The Hatch Chile Association
The certifying body for authentic Hatch chile, verifying that chile is grown within the recognized Hatch Valley and defending the name against imitation.
171named by peers
Financial profile
The Hatch Chile Association · EIN 46-2058553 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $28,385 | $14,385 | $14,000 | $45,230 | $52,477 | Dec 2025 |
| FY2023 | $30,882 | $26,882 | $4,000 | $43,854 | $84,341 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $42,108 | $37,789 | $97,313 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $32,273 | $34,151 | $92,994 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $23,445 | $40,879 | $94,870 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $34,969 | $9,258 | $112,305 | Dec 2019 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies The Hatch Chile Association is read alongside.
AOOPA
American Olive Oil Producers Association
A young advocacy coalition of domestic growers building a U.S. olive oil industry and the first quality…
IFPA
International Fresh Produce Association
The global trade association for the fresh produce and floral supply chain, formed by the merger of the…
66 companies named
ACS
American Cheese Society
The gathering place of a craft, a community that holds the standards, the language, and the celebration of…
71 companies named
NAWG
National Association of Wheat Growers
A federation of state wheat grower associations and the farmers within them, advancing wheat through…
5 companies named
URF
USA Rice Federation
The unified organization for the U.S. rice industry, bringing farmers, millers, and merchants together on…
29 companies named
Who backs HCA
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs The Hatch Chile Association's peers, but not The Hatch Chile Association
Companies named publicly by at least one of The Hatch Chile Association's five peer societies, and not found in The Hatch Chile Association's reviewed public records.
| Company | IFPA | ACS | NAWG | URF | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADM Logo | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Advanced IPM Logo | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Alexian Pate | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Allen Lund Company | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| ALPMA USA | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x8) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Altar | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Amcor | Bronze Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| American Commodity Company Logo | Diamond Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Anheuser Busch Logo | Royal Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Atalanta Corporation | Networking Salon Sponsor Two Days | 1 of 4 | |||
| BASF-Logo-1024x640-1.png | Bronze Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Bayer | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Beecher's Handmade Cheese | Bronze Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Beehive Cheese Company, BLLC | Bronze Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| BelGioioso Cheese Inc. | Bronze Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Bellwether Farms | Cheesemaker Mission Sponsor Level Two | 1 of 4 | |||
| BFR SYSTEMS | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x10) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Bolthouse Fresh Foods | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Boska | Networking Salon Sponsor Two Days | 1 of 4 | |||
| Boskovich | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| BRODART PACKAGING | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x8) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Buhler Group Logo | Royal Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| C.E. Zuercher & Co., Inc. | Mission Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Calanna Specialty Foods | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| California Family Foods Logo | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| California Giant Berry Farms | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Caputo Cheese | Bronze Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Carter Day International Logo | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Champignon North America | Networking Salon Sponsor One Day (Thursday) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Chiquita Brands | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| CMI Orchards | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cobank-logo-300x75-1.jpeg | Silver Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Codex-ing Biotech Ingredients | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x8) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Colour Republic | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Copeland | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Coro Foods LLC | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Corteva agriscience | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cox Farms brands Bright Farms and Mucci Farms | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese LLC | Cheesemaker Mission Sponsor Level One | 1 of 4 | |||
| Culture Magazine | Media Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cypress Grove Cheese | Cheesemaker Mission Sponsor Level One | 1 of 4 | |||
| D'Arrigo New York | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Dairy Connection Inc | Bronze Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Dare Foods | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Del Monte Fresh Produce | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Deli Business | Media Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Diversified Ingredients Logo | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Divine Flavor | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Dole | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Driscoll's | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Duda | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Earth Fresh | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Effie's Homemade | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Elite Flower | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Ellips | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Emmi Roth | Silver Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Farmers | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Farmers Rice Milling Company Logo | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Fiscalini Cheese Company | Cheesemaker Mission Sponsor Level One | 1 of 4 | |||
| Fishwife Tinned Seafood Co | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| FoodLuma | Mission Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| FOODMatch | Silver Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Forever Cheese | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Formaticum | Mission Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Fortune Favors | Networking Salon Sponsor One Day (Thursday) | 1 of 4 | |||
| FOSS | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x8) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Fowler Packing | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Fresh Edge | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Fresh Express | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Fromagex | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x10) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Frutura | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Fyffes | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Galleria Farms | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Gem Pack Berries | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Gems | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Giorgio - Fresh Mushrooms | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Giumarra Nature's Partners | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Gourmet Foods International | Marquee Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Gourmino AG | Networking Salon Sponsor One Day (Thursday) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Grimmway Produce Group | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Hart Design & Manufacturing | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x8) | 1 of 4 | |||
| HTS Commodities | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Indigo™_FullColor_RGB-1-1024x329-1.png | Gold Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| INES ROSALES USA LLC | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Isigny Sainte Mère | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Janet's Finest Compotes | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Joyfully | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| KBX Logo | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Keese's Cheeses | Mission Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Kennedy Rice Mill Logo | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Kings River Packing | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| L&M | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| La Panzanella | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| LaClare Creamery | Cheesemaker Mission Sponsor Level One | 1 of 4 | |||
| Lactalis USA | Platinum Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Lallemand Specialty Cultures | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x8) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Langston Companies Logo | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| LAURA CHENEL & MARIN FRENCH CHEESE | Bronze Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Lipman Family Farms | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Martin Rice Company Logo | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Melissa's | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Mission Produce | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Murray's Cheese | Silver Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| National Rice Company Logo | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Nature Fresh Farms | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Nature Sweet | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Naturipe | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Nelson-Jameson, Inc. | Silver Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Nether Industries Inc. | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x8) | 1 of 4 | |||
| North Bay | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Ocean Mist Farms | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Olympia Provisions | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Oppy | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Page & Pedersen, Inc. | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x10) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Passion Growers | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Peterson | Bronze Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Pine River Pre Pack, Inc. | Bronze Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| PIVOT-BIO-LOGO-Turn-to-a-Better-Nitrogen-COLOR-1024x313.png | Bronze Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co | Bronze Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Principe Foods | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Producers Rice Mill Logo | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Progressive Produce | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Pure Flavor Farms | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Qualtech | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x8) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Queens Bouquet Network | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Red Sun Farms | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| REPCO Logo | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Rheolution Inc. | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x10) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Riceland Foods Logo | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| River Whey Creamery | Bronze Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Riviana Foods Logo | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Robinson Fresh | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Rogue Creamery | Cheesemaker Mission Sponsor Level One | 1 of 4 | |||
| RTI Barge Management Logo | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Rustic Bakery | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Satake Logo | Imperial Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Savencia Cheese USA | Judges Reception (To Kick off Judging in MN) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Seald Sweet Green Yard logo | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Smoking Goose | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| SSA Marine Logo | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Stemilt World Famous Fruit | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Sumo Citrus | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Sun Pacific | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Sun World - 50 Years | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| SunFoods Logo | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Sunkist | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Sunset | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Sunshine Bouquet | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| SunWest Foods Logo | Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Superfresh Growers | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Supreme Rice Mill Logo | Diamond Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Talmera USA Inc. | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x8) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Tanimura & Aantle | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Taylor Farms | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Tempesta Artisan Salumi | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| The Fine Cheese Co. | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| The Peterson Company | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| The Sun Valley Rice Milling Company Logo | Diamond Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| The Wright Group Logo | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Three Little Pigs | Marketplace Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| UNFI | Platinum Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| Unitec | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| UPL_OpenAg_Brand_Mark_ColourBlack_logotype_RGB-1024x701-1-e1674682375644.png | Gold Industry Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Vermont Creamery | Silver Sponsorship | 1 of 4 | |||
| VerTerra LTD | Supporting Trade Sponsorship (8x10) | 1 of 4 | |||
| Volm Companies | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Western Foods Logo | Imperial Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Windset Farms | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Wonderful Company | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Zespri Kiwifruit | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Zuercher & Co. | Named | 1 of 4 |
The outside view
The certifying body for authentic Hatch chile, verifying that chile is grown within the recognized Hatch Valley and defending the name against imitation.
- Authority
- Preserve
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Citadel
Led from the center, built to endure.
The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Guild.
Strengths
→Decisions are clear and rarely second-guessed.
→Members trust that the institution will still be standing tomorrow.
→Strong operations keep the core running without drama.
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