Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania Inc
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What it says it does
PROFESSIONAL DAIRY MANAGERS IS A FARMER-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION ADVANCING OUR STATE'S DAIRY INDUSTRY THROUGH IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY WITH CONTINUED STEWARDSHIP OF OUR ANIMALS, ENVIRONMENT, AND COMMUNITY. TO DO THIS: PDMP PROVIDES EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR DAIRY FARMERS BY HOSTING PROGRAMS WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE DAIRY PRODUCERS' SKILLS AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL HELP THEIR PROFITABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY. PDMP IS A DAIRY-ONLY ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS PROGRESSIVE DAIRY PRODUCERS TO THE DISCUSSION ON MATTERS OF DAIRY POLICY THAT SUPPORT THE FUTURE VIABILITY OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. PDMP CONNECTS DAIRY FARMERS TO OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR STORY WITH DAIRY CONSUMERS AND INFLUENCERS WITH THE GOAL TO CORRECT MISLEADING INFORMATION AND INCREASE CONSUMPTION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS. PDMP SERVES AS A DAIRY FARMER-DRIVEN CATALYST TO IDENTIFY NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH THAT SUPPORT IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL STEW
- Income
- $462,060
- Spending
- $312,458
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
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Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
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Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- PDMP PROVIDES DAIRY FARMERS WITH THE MOST CURRENT AND RELEVANT EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS DESIGNED BY PDMP MEMBER FARMS BASED ON WHAT THEY MOST WANT TO LEARN. MEMBERS RECEIVE FREE OR DEEPLY DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION FEES FOR VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON TOPICS RANGING FROM SOIL AND WATER HEALTH TO HUMANE ANIMAL HANDLING, WORKER SAFETY, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND MORE. MOST PROGRAMS INCLUDE A TOUR OF A WELL-MANAGED DAIRY, OR OTHER AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE, SO THAT ATTENDEES CAN SEE IN ACTION THE PRACTICES, TECHNIQUES AND PRINCIPALS DISCUSSED. PROGRAMMING BEGINS EACH FEBRUARY WITH A BROADER AGENDA AT THE ANNUAL PA DAIRY SUMMIT. THIS TWO-DAY IN PERSON CONFERENCE, CO- HOSTED WITH THE CENTER FOR DAIRY EXCELLENCE, BRINGS TOGETHER THE BEST OF PENNSYLVANIA'S DAIRY INDUSTRY FOR DOZENS OF HIGH-QUALITY PRESENTATIONS ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS PRESENTED BY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, SO THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE ON PENNSYLVANIA'S DAIRY OPERATIONS. ADDITIONAL PDMP PROGRAMMING IN 2024 FOCUSED ON REGIONAL WORKSHOPS ON ANIMAL WELFARE, BIOSECURITY AND HPAI PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLANS, AND A FORUM ON ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN FAMILY BUSINESS. PDMP PROVIDES DAIRY FARMERS WITH THE MOST CURRENT AND RELEVANT EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS DESIGNED BY PDMP MEMBER FARMS BASED ON WHAT THEY MOST WANT TO LEARN. MEMBERS RECEIVE FREE OR DEEPLY DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION FEES FOR VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON TOPICS RANGING FROM SOIL AND WATER HEALTH TO HUMANE ANIMAL HANDLING, WORKER SAFETY, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND MORE. MOST PROGRAMS INCLUDE A TOUR OF A WELL-MANAGED DAIRY, OR OTHER AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE, SO THAT ATTENDEES CAN SEE IN ACTION THE PRACTICES, TECHNIQUES AND PRINCIPALS DISCUSSED. PROGRAMMING BEGINS EACH FEBRUARY WITH A BROADER AGENDA AT THE ANNUAL PA DAIRY SUMMIT. THIS TWO-DAY IN PERSON CONFERENCE, CO- HOSTED WITH THE CENTER FOR DAIRY EXCELLENCE, BRINGS TOGETHER THE BEST OF PENNSYLVANIA'S DAIRY INDUSTRY FOR DOZENS OF HIGH-QUALITY PRESENTATIONS ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS PRESENTED BY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, SO THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE ON PENNSYLVANIA'S DAIRY OPERATIONS. ADDITIONAL PDMP PROGRAMMING IN 2024 FOCUSED ON REGIONAL WORKSHOPS ON ANIMAL WELFARE, BIOSECURITY AND HPAI PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PLANS, AND A FORUM ON ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN FAMILY BUSINESS.
- FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, THE PROFESSIONAL DAIRY MANAGERS OF PENNSYLVANIA (PDMP) HAS PARTNERED WITH PENN STATE UNIVERSITY IN A CORN SILAGE HYBRID TESTING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM. PDMP MEMBER FARMS IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE STATE VOLUNTEER A PLOT OF LAND ON WHICH A VARIETY OF SEEDS ARE PLANTED AND FROM WHICH CROPS ARE ANALYZED. IN RECENT YEARS, RESULTS AROUND NDF AND STARCH DIGESTIBILITY YIELDED MUCH NEEDED DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF CORN SILAGE IN RATIONS FOR DAIRY CATTLE. IN 2024, A TOTAL OF 95 ENTRIES FROM 11 DIFFERENT SEED COMPANIES WERE ENTERED INTO THE PROGRAM AND THE RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ALL DAIRY FARMS AND THEIR NUTRITIONISTS. IN 2024, PDMP RECRUITED 65 DAIRY FARMS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE USDA CLIMATE SMART COMMODITIES GRANT PROGRAM IN WHICH PDMP PARTNERED WITH PENN STATE UNIVERSITY TO REIMBURSE DAIRY FARMS FOR COSTS TO IMPLEMENT PRACTICES TO REDUCE THEIR GHGS, SCIENTIFICALLY MEASURE THE REDUCTIONS WHEN POSSIBLE AND TEST THE VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKET FOR PA'S SMALLER SIZED DAIRIES. IN 2024 PDMP FINANCED A MILK SUPPLY STUDY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S MILKSHED TO HELP THE INDUSTRY AND COMMONWEALTH DETERMINE WHAT, IF ANYTHING MAKES THE STATE ATTRACTIVE TO INVESTMENT IN DAIRY PROCESSING. THE ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED AND RELEASED IN 2024 AND PDMP HELD MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO REVIEW THE RESULTS WITH OUR PROGRESSIVE DAIRY FARM MEMBERS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS, LEADERSHIP IN THE PA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE PA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND THE PA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, THE PROFESSIONAL DAIRY MANAGERS OF PENNSYLVANIA (PDMP) HAS PARTNERED WITH PENN STATE UNIVERSITY IN A CORN SILAGE HYBRID TESTING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM. PDMP MEMBER FARMS IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE STATE VOLUNTEER A PLOT OF LAND ON WHICH A VARIETY OF SEEDS ARE PLANTED AND FROM WHICH CROPS ARE ANALYZED. IN RECENT YEARS, RESULTS AROUND NDF AND STARCH DIGESTIBILITY YIELDED MUCH NEEDED DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF CORN SILAGE IN RATIONS FOR DAIRY CATTLE. IN 2024, A TOTAL OF 95 ENTRIES FROM 11 DIFFERENT SEED COMPANIES WERE ENTERED INTO THE PROGRAM AND THE RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED AND MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ALL DAIRY FARMS AND THEIR NUTRITIONISTS. IN 2024, PDMP RECRUITED 65 DAIRY FARMS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE USDA CLIMATE SMART COMMODITIES GRANT PROGRAM IN WHICH PDMP PARTNERED WITH PENN STATE UNIVERSITY TO REIMBURSE DAIRY FARMS FOR COSTS TO IMPLEMENT PRACTICES TO REDUCE THEIR GHGS, SCIENTIFICALLY MEASURE THE REDUCTIONS WHEN POSSIBLE AND TEST THE VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKET FOR PA'S SMALLER SIZED DAIRIES. IN 2024 PDMP FINANCED A MILK SUPPLY STUDY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S MILKSHED TO HELP THE INDUSTRY AND COMMONWEALTH DETERMINE WHAT, IF ANYTHING MAKES THE STATE ATTRACTIVE TO INVESTMENT IN DAIRY PROCESSING. THE ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED AND RELEASED IN 2024 AND PDMP HELD MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO REVIEW THE RESULTS WITH OUR PROGRESSIVE DAIRY FARM MEMBERS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS, LEADERSHIP IN THE PA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE PA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND THE PA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
- PDMP'S GOAL WITH THE ON-FARM INTERNSHIPS IS TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF TOP DAIRY PRODUCERS BY MAKING HANDS-ON, PRACTICAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE ON WORKING DAIRY FARMS AS COMPETITIVE AS PHARMA AND OTHER INDUSTRY PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS. WITH THE INTENT THAT MORE YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE PREPARED AND COMMITTED TO ENTERING THE PRODUCTION SIDE OF DAIRY UPON THEIR GRADUATION, PDMP OFFERS ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT, MATCHED BY BOTH THE PA CENTER FOR DAIRY EXCELLENCE AND THE PA DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION, TO AUGMENT WHAT DAIRY FARMERS ARE ABLE TO PAY FOR SUMMER INTERNS, TO DAIRY STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE 20+ YEAR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PLACES STUDENTS ON DAIRIES FOR A SUMMER AND IN 2024 SUPPORTED NINE COLLEGE STUDENTS, INTERESTED IN PURSUING A DAIRY RELATED CAREER, ON EXCEPTIONALLY WELL- MANAGED FARMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO BETTER PREPARE THEM FOR A CAREER IN PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE. PDMP'S GOAL WITH THE ON-FARM INTERNSHIPS IS TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF TOP DAIRY PRODUCERS BY MAKING HANDS-ON, PRACTICAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE ON WORKING DAIRY FARMS AS COMPETITIVE AS PHARMA AND OTHER INDUSTRY PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS. WITH THE INTENT THAT MORE YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE PREPARED AND COMMITTED TO ENTERING THE PRODUCTION SIDE OF DAIRY UPON THEIR GRADUATION, PDMP OFFERS ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT, MATCHED BY BOTH THE PA CENTER FOR DAIRY EXCELLENCE AND THE PA DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION, TO AUGMENT WHAT DAIRY FARMERS ARE ABLE TO PAY FOR SUMMER INTERNS, TO DAIRY STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE 20+ YEAR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PLACES STUDENTS ON DAIRIES FOR A SUMMER AND IN 2024 SUPPORTED NINE COLLEGE STUDENTS, INTERESTED IN PURSUING A DAIRY RELATED CAREER, ON EXCEPTIONALLY WELL- MANAGED FARMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO BETTER PREPARE THEM FOR A CAREER IN PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE.
- PROFESSIONAL DAIRY MANAGERS OF PENNSYLVANIA CONTRIBUTED FUNDING AND CONNECTED VOLUNTEER FARMERS TO THE CALVING CORNER PROJECT, WHICH IS LED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION AND THE CENTER FOR DAIRY EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE CALVING CORNER PROJECT PROVIDES A UNIQUE PLATFORM FOR PENNSYLVANIA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES TO INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH FAMILIES VISITING THE PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW. THE PA FARM SHOW ATTRACTS APPROXIMATELY 500,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR AND THE CALVING CORNER PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO WITNESS THE BIRTHING EXPERIENCE IN A DAIRY BARN LIVE AND IN-PERSON. OUR FARMERS ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS AND ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION WITH VISITING NON-FARM PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CONSUMERS AND THE PEOPLE WHO PRODUCE THEIR FOOD.
- PROFESSIONAL DAIRY MANAGERS OF PENNSYLVANIA CONTRIBUTED FUNDING AND CONNECTED VOLUNTEER FARMERS TO THE CALVING CORNER PROJECT, WHICH IS LED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION AND THE CENTER FOR DAIRY EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE CALVING CORNER PROJECT PROVIDES A UNIQUE PLATFORM FOR PENNSYLVANIA'S DAIRY FARMERS AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES TO INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH FAMILIES VISITING THE PENNSYLVANIA FARM SHOW. THE PA FARM SHOW ATTRACTS APPROXIMATELY 500,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR AND THE CALVING CORNER PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO WITNESS THE BIRTHING EXPERIENCE IN A DAIRY BARN LIVE AND IN-PERSON. OUR FARMERS ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS AND ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION WITH VISITING NON-FARM PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CONSUMERS AND THE PEOPLE WHO PRODUCE THEIR FOOD.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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