Tilth Alliance
Donations deductibleTilth Alliance's network
15 people4 organisationsi15 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
15 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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Dempster Chair | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Angela Ortez Zarate | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Avantika Waring | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Bashir MIR | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brooke Lucy | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Karen Cowgill | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mark Musick | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Melinda Lupe Johnson | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Meriem Debbih | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nils Johnson | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rebecca Dugopolski | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| REI LEI Nakatani | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Robert Drake | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ursula Thompson | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Writu Kakshapati | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Page | Treasurer | 2018 |
| Leesa Schandel | Interim Executive Director 01/01/18-11/09/18 | 2018 |
| Mary L Turley | President | 2018 |
| Melissa Spear | Executive Director 11/15/18-12/31/18 | since 2018 |
| Stephanie Dailey-Watson | Vice President | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Spear | Executive Di | 40 | $121k | $8k | |
| Diane Dempster | Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Brooke Lucy | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Writu Kakshapati | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Melinda Lupe Johnson | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Angela Ortez Zarate | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Avantika Waring | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bashir Mir | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Cowgill | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Musick | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Meriem Debbih | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nils Johnson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rebecca Dugopolski | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rei Lei Nakatani | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Drake | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ursula Thompson | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Tilth Alliance
- EIN
- 943261971
- Address
- 4649 Sunnyside Ave N Ste 100, Seattle, WA, 98103-6952
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- Our mission is to build an ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially equitable food system. Tilth alliance envisions a future where all people have access to fresh nutritious food. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C400 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1996
- Principal officer
- Melissa Spear (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1997
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsDiane Dempster
≥4years on the filingsBrooke Lucy
≥4years on the filingsKaren Cowgill
≥4years on the filingsMeriem Debbih
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
- $493k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $726k
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.1m
- Program service revenue
- $421k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $579k
- Employees
- 95
- Volunteers
- 2,250
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.7m | $5.2m | Deficit $428k |
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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gustavsen & Co LLC | Farm assistance | $29k |
| Abraham's Organics LLC | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Classroom in Bloom | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Crozier Farm & Orchard | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Dancing Goats and Singing Chickens | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Dilish Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Elk Meadows Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Empyrean Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Flames Voice of Hope | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Flat Tack Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Flora Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Foggy Hill Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Foundation for Sustainable Communit | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Hillcrest Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Hogstead Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Hop Frog Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Jembe Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Kezama Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Lovgren Dairy | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Maverick Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| North Star Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Ola Aina Farms | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Old Brick Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Rabbit Fields Farm | Farm assistance | $10k |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Farm assistance | $10k |