RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION (EIN 52-1203707)
Tax period
2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
Filed
2018-08-01
IRS object ID
201822139349300017
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-08-01T09:25:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521855942PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tate and TryonBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12021 L Street NW Suite 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521203707EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Renewable Fuels AssociationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRENEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022893825PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1425 THIRD STREET SW No 1150AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT M DINNEENPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022893825PhoneNum
Signature2018-08-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFrederick LongwoodPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00439715PTIN
Phone2022932200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROBERT M DINNEENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1425 THIRD STREET SW No 1150AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,604,565GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.ETHANOLRFA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1980FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PUBLIC INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT CONCERNINGActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent47VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Investment Income$81PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$79CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$191,237PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$110,127CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,180,550PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,604,565CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$373,872PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$360,844CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$4,438,160CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$7,916,592CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$673,818PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,687,973CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$4,277,039TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,865,242TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,321,028TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,956,011NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO THE PUBLIC, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERnMENT CONCERNING THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND USE OF RENEWABLE FUeLS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPROVIDED MEMBERS WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS AND STUDIES ON PUBLIC POLICY, ECONOMIC IMPACTS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROVIDE MEMBERS WITH WEEKLY UPDATES ON TECHNICAL, LEGISLATIVE, MARKETING, CO-PRODUCTS, VEHICLES, AND OTHER AREAS RELATED TO RENEWABLE FUELS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTHE RFA'S ANNUAL INDUSTRY OUTLOOK IS PRODUCED AND PROVIDES THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE RENEWABLE FUELS INDUSTRY.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee17EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SARA STROUDBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2022893835PhoneNum

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Address Line1425 THIRD STREET SW NO 1150AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (54 entries)

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Mick Henderson
Chairman1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Neil Koehler
Vice Chairman1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Seurer
Treasurer1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rick Schwarck
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Neal Kemmet
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ray Baker
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randall Doyal
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erik Huschitt
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Raymond Defenbaugh
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erik Osmon
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adam Schubert
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ryan Drook
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chad Friese
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Markham
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Jerke
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Mundt
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Didion
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Troy Wilson
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carl Sitzmann
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill Pracht
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Boeding
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Ricketts
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Christensen
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeanne McCaherty
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary Anderson
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Kletscher
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pat Boyle
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Seth Harder
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Keiser
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chuck Woodside
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric Mosbey
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Roe
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Kosanovich
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Lundeen
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Wilson
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Pasma
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Delayne Johnson
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dana Lewis
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Hanson
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pam Miller
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Cahill
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Smith
DIRECTOR2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Irmen
DIRECTOR3.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Martin Parrish
DIRECTOR4.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tim Winters
DIRECTOR5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Derek Peine
DIRECTOR6.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Thompson
DIRECTOR7.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Dinneen
President and CEO40.005.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$523,200$0$78,935
Geoff Cooper
Executive Vice President40.000.00$251,717$0$51,959Yes (X)
Kelly Davis
Director of Regulatory Affairs40.000.00$163,067$0$40,630Yes (X)
Edward Hubbard
General Counsel40.000.00$216,500$0$53,759Yes (X)
Samantha Slater
Vice President of Government40.000.00$204,000$0$37,224Yes (X)
Robert White
Vice President of Industry40.000.00$211,331$0$37,621Yes (X)
Tracey King
Technical Director40.000.00$127,874$0$38,154Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,697,689TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Fuels America
4905 Del Ray Avenue Suite 503BethesdaMD20814Lobbying$400,000
Americans for Clean Energy Inc
900 7th St NW Suite 820WashingtonDC20001Lobbying/ Litigation$200,750
CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
PO Box 79749BaltimoreMD21279Health Insurance$156,985
US Grains Council
20 F Street NW Suite 600WashingtonDC20001Lobbying/ Litigation$153,050
The Morning Consult LLC
PO Box 27068WashingtonDC20038Polling$120,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$278,834AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$278,834TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Member Dues900099$9,090,525$9,090,525
SPONSORSHIP900099$125,000$125,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$9,215,525TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$79TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$79ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
Sublease Income900099$70,975$70,975
MIscellaneous Income900099$39,152$39,152
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$110,127OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,604,565TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,215,525RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$110,206ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$360,844TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,879,189TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$797,637TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,001TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,068TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,693TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$599,110TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,142TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$332,943TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$805,246TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$496,514TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$836TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$454,960TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$266,301TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$208,676TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,441TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,965TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Bad Debt$385,384
Taxes$364,785
PROGRAMS SERVICES$186,529
dues & Subscriptions$78,856

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,472TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,916,592TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,471,738BOYAmt
EOY$3,359,599EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,460BOYAmt
EOY$214,790EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,191BOYAmt
EOY$81,688EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$876,914LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$628,606LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$296,385BOYAmt
EOY$248,308EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,000BOYAmt
EOY$68,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$160,998BOYAmt
EOY$304,654EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,166,815BOYAmt
EOY$4,277,039EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$634,276BOYAmt
EOY$815,906EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500,110BOYAmt
EOY$6,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$730,856BOYAmt
EOY$499,122EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,865,242BOYAmt
EOY$1,321,028EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,301,573BOYAmt
EOY$2,956,011EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,301,573BOYAmt
EOY$2,956,011EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,166,815BOYAmt
EOY$4,277,039EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,687,973ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$33,535OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Renewable fuels association pacBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1425 THIRD STREET SW 1150AddressLine1Txt
CitywashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN455016558EIN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$9,090,525DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$975,124NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$975,124NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Taxable$975,124TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I-A, Line 1:RFA ENGAGED IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY SOLELY THROUGH ITS IRC SECTION 527 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.
PART I-A, LINE 1:ADMINISTRATIVE AND SET-UP COSTS PART I-C CONTINUATON FOR INCOMPLETE NAME/ADDRESS INFORMATION: RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION PAC 425 3RD ST., SW, STE 1150 WASHINGTON, DC 20024

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$637,920OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$397,061DepreciationAmt
Book Value$240,859BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$238,994OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$231,545DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,449BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$248,308TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE FROM RFFDesc
Book Value$304,654BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$304,654TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred rent$488,400
security deposit$5,250
flexible spending liability$5,472
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$499,122TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,604,565TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,604,565RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,604,565TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,950,127TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$33,535OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$33,535ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,916,592ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,916,592TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPAC EXPENSES 33,535.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Urban Air Initiative IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1310 N 1st Street PO Box 397AddressLine1Txt
CityColwichCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP67030ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN454676707RecipientEIN
IRC Section501c(4)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$150,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant2017 Urban Initiative PledgePurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Robert Dinneen
President and CEO$398,200$0$125,000$0$0$0$53,000$0$29,239$0$605,439$0$0$0
Geoff Cooper
Executive Vice President$226,717$0$25,000$0$0$0$34,163$0$18,456$0$304,336$0$0$0
Kelly Davis
Director of Regulatory Affairs$163,067$0$0$0$0$0$20,400$0$20,890$0$204,357$0$0$0
Edward Hubbard
General Counsel$196,500$0$20,000$0$0$0$32,475$0$24,588$0$273,563$0$0$0
Samantha Slater
Vice President of Government$204,000$0$0$0$0$0$30,600$0$7,284$0$241,884$0$0$0
Robert White
Vice President of Industry$186,751$0$24,580$0$0$0$28,013$0$10,268$0$249,612$0$0$0
Tracey King
Technical Director$127,874$0$0$0$0$0$15,000$0$23,704$0$166,578$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6THE ORGANIZATION BYLAWS GIVE PRODUCER MEMBERS THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aTHE PRODUCER MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bTHE VOTING MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUSPEND THE RULES OF ORDER DEFINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bTHE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND TREASURER REVIEWED THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cIF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, THE PRESIDENT MAY USE HIS DISCRETION ON RESOLVING THE SITUATION INTERNALLY, OR INVOLVING A THIRD PARTY WHEN NECESSARY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED EVERY THREE YEARS BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT'S CURRENT WRITTEN CONTRACT TO DETERMINE IF IT SHOULD BE RENEWED. IF/WHEN THE CONTRACT IS RENEWED, IT IS SIGNED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHAIR OR THE BOARD CHAIRMAN. THE MOST RECENT CONTRACT REVIEW WAS DONE IN OCTOBER 2015. THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES THE SALARY FOR REMAINING INDIVIDUALS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE FINAL TOTAL COMPENSATION AMOUNT WHILE REVIEWING THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:PAC EXPENSES -33,535.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
RENEWABLE FUELS FOUNDATION
425 3RD STREET SW SUITE 1150WASHINGTONDC20024521450070FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL STUDIESDC501(c)(3)LINE 11A, IN/A0
RENEWABLE FUELS Association PAC
425 3RD STREET SW SUITE 1150WASHINGTONDC20024455016558Political Campaign ActivitiesDC5270
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RENEWABLE FUELS FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeETransactionTypeTxt
Involved$304,654InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFMVMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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