Citrus Research and Development Foundation
Citrus Research and Development Foundation reported $105.5 million in revenue and $105.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. Of every $100 it spent, $99.98 went to program services, $0.02 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.8% of the total. Government grants made up 99.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $177,763 (RET CHIEF OP). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 899% between FY2020 and FY2026. Source: Form 990, FY2026.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $106MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $106MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2026 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 100.0% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.8% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 99.8% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $177,763 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.17% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2026 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseConduct peer-reviewed contracted discovery research on elements of citrus health, focusing on the tripartite disease system involving a bacterial pathogen, liberibacter asiaticus, the insect vector, asian citrus psyllid, and the commercial and residential citrus trees in florida. Crdf has maintained a robust portfolio of discovery science in north america, continuing to support important background and intervention research at universities, federal labs, and other entities across the US. Significant progress has been made in 2025-2026 in understanding biology of the elements of this disease…
Translational work to move research results to solutions for florida and US citrus growers has increased in importance at crdf as research results are being analyzed and next steps are designed. Crdf has enlisted national experts to assist in selecting which research proposals to fund and in interpreting the results of individual projects and topics, leading to a vision for how field deployment of the research and its adoption by growers can increase yield and quality. Notably, crdf is among few public/private partnerships with government and farmers to conduct both discovery and…
Highest reported compensation
FY2026 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Citrus Research and Development Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2026 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 611
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Of every $100 Citrus Research and Development Foundation spent in FY2026, $99.98 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Citrus Research and Development Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, Citrus Research and Development Foundation reported that 100.0% of its $105.6 million in expenses went to program services, 0.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Citrus Research and Development Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Citrus Research and Development Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 was $177,763, for the role of RET CHIEF OP (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Citrus Research and Development Foundation get its money?
Of $105.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 99.8% came from contributions and grants (including 99.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Citrus Research and Development Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 26-4825142 as a 501(c)(3) organization (organization operated for a governmental college or university), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2026: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, object 202642229349301439 · read the filing
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202522469349300902 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202412789349300801 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202332359349300823 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202212379349301226 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202142739349301009 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003459349300500 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 26-4825142: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.