2020-04-07T12:08:24-05:00 2019-09-30 430765316 RUBINBROWN LLP ONE NORTH BRENTWOOD SAINT LOUIS MO 63105 990 2018-10-01 420688064 AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION AMER 3145761770 12647 OLIVE BOULEVARD SUITE 410 SAINT LOUIS MO 63141 RYAN FINDLAY CEO 3145761770 2020-03-09 1 KIMBERLY A RYAN P00829977 3142903300 204.134.176.34 2020-03-09 11:53:30 MD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 DA2A61144641BC7479ACD83DF5BDC5B005B79A14 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z X RYAN FINDLAY 12647 OLIVE BOULEVARD SUITE 410 SAINT LOUIS MO 63141 27797161 0 X WWW.SOYGROWERS.COM X 1946 IA TO REPRESENT U.S. SOYBEAN FARMERS IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SOYBEANS. 53 53 1 100 94364 0 0 0 23624927 24921897 177111 164623 1787600 1717523 25589638 26804043 0 0 0 0 3936757 4331408 0 0 0 20655577 21757737 24592334 26089145 997304 714898 11082105 13924888 6085152 8229992 4996953 5694896 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 DEVELOPMENT OF MARKETS ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS FOR U.S. SOYBEAN AND SOYBEAN PRODUCTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE OF THE USDA. THE ASSOCIATION CONTRACTS WITH THE U.S. SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL TO DEVELOP SOME OF THESE FOREIGN MARKET PROGRAMS. THE ASSOCIATION IS INVOLVED WITH PARTNERS AND CONSTITUENTS IN MAINTAINING EXISTING MARKETS, BUILDING EMERGING MARKETS, IDENTIFYING NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOYBEANS/SOY PRODUCTS AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES THE SOYBEAN INDUSTRY TO POLICY MAKERS/INFLUENCERS SO THEY RECOGNIZE IT AS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE U.S. ECONOMY. 0 0 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 50 0 1 1 1 1 1 GH 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 53 53 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 SAINT LOUIS MO 63141 DAVIE STEPHENS PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM GORDON VICE PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN HEISDORFFER CHAIRMAN 6.00 X X 0 0 0 BRAD KREMER TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES ATKINSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY BAMBAUER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 W STAN BORN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH BOSWELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAM BUTLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DARYL CATES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEAN COLEMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WADE COWAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KENDELL CULP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRET DAVIS DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BRAD DOYLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID DROSTE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TODD DU MOND DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE FREDERICKS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS FUJAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA D GACKLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE GOBLISH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GERRY HAYDEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS HILL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MOREY HILL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JERED HOOKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BROOKS HURST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLARD JACK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN KEMP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN KIRBY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KURT C KRUEGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM KUKOWSKI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DON LUTZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC MAUPIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN MEADOWS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT METZGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS F MOODY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW MOORE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD G MOORE CHAIRMAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT PERSALL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MONTE PETERSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL RABEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CALEB RAGLAND DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN RIVERS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RONNIE N RUSSELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL SCHREURS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN SCOTT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT J SHAFFER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA SNELSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH E STEINKAMP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW J STUTZMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIMMY THOMAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD D WILKINS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDON R WIPF DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM WYKES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN FINDLAY CEO 40.00 X 257765 0 35199 BRIAN VAUGHT CFO 40.00 X 155145 0 30973 WILLIAM SCHUERMANN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSOC 40.00 X 166727 0 29442 JIM HERSHEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WISHH 40.00 X 148686 0 28815 ELIZABETH HARE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WISHH 40.00 X 115335 0 5545 VICTORIA WILKS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER WISHH 40.00 X 152843 0 15932 JILL WAGENBLAST DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 125745 0 12679 1122246 0 158585 7 0 1 0 ADRA INTERNATIONAL 12501 OLD COLUMBIA PIKE SILVER SPRING MD 20904 PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN GHANA 1268797 GORDLEY ASSOCIATES 600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE STE 320 WASHINGTON DC 20003 REPRESENTATION SERVICES 958149 AGSOURCE INC 600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE STE 320 WASHINGTON DC 20003 REPRESENTATION SERVICES 661500 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 203 SHELLENBERGER HALL MANHATTAN KS 66506 PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN GHANA 567179 JOSH NIEDERMAN 708 WHITEWILLOW LANE BALLWIN MO 63021 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AFRICA REGION 205819 7 IM PROGRAMS 900099 14886356 14886356 CORPORATE PROGRAMS 451110 4936925 4900061 36864 FOREIGN FOOD AID PROGRAMS 900099 4237294 4237294 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 861322 861322 24921897 94242 94242 615000 615000 1063499 993118 70381 70381 70381 COMMODITY CLASSIC 900099 1024730 1024730 ADVERTISING 511120 57500 57500 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 20293 20293 1102523 26804043 24885033 94364 1824646 X 485195 3191286 231905 148464 274558 7235 45587 44910 5377311 341263 71948 470870 1344589 15266 76378 FAS PROGRAMS 12831976 OTHER PROGRAMS & EVENTS 1074477 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 54786 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 1141 26089145 2944086 3956073 1032256 1044045 3402722 5211790 27385 24467 215809 214938 599198 376133 27578 223065 3432269 3250510 11082105 13924888 2555538 2987683 2841603 3952946 505000 700100 183011 589263 6085152 8229992 X 4996953 5694896 4996953 5694896 11082105 13924888 714898 -16955 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 0 1 0 0 8463 211 8252 403268 363002 40266 187467 12920 174547 223065 NET PENSION LIABILITY 589263 589263 26742178 -16955 -16955 26759133 44910 44910 26804043 26044235 0 26044235 44910 44910 26089145 CENTRAL AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 43586 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 1131550 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 142314 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 8 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 3523193 1 8 0 0 1 8 4840643 0 4840643 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 RYAN FINDLAY CEO 252365 0 5400 0 0 0 7735 0 27464 0 292964 0 0 0 BRIAN VAUGHT CFO 148956 0 6189 0 0 0 4615 0 26358 0 186118 0 0 0 WILLIAM SCHUERMANN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSOC 161941 0 4786 0 0 0 5135 0 24307 0 196169 0 0 0 JIM HERSHEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WISHH 141436 0 7250 0 0 0 4519 0 24296 0 177501 0 0 0 VICTORIA WILKS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER WISHH 139900 0 12943 0 0 0 4300 0 11632 0 168775 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 IX, LINE 11G INTERNATIONAL MARKETING 2,713,003. MEMBERSHIP SERVICES AND MARKETING 57,473. COMMUNICATIONS 120,420. POLICY, INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING 1,023,216. WASHINGTON D.C. OFFICE 1,314,554. OTHER ASSOCIATION 68,263. GENERAL CONSULTING SERVICES 80,382. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A; PART VII, COLUMN D; AND PART IX, LINES 5 AND 7 THE ASSOCIATION (ASA) ENTERED INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH INSPERITY, INC., 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 1 INSTANCE REPORTED AT PART V, LINE 2A REPRESENTS A ONE-TIME PAYMENT TO A PRIOR EMPLOYEE. THE PEO FILED ON BEHALF OF 30 ASA EMPLOYEES DURING THE YEAR.