U S Grains Council

Washington, DC
Tax-exempt since Oct. 1961
EIN: 53-0260714

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(6) Business leagues, chambers of commerce, real estate boards, etc, created for the improvement of business conditions.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Revenue

$33.3M (2023)

Expenses

$32.3M (2023)

Total Assets

$34.4M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$18.6M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$33,297,981

Expenses

$32,343,833

Net Income

$954,148

Net Assets

$15,733,388

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$32,821,109	98.6%
Investment Income	$5,782	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$467,364	1.4%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,726	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,163,717	6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,839,867	8.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$34,372,951
Total Liabilities	$18,639,563
Net Assets	$15,733,388

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Ryan Legrand (President And Ceo)	$421,105	$0	$56,038
Cary Sifferath (Vice President)	$240,758	$0	$37,443
Kurt Shultz (Sr. Dir. Global Strategies)	$185,085	$0	$37,482
Andrew Brandt (Director Of Trade Policy)	$182,960	$0	$20,001
Manuel Sanchez (Director, China)	$178,710	$0	$36,276
Helen Elmore (Dir. Admin. And Operations)	$174,527	$0	$35,022
Caleb Wurth (Regional Dir. Se Asia And Oceania)	$150,455	$0	$20,302
Marri Carrow Tejada (Regional Director)	$149,456	$0	$27,191
Heidi Bringenberg (Director, Mexico)	$145,428	$0	$26,383
Melissa Kessler (Dir. Strategic Relations)	$145,367	$0	$25,116
Bryan Jernigan (Director Of Communications)	$143,764	$0	$25,998
Brent Boydston (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Verity Ulibarri (Vice Chairwoman)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Wilson (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Joshua Miller (Past Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Chad Willis (Past Chairman (Until 7/31/23))	$0	$0	$0
Gail Lierer (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Curt Mether (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Mueller (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jim O'connor (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Reed (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Craig Willis (Agbus Ethanol Sector Dir.)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Hibner (Agribusiness Sector Dir.)	$0	$0	$0
Nathan Boll (Barley Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jean Henning (Checkoff Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on July 31, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Revenue

$29,619,337

Expenses

$29,049,551

Net Income

$569,786

Net Assets

$14,779,240

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$29,162,132	98.5%
Investment Income	$72	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$455,941	1.5%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,192	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,989,177	6.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,082,826	10.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$33,907,095
Total Liabilities	$19,127,855
Net Assets	$14,779,240

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Ryan Legrand (President And Ceo)	$386,857	$0	$52,626
Kimberly Atkins (Vice President And Coo)	$230,514	$0	$38,747
Bryan Lohmar (Director, China)	$224,482	$0	$35,881
Cary Sifferath (Sr. Dir. Of Global Prgrms.)	$206,506	$0	$33,945
Melissa Kessler (Dir. Strategic Relations)	$184,770	$0	$25,505
Kurt Shultz (Sr. Dir. Of Global Strategies)	$177,674	$0	$35,984
Helen Elmore (Dir, Of Finance & Admin.)	$159,844	$0	$34,303
Manuel Sanchez (Director, China)	$148,683	$0	$31,312
Brian Healy (Director Of Global Ethanol)	$147,178	$0	$20,807
Marri Carrow Tejada (Regional Director, Western)	$144,044	$0	$25,989
Donna Braswell (Overseas Accounting Mngr.)	$134,166	$0	$20,283
Bryan Jernigan (Director Of Communications)	$126,260	$0	$25,110
Joshua R Miller (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Boydston (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Verity Ulibarri (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Chad Willis (Past Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Raben (Past Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Jay Fischer (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gail Lierer (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Curt Mether (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Mueller (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Duane Aistrope (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Don Duvall (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Craig Willis (Agbus Ethanol Sector Dir.)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Hibner (Agribusiness Sector Dir.)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on July 31, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Revenue

$25,401,517

Expenses

$22,894,864

Net Income

$2,506,653

Net Assets

$14,209,454

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$24,944,110	98.2%
Investment Income	$384	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$455,708	1.8%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,315	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,961,708	8.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,582,480	11.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$32,884,401
Total Liabilities	$18,674,947
Net Assets	$14,209,454

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Ryan Legrand (President And Ceo)	$390,322	$0	$52,097
Kimberly Atkins (Vice President And Coo)	$212,291	$0	$34,879
Cary Sifferath (Senior Director Of Global Programs)	$201,362	$0	$32,095
Floyd Gaibler (Director Of Trade Policy & Biotechnology)	$196,968	$0	$38,679
Bryan Lohmar (Director, China)	$195,760	$0	$32,818
Timothy Tierney (Regional Director, Ethanol)	$171,418	$0	$25,902
Kurt Shultz (Senior Director Of Global Strategies)	$170,822	$0	$34,556
Melissa Kessler (Director Of Strategic Relations)	$163,964	$0	$23,717
Helen Elmore (Director Of Finance & Administration)	$150,812	$0	$33,003
Marri Carrow Tejada (Regional Director, Western Hemisphere)	$141,187	$0	$24,078
Manuel Sanchez (Regional Director, Southeast Asia)	$135,446	$0	$29,342
Brian Healy (Director Of Global Ethanol Export Programs)	$133,416	$0	$18,920
Donna Braswell (Manager Of Overseas Accounting)	$130,033	$0	$18,762
Bryan Jernigan (Director Of Communications)	$114,329	$0	$20,831
Thomas N Sleight (President And Ceo (Former))	$21,420	$0	$6,635
Chad Willis (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Joshua R Miller (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Boydston (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Raben (Past Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Duane Aistrope (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jay Fischer (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Verity Ulibarri (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Don Duvall (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Hibner (Agribusiness Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
Rick Schwarck (Agbus Ethanol Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on July 18, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Revenue

$26,865,398

Expenses

$25,038,312

Net Income

$1,827,086

Net Assets

$11,702,801

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$26,559,481	98.9%
Investment Income	$5,700	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$298,941	1.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,276	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,063,408	8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,839,487	11.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$31,303,228
Total Liabilities	$19,600,427
Net Assets	$11,702,801

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas N Sleight (President And Ceo (Retired))	$505,985	$0	$57,644
Ryan Legrand (President And Ceo)	$288,480	$0	$46,938
Bryan Lohmar (Director, China)	$219,546	$0	$35,322
Kimberly Atkins (Vice President And Coo)	$203,075	$0	$33,407
Cary Sifferath (Senior Director Of Global Programs)	$195,795	$0	$31,415
Floyd Gaibler (Director Of Trade Policy & Biotechnology)	$189,365	$0	$32,528
Timothy Tierney (Regional Director, Ethanol)	$178,993	$0	$33,537
Kurt Shultz (Senior Director Of Global)	$167,422	$0	$27,978
Mike Dwyer (Chief Economist)	$156,361	$0	$31,761
Melissa Kessler (Director Of Communications)	$155,360	$0	$22,800
Helen Elmore (Director Of Finance & Administration)	$153,003	$0	$27,394
Lyndsey Erb (Director Of Industry Relations)	$143,695	$0	$21,394
Marri Carrow Tejada (Regional Director, Western)	$139,384	$0	$19,863
Donna Braswell (Manager Of Overseas Accounting)	$123,771	$0	$17,312
Manuel Sanchez (Regional Director, Southeast Asia)	$121,530	$0	$28,563
Brian Healy (Director Of Global Ethanol Export Programs)	$108,764	$0	$13,481
Jim Raben (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Chad Willis (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Joshua R Miller (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Darren Armstrong (Past Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Duane Aistrope (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Boydston (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Don Duvall (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Verity Ulibarri (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Hibner (Agribusiness Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Aug. 16, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Revenue

$28,428,315

Expenses

$26,708,354

Net Income

$1,719,961

Net Assets

$9,875,715

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$28,079,155	98.8%
Investment Income	$39,204	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$308,316	1.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,640	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,448,826	9.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,277,674	8.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$25,274,794
Total Liabilities	$15,399,079
Net Assets	$9,875,715

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas N Sleight (President And Ceo)	$412,292	$0	$54,435
Mike Dwyer (Chief Economist)	$229,121	$0	$33,652
Bryan Lohmar (Director, China)	$207,228	$0	$30,748
Kimberly Atkins (Vice President And Coo)	$193,237	$0	$31,513
Cary Sifferath (Senior Senior Director Of Global Programs)	$190,538	$0	$30,872
Floyd Gaibler (Director Of Trade Policy & Biotechnology)	$186,010	$0	$32,600
Ryan Legrand (President And Ceo)	$184,631	$0	$34,762
Kurt Shultz (Senior Director Of Global Strategies)	$175,408	$0	$35,003
Timothy Tierney (Regional Director, Ethanol)	$172,879	$0	$29,918
Melissa Kessler (Director Of Communications)	$144,548	$0	$20,885
Helen Elmore (Director Of Finance & Administration)	$138,500	$0	$26,044
Lyndsey Erb (Director Of Industry Relations)	$137,844	$0	$18,891
Marri Carrow Tejada (Regional Director, Western Hemisphere)	$134,193	$0	$18,760
Donna Braswell (Manager Of Overseas Accounting)	$118,025	$0	$16,643
Darren Armstrong (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Raben (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Chad Willis (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Stitzlein (Past Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Duane Aistrope (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Boydston (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joshua R Miller (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Wagner (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Hibner (Agribusiness Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ray Defenbaugh (Agbus Ethanol Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Seastrand (Barley Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Aug. 17, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Revenue

$25,688,955

Expenses

$24,197,727

Net Income

$1,491,228

Net Assets

$8,155,754

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$25,384,349	98.8%
Investment Income	$5,855	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$297,348	1.2%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,403	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,077,070	8.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,276,997	9.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$18,479,200
Total Liabilities	$10,323,446
Net Assets	$8,155,754

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas N Sleight (President And Ceo)	$383,820	$0	$52,754
Mike Dwyer (Chief Economist)	$211,740	$0	$22,303
Bryan Lohmar (Director, China)	$201,902	$0	$29,383
Kimberly Atkins (Vice President And Coo)	$188,417	$0	$35,626
Cary Sifferath (Senior Director Of Global Programs)	$185,246	$0	$30,100
Ryan Legrand (Director, Mexico)	$181,304	$0	$30,814
Floyd Gaibler (Director Of Trade Policy & Biotechnology)	$175,692	$0	$36,809
Kurt Shultz (Senior Director Of Global Strategies)	$175,606	$0	$33,776
Lyndsey Erb (Director Of Industrial Relations)	$135,448	$0	$18,200
Helen Elmore (Director Of Finance & Administration)	$134,853	$0	$27,315
Melissa Kessler (Director Of Communications)	$134,696	$0	$19,517
Marri Carrow (Regional Director, Latin America)	$128,467	$0	$17,694
Alvaro Cordero (Manager Of Global Trade)	$127,112	$0	$26,641
James Stitzlein (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Darren Armstrong (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Raben (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Debra Keller (Past Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Duane Aistrope (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Joshua Miller (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Wagner (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Chad Willis (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Hibner (Agribusiness Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ray Defenbaugh (Agbus Ethanol Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Seastrand (Barley Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tadd Nicholson (Checkoff Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on June 8, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Revenue

$24,592,312

Expenses

$24,280,677

Net Income

$311,635

Net Assets

$6,664,526

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$24,281,663	98.7%
Investment Income	$906	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$308,239	1.3%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,504	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,895,689	7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,093,295	8.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$15,514,196
Total Liabilities	$8,849,670
Net Assets	$6,664,526

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas N Sleight (President And Ceo)	$357,827	$0	$62,585
Mike Dwyer (Chief Economist)	$206,387	$0	$23,188
Bryan Lohmar (Director, China)	$202,200	$0	$46,490
Cary Sifferath (Senior Director Of Global Programs)	$178,615	$0	$40,036
Kimberly Atkins (Vice President And Coo)	$176,367	$0	$39,300
Floyd Gaibler (Director Of Trade Policy & Biotechnology)	$171,147	$0	$44,547
Kurt Shultz (Senior Director Of Global Strategies)	$169,094	$0	$47,115
Ryan Legrand (Director, Mexico)	$163,921	$0	$42,109
Kevin Roepke (Regional Director, Southeast Asian)	$134,385	$0	$37,590
Helen Elmore (Director Of Finance & Administration)	$128,866	$0	$37,575
Lyndsey Erb (Director Of Industrial Relations)	$126,960	$0	$22,500
Marri Carrow (Regional Director, Latin America)	$126,171	$0	$26,003
Alvaro Cordero (Manager Of Global Trade)	$124,471	$0	$40,627
Debra Keller (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
James Stitzlein (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Darren Armstrong (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Phillip Councell (Past Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Philip Mccoun (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Stuever (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Raben (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Chad Willis (At Large Director)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Hibner (Agribusiness Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
Ray Defenbaugh (Agbus Ethanol Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Seastand (Barley Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
Craig Floss (Checkoff Sector Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on July 10, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Revenue

$21,906,561

Expenses

$21,044,316

Net Income

$862,245

Net Assets

$6,352,891

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$21,592,539	98.6%
Investment Income	$118	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$305,130	1.4%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$8,774	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,612,598	7.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,061,338	9.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$15,124,376
Total Liabilities	$8,771,485
Net Assets	$6,352,891

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Tom Sleight (President & Ceo)	$358,289	$0	$62,902
Bryan Lohmar (Director, China)	$197,272	$0	$44,038
Cary Sifferath (Senior Director Of Global Programs)	$174,538	$0	$36,524
Floyd Gaibler (Director Of Trade Policy & Biotech)	$173,741	$0	$47,521
Richard Kasting (Director Of Strategic Relations)	$173,285	$0	$25,541
Kurt Shultz (Senior Director Of Global Strategies)	$164,782	$0	$46,129
Erick Erickson (Vice President Former)	$161,432	$0	$54,310
Kimberly Atkins (Vice President And Coo)	$156,204	$0	$29,524
Kevin Roepke (Regional Director, Southeast Asia)	$132,574	$0	$35,190
Helen Elmore (Director Of Finance & Administration)	$129,484	$0	$41,284
Alvaro Cordero (Manager Of Global Trade)	$127,317	$0	$38,819
Melissa Kessler (Director Of Communications)	$121,156	$0	$17,419
Marri Carrow (Regional Director, Latin America)	$120,863	$0	$23,849
Phillip Councell (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Debra Keller (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
James Stitzlein (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Alan Tiemann (Past Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Darren Armstrong (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Raymond Defenbaugh (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Craig Floss (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dick Gallagher (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Hibner (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Ray Huddleston (Director)	$0	$0	$0
James Raben (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Ring (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on April 6, 2017

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Audits

Audit for a nonprofit that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Revenue

$20,284,540

Expenses

$19,292,512

Net Income

$992,028

Net Assets

$5,490,646

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$19,888,757	98.0%
Investment Income	$56	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$304,421	1.5%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$91,306	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,657,576	8.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,735,768	9.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$11,958,778
Total Liabilities	$6,468,132
Net Assets	$5,490,646

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas N Sleight (President & Ceo)	$306,391	$0	$60,528
Bryan Lohmar (Country Director China)	$226,462	$0	$34,296
Erick Erickson (Vice President)	$219,186	$0	$54,615
Cary Sifferath (Regional Director Of The M)	$168,947	$0	$43,303
Richard Kasting (Director Of Strategic Rela)	$163,861	$0	$21,448
Floyd Gaibler (Director Of Trade Policy A)	$159,575	$0	$43,582
Kurt Shultz (Senior Director Of Globall Strategies)	$129,309	$0	$41,842
Kimberly Atkins (Vice President And Coo)	$126,613	$0	$29,749
Alvaro Cordero (Manager Of Global Trade)	$121,177	$0	$36,722
Kevin Roepke (Regional Director Of Southeast Asia)	$118,103	$0	$32,176
Marri Carrow (Regional Director Of Latin America)	$110,221	$0	$22,251
Ron Gray (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Alan Tiemann (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Phillip Councell (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Julius Schaaf (Past Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Deb Keller (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Ring (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Steuver (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Tobin (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dick Gallagher (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Seastrand (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Kubecka (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Brody (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Craig Floss (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on March 15, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Revenue

$17,140,084

Expenses

$16,020,347

Net Income

$1,119,737

Net Assets

$4,498,618

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$16,833,806	98.2%
Investment Income	$1,940	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$304,338	1.8%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,662,192	10.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,108,130	6.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$11,168,902
Total Liabilities	$6,670,284
Net Assets	$4,498,618

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Thomas Dorr (President Emeritus)	$336,794	$0	$36,909
Thomas N Sleight (President & Ceo)	$288,360	$0	$58,517
Bryan Lohmar (Country Director China)	$226,243	$0	$19,063
Erick Erickson (Vice President)	$207,459	$0	$51,066
Cary Sifferath (Regional Director Of The Middle East And Africa)	$162,951	$0	$40,813
Floyd Gaibler (Director Of Trade Policy And Biotechnology)	$155,450	$0	$42,167
Richard Kasting (Director Of Strategic Relations)	$152,763	$0	$17,249
Adel Yusupov (Regional Director Southeast Asia)	$130,809	$0	$43,811
Margaret Haberman (Director Of Finance & Administration)	$116,520	$0	$33,587
Alvaro Cordero (Manager Of Global Trade)	$115,202	$0	$36,225
Kimberly Atkins (Director Of Global Programs)	$109,225	$0	$21,577
Kurt Shultz (Director Of Global Strategies)	$108,837	$0	$45,119
Julius Schaaf (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Ron Gray (Vice Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Alan Tiemann (Secretary/Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Don Fast (Past Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
David Howell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
David Lyons (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Phillip Councell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Seastrand (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Kubecka (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Kim Falcon (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Debra Keller (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Ring (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Tobin (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on April 24, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Revenue

$17,524,382

Expenses

$17,135,583

Net Income

$388,799

Net Assets

$3,378,881

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$0
Program Services	$17,195,228	98.1%
Investment Income	$616	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$328,538	1.9%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,023,464	6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,912,201	11.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$9,064,048
Total Liabilities	$5,685,167
Net Assets	$3,378,881

990

Filed on June 27, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Revenue

$19,205,118

Expenses

$19,159,938

Net Income

$45,180

Net Assets

$2,675,706

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$18,583,435	96.8%
Program Services	$391,325	2.0%
Investment Income	$686	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$206,683	1.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$22,989	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$497,885	2.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,308,653	12.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,966,760
Total Liabilities	$3,291,054
Net Assets	$2,675,706

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Revenue

$19,567,657

Expenses

$19,270,918

Net Income

$296,739

Net Assets

$2,630,526

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$18,725,429	95.7%
Program Services	$775,959	4.0%
Investment Income	$1,393	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$57,093	0.3%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$7,783	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$660,426	3.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,110,249	11.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,553,678
Total Liabilities	$3,923,152
Net Assets	$2,630,526

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Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $33.3M (2023)

Expenses $32.3M (2023)

Total Assets $34.4M (2023)

Total Liabilities $18.6M (2023)

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2013

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Revenue

$33.3M (2023)

Expenses

$32.3M (2023)

Total Assets

$34.4M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$18.6M (2023)

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