedule D) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Net gain (loss) (Form 4797, Part II, line 17) (attach Form 4797) ~~~~~~
Capital loss deduction for trusts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Income (loss) from partnerships and S corporations (attach statement) ~~~
Rent income (Schedule C)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unrelated debt-financed income (Schedule E) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Interest, annuities, royalties, and rents from controlled organizations (Sch. F)~
Investment income of a section 501(c)(7), (9), or (17) organization
(Schedule G)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Exploited exempt activity income (Schedule I) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Advertising income (Schedule J) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Compensation of officers, directors, and trustees (Schedule K) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Salaries and wages ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Repairs and maintenance
Bad debts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Interest (attach schedule)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Taxes and licenses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Charitable contributions (See instructions for limitation rules.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Depreciation (attach Form 4562)
Less depreciation claimed on Schedule A and elsewhere on return
Depletion
Contributions to deferred compensation plans
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Total deductions. Add lines 14 through 28 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unrelated business taxable income before net operating loss deduction. Subtract line 29 from line 13 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
34 Unrelated business taxable income. Subtract line 33 from line 32. If line 33 is greater than line 32, enter the smaller
of zero or line 32
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1c
2
3
4a
4b
4c
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Employee benefit programs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Excess exempt expenses (Schedule I) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Excess readership costs (Schedule J) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Other deductions (attach schedule) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Net operating loss deduction (limited to the amount on line 30) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unrelated business taxable income before specific deduction. Subtract line 31 from line 30 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Specific deduction (Generally $1,000, but see instructions for exceptions.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5,390. 6,701.
21
22a
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
22b
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
0.
1,000.
34
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Part III Tax Computation
35 Organizations Taxable as Corporations. See instructions for tax computation.
36
37
38
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Controlled group members (sections 1561 and 1563) check here | See instructions and:
a Enter your share of the $50,000, $25,000, and $9,925,000 taxable income brackets (in that order):
b Enter organization’s share of: (1) Additional 5% tax (not more than $11,750) $
c
(1) $ (2) $ (3) $
(2) Additional 3% tax (not more than $100,000) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $
Trusts Taxable at Trust Rates. See instructions for tax computation. Income tax on the amount on line 34 from:
Proxy tax. See instructions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
39 Total. Add lines 37 and 38 to line 35c or 36, whichever applies
Part IV Tax and Payments
40a
Foreign tax credit (corporations attach Form 1118; trusts attach Form 1116) ~~~~~~~~ 40a
41
42
b Other credits (see instructions)
c
d Credit for prior year minimum tax (attach Form 8801 or 8827) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e
Total credits. Add lines 40a through 40d ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Other taxes. Check if from: Form 4255 Form 8611 Form 8697 Form 8866 Other (attach schedule)
43 Total tax. Add lines 41 and 42 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
44 a Payments: A 2008 overpayment credited to 2009 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 44a
b 2009 estimated tax payments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 44b
c Tax deposited with Form 8868 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 44c
d Foreign organizations: Tax paid or withheld at source (see instructions) ~~~~~~~~~~ 44d
e Backup withholding (see instructions) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 44e
f Other credits and payments:
Form 2439
45
46
47
48
Total payments. Add lines 44a through 44f ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 45
Tax due. If line 45 is less than the total of lines 43 and 46, enter amount owed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Overpayment. If line 45 is larger than the total of lines 43 and 46, enter amount overpaid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
49 Enter the amount of line 48 you want: Credited to 2010 estimated tax |
Refunded | 49
Part V Statements Regarding Certain Activities and Other Information (See instructions on page 17)
1 At any time during the 2009 calendar year, did the organization have an interest in or a signature or other authority over a financial account
Yes No
(bank, securities, or other) in a foreign country? If YES, the organization may have to file Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and
X
2
Financial Accounts. If YES, enter the name of the foreign country here |
During the tax year, did the organization receive a distribution from, or was it the grantor of, or transferor to, a foreign trust?
If YES, see page 5 of the instructions for other forms the organization may have to file. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ X
3 Enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the tax year | $
Schedule A - Cost of Goods Sold. Enter method of inventory valuation |
N/A
1
2
3
4a
b
Inventory at beginning of year ~~~ 1
6 Inventory at end of year ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cost of labor~~~~~~~~~~~ 3
from line 5. Enter here and in Part I, line 2 ~~~~
Additional section 263A costs ~~~ 4a
8 Do the rules of section 263A (with respect to
5 Total. 5
Sign
Here
Paid
Preparer’s
Use Only
Income tax on the amount on line 34 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Tax rate schedule or Schedule D (Form 1041) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Alternative minimum tax
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
General business credit. Attach Form 3800 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Subtract line 40e from line 39 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Form 4136 Other
Total |
Estimated tax penalty (see instructions). Check if Form 2220 is attached | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Purchases ~~~~~~~~~~~ 2
7 Cost of goods sold. Subtract line 6
Other costs (attach schedule) ~~~
4b
Add lines 1 through 4b
the organization?
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true,
correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than taxpayer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge.
= =
40b
40c
40d
44f
property produced or acquired for resale) apply to
|
|
|
35c
36
37
38
39
40e
41
42
43
46
47
48
6
7
Yes
May the IRS discuss this return with
Page 2
the preparer shown below (see
Signature of officer Date Title
instructions)? X Yes No
Preparer’s
Date
Check if
Preparer’s SSN or PTIN
signature =
09/30/10 self-employed X P00642528
Firm’s name (or OTTINGER & ASSOCIATES, LLC
yours if selfemployed),
P.O. BOX 185
Phone no.
EIN 31-1621273
address, and
ZIP code = GALENA, OH 43021-0185 740-965-6853
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0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
0.
No
X

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85
Schedule C - Rent Income (From Real Property and Personal Property Leased With Real Property) (see instr. on pg 18)
3
1. Description of property
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(a)
2.
From personal property (if the percentage of
rent for personal property is more than
10% but not more than 50%)
Rent received or accrued
(b) From real and personal property (if the percentage
of rent for personal property exceeds 50% or if
the rent is based on profit or income)
3(a)
Deductions directly connected with the income in
columns 2(a) and 2(b) (attach schedule)
(4)
Total
0. Total
0.
(c) Total income. Add totals of columns 2(a) and 2(b). Enter
(b) Total deductions.
Enter here and on page 1,
here and on page 1, Part I, line 6, column (A) | 0. Part I, line 6, column (B) |
0.
Schedule E - Unrelated Debt-Financed Income (See instructions on page 19)
3. Deductions directly connected with or allocable
2. Gross income from
to debt-financed property
1. Description of debt-financed property
or allocable to debtfinanced
property
(a) Straight line depreciation (b) Other deductions
(attach schedule)
(attach schedule)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
4. Amount of average acquisition
5. Average adjusted basis 6. Column 4 divided
7. Gross income
8. Allocable deductions
debt on or allocable to debt-financed
of or allocable to
by column 5
reportable (column
(column 6 x total of columns
property (attach schedule)
debt-financed property
2 x column 6)
3(a) and 3(b))
(attach schedule)
Enter here and on page 1,
Part I, line 7, column (A).
Enter here and on page 1,
Part I, line 7, column (B).
Totals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
0. 0.
Total dividends-received deductions included in column 8 |
0.
Schedule F - Interest, Annuities, Royalties, and Rents From Controlled Organizations (See instructions on page 20)
Exempt Controlled Organizations
1. Name of controlled organization
2. 3. 4. 5. Part of column 4 that is 6. Deductions directly
Employer identification Net unrelated income Total of specified included in the controlling connected with income
number
(loss) (see instructions) payments made organization’s gross income in column 5
%
%
%
%
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Nonexempt Controlled Organizations
7. Taxable Income 8. Net unrelated income (loss) 9. Total of specified payments 10. Part of column 9 that is included 11. Deductions directly connected
(see instructions) made
in the controlling organization’s
with income in column 10
gross income
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Add columns 5 and 10.
Enter here and on page 1, Part I,
line 8, column (A).
Add columns 6 and 11.
Enter here and on page 1, Part I,
line 8, column (B).
Totals
J
0. 0.
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Schedule G - Investment Income of a Section 501(c)(7), (9), or (17) Organization
(see instructions on page 20)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
1. Description of
exploited activity
1. Description of income
2. Amount of income
2. Gross
unrelated business
income from
trade or business
Enter here and on
page 1, Part I,
line 10, col. (A).
3. Expenses
directly connected
with production
of unrelated
business income
Enter here and on
page 1, Part I,
line 10, col. (B).
Enter here and on page 1,
Part I, line 9, column (A).
4. Net income (loss)
from unrelated trade or
business (column 2
minus column 3). If a
gain, compute cols. 5
through 7.
Page 4
3. Deductions
Total deductions
directly connected 4. Set-asides 5.
and set-asides
(attach schedule)
(attach schedule)
(col. 3 plus col. 4)
5. Gross income 6. Expenses
from activity that
attributable to
is not unrelated
column 5
business income
Enter here and on page 1,
Part I, line 9, column (B).
Totals
0. 0.
Schedule I - Exploited Exempt Activity Income, Other Than Advertising Income
(see instructions on page 21)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
9
9
7. Excess exempt
expenses (column
6 minus column 5,
but not more than
column 4).
Enter here and
on page 1,
Part II, line 26.
Totals
0. 0. 0.
Schedule J - Advertising Income (see instructions on page 21)
Part I Income From Periodicals Reported on a Consolidated Basis
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1. Name of periodical
1. Name of periodical
2. Gross
3. Direct
advertising
advertising costs
income
(1) OEFFA 5,390. 6,701.
(2)
(3)
(4)
2. Gross
3. Direct
advertising
advertising costs
income
Enter here and on
page 1, Part I,
line 11, col. (A).
Enter here and on
page 1, Part I,
line 11, col. (B).
4. Advertising gain
or (loss) (col. 2 minus
col. 3). If a gain, compute
cols. 5 through 7.
4. Advertising gain
or (loss) (col. 2 minus
col. 3). If a gain, compute
cols. 5 through 7.
5. Circulation 6. Readership
income
costs
5. Circulation 6. Readership
income
costs
7. Excess readership
costs (column 6 minus
column 5, but not more
than column 4).
Totals (carry to Part II, line (5)) 5,390. 6,701. 0.
Part II Income From Periodicals Reported on a Separate Basis (For each periodical listed in Part II, fill in
columns 2 through 7 on a line-by-line basis.)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Totals from Part I
9
9
7. Excess readership
costs (column 6 minus
column 5, but not more
than column 4).
5,390. 6,701. 0.
Enter here and
on page 1,
Part II, line 27.
Totals, Part II (lines 1-5) 5,390. 6,701. 0.
Schedule K - Compensation of Officers, Directors, and Trustees (see instructions on page 21)
3. Percent of 4. Compensation attributable
Title
time devoted to
1. Name
2.
to unrelated business
business
Total. Enter here and on page 1, Part II, line 14
%
%
%
%
9
0.
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FORM 990-T DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION’S PRIMARY UNRELATED STATEMENT 7
BUSINESS ACTIVITY
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ADVERTISING & READERSHIP AS A RESULT OF THE ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE.
TO FORM 990-T, PAGE 1
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Form
(Rev. April 2009) OMB No. 1545-1709
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
¥ If you are filing for an Automatic 3-Month Extension, complete only Part I and check this box ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
¥ If you are filing for an Additional (Not Automatic) 3-Month Extension, complete only Part II (on page 2 of this form).
Do not complete Part II unless you have already been granted an automatic 3-month extension on a previously filed Form 8868.
Part I
All other corporations (including 1120-C filers), partnerships, REMICs, and trusts must use Form 7004 to request an extension of time
to file income tax returns.
Electronic Filing (e-file). Generally, you can electronically file Form 8868 if you want a 3-month automatic extension of time to file one of the returns
noted below (6 months for a corporation required to file Form 990-T). However, you cannot file Form 8868 electronically if (1) you want the additional
(not automatic) 3-month extension or (2) you file Forms 990-BL, 6069, or 8870, group returns, or a composite or consolidated Form 990-T. Instead,
you must submit the fully completed and signed page 2 (Part II) of Form 8868. For more details on the electronic filing of this form, visit
www.irs.gov/efile and click on e-file for Charities & Nonprofits.
Type or
print
File by the
due date for
filing your
return. See
instructions.
8868 Application for Extension 88 of Time To File an
Exempt Organization Return
| File a separate application for each return.
Automatic 3-Month Extension of Time. Only submit original (no copies needed).
A corporation required to file Form 990-T and requesting an automatic 6-month extension - check this box and complete
Part I only ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Name of Exempt Organization
Number, street, and room or suite no. If a P.O. box, see instructions.
41 CROSWELL RD.
City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code. For a foreign address, see instructions.
COLUMBUS, OH 43214
Check type of return to be filed(file a separate application for each return):
Employer identification number
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATIO 34-1638273
X
X
Form 990
Form 990-BL
Form 990-EZ
Form 990-PF
Form 990-T (corporation)
Form 990-T (sec. 401(a) or 408(a) trust)
Form 990-T (trust other than above)
Form 1041-A
Form 4720
Form 5227
Form 6069
Form 8870
CAROL GOLAND
¥ The books are in the care of | 41 CROSWELL ROAD - COLUMBU, OH 43214
Telephone No. | 614-421-2022
FAX No. |
¥ If the organization does not have an office or place of business in the United States, check this box ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
¥ If this is for a Group Return, enter the organization’s four digit Group Exemption Number (GEN) . If this is for the whole group, check this
box | . If it is for part of the group, check this box | and attach a list with the names and EINs of all members the extension will cover.
1
I request an automatic 3-month (6-months for a corporation required to file Form 990-T) extension of time until
NOVEMBER 15, 2010 , to file the exempt organization return for the organization named above. The extension
is for the organization’s return for:
|
|
calendar year or
X tax year beginning APR 1, 2009 , and ending MAR 31, 2010
.
2
If this tax year is for less than 12 months, check reason: Initial return Final return Change in accounting period
3a
b
c
If this application is for Form 990-BL, 990-PF, 990-T, 4720, or 6069, enter the tentative tax, less any
nonrefundable credits. See instructions.
If this application is for Form 990-PF or 990-T, enter any refundable credits and estimated
tax payments made. Include any prior year overpayment allowed as a credit.
Balance Due. Subtract line 3b from line 3a. Include your payment with this form, or, if required,
deposit with FTD coupon or, if required, by using EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System).
See instructions.
3a
3b
3c
$
$
$
N/A
Caution. If you are going to make an electronic fund withdrawal with this Form 8868, see Form 8453-EO and Form 8879-EO for payment instructions.
LHA
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see Instructions. Form 8868 (Rev. 4-2009)
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Form
(Rev. April 2009) OMB No. 1545-1709
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
¥ If you are filing for an Automatic 3-Month Extension, complete only Part I and check this box ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
¥ If you are filing for an Additional (Not Automatic) 3-Month Extension, complete only Part II (on page 2 of this form).
Do not complete Part II unless you have already been granted an automatic 3-month extension on a previously filed Form 8868.
Part I
All other corporations (including 1120-C filers), partnerships, REMICs, and trusts must use Form 7004 to request an extension of time
to file income tax returns.
Electronic Filing (e-file). Generally, you can electronically file Form 8868 if you want a 3-month automatic extension of time to file one of the returns
noted below (6 months for a corporation required to file Form 990-T). However, you cannot file Form 8868 electronically if (1) you want the additional
(not automatic) 3-month extension or (2) you file Forms 990-BL, 6069, or 8870, group returns, or a composite or consolidated Form 990-T. Instead,
you must submit the fully completed and signed page 2 (Part II) of Form 8868. For more details on the electronic filing of this form, visit
www.irs.gov/efile and click on e-file for Charities & Nonprofits.
Type or
print
File by the
due date for
filing your
return. See
instructions.
8868 Application for Extension 89 of Time To File an
Exempt Organization Return
| File a separate application for each return.
Automatic 3-Month Extension of Time. Only submit original (no copies needed).
A corporation required to file Form 990-T and requesting an automatic 6-month extension - check this box and complete
Part I only ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Name of Exempt Organization
Number, street, and room or suite no. If a P.O. box, see instructions.
41 CROSWELL RD.
City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code. For a foreign address, see instructions.
COLUMBUS, OH 43214
Employer identification number
OHIO ECOLOGICAL FOOD AND FARM ASSOCIATIO 34-1638273
X
Check type of return to be filed(file a separate application for each return):
Form 990
X Form 990-T (corporation)
Form 990-BL
Form 990-T (sec. 401(a) or 408(a) trust)
Form 990-EZ
Form 990-T (trust other than above)
Form 990-PF
Form 1041-A
Form 4720
Form 5227
Form 6069
Form 8870
CAROL GOLAND
¥ The books are in the care of | 41 CROSWELL ROAD - COLUMBU, OH 43214
Telephone No. | 614-421-2022
FAX No. |
¥ If the organization does not have an office or place of business in the United States, check this box ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
¥ If this is for a Group Return, enter the organization’s four digit Group Exemption Number (GEN) . If this is for the whole group, check this
box | . If it is for part of the group, check this box | and attach a list with the names and EINs of all members the extension will cover.
1
I request an automatic 3-month (6-months for a corporation required to file Form 990-T) extension of time until
FEBRUARY 15, 2011 , to file the exempt organization return for the organization named above. The extension
is for the organization’s return for:
|
|
calendar year or
X tax year beginning APR 1, 2009 , and ending MAR 31, 2010
.
2
If this tax year is for less than 12 months, check reason: Initial return Final return Change in accounting period
3a
b
c
If this application is for Form 990-BL, 990-PF, 990-T, 4720, or 6069, enter the tentative tax, less any
nonrefundable credits. See instructions.
If this application is for Form 990-PF or 990-T, enter any refundable credits and estimated
tax payments made. Include any prior year overpayment allowed as a credit.
Balance Due. Subtract line 3b from line 3a. Include your payment with this form, or, if required,
deposit with FTD coupon or, if required, by using EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System).
See instructions.
3a
3b
3c
$
$
$
0.
0.
0.
Caution. If you are going to make an electronic fund withdrawal with this Form 8868, see Form 8453-EO and Form 8879-EO for payment instructions.
LHA
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see Instructions. Form 8868 (Rev. 4-2009)
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2010 Farm Policy Matters Online Fundraising Campaign
September 2010
Email 1: Dairy Labeling
List Size Open Rate Click Rate Number Donors Donation Amount
Group A (A‐K) 1351 25.24 3.7 10 $390
Group B (L‐Z) 1361 23.38 2.87 11 $340
Total 2712 24.31 3.285 21 $730
Email 2: Toxic Algae
List Size Open Rate Click Rate Number Donors Donation Amount
Group A (A‐K) 1303 25.1 2.23 4 $130
Group B (L‐Z) 1298 24.42 1.69 3 $90
Total 2601 24.76 1.96 7 $220
Email 3: Livestock Care Standards Board
List Size Open Rate Click Rate Number Donors Donation Amount
Group A (A‐K) 1293 21.81 2.63 9 $320
Group B (L‐Z) 1286 21.31 2.49 9 $295
Total 2579 21.56 2.56 18 $615
Email 4: Food Safety
List Size Open Rate Click Rate Number Donors Donation Amount
Group A (A‐K) 1285 24.98 2.57 14 $586
Group B (L‐Z) 1279 23.22 2.1 11 $370
Total 2564 24.1 2.335 25 $956
Email 5: Wrap Up
List Size Open Rate Click Rate Number Donors Donation Amount
Group A (A‐K) 1282 17.86 1.72 12 $490
Group B (L‐Z) 1276 17.87 3.06 15 $758
Total 2558 17.865 2.39 27 $1,248
Total
Average Donation
Bounces/
Unsubscribes
Ave Open
Rate
Ave Click
Rate
Total Number
Donors
Total Donations
$37.82 154 22.519 2.506 98 $3,769
Board Match $3,769
GRAND TOTAL $7,538
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