Nonprofit · EIN 52-2165893
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,330,556 | $3,150,566 | $1,179,990 | $3,172,058 | $1,467,242 | $1,704,816 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,997,319 | $4,001,171 | -$1,003,852 | $1,602,063 | $1,077,237 | $524,826 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $3,194,590 | $3,996,271 | -$801,681 | $2,464,788 | $936,110 | $1,528,678 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,293,060
- Program service revenue
- $15,318
- Investment income
- $1,424
- Other revenue
- $2,020,754
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $326,212
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,507,504
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $43,508
- Accounting fees
- $157,932
- Occupancy
- $278,174
- Travel
- $40,515
- Depreciation
- $2,973
- Program services (functional)
- $2,348,349
- Management and general (functional)
- $527,662
- Fundraising (functional)
- $274,555
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,602,063
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,172,058
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,467,242
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,704,816
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,773
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,651
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,461,889
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $242,927
- Gross receipts
- $4,330,556
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kimbrell | Co Executive Director/Legal Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,896 | $29,203 |
| Sylvia Wu | Co Executive Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,316 | $20,691 |
| Ashley Lukens | Director of Digital Communication Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,683 | $17,706 |
| Amy Van Saun | Senior Attorney Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,248 | $7,118 |
| Andrew Kimbrell | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Randy Hayes | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Bricker | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Koons Garcia | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| George Naylor | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Vandana Shiva PhD | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Kimbrell | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $210,713 | $29,717 |
| Rebecca Spector | West Coast Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,212 | $23,764 |
| George Kimbrell | Legal Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $151,982 | $30,728 |
| Sylvia Wu | Sen Atty/Manage Atty HI and CA offices Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,654 | $29,784 |
| Tonja M Blanco-Moore | Director of Operations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,002 | $16,207 |
| Amy Van Saun | Senior Attorney Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,219 | $5,699 |
| Randy Hayes | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $16,388 | $14,872 |
| Amy Bricker | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Koons Garcia | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| George Naylor | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Vandana Shiva PhD | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Kimbrell | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $186,212 | $29,717 |
| Rebecca Spector | West Coast Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $158,236 | $23,764 |
| George Kimbrell | Legal Director Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,324 | $30,728 |
| Sylvia Wu | Sen Atty/Manage Atty HI and CA offices Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,465 | $29,784 |
| Tonja M Blanco-Moore | Director of Operations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,138 | $16,207 |
| Amy Van Saun | Senior Attorney Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,306 | $5,699 |
| Randy Hayes | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $17,095 | $14,872 |
| Amy Bricker | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Adele Douglass | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Deborah Koons Garcia | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Imhoff | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| George Naylor | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 455 MARKET ST STE 1940, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105-2448
- In care of
- % ANDREW KIMBRELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Sylvia Wu, 600 California Street Suite 12-013, San Francisco, CA 94108
- Signed the 990
- Sylvia Wu, Co Exec Dir
- Phone
- (415) 826-2770
- Website
- www.centerforfoodsafety.org
- Return prepared by
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California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 52-2165893 or by the name CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
See Schedule O
Program accomplishments
- Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops (also called Agricultural Biotechnology): CFS continued its work challenging USDA and other government agencies for not adequately reviewing the environmental and economic impacts of GE Crops. This work included submiting policy comments to these agencies to ensure they are are complying with environmental and other laws, and educating the public and poliymakers about the impacts of GE Crops.Expenses $1,553,498
- Animal Factories:CFSs impact litigation, legislative proposals, and policy initiatives aim to end the toxic pollution and inhumane treatment of animals in animal factories, also known as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). At the same time, our litigation has and will continue to protect our oceans by halting the development of industrial aquaculture in U.S waters.Expenses $521,093
- Pollinators & Species Protection: Through impact litigation, policy initiaties, aand public campaigns, CFS works to stop the use of toxic chemicals in industrial agriculture that endanger our pollinators, other sensitive and endangered species,and that destroy their habitat.Expenses $167,074
- Organic: CFS works to maintain and enhance strong organic standards that live up to the quality and integrity that consumers expect from organic products including foods, clothing personal care products such as cosmetics, and pet foods through legal actions, policy comments, and public education. Climate: CFS work involves a systematic approach to limiting agricultural practices that contribute to greenhouse gas emissionsExpenses $106,684
- and advancing regenerative and agro-ecological practices that enhance climate resilience and sequester atmospheric carbon.0
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-2165893
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,172,058
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,330,556
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,330,556 | $3,150,566 | $3,172,058 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,997,319 | $4,001,171 | $1,602,063 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,194,590 | $3,996,271 | $2,464,788 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2165893).
Questions about CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY is 52-2165893.
- Is CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Sylvia Wu.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $171,896 (George Kimbrell, Co Executive Director/Legal Director).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $4,330,556, expenses of $3,150,566 and total assets of $3,172,058 at year end.
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