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US nonprofit · EIN 232885447 · Spring Mills, PAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 232885447) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Pennsylvania Certified Organic

Donations deductible
Revenue
$8.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$8m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$2.1m
$1.2m liabilities
Net assets
$961k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
5.8 years on average
Staff
47
8 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Pennsylvania Certified Organic's network

8 people7 organisationsi8 people and 7 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 (7) 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 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Betty HarperBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Denele HughsonBoard Member2021
5 yrs
Gwendolyn WyardBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Joe DicksonVice Preside2022
4 yrs
Joe MillerPresident2018
8 yrs
Katherine DimatteoCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Lisa De LimaBoard Member2019
7 yrs
William Kitsch (also filed as Bill Kitsch)Treasurer2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Diana KobusExecutive Disince 2020
Diana UnderwoodInterim Co-Executive Directorsince 2018
Katherine DimatteoInterim Ed 12020
Kyla SmithInterim Co-Executive Directorsince 2018
Lisa DurandTopp Directo2024
Sarah Rose BrownCertificatio2024

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Diana KobusExecutive Di40$155k$12k
Sarah Rose BrownCertificatio40$125k$26k
Diana UnderwoodDir. of Oper40$117k$11k
Lisa DurandTopp Directo40$110k$25k
Joe MillerPresident0.8$0
Joe DicksonVice Preside0.8$0
Bill KitschTreasurer0.8$0
Katherine DimatteoSecretary0.8$0
Betty HarperBoard Member0.4$0
Denele HughsonBoard Member0.4$0
Lisa de LimaBoard Member0.4$0
Gwendolyn WyardBoard Member0.4$0

About

Legal name
Pennsylvania Certified Organic
EIN
232885447
Address
106 School St Ste 201, Spring Mills, PA, 16875-8118
State
Pennsylvania
Mission
To uphold and advance organic principles and practices through certification, advocacy, and technical support. We envision a world where agriculture systems prioritize health, ecological balance, fairness and care. Our values recognize the interdependent relationship among all our stakeholders: certified clients and members, employees and contractors, partner organizations, and the community... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
K20 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
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1997
Principal officer
Joe Dickson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1998
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBetty Harper
≥8years on the filingsJoe Miller
≥7years on the filingsLisa De Lima
≥5years on the filingsDenele Hughson

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
$2.1m
Total liabilities
$1.2m
Net assets or fund balances
$961k
Contributions and grants received
$2.8m
Program service revenue
$5.4m
Grants and similar paid out
$1.8m
Employees
47
Volunteers
8

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$8.2m$8m$241k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Nofa - New YorkOrganic activity$235k
Nofa - MassOrganic activity$154k
Nofa - VtOrganic activity$144k
Nofa - NhOrganic activity$134k
Black Farmers IndexOrganic activity$119k
Mofga Certification Services LLCOrganic activity$104k
West Virginia Food & Farm CoalitionOrganic activity$88k
Virginia Association for BiologicalOrganic activity$81k
Nofa - NJOrganic activity$80k
Nofa - CtOrganic activity$62k
Glynwood Center IncOrganic activity$60k
The Rodale InstituteOrganic activity$55k
Foodshed AllianceOrganic activity$40k
Maine Grain AllianceOrganic activity$37k
Grow PittsburghOrganic activity$21k
Northern Grain Growers CollaborativOrganic activity$18k
West Virginia Farmers Market AssocOrganic activity$17k
American Farmland TrustOrganic activity$17k
West Virginia UniversityOrganic activity$15k
New Ct Farmer AllianceOrganic activity$15k
Vermont Maple Sugar Makers' AssociaOrganic activity$12k
Rutgers the State University of NewOrganic activity$12k
University of Massachusetts- AmhersOrganic activity$10k
Lot 49 LLCOrganic activity$9k
University of Maryland College ParkOrganic activity$8k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Pennsylvania Certified Organic likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Pennsylvania
Entity type
Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
Status
Active
Formed
4 February 1997
Registered agent
Not stated

Officers (9)

  • Bill Kitsch Treasurer
  • Chris Anderson Board Member
  • Chris Solt Governor
  • Diana Underwood Governor
  • Gwendolyn Wyard Board Member
  • Jaclyn Bowen Nominating Committee Chair
  • Joe Dickson President
  • Katherine DiMatteo Secretary
  • Lisa de Lima Vice President

City and state of officers are not held in this extract.