2026-08-19T11:05:34-06:00 2025-12-31 831620368 Foster & Company LLC PO Box C Bucksport ME 04416 990 2025-01-01 223447986 Wild Blueberry Association of North America Inc % Todd Merrill WILD 2075811862 5784 York Complex STE 4 Orono ME 044695784 TODD MERRILL President 2075811862 2026-08-10 true THOMAS FOSTER P00164243 2074697364 2026-08-19 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Todd Merrill 63 Thorsen Road Hancock ME 04640 865042 false X www.wildblueberries.com X 1981 ME Educate consumers and the trade about the indigenous lowbush wild blueberry and its wild advantages, increase demand, and help tell the wild blueberry health story. 6 6 0 18 0 0 561300 813384 25 0 41723 51658 0 603048 865042 356434 320457 0 0 0 0 250084 519630 606518 840087 -3470 24955 1294708 1319979 755 1071 1293953 1318908 X Educate consumers and the trade about the indigenous lowbush wild blueberry and its wild advantages, increase demand, and help tell the wild blueberry health story. false true 432258 RESEARCH - Support health research into the benefits of consuming wild blueberries. The outcome of this work is detailed in the 2025 year end WBANA Health Research Update. This work benefits all blueberry producers in both Maine and Canada, including the members of both organizations. In Maine the most recent USDA Agricultural Census recorded 512 wild blueberry farms in Maine. 322973 MARKETING - Conducted message testing, supported the inclusion of wild blueberries in Georgia Pellegrinis TV show aired on PBS, and is building oute the objectives and exploring potential firms for a website refresh. Marketing activities benefit the entire Maine wild blueberry industry (512) farms. The work done by industry volunteers to identify a new direction, when complete, will allow the industry to strengthen the benefits of WABANAs marketing work. 755231 false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 true false false false true true true true true false false true true true true false true false false false X X Wild Blueberry Commission 2075811862 5784 York Complex Orono ME 044695784 X Todd Merrill President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 John Fassak Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Simeon Allen Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ed Hennessey Secretary 0.10 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Patrick Carroll Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Courtney Hammond Director 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 1300 812084 813384 51658 51658 0 865042 0 0 51658 X 154257 154257 166200 166200 2014 2014 7000 7000 100156 35156 65000 322973 322973 10842 10842 10930 10930 Berry health symposium 5000 5000 Wild Blueberry Composite 60715 60715 840087 755231 84856 0 1293343 1318638 24 1341 1341 1294708 1319979 355 521 400 550 755 1071 X 1293953 1318908 1293953 1318908 1294708 1319979 24955 0 X false true X true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 865042 865042 865042 840087 840087 840087 true Europe including Iceland and Greenland Grant making Research 166200 166200 166200 Europe including Iceland and Greenland Research 166200 Wire Transfer 1 false false false false false false true North Carolina State University 600 Laureate Way Kannapolis NC 28081 770711892 501c3 50000 Research University of Nevada 4505 S Maryland Parkway Las Vegas NV 891541055 886000024 501c3 104257 Research 2 Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 Maines wild blueberry industry is small. There are only 5 frozen fruit processors at scale. Those 5 companies grow or purchase, process, freeze, and market 98% of the Maine wild blueberry crop. Much of that fruit is purchased from the 512 wild blueberry farms in Maine. WBANAs board in 2025 includes representation from 3 of the 5 processors. Those processors purchase fruit from the growers represented on the board. This is unavoidable in an agricultural association that represents small industry. Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 Yes, The Organization has members Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a Members elect the board of directors Governing body decisions Part VI line 7b Members hold the Board of Directors accountable and exercise governance power through the election of directors to the Board. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Form 990 is provided to the Association Board for review and comment. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c Directors have the opportunity to disclose conflicts of interest per our policy at any time there is a vote to approve an allocation which they may have a conflict in. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Upon request, governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and the Form 990 shall be made available. Cessation of or significant change to any program service Part III line 3 In 2025 WBANA expanded the role of the Health Research Committee (HRC). HRC hired a public relations firm (Ketchum). Ketchum has helped HRC to dig into the health research results of the last two decades, identify key health findings, generate targeted messages based on those findings, and delivered tremendous earned media opportunities to the industry. The Marketing Committee still has not identified a new firm to carry out its work, but has spent 2025 carefully reviewing the current website, interviewing potential new firms, and coordinating message tests and pilots which they may ramp up depending on their success. List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g Contract Management $35,000 Proposal Review 2,824 Administrative Services 65,000