Organic Marketing Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE THROUGH INNOVATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS.
- Income
- $52,337
- Spending
- $72,114
- Reserves
- -3.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 0 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 149% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 38% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (3)
- $26,728 spent. LAUNCHED A "BEYOND THE LABEL" WEBINAR SERIES ON THE BENEFITS OF THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION. THE SESSION DREW APPROXIMATELY 70 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING PRODUCERS, RETAILERS, INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, AND BUYERS. ATTENDEES GAINED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CREDIBLE THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION IN PROTECTING CONSUMER TRUST, THE RISKS POSED BY UNSUBSTANTIATED ATTRIBUTE CLAIMS ON PRODUCT LABELS, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE ORGANIC PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN MARKETING AND AWARENESS OF CERTIFIED PRODUCTS ACROSS NEW AND EMERGING CATEGORIES.
- $26,728 spent. DEVELOPED A TARGETED MARKETING STRATEGY THAT INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. AS A RESULT, 496 LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS AND HANDLERS STRENGTHENED THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR MARKETS BY LEVERAGING INNOVATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND EXPANDING CONSUMER RECOGNITION OF THEIR VERIFIED PRODUCTION PRACTICES.
- $7,206 spent. INITIATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA FOR RECOGNIZING THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATIONS THAT ALIGN WITH OMIS MISSION TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. THESE CRITERIA ARE BEING DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT ANY CERTIFICATION PROMOTED BY OMI REFLECTS THE INTEGRITY OF ORGANIC PRINCIPLES WHILE EXTENDING INNOVATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS INTO NEW AND EMERGING CATEGORIES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2023.
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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