AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION (EIN 42-0688064)
Tax period: 2019-10-01 to 2020-09-30
Filed: 2021-03-27
IRS object ID: 202140869349300419
Schema version: 2019v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-03-27T14:15:39-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	431305800	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UHY ADVISORS MO INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15 SUNNEN DRIVE SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	631433819	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	420688064	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3145761770	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12647 OLIVE BOULEVARD NO 410	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63141	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRIAN VAUGHT	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3145761770	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-02-20	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DENISE PISCIOTTA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00560435	PTIN
Phone	3146151200	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-02-20	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BRIAN VAUGHT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12647 OLIVE BOULEVARD NO 410	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63141	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$32,881,323	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.SOYGROWERS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1946	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO REPRESENT U.S. SOYBEAN FARMERS IN ACTIVITES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SOYBEANS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	56	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	56	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	75	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$68,758	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$22,129,421	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$24,921,897	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$6,935,679	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$164,623	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$150,951	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,717,523	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,159,645	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$26,804,043	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$31,375,696	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,331,408	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$5,351,126	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$21,757,737	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$25,511,135	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$26,089,145	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$30,862,261	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$714,898	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$513,435	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$13,924,888	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$17,881,035	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,229,992	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$11,536,651	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,694,896	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,344,384	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ASSOCIATION STRIVES TO SERVE FARMERS BY ADVOCATING, PROTECTING AND INCREASING THE MARKET VALUE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOYBEAN FARMERS BY LEADING A SUCCESSFUL SOYBEAN INDUSTRY THAT IS MEETING THE FOOD, FEED AND ENERGY NEEDS OF A GROWING WORLD. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY ASA VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRITY, MEMBER DRIVEN, OPENNESS, SERVICE AND STEWARDSHIP IN CARRYING OUT THEIR GOVERNING AND MANAGEMENT DUTIES ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	INTERNATIONAL MARKETING ACTIVITIES INCLUDES ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED BY THE WISHH AND USSEC.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAMS, MEETINGS, AND EVENTS INCLUDES ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION'S INDUSTRY RELATIONS SPONSORED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, COMMODITY CLASSIC, CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, ETC., AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATION'S ACTION PARTNERSHIP AND THE ASSOCIATION'S INNOVATION TO MARKET PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, OVERHEAD COST IS ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMS, MEETINGS, AND EVENTS ON BOTH A HEADCOUNT AND USAGE BASIS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM ADVOCATES AND EDUCATION TO THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN BOTH THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, INCLUDE AGENCIES SUCH AS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. ISSUES THE ASSOCIATION ADVOCATE FOR INCLUDE THE FARM ECONOMY, TRADE, TRADE AGREEMENTS, FUNDING MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, INFRASTRUCTURE, BIODIESEL, ETC. ADDITIONALLY, OVERHEAD COST IS ALLOCATED TO GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ON BOTH A HEADCOUNT AND USAGE BASIS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDES THE ASSOCIATION'S NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITE, AND NEW RELEASES. SOME OF THE PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE THE WEEKLY EBEAN AND THE ASA MAGAZINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS AREA HANDLES THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE STATE AFFILIATES AND MEMBERS AND MANAGES THE MEMBERSHIP/ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, OVERHEAD COST IS ALLOCATED TO MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS ON BOTH A HEADCOUNT AND USAGE BASIS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	54	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	GH	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	CB	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	56	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	56	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRIAN VAUGHT	PersonNm
Phone	3147541298	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12647 OLIVE BOULEVARD SUITE 410	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63141	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (62 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
WILLIAM GORDON
PRESIDENT	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN SCOTT
VICE PRESIDENT	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVIE B STEPHENS
CHAIRMAN	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRAD KREMER
TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN BRAD DOYLE
SECRETARY	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES HEREFORD
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT PERSALL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW MOORE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPH ESSICK
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WAYNE FREDERICKS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MOREY HILL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN HEISDORFFER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN KEMP
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID WALTON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
W STAN BORN
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DARYL CATES
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID DROSTE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JERED HOOKER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONALD G MOORE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL RABEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT J SHAFFER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM WYKES
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENDELL CULP
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PHIL RAMSEY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH E STEINKAMP
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES ATKINSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GERRY HAYDEN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CALEB RAGLAND
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RYAN KIRBY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN W COMEGYS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW J STUTZMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEORGE GOBLISH
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS HILL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIM KUKOWSKI
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOEL SCHREURS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES HURST
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW MCCRATE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONNIE N RUSSELL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLARD JACK
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIMMY THOMAS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSHUA D GACKLE
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MONTE PETERSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENNETH BOSWELL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DENNIS FUJAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRAD MACAULEY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JERRY BAMBAUER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRET DAVIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT METZGER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAMELA SNELSON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUSTIN RIVERS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRANDON R WIPF
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALAN MEADOWS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CASEY YOUNGERMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAURICIO GARCIA
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICHOLAS F MOODY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DON LUTZ
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RYAN FINDLAY
CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$269,418	$0	$32,321
BRIAN VAUGHT
CFO	40.00		Yes (X)	$142,164	$0	$27,890
WILLIAM SCHUERMANN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSOC	40.00			$148,298	$0	$21,273	Yes (X)
VICTORIA WILKS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00			$143,078	$0	$5,620	Yes (X)
JILL WAGENBLAST
DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS	40.00			$115,203	$0	$12,463	Yes (X)
ELIZABETH HARE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WISHH	40.00			$158,650	$0	$5,435	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$976,811	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$105,002	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
GORDLEY ASSOCIATES
600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE STE 320	WASHINGTON	DC	20003	REPRESENTATION SERVICES	$951,105
ADRA INTERNATIONAL
12501 OLD COLUMBIA PIKE	SILVER SPRING	MD	20904	PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN GHANA	$779,090
AGSOURCE INC
600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE STE 320	WASHINGTON	DC	20003	REPRESENTATION SERVICES	$452,700
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
203 SHELLENBERGER HALL	MANHATTAN	KS	66506	PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN GHANA	$396,453
NEIDERMAN
708 WHITEWILLOW LANE	BALLWIN	MO	63021	PROJECT MANAGEMENT AFIRCA REGION	$133,362

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$22,129,421	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$22,129,421	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
INDUSTRY RELATIONS	900099	$4,722,785	$4,692,027	$30,758
IM PROGRAMS	900099	$1,351,004	$1,351,004
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$861,890	$861,890

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$6,935,679	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$90,733	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$90,733	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$615,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$615,000	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,565,845	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,505,627	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$60,218	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$60,218	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$60,218	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
COMMODITY CLASSIC	900099	$1,049,029	$1,049,029
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$457,616	$457,616
ADVERTISING	511120	$38,000		$38,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,544,645	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$31,375,696	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,904,921	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$68,758	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,272,596	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$505,995	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,158,173	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$234,935	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$182,294	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$269,729	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100,799	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,911	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,711	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,754,691	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$378,563	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,938	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$358,800	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,022,123	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,885	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
FAS PROGRAMS	$17,479,012
OTHER PROGRAMS & EVENTS	$915,341
EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND RE	$174,547
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$57,496

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,318	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,862,261	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,956,073	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,234,416	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,044,045	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,049,065	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,067,849	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,211,790	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,445,296	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,467	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,345	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$214,938	BOYAmt
EOY	$163,789	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$609,849	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$411,453	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$223,065	BOYAmt
EOY	$198,396	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,250,510	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,527,640	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$170,239	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,924,888	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,881,035	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,987,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,840,301	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$514,696	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,952,946	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,769,555	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$700,100	BOYAmt
EOY	$96,700	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$589,263	BOYAmt
EOY	$315,399	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,229,992	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,536,651	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,694,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,344,384	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,694,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,344,384	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,924,888	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,881,035	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$513,435	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$136,053	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	0	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (1)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,463	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,058	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,405	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$408,706	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$379,153	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$29,553	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$192,680	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$31,242	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$161,438	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$198,396	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	NET PENSION LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$315,399	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$315,399	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$31,467,038	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$136,053	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$136,053	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$31,330,985	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$44,711	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$44,711	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$31,375,696	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$30,817,550	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$30,817,550	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$44,711	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$44,711	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$30,862,261	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	1	16	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKET DEVELOPMENT	$2,842,026
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN	0	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKET DEVELOPMENT	$215,155
SOUTH ASIA	0	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKET DEVELOPMENT	$4,444
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	1	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKET DEVELOPMENT	$1,713,727

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	2	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	16	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	2	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	16	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$4,775,352	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$4,775,352	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Discretionary Spending Acct	Yes (X)	DiscretionarySpendingAcctInd
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RYAN FINDLAY
CEO	$269,418	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,343	$0	$23,978	$0	$301,739	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN VAUGHT
CFO	$134,558	$0	$7,606	$0	$0	$0	$4,417	$0	$23,473	$0	$170,054	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM SCHUERMANN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSOC	$144,641	$0	$3,657	$0	$0	$0	$4,722	$0	$16,551	$0	$169,571	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH HARE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WISHH	$151,150	$0	$7,500	$0	$0	$0	$4,838	$0	$597	$0	$164,085	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE ASSOCIATION HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH A PAYROLL AND HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICE PROVIDER TO ADMINISTER THE ASSOCIATION'S HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PERFORMED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. SUBSEQUENT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FORM BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE ASSOCIATION DISTRIBUTES THE FORM 990 AND ITS RELATED SCHEDULES TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGNS CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ANNUALLY. THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE RESOLUTION OR DISCLOSURE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION OF THE ASSOCIATION'S CEO IS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE GOVERNING COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION OF OTHER CEO'S AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS PRIOR TO APPROVING THE CURRENT COMPENSATION PACKAGE. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE CEO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990 PART VII, COLUMN D AND PART IX, LINES 5 AND 7	A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION (PEO), TO ADMINISTER THE ASSOCIATION'S HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTIONS. THEREFORE, ASA GENERALLY DOES NOT FILE FORM W-3 AND NO EMPLOYEES ARE REPORTED DIRECTLY BY ASA. THE PEO FILED ON BEHALF OF 39 ASA EMPLOYEES DURING THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTING FEES AND CONTRACTED COSTS 4,754,691.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.