2024-09-30T19:03:42-05:00 2023-12-31 823661545 ERIKA K BEARRY CPA 919 RESERVE DRIVE SUITE 102 ROSEVILLE CA 95678 990 2023-01-01 841709974 NATIONAL GRAPE RESEARCH ALLIANCE INC NATI 9164463900 PO BOX 161707 SACRAMENTO CA 95816 DONNELL BROWN PRESIDENT 9164463900 2024-09-30 0 ERIKA K BEARRY P00637388 9162452081 2024-09-30 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z DONNELL BROWN PO BOX 161707 SACRAMENTO CA 95816 473407 0 X HTTPS://GRAPERESEARCH.ORG X 2006 CA DRIVE RESEARCH TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTIVITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE AMERICAN GRAPE INDUSTRIES. 28 28 1 0 0 0 339588 285500 7350 0 6823 7669 0 0 353761 293169 30000 30000 0 0 177276 187070 0 0 0 116803 127659 324079 344729 29682 -51560 781682 732560 2751 5189 778931 727371 X DRIVE RESEARCH TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTIVITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE AMERICAN GRAPE INDUSTRIES. 0 0 220613 THE NATIONAL GRAPE RESEARCH ALLIANCE (NGRA) ADVANCES RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE AMERICAN GRAPE INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING WINE GRAPES, TABLE GRAPES, JUICE GRAPES AND RAISINS. NGRA-SUPPORTED RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVE MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL, MULTI-STATE COLLABORATION, AND TARGET ISSUES THAT NO SINGLE GRAPE SECTOR COULD ADEQUATELY ADDRESS ON ITS OWN. OUR EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED IN FOUR THEME AREAS: 1) NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT, 2) INTEGRATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, 3) GENETICS AND GRAPEVINE IMPROVEMENT, AND 4) EXTENSION AND OUTREACH. 4933 IN 2023, NGRA PARTNERED ONCE MORE WITH THE USDA'S AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (ARS) TO PRODUCE A GRAPE INDUSTRY WORKSHOP IN NOVEMBER. NGRA INDUSTRY PRIORITIES AND ARS SCIENCE ON OR ADJACENT TO GRAPE WERE PRESENTED. BREAKOUT GROUP DISCUSSIONS YIELDED NEW "VINEYARD OF THE FUTURE" PROJECTS FOCUSED ON 1) MEALYBUG DETECTION, 2) GENETICS TO SUPPORT MECHANIZATION AND 3) CLIMATE CHANGE MAPPING AND MITIGATION. 30910 30000 IN 2023, NGRA LAUNCHED ITS FIRST STRATEGIC PLAN IN MORE THAN A DECADE. IT FOCUSES ON ISSUES OF OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE, SUCH AS MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING, ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL VISIBILITY, AND SPANS THROUGH 2026.THESE MISSION-RELATED NGRA PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE ONGOING:- VITISGEN3: AN NGRA-INITIATED, SCRI-FUNDED GENETICS RESEARCH PROJECT FOCUSED ON POWDERY MILDEW RESISTANCE- HI-RES VINEYARD NUTRITION: NGRA-INITIATED, SCRI-FUNDED RESEARCH SEEKING TO IMPROVE ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS OF VINE NUTRITION, OFFICIALLY CONCLUDING IN 2024- SMOKE EXPOSURE: NGRA IS A MEMBER OF THE WEST COAST SMOKE EXPOSURE TASK FORCE, ORGANIZED BY CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON WINEGROWER GROUPS, AND AN ADVISOR TO AN SCRI-FUNDED SCRI PROJECT SEEKING SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUE. - NGRA FELLOWSHIP: THE INAUGURAL NGRA FELLOW, ABBY HAMMERMEISTER, CONCLUDES HER THREE-YEAR TERM IN 2024. HER WORK FOCUSES ON GRAPEVINE WATER STRESS INDICATORS.- USDA'S NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, ECONOMICS AND EDUCATION (NAREEE) ADVISORY BOARD: NGRA PRESIDENT DONNELL BROWN'S APPOINTMENT CONTINUES THROUGH 2025. 256456 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 28 28 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X DONNELL BROWN 9164463900 PO BOX 161707 SACRAMENTO CA 95816 MELISSA HANSEN AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATALIE COLLINS AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN MARTINEZ TREASURER,ROOTSTOCK SECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 EMILY HODSON SECRETARY/SOUTHEAST REG RE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW POST SOUTWEST REG REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANJI PERRY AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY STEPHEN PAST CHAIR, AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK AMIDON JUICE SECTOR REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICK DOKOOZLIAN AT LARGE REP 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE BOLTON AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD HENDRICKSON AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICKY SCHARLAU VINIFERA SPECIES SECTOR RE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON SMITH AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON JORDON AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY HEINZEN AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE JUNIPER AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MARTINI NORTHEAST REGION REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE VASQUEZ RAISINS SECTOR REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH STRIEGLER CA REGIONAL REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM TREZISE AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANKA GABLER TABLE GRAPES SECTOR REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICH SCHAEFERS VICE CHAIR/WINE GRAPE SECTOR REP 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL NAITO AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER MONTGOMERY AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA YOUNGBLOOD BOARD CHAIR, MIDWEST REGION REP 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER HOFHERR AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD VARGAS NORTHWEST REGIONAL REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIM WAGNER AT LARGE REP 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNELL BROWN PRESIDENT 40.00 X 151834 0 23512 151834 0 23512 1 0 1 0 0 12500 273000 285500 23082 23082 164825 180238 -15413 -15413 -15413 293169 -15413 0 23082 30000 30000 151833 113875 37958 9109 6832 2277 14401 10801 3600 11727 8795 2932 728 364 364 12002 6001 6001 4905 4905 16487 14118 2369 8053 8053 414 207 207 1768 884 884 23870 11935 11935 18005 14782 3223 35233 26425 8808 3187 1725 1462 SMALL TOOLS & EQUIPMENT 1276 1276 MEMBERSHIPS 861 383 478 MISCELLANEOUS 593 593 FOREIGN TAX ON INVESTME 277 277 344729 256456 88273 0 125972 74364 124958 130857 3274 3274 0 0 530752 527339 781682 732560 725 3940 2026 1249 2751 5189 X 725075 673015 53856 54356 778931 727371 781682 732560 -51560 0 X 0 0 0 X 382823 339400 293000 339588 285500 1640311 382823 339400 293000 339588 285500 1640311 1640311 213 1950 1841 6823 23082 33909 562 562 1674782 55290 0.97940 0.99360 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3274 3274 0 0 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 1249 1249 1 UC DAVIS ONE SHIELDS AVENUE DAVIS CA 956165270 946036494 501C3 30000 0 NGRA FELLOWSHIP: NGRA LAUNCHED THIS NEW THREE-YEAR AWARD TO FUND THE RESEARCH OF A PH.D. STUDENT THAT ADVANCES OUR RESEARCH PRIORITIES. OUR INAUGURAL FELLOW, SELECTED IN JUNE 2022, IS ABBY HAMMERMEISTER OF UC DAVIS. HER WORK FOCUSES ON FINETUNING GRAPEVINE WATER STRESS INDICATORS. 1 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DONNELL BROWN PRESIDENT 151834 0 0 0 0 0 9110 0 14402 0 175346 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NATIONAL GRAPE RESEARCH ALLIANCE, INC IS A 501(C)(3) MEMBERSHIP CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD CONSTITUTE THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL GRAPE RESEARCH ALLIANCE BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD REVIEWS GOVERNANCE POLICIES REGULARLY AND PROVIDES NEW BOARD MEMBERS WITH INFORMATION BOOKLET THAT INCLUDES GOVERNANCE POLICIES. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNOUNCE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN THE AGENDA IS ADOPTED FOR EACH MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SALARY SURVEYS AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION IS USED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.