Cooperative League of the United States of America
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What it says it does
NCBA CLUSA IS THE APEX ASSOCIATION FOR ALL CO-OPS IN THE U.S. WITH A MISSION OF DEVELOPING, ADVANCING, AND PROTECTING COOPERATIVES. IT REALIZES ITS VISION OF HELPING MORE PEOPLE USE COOPERATIVES TO BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE ECONOMY BY ENGAGING IN ADVOCACY, PUBLIC AWARENESS, EDUCATION, AND COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT.
- Income
- $20.0 million
- Spending
- $21.3 million
- Employees
- 76
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $404,343, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (8)
- PEOPLE, NATURE AND SPICES PARTNERSHIP (PENS):ORIGINALLY, THIS WAS PLANNED AS A FIVE-YEARS PROJECT (SEP.2022-SEP 2027) FUNDED BY USDA/FOOD FOR PROGRESS ($23 M) TO SUSTAINABLY INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVITY AND TRADE OF THREE SPICES (GINGER, OREGANO AND TURMERIC) PRODUCED IN PERU AND FOLLOWING A COST-EFFECTIVE MODEL. THE PROGRAM WAS TERMINATED IN JUNE 2025 AS PART OF THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO END FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INNITIATIVES. DESPITE ITS SHORTER IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD, THIS PROGRAM HAD A POSITIVE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, WHICH INCLUDED: THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTION PRACTICES BY FARMERS, STRENGTHENING LOCAL ASSOCIATIVITY CAPACITY -INCLUDING FARMER ASSOCIATIONS AND COOPERATIVES LED BY WOMEN. THE PROJECT DIRECTLY BENEFITTED OVER 6,000 PRODUCERS WITHIN THE GINGER, TURMERIC, AND OREGANO VALUE CHAINS, CLOSE TO 70 PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS AND COOPERATIVES, PARTICULARLY IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF PIURA, LAMBAYEQUE, JUNN, MOQUEGUA, AND TACNA. PROJECT ACTIONS WERE GROUPED INTO SEVEN CLUSTERS, AS FOLLOWS: CLUSTER 1 FACILITATING ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES; CLUSTER 2 TRAINING OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS WITH FOCUS ON DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY AGRO-SERVICES; CLUSTER 3 TRAINING ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES (WITH FOCUS ON ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNIQUES); CLUSTER 4 CAPACITY BUILDING ON RELEVANT QUALITY STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS WITH FOCUS ON ORGANIC PRODUCTION; CLUSTER 5 CAPACITY BUILDING TO STRENGTHEN PRODUCER GROUPS AND COOPERATIVES, WITH FOCUS ON ASSOCIATIVITY AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS; CLUSTER 6 FACILITATION OF BUYER-SELLER LINKAGES AS A WAY TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO MARKETS; CLUSTER 7 -SUPPORT TO RELEVANT LOCAL-LEVEL REGULATIONS AND POLICIES, INCLUDING UPDATES TO STRENGTHEN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORK OF TECHNICAL COMMITTEES. THE PROJECT'S BASELINE WAS APPROVED BY USDA IN NOVEMBER 2023, AND OFFICIAL PROJECT LAUNCH FOLLOWED IN 29 NOVEMBER. BETWEEN DEC 2023 AND MARCH 2024, THE PROJECT PROFILED BENEFICIARIES FOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES, ADVANCED IN SIGNING MOUS WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS, DEVELOPPED TRAINING MATERIALS FOR CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES, AND ENGAGED IN THE ORGANIZATION OF ACTIVITIES FACILITATING BUYER-SELLER LINKAGES.
- THE USDA-FUNDED INDONESIA SPICE TRADE ALLIANCE (ISTA): PROJECT WAS A SEVEN YEAR (2019-2026) INNITATIVE IMPLEMENTED BY NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION CLUSA INTERNATIONAL (NCBA CLUSA) AND FUNDED BY USDA. WITH THE TERMINATION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S FUNDING TO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INNITIATIVES, THE ISTA PROJECT HAD ITS CLOSING IN JUNE 2025. THE PROJECT COLLABORATED WITH LEADING ORGANIZATIONS IN SPICE SECTOR INCLUDING U.S. COMPANIES SUCH AS MCCORMICK & COMPANY, LEADING INDONESIA AGRIBUSINESSES AS WELL AS LOCAL COOPERATIVES AND FARMERS TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY IN THREE INDONESIAN SPICE VALUE CHAINS (BLACK PEPPER, CINNAMON, AND VANILLA) THROUGH STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITIES OF FARMERS, COOPERATIVES, AND OTHER PRIVATE ENTITIES; AND TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND THE PRODUCTION OF THESE CROPS THROUGH IMPROVING QUALITY TO MEET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; STRENGTHENING COOPERATIVES; STRENGTHENING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; CONNECTING FARMERS AND COOPERATIVES WITH INDONESIAN AND U.S. INTERNATIONAL SPICE TRADERS; IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCY, SUSTAINABLE CERTIFICATIONS, AND SPICE CROP DIVERSITY; AND LINKING RECENT UNIVERSITY GRADUATES TO CAREERS IN EXTENSION SERVICES. TO DATE, ISTA HAS HELPED 10,054 INDIVIDUALS IN AGRICULTURE TO APPLY IMPROVED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGIES ON 4,900 HECTARES; AND GENERATE $6 MILLION IN ANNUAL SALES. OVER 1.8 MILLION IMPROVED SEEDLINGS/CUTTINGS WERE PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED WHILE OVER 7,000 ISTA FARMERS ACHIEVED CERTIFIED STATUS.
- TUDITUALE:THIS 5-YEAR (NOV 2023-SEP 2028) FUNDED PROJECT WAS LED BY THE CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS) AND NCBA CLUSA PROVIDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES AS SUBAWARDEE WITH APPROVED TOTAL BUDGET OF $10.1 M. THE PROJECT WAS EXPECTED TO SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND AUTHORITIES IN THE DRC (SPECIFICALLY LOCALTED IN THE KASAI CENTRAL REGION) TO ADDRESS FOOD, NUTRITION AND ECONOMIC INSECURITY, AS WELL AS LACK OF RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE-RELATED SHOCKS. WITHIN THIS CONTEXT, NCBA CLUSA LED TECHNICAL WORK RELATED TO THE STRENGTHENING OF PRODUCER ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNANCE AND CAPACITY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL BUSINESSES, THE ACCESS TO MARKET OPPORTUNITIES (FOR FARMERS), THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS NEEDED FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AS WELL AS THOSE FOR ACCESS TO QUALITY FOOD BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SPECIALLY THOSE IN VULNERABLE CONDITIONS. IN 2024 NCBA CLUSA CARRIED OUT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDED: WORKSHOPS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL INSPECTION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (LOCAL AUTHORITY) AND SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS, TO EXCHANGE ON OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES DEVELOPMENT. ALSO WORK SESSIONS FOCUSING ON WATER RESSOURCES MANAGEMENT, AND PRACTICAL MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-LEVEL COLLABORATION DYNAMICS. THE PROJECT WAS TERMINATED IN 2025 AS PART OF THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO END FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INITIATIVES.
- ADVANCING FOOD SYSTEMS AND NUTRITION:THIS USAID FUNDED PROJECT ($15 M) WAS EXPECTED TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN TIMOR OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD (SEP 2023 TO SEP 2028). HOWEVER, IN JANUARUAY 2025 RECEIVED A STOP WORK ORDER, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IN FEBRUARY A CANCELLATION NOTICE, AS PART OF THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO CANCEL FUNDING FOR SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INNITIATIVES. THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO STRENGTHEN THE COUNTRY'S FOOD SYSTEMS BY INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY, DESIRABILITY, AND CONSUMPTION OF HEALTHY DIETS THAT ARE SAFE, DIVERSE, AND MADE UP OF NUTRITIOUS FOODS, PARTICULARLY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. IT DEVELOPPED WORK IN FOUR TARGET LOCATIONS (EMERA, AILEU, AINARO AND DILI) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL COOPERATIVE "COOPERATIVA CAFE TIMOR" (CCT) AND HAMUTUK ITA AJUDA MALU (HIAM) HEALTH. THE WORK CARRIED OUT IN 2024 HELPED TO REGISTER 1,040 FARMERS KEEN ON LEARNING AND GROWING NUTRITIOUS FOODS FOR HOME CONSUMPTION AS WELL AS FOR LOCAL TRADITIONAL MARKETS (FARMER DISTRIBUTION: AILEU: 269, AINARO: 284, DILI: 235, ERMERA: 252). IT ALSO ORGANIZED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH A COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY'S NUTRITION AND GOOD HEALTH -THE EVENT COUNTED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF 150 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. A FARMER-TRADE FORUM WAS ORGANIZED IN AILEU TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN MARKETING VEGETABLES, AND EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION FOR FARM PRODUCTS TO REACH LOCAL MARKETS. SEVERAL ASSESSMENTS WERE CARRIED OUT, INCLUDING ON ENVRONMENT, NUTRITION BARRIERS, AND WATER RESOURCES.
- USDA CLIMATE-SMART COMMODITIES:THIS 4.5-YEAR PROJECT ( APRIL 2023 - SEP 2027) IS FUNDED BY USDA/NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS)'S PERTNERSHIP FOR CLIMATE-SMART COMMODITIES ($15.6 M).IT WAS TEMPORALY PAUSED IN 2025 AS PART OF THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S TERMINATION OF SEVERAL US FUNDED PROJECTS, AND RE-ACTIVATED IN 2026/FIRST QUARTER. IT'S MAIN GOAL IS TO BUILD MARKETS FOR CLIMATE-SMART COMMODITIES AND INVEST IN AMERICA'S CLIMATE-SMART PRODUCERS TO STRENGTHEN U.S. RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES. TO ACHIEVE THIS, THE PROJECT DEVELOPS WORK AROUND SUPPORTING, THROUGH TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANE, UNDERSERVED PUERTO RICAN FARMERS IN ADOPTING CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY PRACTICES (CSFA) MEETING NRCS' PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR THE PRODUCTION IN 10,000 ACRES OF LAND OF CLIMATE-SMART COMMODITIES -NAMELY: RUST/CLIMATE CHANGE RESISTANT VARIETALS OF ARABICA COFFEE, SHADE, HARDWOOD, AND CITRUS. THE PROJECT PROVIDES VOLUNTARY INCENTIVES TO PRODUCERS AND LANDOWNERS, INCLUDING EARLY ADOPTERS, TO IMPLEMENT CIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION PRACTICES. IT ALSO WORKS IN MEASURING/QUANTIFYING CARBON AND GREENHOUSE GAS BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE PRACTICES; AND ENGAGES IN DEVELOPPING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESULTING CLIMATE-SMART COMMODITIES. IN TOTAL, THE PROJECT EXPECTS TO INVOLVE AROUND 2,000 PRODUCERS/FARMERS, DISTRIBUTE OVER 2 MILLION TREES, AND ESTABLISH OVER 30 NEW MARKETING CHANNELS. AMONG THE WORK DONE TO DATE, IT IS WORTH TO MENTION THE PARTNERSHIP WITH PROCAFE WHICH INCLUDES THE DISTRIBUTION OF OVER 15,000 TREES.
- WADATA:THIS 7-YEAR (OCT 2018-SEP 2025) FUNDED PROJECT WAS LED BY SAVE THE CHILDREN (SAVE) AND NCBA CLUSA PROVIDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES AS SUBAWARDEE WITH APPROVED TOTAL BUDGET OF $7.1 M. WITH THE US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S DECISION OF TERMINATING FUNDING FOR SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INNITIATIVES, THIS PROJECT WAS PAUSED IN 2025/IST QUARTER, AND RE-ACTIVATED AT LATER STAGE. NCBA CLUSA'S SUBAWARD ENDED 30TH SEP. 2025. WADATA WAS A USAID FOOD FOR PEACE / FOOD SECURITY ACTIVITY THAT HELPED OVER 600 VILLAGES IN THE ZINDER REGION OF NIGER TO ENHANCE COLLECTIVE ACTIONS ADDRESSING FOOD, NUTRITION AND WATER SECURITY, AS WELL AS TO DEVELOP LOCAL-LEVEL INNITIATIVES TO BETTER MANAGE NATURAL RESSOURCES, AND PLAN FOR VILLAGES DEVELOPMENT. NCBA CLUSA PLAYED A KEY ROL BY LEADING TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVITIES FOCUSING ON WATER MANAGEMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, LOCAL-LEVEL DEVELOPMENT PLANS, AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY-LEVEL COMMITTEES IN THEIR COMPOSITION, PLANNING, AND WORK EXECUTION.
- STRENGTHENING THE COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM: THIS 5-YEAR (2022-2027) $4.6 M PROJECT FUNDED BY USDA NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (NIFA) LOOKS AT STRENGTHENING THE COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED FARMERS, RANCHERS, COOPERATIVES, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. IT OPERATES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND IN PUERTO RICO. THE PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING ACCESS TO USDA SERVICES, INCLUDING PREPARING GRANT APPLICATIONS, INCREASING CAPACITY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARMERS AND COOPERATIVES TO CREATE BUSINESS PLANS AND CONDUCT FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR THEIR COOPERATIVE. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES SMALL GRANTS TO COOPERATIVES FOR PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. OUR MAIN OBJECTIVES INCLUDE INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE COOPERATIVE MODEL AMONG HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED FARMERS, RANCHERS, FORESTERS, AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST THEM; CREATING CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE RESOURCES TO DEVELOP AND RUN COOPERATIVELY OWNED BUSINESSES; PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP A CADRE OF COOPERATIVE DEVELOPERS WITH ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TIES AND EXPERIENCE WITH HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; AND RESEARCHING POLICY AND REGULATORY FACTORS THAT ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT.
- COOPERATIVE ECOSYSTEM AND SOCIAL INCLUSION:THIS USAID FUNDED PROJECT ($9.4M) WAS EXPECTED TO BE IMPLEMENTED OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD (OCT 2023 TO SEP 2028). HOWEVER, IN JANUARY 2025 RECEIVED A STOP WORK ORDER, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IN FEBRUARY A CANCELLATION NOTICE. IT INCLUDED WORK WITH LOCAL SUBAWARDEES IN PERU AND IN MADAGASCAR, AS WELL AS WITH COOPERATIVES IN GUATEMALA AND KENYA. ITS MAIN GOAL IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO ADVANCE COOPERATIVES IN COUNTRIES WHERE USAID ENGAGED, AS PART OF ITS COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, TO IMPROVE COOPERATIVES' CAPACITY, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, AND RESOURCES GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT. THE PROJECT HAD AS TARGET BENEFICIARIES 49 COOPERATIVES (10 IN MADAGASCAR, 16 IN KENYA, 11 IN PERU, 12 IN GUATEMALA), AND ABOUT 197,000 MEMBERS OF COOPERATIVES. TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES WERE ORGANIZED UNDER THE FOLLOWING MAIN CATEGORIES: (I) COOPERATIVE CAPACITY STRENGTHENING; (II) COOPERATIVE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT; (III) LEARNING APPLIED TO COMMUNITY'S DEVELOPMENT. IN KENYA, THE PROJECT SUPPORTED WORK TO ENAHNCE THE COOPERATIVE BILL AS PART OF ENHANING ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FOR COOPERATIVES, WHILE IN PERU WORKED WITH THE COOPERATIVES ASSOCIATION IN CARRYING OUT LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR COOPERATIVES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1996.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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