United Sommeliers Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$104k
year to 31 December 2023
Expenses
$72k
year to 31 December 2023
Total assets
$32k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$32k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
6.4 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2023
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
United Sommeliers Foundation's network
10 people3 organisationsi10 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). 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
10 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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Blanchard | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Cristie Norman | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Eric S Crane | 2020 | 6 yrs | |
| Erik Segelbaum | Sommelier | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Geoff Labitzke | Master of Wine MBA | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jackson Rohrbaugh | Master Sommelier | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jon McDaniel | Na | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| MIA Van De Water | Master Sommelier | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Philippe Andre | 2020 | 6 yrs | |
| Tonya Pitts | Wine Director | 2020 | 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yannick Benjamin | Since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2023iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon McDaniel | Na | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Blanchard | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erik Segelbaum | Sommelier | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cristie Norman | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Geoff Labitzke | Master of Wine MBA | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric S Crane | 1 | $0 | |||
| Jackson Rohrbaugh | Master Sommelier | 1 | $0 | ||
| Yannick Benjamin | 1 | $0 | |||
| Philippe Andre | 1 | $0 | |||
| Tonya Pitts | Wine Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mia van de Water | Master Sommelier | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- United Sommeliers Foundation
- EIN
- 850523166
- Address
- 3953 Lucero St, Napa, CA, 94558-1986
- State
- California
- Mission
- The United Sommeliers Foundation???s mission is to provide immediate financial assistance to Sommeliers who are experiencing a pause or termination of their employment due to circumstances beyond their control. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P12 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2020
- Principal officer
- Cristie Norman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2021
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsChris Blanchard
≥6years on the filingsCristie Norman
≥6years on the filingsEric S Crane
≥6years on the filingsErik Segelbaum
Latest return
year to 31 December 2023iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2023. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $32k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $32k
- Contributions and grants received
- $104k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $41k
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $104k | $72k | $32k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.