Wine Correspondent Alliance

Ralph Del Rio has a vision and a mission. This mission is to have a
place that will provide educational opportunities through science and research to search for cures to the potentially devastating diseases to grapevines and vineyards. The vision is for this place to be dedicated exclusively to protecting and promoting grapevine education while promoting the Viticulture and Enology production in the winery but also the storage, analysis, preservation of wine including the health benefits of wine which comprise the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, cognitive decline,
depression, infections, and cancer. Intriguingly, just like humans, grapevines and vineyards can get sick.

Ralph Del Rio is the Chairman of the Board and Founder of Wine Correspondent Alliance, a comprehensive nonprofit organization that he founded as a wine society in 2006. Under Ralph’s leadership, the Wine Correspondent Alliance has become a cutting-edge leader in valuing and sustainably for the acute need of professional development of qualified disease scientists, epidemiologists, educators and economists. Ralph, a dynamic correspondent, thought leader and true outlier has been an influential and inspiring grassroots voice in wine studies for nearly 25 years. He works in partnerships with organizations, communities, and groups to find solutions to ensure the sustainability of our natural resources. Hence, this mission is to support and maintain awareness of viticultural, virology, epidemiology, plant genetics and Enological sciences.
Ralph serves on the advisory council for the American Wine Society and is the Chief Accounting Officer at Good Times Tobacco, Inc. He is a member of the National Society of Accountants and aided the SERVE Organization and 'The Great American Teach In'. He owns the Del Rio Art Collective specializing in curation of fine art. Ralph was also named to the National Department of Labor Network during the Obama administration and is recently a contributor to the Federal
Reserve bank of Atlanta’s Business Inflation Panel.

Ralph began his career with The Boeing Company, serving as Lead Accountant at Kennedy Space Center and later became the director of MLI Marketing Solutions. He holds a Finance and Accounting degree from Florida International University, a Master of Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University and a Wine Business Executive Gradation from the UC Davis. Ralph also has a Project Management Certification from the University of Florida and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies from Nova Southeastern University. A world traveler, baseball enthusiast, art curator, wine writer, and Certified Somm, Ralph is based in Tampa, Florida.

Secretary/ VP for Scholarships and Private Development
Mary B. Holdfelder

Treasurer
Jennifer L. Saavedra

Michael Cuervo
VP for Corporate Development

Ricardo Roig
Corporate Counsel

Tracy Taylor
Trustee Emeritus

About the Wine Correspondent Alliance
At its core, Wine Correspondent Alliance promotes the appreciation and advancement of wine, all wine, American and International. Fostering the knowledge of wine and oenology, to promote the
responsible use of alcohol and educate wine tasters, winemakers, wine-grape growers, and the wine-community. Likewise, it is through the wine alliance and Wine Correspondent's
foundation that we support the acute need for professional development of qualified experts and scientists to ensure the growth of the American wine industry with scholarships to further studies and research to discover cures for grapevine diseases.

Similarly, due to convergent technologies in the fields of research that focus on biomedicine, evidence-based practices, STEM, and sustainability, impact the wine, healthcare and security industries; the Wine Correspondent Alliance supports students entering the wine, agriculture, health and biocentric industries seeking additional educational financial resources. With the help of scholarships this urgent need for accomplished professionals to undertake education in biocentric innovation, virology, enology, viticulture, economics, food safety, STEM, and the health aspects of food and wine can be addressed.

For winemakers, grapevine diseases can be devastating. Unfortunately, there are many kinds of vine diseases that thrive in all sorts of conditions. These scholarships help students continue their
ongoing learning, research and experimentation to keep these diseases under control.

We believe the backing of educational and research activities will develop the essential viticultural and enological sciences to support a world-class North American wine industry and also research inspired from these natural systems for clinical practices. This Wine Correspondent Alliance is meant for uniting for mutual benefit, building relationships and furthering the common interests of
the members.

* The Wine Correspondent Alliance is a 501(c)(3) organization, and donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable under the law.
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) stated, “Wine can be considered with good
reason as the most healthful and hygienic of all beverages.”

FINANCIAL COST AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
Wine Correspondent Alliance, Inc 501c3 – EIN # 84-3985211; DLN: 26053466002440 with Public Charity Status and Contribution Deductibility under IRC Section 170. Qualified to receive tax
deductible bequests, devices, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106, or 2522.

The Wine Correspondent Alliance is federally tax-exempt organization. All 501(c)(3) private foundations file a 990.  The IRS Form 990 is the reporting form that many federally tax-exempt
organizations must file with the IRS each year. This form allows the IRS and the public to evaluate a nonprofit’s operations; it includes information on the nonprofit’s mission, programs, and
finances.

When making an IRA contribution, please provide your broker with
WCAF’s address and Tax ID:
Wine Correspondent Alliance, Inc – 501c3
Attn: Office of Gift Planning

505 North Rome Avenue
Tampa, Florida 33606
WCAF Tax ID #: 84-3985211 DLN: 26053466002440

We strongly recommend you instruct your financial advisor to include your name and address with the check. If possible, please provide us in advance with your donation amount and the name of the financial institution issuing your check, as it will allow us to promptly identify your gift. You may share your information or ask any questions via winecorrespondent@gmail.com or 813-205-2800.

To donate your IRA rollover or tax deductible account to the Wine Correspondent Alliance,
please provide the mailing address and Tax ID # of your local administrative office.

This information is provided to help you to understand the concept of costs of developing the websites for business, let’s look at the monthly or annual fees you can expect to pay, and what those costs cover.

Standardization of Charity Administrative Expenses Report
It has been a long-standing rule among the nonprofit industry to look at administrative costs as a benchmark to the financial health of the organization. Historically, the magic number was any costs under 30 percent represented a charity that was at least making an attempt to maintain fiscal responsibility. Recent schools of thought have suggested the most successful charities can't be judged by their administrative costs alone but should be valued by their effectiveness and impact as well.

 What’s Included in Administrative Costs
The costs of running a charity are called administrative costs or sometimes called overhead. These expenses are made up of anything required for the organization to exist that doesn’t fall into the
categories of fundraising, program activities, or membership activities.

Administrative, or management, costs typically include:
 Human resource and accounting staff
 Portions of Director and employee salaries
 Information technologies dedicated to infrastructure and
operations
 Production of an annual report
 Office supplies
 Building utilities
 Legal services
 Board of Director expenses

Is there wine training and/or certified education within the organization?
 If you are a wine enthusiast, we can help certify you in wine stewardship; as students of wine who are preparing for or are already in the trade; or for wine enthusiasts who do not plan on a career in the wine industry however want to learn; the Certified Wine Ambassador program is available. Take the course here https://certifiedwineambassador.thinkific.com/

 A scholarship program goal is to periodically fund scholarships to learn the scientific framework for successful wine-making and its related studies. It’s designed for those in production wine- making, its combination of academic knowledge and real-world, commercial application regarding a career in the wine industry. From scientific and technical foundation for production wine-
making, agricultural STEM to everything from working for a distributor, importer, retailer, or restaurant to being a marketing copywriter, wine journalist, public relations specialist, or working for a regional wine association.

 Events with Wine Consulting, Business Product Launches, Business Receptions, Lunches & Dinners are strong opportunities for Wine Education that the alliance supports.