Massachusetts Independent Certification Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$533k
$131k liabilities
Net assets
$401k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
5.2 years on average
Staff
22
7 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Massachusetts Independent Certification Inc's network
8 people3 organisationsi8 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Sweet | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kelly Phelan | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| LUC Dang Left 32023 | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Morgan Kate Demase | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nhat Nyguyen | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Peter Cooke | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rachel Murray | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William McGowan (also filed as Bill McGowan) | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Don Franczyk | Executive Director & Secre | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Franczyk | Executive Director | 40 | $110k | ||
| William McGowan | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Morgan Kate Demase | Secretary/Clerk | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rachel Murray | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nhat Nyguyen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kelly Phelan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peter Cooke | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bridget Sweet | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cole Souza | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Massachusetts Independent Certification Inc
- EIN
- 043557629
- Address
- 1220 Cedarwood Cir, North Dighton, MA, 02764-1933
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- The organization is dedicated to developing local, sustainable agriculture; to promoting organic farming practices; and to enhancing the economic and ecological viability of organic farms and organic processing operations. The organization's organic certification program, baystate organic certifiers, is accredited to certify crops, wild crops, livestock, and handler and processor operations... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K05 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2003
- Principal officer
- Don Franczyk (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKelly Phelan
≥8years on the filingsWilliam McGowan
≥4years on the filingsBridget Sweet
≥4years on the filingsMorgan Kate Demase
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $533k
- Total liabilities
- $131k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $401k
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1.6m
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 7