Nonprofit · EIN 94-2914745
COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · DAVIS, CA 95617
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $12,430,271 | $7,372,542 | $5,057,729 | $7,247,977 | $565,823 | $6,682,154 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,373,044 | $5,296,188 | -$923,144 | $2,037,495 | $802,091 | $1,235,404 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $3,292,181 | $3,578,180 | -$285,999 | $518,494 | $174,477 | $344,017 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,767,869
- Program service revenue
- $8,604,093
- Investment income
- $0
- Net rental income
- $4,533
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$19,960
- Other revenue
- $58,309
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,892,899
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $241,023
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,545,477
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,287,653
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $235,928
- Occupancy
- $53,249
- Travel
- $141,000
- Program services (functional)
- $6,422,041
- Management and general (functional)
- $848,973
- Fundraising (functional)
- $101,528
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,037,495
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,247,977
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $565,823
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,682,154
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $15,156
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $361,495
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,320,659
- Gross receipts
- $12,450,231
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 1978
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL TOWERS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $139,500 | $3,007 |
| DAWNIE ANDRAK | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BASSO REYNOLDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BERNDT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| AL COURCHESNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA NAKAMURA KNIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN HARTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARITY MAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID VISHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE HOLBROOK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIC BRUNO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY SCHWING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL O'GORMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICKEY DURAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROGELIO PONCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH KEISER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL TOWERS | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $111,541 | $17,539 |
| DAWNIE ANDRAK | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE REYNOLDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMMY IRVINE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AL COURCHESNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GOWAN BATIST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE HOLBROOK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BERNDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGELIO PONCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID VISHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIC BRUNO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICKEY DURAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN HARTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA NAKAMURA KNIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL O'GORMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KEISER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARITY MAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL TOWERS | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $99,300 | $15,139 |
| DAWNIE ANDRAK | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE REYNOLDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMMY IRVINE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AL COURCHESNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GOWAN BATIST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEIRDRE HOLBROOK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BERNDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGELIO PONCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID VISHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINIC BRUNO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICKEY DURAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN HARTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA NAKAMURA KNIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL O'GORMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 363, DAVIS, CA 95617-0363
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAUL TOWERS, PO BOX 363, DAVIS, CA 95617
- Signed the 990
- Paul Towers, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (530) 756-8518
- Website
- www.caff.org
- Return prepared by
- CROPPER ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2914745 or by the name COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION.
- 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
CAFF's mission is to build sustainable food and farming systems through policy advocacy and on-the-ground programs that create more resilient family farms, communities, and ecosystems. CAFF works with farmers, buyers and food advocates across the State of California.
Program accomplishments
- Farm to MarketCAFF connects farms with businesses, providing growers with a suite of practical services - from coordinating institutional purchasing to marketing resources - to ensure supply and demand grow together. From our Farm to Cafeteria Initiative, to our work with the CSA Innovation Network (a partnership with 15 technical assistancee groups), and the "Local Food Systems Response to COVID Network", we provide direct support to farms all across California through direct technical assistance, research, and by sharing valuable resources, Purchasing Collaboratives are groups of school and hospital food service purchasing representatives from the same region, utilizing common distributors and farmers.Expenses $1,347,569
- Farmer ServicesWe provide technical support to hundreds of family farmers across California with services: The Small Farm Tech Hub supports small family farms and food enterprises in adopting technoogy-based solutions for their direct marketing challenges; our food safety program helps growers provide healthy and safe produce to their markets through workshops, webinars, online resources and more.Expenses $2,066,616 · grants $1,892,899
- Ecological Farming We work with farmers, policy makers, researchers, and local technical assistance providers to promote, improve, and better understand the adoption of ecological farming throughout California. CAFF's California Agricultural Water Stewardship Program (CA WSI) teaches growers how to use water more sustainably, while other programs emphasize integrated pest management, on-farm diversity, and building hedgerows.Expenses $876,220
- Expenses $2,131,636
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
- 94-2914745
- 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
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,247,977
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,450,231
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $12,430,271 | $7,372,542 | $7,247,977 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,373,044 | $5,296,188 | $2,037,495 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,292,181 | $3,578,180 | $518,494 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 94-2914745).
Questions about COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION is 94-2914745.
- Is COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION 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 COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION 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 COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION 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 COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PAUL TOWERS.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $139,500 (PAUL TOWERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $12,430,271, expenses of $7,372,542 and total assets of $7,247,977 at year end.
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