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US nonprofit · EIN 472728083 · Fairfield, IAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 472728083) - 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).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

Earth Open Source Institute

Donations deductible
Revenue
$32k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$37k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.2m
$62k liabilities
Net assets
$1.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
8.4 years on average
Staff
0
4 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
4
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Earth Open Source Institute's network

4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

4 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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Aliye AliyeDirector2018
8 yrs
John FaganPresident2018
8 yrs
Shane ZismanDirector2018
8 yrs
Susel FaganCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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
Shane ZismanDirector2$0
Aliye AliyeDirector2$0
John FaganPresident8$0
Susel FaganSecretary1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Earth Open Source Institute
EIN
472728083
Address
200 W Washington Ave, Fairfield, IA, 52556-3318
State
Iowa
Mission
To promote for the benefit of the public the development of a food system,locally and globally, that assures secure,abundant, nutritious and safe food for all,produced in a sustainable manner that conserves the environment and benefits the community. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
K99 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
2014
Principal officer
John Fagan (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2015
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 filingsAliye Aliye
≥8years on the filingsJohn Fagan
≥8years on the filingsShane Zisman
≥8years on the filingsSusel Fagan

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
$1.2m
Total liabilities
$62k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.1m
Contributions and grants received
$32k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$36k
Employees
0
Volunteers
4

Grants paid

1 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
Health Research Institute$38k

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.
Earth Open Source Institute 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: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Iowa
Entity type
Revised Domestic Non-Profit
Status
Active
Formed
24 December 2014
Registered agent
Dr John Fagan (city and state not held)