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Cea Food Safety Coalition Inc

EIN 84-3784768 • 501(c)6 • Washington, DC

Profile

The purpose of the organization is to advance the interests, education and engagement of controlled envionment agriculture ("cea") operators. Permitted activities of the coalition include: 1. Creating, updating and endorsing food safety standards for the cea industry 2. Creating and/or endorsing certification programs 3. Regulatory outreach and education 4. Educational activities 5. Charitable activities (e.g., subsidizing certification for smaller industry players 6. Promoting the coalition's endorsed food safety standard with retailers, governments and consumers worldwide; raising awareness of food safety issues and cea differentiation 7. Assessing the impact of the coalition's certification standards and other activities on food safety

2107 S Street NW Unit MWashington, DC 20008
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

88th percentile

0.40x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 88% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

83rd percentile

0.18x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 83% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

57th percentile

4.2%

Higher net margin than 57% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

74th percentile

13%

Faster asset growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

50th percentile

-0.5%

Faster revenue growth than 50% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets88th percentile

Assets

Up

$158,766

Up $52,229 (+49%) from 2023

Liabilities

Down

$67,503

Down $18,708 (-22%) from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$91,263

Up $70,937 (+349%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue83rd percentileNet Margin57th percentile

Revenue

Up

$403,935

Up $20,235 (+5.3%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$332,998

Down $5,344 (-1.6%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$70,937

Up $25,579 (+56%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth74th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KAssets 2019: $30,346Net Assets 2019: $30,3462019Assets 2020: $69,766Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $69,7662020Assets 2021: $62,753Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $62,7532021Assets 2022: $41,869Liabilities 2022: $66,901Net Assets 2022: -$25,0322022Assets 2023: $106,537Liabilities 2023: $86,211Net Assets 2023: $20,3262023Assets 2024: $158,766Liabilities 2024: $67,503Net Assets 2024: $91,2632024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$158,766
Liabilities$67,503
Net Assets$91,263
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth50th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2019: $60,000Expenses 2019: $29,654Net Income 2019: $30,3462019Revenue 2020: $245,992Expenses 2020: $206,572Net Income 2020: $39,4202020Revenue 2021: $229,774Expenses 2021: $243,902Net Income 2021: -$14,1282021Revenue 2022: $182,250Expenses 2022: $270,038Net Income 2022: -$87,7882022Revenue 2023: $383,700Expenses 2023: $338,342Net Income 2023: $45,3582023Revenue 2024: $403,935Expenses 2024: $332,998Net Income 2024: $70,9372024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$403,935
Expenses$332,998
Net Income$70,937
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
$158,766
Liabilities
$67,503
Net assets
$91,263
Revenue
$403,935
Expenses
$332,998
Net income
$70,937
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.59$0.68$0.91$4.04$3.33$0.71
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.07$0.86$0.20$3.84$3.38$0.45
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.42$0.67$0.25$1.82$2.70$0.88
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.63$0.00$0.63$2.30$2.44$0.14
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.70$0.00$0.70$2.46$2.07$0.39
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.30$0.30$0.60$0.30$0.30
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2024 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2019 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Jun 12, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$60,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization's mission is to advance the interests, education and growth of controlled environment agriculture. Its mission includes creating and updating food safety best practices, advocating for the CEA industry before government, promoting education for CEA growers, and communicating the benefits of CEA production to retailers and consumers.

The purpose of the organization is to advance the interests, education and engagement of controlled envionment agriculture ("cea") operators. Permitted activities of the coalition include: 1. Creating, updating and endorsing food safety standards for the cea industry 2. Creating and/or endorsing certification programs 3. Regulatory outreach and education 4. Educational activities 5. Charitable activities (e.g., subsidizing certification for smaller industry players 6. Promoting the coalition's endorsed food safety standard with retailers, governments and consumers worldwide; raising awareness of food safety issues and cea differentiation 7. Assessing the impact of the coalition's certification standards and other activities on food safety

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
FILED COMMENTS WITH THE FDA ON FOOD SAFETY--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MARNI KARLINEx. Directr/CEOPT$24,000-$24,000
PAUL LIGHFOOTChairperson-$0--
MARC OSHIMAVice Chairpersn-$0--
PAUL SELLEWTreasurer-$0--
CHRISTOPHER LIVINGSTONSecretary-$0--
BRENDON KRIEGDirector-$0--
DAN MALECHDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Cea Food Safety Coalition Inc
EIN
84-3784768
Phone
2022367473
Address
2107 S STREET NW UNIT M, WASHINGTON, DC 20008

Signing Officer

Name
Marni Karlin
Title
Ex. Directr/CEO
Phone
2022367473
Signed
2020-06-12
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Brandt & Associates
Address
1519 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314
Preparer
David Brandt
Phone
7035492686
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1010

“Amortization $5000”

Other Expenses.1

“Business cards & travel $639”

Other Expenses.2

“Bank wire transfer fee $15”

Other Assets.1012

“Intangible Assets - Beginning $0 Intangible Assets - Ending $386”

Activities Not Previously Reported to the IRS

“The purpose of the organization is to advance the interests, education and engagement of controlled envionment agriculture ("cea") operators. Permitted activities of the coalition include: 1. Creating, updating and endorsing food safety standards for the cea industry 2. Creating and/or endorsing certification programs 3. Regulatory outreach and education 4. Educational activities 5. Charitable activities (e.g., subsidizing certification for smaller industry players 6. Promoting the coalition's endorsed food safety standard with retailers, governments and consumers worldwide; raising awareness of food safety issues and cea differentiation 7. Assessing the impact of the coalition's certification standards and other activities on food safety”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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