Alliance for Potato Research and Education
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What it says it does
THE ALLIANCE FOR POTATO RESEARCH & EDUCATION (APRE) IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLE POTATOES PLAY IN PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF ALL PEOPLE.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 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 (1)
- $737,976 spent. RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY: APRE UNITES THE POTATO INDUSTRY, INCLUDING POTATO GROWERS AND POTATO FOOD MANUFACTURERS, IN ORDER TO ACTIVELY BUILD THE SCIENCE FOUNDATION RELATED TO THE NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF THE POTATO BY FUNDING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND HELPING TO EDUCATE AND INFORM ACADEMICS, RESEARCHERS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ABOUT POTATO NUTRITION IN HEALTHY DIETARY PATTERNS AND LIFESTYLES. APRE'S RESEARCH PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO EXTEND THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF POTATOES. APRE IS COMMITTED TO THE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY OF INDUSTRY FUNDED RESEARCH. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS COMMITMENT, APRE IMPLEMENTS A NUMBER OF STRATEGIES TO HELP SUPPORT SOUND AND CREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF POTATOES IN THE DIET.
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 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 June 2011.
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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