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Cereals & Grains Association

Saint Paul, Minnesota · EIN 41-0777936 · Food, Agriculture & Nutrition · tax-exempt since 1949

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 85.6 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended March 2025.

Graded against 7,366 food, agriculture & nutrition nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.11.3 months90
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.36
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.0% from one source100
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.75.8%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.24.2%not scored

Scores compare this charity with its peer group; 100 is best. How Charity Clarity rates charities.

Year by year

20162017201820212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Mar 2025Form 990$1.14M$1.32M−$175K$1.25M11.30A
Mar 2024Form 990$1.46M$1.46M$8,395$1.36M11.20A
Mar 2023Form 990$1.47M$1.70M−$231K$1.18M8.30A
Mar 2022Form 990$1.25M$1.36M−$106K$1.59M14.00B
Mar 2021Form 990$1.92M$1.42M$506K$1.71M14.559B
Mar 2018Form 990$2.27M$2.06M$212K$628K3.754A
Mar 2017Form 990$2.23M$2.28M−$46K$343K1.852B
Mar 2016Form 990$2.45M$2.32M$131K$57K0.361C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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