2020-08-14T12:21:02-05:00 2019-09-30 430831507 ANDERS MINKLER HUBER & HELM LLP 800 MARKET STREET SUITE 500 ST LOUIS MO 631012501 990 2018-10-01 273754267 US FARMERS AND RANCHERS ALLIANCE USFA 6364495086 16020 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD NO 300 CHESTERFIELD MO 630172052 ERIN FITZGERALD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 6364495086 2020-08-06 1 THOMAS S HELM JR P01342210 3146555500 209.116.33.90 2020-08-06 11:25:20 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z ERIN FITZGERALD 16020 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD NO 300 CHESTERFIELD MO 630172052 3967943 0 X WWW.FOODDIALOGUES.COM X 2010 MO ENABLE FARMERS AND RANCHERS TO HAVE A DIALOGUE WITH CONSUMERS AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN. 15 15 0 16 0 0 3709310 3965533 0 0 1789 2410 0 0 3711099 3967943 0 0 0 0 1194202 1029346 0 0 0 3265993 2913844 4460195 3943190 -749096 24753 1630499 1767919 402159 514826 1228340 1253093 ENABLE FARMERS AND RANCHERS TO HAVE A DIALOGUE WITH CONSUMERS AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN. 0 0 NATIONAL RESEARCH AND PROMOTION PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE CONSUMER TRUST IN MODERN FOOD PRODUCTION. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 26 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 6364495086 16020 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD NO 300 CHESTERFIELD MO 630172052 MARILYN HERSHEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL BORGIC DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA RINEHART DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PARRISH DIRECTOR AT LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD GREENWAY CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT PHILLIPS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHIP BOWLING VICE CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDY FABIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERTA SIMPSON-DOLBEARE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT VANDERWAL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE MEIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE KOSS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES ADAMS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BLAIR VAN ZETTEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRODY STAPEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN FITZGERALD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 291442 0 17959 291442 0 17959 1 0 1 0 ELLIE MOSS CONSULTING LLC 510 COLUMBIA DR TAMPA FL 33606 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 373675 CLUTCH PERFORMANCE 400 N 1ST AVENUE 515 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 288835 THE ASPEN INSTITUTE 2300 N ST NW SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20037 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 200000 1 CAMERA 1082 GT AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS NL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 170002 MEREDITH CORP PO BOX 730148 DALLAS TX 75373 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 158083 9 3965533 3965533 2410 2410 3967943 0 0 2410 X 309401 551557 7875 79342 81171 25000 171231 42200 1593875 175874 56849 118242 187889 65646 14394 3297 OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES 342567 AFFILIATE RECRUITMENT A 35887 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 18020 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 13903 48970 3943190 38079 50953 768376 658769 206801 428372 529249 543827 27530 16433 74462 37338 53023 37124 7441 32441 1630499 1767919 402159 514826 402159 514826 X 719186 1253093 509154 0 1228340 1253093 1630499 1767919 24753 0 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 74462 37338 37124 37124 X 3967943 0 3967943 0 3967943 3943190 0 3943190 0 3943190 PART X, LINE 2: USFRA IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE"), EXCEPT ON NET INCOME DERIVED FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AS DEFINED IN THE CODE. 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