2021-03-27T14:15:39-05:00 2020-09-30 431305800 UHY ADVISORS MO INC 15 SUNNEN DRIVE SUITE 100 ST LOUIS MO 631433819 990 2019-10-01 420688064 AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION AMER 3145761770 12647 OLIVE BOULEVARD NO 410 ST LOUIS MO 63141 BRIAN VAUGHT CFO 3145761770 2021-02-20 1 DENISE PISCIOTTA P00560435 3146151200 2021-02-20 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BRIAN VAUGHT 12647 OLIVE BOULEVARD NO 410 ST LOUIS MO 63141 32881323 0 X WWW.SOYGROWERS.COM X 1946 IA TO REPRESENT U.S. SOYBEAN FARMERS IN ACTIVITES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SOYBEANS. 56 56 1 75 68758 0 0 22129421 24921897 6935679 164623 150951 1717523 2159645 26804043 31375696 0 0 0 0 4331408 5351126 0 0 0 21757737 25511135 26089145 30862261 714898 513435 13924888 17881035 8229992 11536651 5694896 6344384 X 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. 0 0 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING ACTIVITIES INCLUDES ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED BY THE WISHH AND USSEC. 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. 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. 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. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 54 0 1 1 1 1 1 GH CB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 56 56 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X BRIAN VAUGHT 3147541298 12647 OLIVE BOULEVARD SUITE 410 ST LOUIS MO 63141 X WILLIAM GORDON PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN SCOTT VICE PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVIE B STEPHENS CHAIRMAN 6.00 X X 0 0 0 BRAD KREMER TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BRAD DOYLE SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES HEREFORD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT PERSALL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW MOORE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPH ESSICK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE FREDERICKS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MOREY HILL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN HEISDORFFER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN KEMP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WALTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 W STAN BORN DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 DARYL CATES DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID DROSTE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JERED HOOKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD G MOORE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL RABEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT J SHAFFER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM WYKES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KENDELL CULP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL RAMSEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH E STEINKAMP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES ATKINSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GERRY HAYDEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CALEB RAGLAND DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN KIRBY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN W COMEGYS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW J STUTZMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE GOBLISH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS HILL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM KUKOWSKI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL SCHREURS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES HURST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW MCCRATE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RONNIE N RUSSELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLARD JACK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIMMY THOMAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA D GACKLE DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 MONTE PETERSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH BOSWELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS FUJAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD MACAULEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY BAMBAUER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRET DAVIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT METZGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA SNELSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN RIVERS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDON R WIPF DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN MEADOWS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CASEY YOUNGERMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICIO GARCIA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS F MOODY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DON LUTZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN FINDLAY CEO 40.00 X 269418 0 32321 BRIAN VAUGHT CFO 40.00 X 142164 0 27890 WILLIAM SCHUERMANN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSOC 40.00 X 148298 0 21273 VICTORIA WILKS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 143078 0 5620 JILL WAGENBLAST DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS 40.00 X 115203 0 12463 ELIZABETH HARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WISHH 40.00 X 158650 0 5435 976811 0 105002 6 0 1 0 GORDLEY ASSOCIATES 600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE STE 320 WASHINGTON DC 20003 REPRESENTATION SERVICES 951105 ADRA INTERNATIONAL 12501 OLD COLUMBIA PIKE SILVER SPRING MD 20904 PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN GHANA 779090 AGSOURCE INC 600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE STE 320 WASHINGTON DC 20003 REPRESENTATION SERVICES 452700 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 203 SHELLENBERGER HALL MANHATTAN KS 66506 PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN GHANA 396453 NEIDERMAN 708 WHITEWILLOW LANE BALLWIN MO 63021 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AFIRCA REGION 133362 8 22129421 22129421 INDUSTRY RELATIONS 900099 4722785 4692027 30758 IM PROGRAMS 900099 1351004 1351004 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 861890 861890 6935679 90733 90733 615000 615000 1565845 1505627 60218 60218 60218 COMMODITY CLASSIC 900099 1049029 1049029 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 457616 457616 ADVERTISING 511120 38000 38000 1544645 31375696 6904921 68758 2272596 X 505995 4158173 234935 182294 269729 100799 47911 44711 4754691 378563 72938 358800 1022123 68885 FAS PROGRAMS 17479012 OTHER PROGRAMS & EVENTS 915341 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND RE 174547 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 57496 35318 30862261 3956073 6234416 1044045 1049065 0 2067849 5211790 3445296 24467 24345 214938 163789 609849 411453 223065 198396 3250510 4527640 0 170239 13924888 17881035 2987683 3840301 0 514696 3952946 6769555 700100 96700 589263 315399 8229992 11536651 X 5694896 6344384 5694896 6344384 13924888 17881035 513435 136053 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 0 8463 1058 7405 408706 379153 29553 192680 31242 161438 198396 NET PENSION LIABILITY 315399 315399 31467038 136053 136053 31330985 44711 44711 31375696 30817550 0 30817550 44711 44711 30862261 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 16 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 2842026 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 215155 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 4444 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 1713727 2 16 0 0 2 16 4775352 0 4775352 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 RYAN FINDLAY CEO 269418 0 0 0 0 0 8343 0 23978 0 301739 0 0 0 BRIAN VAUGHT CFO 134558 0 7606 0 0 0 4417 0 23473 0 170054 0 0 0 WILLIAM SCHUERMANN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSOC 144641 0 3657 0 0 0 4722 0 16551 0 169571 0 0 0 ELIZABETH HARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WISHH 151150 0 7500 0 0 0 4838 0 597 0 164085 0 0 0 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.