2019-05-10T10:34:36-05:00 2018-09-30 430765316 RUBINBROWN LLP ONE NORTH BRENTWOOD SAINT LOUIS MO 63105 990 2017-10-01 420688064 AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION AMER 3145761770 12125 WOODCREST EXECUTIVE DR NO 100 SAINT LOUIS MO 63141 RYAN FINDLAY CEO 3145761770 2019-05-01 1 KIMBERLY A RYAN P00829977 3142903300 12.219.218.18 2019-05-01 11:20:00 CD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 9D4503A991BC27EB52233E1BA4C77602E1B938BB 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z RYAN FINDLAY 12125 WOODCREST EXECUTIVE DR NO 100 SAINT LOUIS MO 63141 26222162 0 X WWW.SOYGROWERS.COM X 1946 IA TO REPRESENT U.S. SOYBEAN FARMERS IN ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SOYBEANS. 51 51 29 100 115484 -6284 0 0 22802151 23624927 440409 177111 2324142 1787600 25566702 25589638 0 0 0 0 3980839 3936757 0 0 0 20321738 20655577 24302577 24592334 1264125 997304 11233876 11082105 7321080 6085152 3912796 4996953 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 32 0 1 29 1 1 1 1 GH 0 0 0 0 X 51 51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X BRIAN VAUGHT 3147541298 12125 WOODCREST EXECUTIVE DR NO 100 SAINT LOUIS MO 63141 ALAN MEADOWS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL GORDON TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL RABEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL WYKES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD DOYLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD KREMER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDON WIPF DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRET DAVIS DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN KEMP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN OGLETREE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BROOKS HURST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE HALL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CALEB RAGLAND DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES ATKINSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFF BARRON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CORY DEVILLIER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAN ROE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID POPPENS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVIE STEPHENS VICE PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DEAN COLEMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS FUJAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DON LUTZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ED ERICKSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC MAUPIN 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 JARED HOOKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY BAMBAUER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM MILLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIMMY THOMAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE STEINKAMP DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL SCHRUERS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN HEISDORFFER PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSH GACKLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEN BOSWELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KENDELL CULP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN SCOTT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KURT KRUEGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE SUKALSKI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MATT STUTZMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE CUNNINGHAM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MONTE PETERSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MOREY HILL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICK MOODY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAM SNELSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD WILKINS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROB SHAFFER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RON MOORE CHAIRMAN 4.00 X X 0 0 0 RONNIE RUSSELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAM BUTLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT METZGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT PERSALL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STAN BORN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TED GLAUB DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TODD DUMOND DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WADE COWAN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE FREDERICKS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLARD JACK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE CENSKY CEO 40.00 X 285409 0 31592 BRIAN VAUGHT CFO 40.00 X 158593 0 4898 RYAN FINDLAY CEO 40.00 X 0 0 0 JIM HERSHEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WISHH 40.00 X 139924 0 27275 WILLIAM SCHUERMANN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSOC 40.00 X 147633 0 27610 VICTORIA WILKS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - 40.00 X 154434 0 15528 JILL WAGENBLAST DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 110842 0 11645 JOSH NIEDERMAN REGIONAL DIRECTOR, AFRICA 40.00 X 235141 0 3875 1231976 0 122423 7 0 1 0 ADRA INTERNATIONAL 12501 OLD COLUMBIA PIKE SILVER SPRING MD 20904 PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN GHANA 1176933 GORDLEY ASSOCIATES 600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE STE 320 WASHINGTON DC 20003 REPRESENTATION SERVICES 1162886 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 203 SHELLENBERGER HALL MANHATTAN KS 66506 PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN GHANA 664652 AGSOURCE INC 600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE STE 320 WASHINGTON DC 20003 REPRESENTATION SERVICES 510300 STUDIO 502 PO BOX ST 355 ACCRA GH PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN GHANA 140000 7 IM PROGRAMS 900099 13957540 13957540 CORPORATE PROGRAMS 451110 4817510 4769526 47984 FOREIGN FOOD AID PROGRAMS 900099 3987577 3987577 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 862300 862300 23624927 82845 82845 615000 615000 726790 632524 94266 94266 94266 COMMODITY CLASSIC 900099 719205 719205 PENSION INCOME 900099 369194 369194 ADVERTISING 511120 67500 67500 0 16701 16701 1172600 25589638 23576943 115484 1897211 X 406817 2623713 352489 327962 225776 49346 34400 46090 4902499 349626 64776 369229 1483969 12857 69389 FAS PROGRAMS 10950969 PROGRAMS, EVENTS AND DE 2259917 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 62510 24592334 3507289 2944086 1036082 1032256 3156973 3402722 26948 27385 266196 215809 540272 512694 25768 27578 3214620 3432269 11233876 11082105 1778032 2555538 4701372 2841603 192300 505000 649376 183011 7321080 6085152 X 3912796 4996953 3912796 4996953 11233876 11082105 997304 86853 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 0 1 0 0 6253 6253 0 428803 404109 24694 105216 102332 2884 27578 NET PENSION LIABILITY 183011 183011 25630401 86853 86853 25543548 46090 46090 25589638 24546244 0 24546244 46090 46090 24592334 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 368443 CENTRAL AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 248153 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 4581502 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 8 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 274380 1 8 0 0 1 8 5472478 0 5472478 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 STEVE CENSKY CEO 269113 0 16296 0 0 0 8100 0 23492 0 317001 0 0 0 BRIAN VAUGHT CFO 151440 0 7153 0 0 0 4898 0 0 0 163491 0 0 0 JIM HERSHEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WISHH 132885 0 7039 0 0 0 4466 0 22809 0 167199 0 0 0 WILLIAM SCHUERMANN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSOC 139942 0 7691 0 0 0 4701 0 22909 0 175243 0 0 0 VICTORIA WILKS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - 146894 0 7540 0 0 0 4731 0 10797 0 169962 0 0 0 JOSH NIEDERMAN REGIONAL DIRECTOR, AFRICA 235141 0 0 0 0 0 3875 0 0 0 239016 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 MARKETS 2,929,393. MEMBERSHIP SERVICES AND MARKETING 27,702. COMMUNICATIONS 35,053. POLICY, INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AND TRAINING 456,644. WASHINGTON D.C. OFFICE 1,298,279. GENERAL CONSULTING SERVICES 51,951. OTHER ASSOCIATION 103,477. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.