MICHIGAN CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: MICHIGAN CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION (EIN 38-6093249)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-03-14
IRS object ID: 201820739349301232
Schema version: 2017v2.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-03-14T17:24:35-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	382157642	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MANER COSTERISAN PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2425 E GRAND RIVER SUITE 1	AddressLine1Txt
City	LANSING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	489123291	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	386093249	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MICHIGAN CROP IMPROVEMENT	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MICH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5173323546	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 21008	AddressLine1Txt
City	LANSING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	48909	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BILL IRRER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5173323546	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-03-06	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARK L LOCKWITZ CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00948433	PTIN
Phone	5173237500	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	216.163.63.50	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-03-06	IPDt
IP Tm	10:54:09	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	9808C294518D2FD359BD74340A25A36BBE849CAD	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	49D8BBA2C38142DE4747CA9F5DF0D76BD0732009	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BILL IRRER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 21008	AddressLine1Txt
City	LANSING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	48909	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,071,654	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.MICHCROP.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1927	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEED RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND CERTIFICATION TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION OF SEED STOCK.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	2	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	45	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	2	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$730,997	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$812,888	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$43,948	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$109,274	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$587,827	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$380,170	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,362,772	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,302,332	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$120,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$31,469	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$775,362	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$762,962	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$475,373	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$498,974	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,370,735	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,293,405	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$7,963	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$8,927	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,481,444	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,190,265	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$684,407	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$384,301	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,797,037	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,805,964	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO ASSIST THE MICHIGAN SEED INDUSTRY BY PROVIDING: GENETIC, DISEASE, AGRONOMIC, AND MARKETING INFORMATION, THROUGH FOUNDATION SEED PRODUCTION, FIELD INSPECTION, AND LAB TESTING, TO FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT OF SEED OR PLANT PRODUCTS IN LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$660,937	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$656,758	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEED TESTING AND CERTIFICATION FOR THE ASSOCIATION'S 105 MEMBERS. 105,680 ACRES WERE INSPECTED IN 2017 AND OVER 7,331 LAB TESTS WERE PERFORMED.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$459,295	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$484,895	RevenueAmt
Desc	PURCHASE AND CERTIFICATION OF FOUNDATION SEED FOR THE ASSOCIATION'S 105 MEMBERS. 896,264 BUSHELS WERE CERTIFIED IN 2017.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$11,469	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$11,469	GrantAmt
Desc	PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LAND EXPANSION FOR MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY'S SAGINAW VALLEY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER. THE LAND EXPANSION WILL HELP THE RESEARCH CENTER INCREASE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPROVE GROWER ACCESS TO RESEARCH RESULTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$20,000	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$20,000	GrantAmt
Desc	EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS IN THE CROP AND SOIL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. 10 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$20,000	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$20,000	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,151,701	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	6	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	45	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	2	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JANET POLICELLA	PersonNm
Phone	5173323546	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2901 W JOLLY RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	OKEMOS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	48864	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
DOUG BUHLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL VARNER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$375	$0	$0
RICHARD KAITANY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF DREHER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$375	$0	$0
DAVID MUMBY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$375	$0	$0
MARK VOLLMAR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0
LARRY METZ
SECRETARY/TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHRIS SCHMIDT
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	$500	$0	$0	Yes (X)
BILL IRRER
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	$375	$0	$0	Yes (X)
RANDY JUDD
MANAGER	40.00		$121,215	$0	$31,249	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$124,215	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$31,249	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
426 AUDITORIUM RD	EAST LANSING	MI	48824	TESTING	$220,599
MONSANTO COMPANY
800 NORTH LINDBERGH BLVD	ST LOUIS	MO	63167	TESTING	$167,860

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
INSPECTION/TAG REVENUE	900099	$584,768	$584,768
OTHER SEED REVENUE	111000	$148,813	$148,813
TESTING REVENUE	900099	$71,990	$71,990
MISC. PROGRAM REVENUE	900099	$4,841	$4,841
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$2,476	$2,476

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$812,888	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$109,274	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$109,274	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,405	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$51,405	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$1,098,087	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$769,322	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$328,765	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$328,765	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,302,332	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,141,653	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$160,679	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,469	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,469	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$156,289	TotalAmt
Program Services	$125,031	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,258	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$460,602	TotalAmt
Program Services	$412,787	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$47,815	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,205	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,692	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,513	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,436	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,294	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,142	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,430	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,922	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,508	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$451	TotalAmt
Program Services	$404	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$47	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,033	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$467	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,697	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,199	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,498	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,603	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,841	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,762	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,327	TotalAmt
Program Services	$106,044	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,283	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,087	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,756	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,331	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,520	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,258	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$262	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,777	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,243	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,534	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,509	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,522	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$987	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$106,179	TotalAmt
Program Services	$95,157	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,022	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,436	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,418	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,018	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
VARIETY DEVELOPMENT	$41,716	$41,716
RESEARCH EXPENSES	$41,644	$37,321	$4,323
EMPLOYEE EXPENSES	$37,512	$33,618	$3,894
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	$10,016	$8,976	$1,040

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,293,405	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,151,701	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$141,704	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50	BOYAmt
EOY	$50	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$163,136	BOYAmt
EOY	$117,484	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$176,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$122,860	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$583,030	BOYAmt
EOY	$802,215	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$384,869	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,356	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,369,599	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,288,155	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,105,564	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,081,444	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,068,769	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,062,856	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,481,444	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,190,265	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$419,089	BOYAmt
EOY	$115,984	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,318	BOYAmt
EOY	$208,317	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$80,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$684,407	BOYAmt
EOY	$384,301	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,797,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,805,964	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,797,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,805,964	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,481,444	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,190,265	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$8,927	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,984,254	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,267,708	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,480,883	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,234,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,910,975	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,878,143	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,984,254	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,267,708	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,480,883	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,234,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,910,975	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,878,143	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$10,878,143	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$37,373	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$61,123	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$96,129	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$102,703	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$160,679	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$458,007	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$37,373	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$61,123	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$96,129	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$102,703	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$160,679	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$458,007	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,021,627	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,328,831	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,577,012	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,337,026	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,071,654	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,336,150	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.95960	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.97220	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.04040	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.02780	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$184,644	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$184,644	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,598,582	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$900,246	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$698,336	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$199,047	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$104,845	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$94,202	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$352,413	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$255,755	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$96,658	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$34,913	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$27,309	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,604	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,081,444	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONTRIBUTION PAYABLE	Desc
Amt	$60,000	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$60,000	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN THE PREPARATION OF TAX RETURNS, TAX POSITIONS ARE TAKEN BASED ON INTERPRETATION OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX LAWS. MANAGEMENT PERIODICALLY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES THE STATUS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND MAKES ESTIMATES OF AMOUNTS, INCLUDING INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ULTIMATELY DUE OR OWED. NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, OR RECORDED, AS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAX RETURNS GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY THE VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE TO FOUR YEARS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	220 TROWBRIDGE RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	EAST LANSING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	48824	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	386005984	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$11,469	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	ASSIST WITH LAND RESEARCH AND EXPANSION	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MSU	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	10	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$20,000	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHOLARSHIPS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE MSU CROP & SOIL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE. EACH STUDENT RECEIVING THE SCHOLARSHIP MUST BE A CROP & SOIL SCIENCE MAJOR.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RANDY JUDD	PersonNm
Title	MANAGER	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$121,215	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$9,096	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$22,153	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$152,464	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (7 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
JEFF DREHER
DIRECTOR	$4,742	LAB SEED	0
CHRIS SCHMIDT
OFFICER/DIRECTOR	$105,922	LAB SEED	0
BILL IRRER
OFFICER/DIRECTOR	$169,841	LAB SEED	0
PAUL VARNER
DIRECTOR	$3,579	LAB SEED	0
DAVID MUMBY
DIRECTOR	$13,349	LAB SEED	0
MARK VOLLMAR
DIRECTOR	$7,794	LAB SEED	0
LARRY METZ
OFFICER/DIRECTOR	$24,231	LAB SEED	0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE L, PART IV, COLUMN C	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TOTAL RECEIVABLE FROM JEFF DREHER WAS 21,524 AND TOTAL PAYABLE WAS 16,782 FOR A NET AMOUNT OF 4,742. TOTAL RECEIVABLE FROM CHRIS SCHMIDT WAS 128,129 AND TOTAL PAYABLE WAS 22,207 FOR A NET AMOUNT OF 105,922. TOTAL RECEIVABLE FROM BILL IRRER WAS 175,653 AND TOTAL PAYABLE WAS 5,812 FOR A NET AMOUNT OF 169,841. TOTAL RECEIVABLE FROM PAUL VARNER WAS 307,139 AND TOTAL PAYABLE WAS 310,718 FOR A NET AMOUNT OF 3,579.TOTAL RECEIVABLE FROM DAVID MUMBY WAS 14,013 AND TOTAL PAYABLE WAS 664 FOR A NET AMOUNT OF 13,349. TOTAL RECEIVABLE FROM MARK VOLLMAR WAS 14,370 AND TOTAL PAYABLE WAS 6,576 FOR A NET AMOUNT OF 7,794. TOTAL RECEIVABLE FROM LARRY METZ WAS 62,042 AND TOTAL PAYABLE WAS 37,811 FOR A NET AMOUNT OF 24,230.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS INCLUDE ACTIVE MEMBERS, ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, AND HONORARY MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE MADE BY A NOMINATING COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION. ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS MAY BE MADE BY THE ACTIVE MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS, TWO DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERS PRESENT. THE ELECTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL, AT THEIR FIRST MEETING AFTER THE ANNUAL MEETING, AND EVERY THREE YEARS THEREAFTER, APPOINT TWO VOTING DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	ACTIVE MEMBERS SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS ON ALL MATTERS SUBJECT TO THE VOTE FROM THE MEMBERSHIP. ASSOCIATE MEMBERES MAY ATTEND THE MEETINGS OF THE MEMBERSHIP, BUT SHALL NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. HONORARY MEMBERS MAY ATTEND THE MEETINGS OF THE MEMBERSHIP, BUT SHALL NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 990 IS RECEIVED AND REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY BY THE PRESIDENT. UPON THE PRESIDENT'S APPROVAL, IT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE PRESIDENT SIGNS AND FILES THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE, AS WELL AS TO DISCLOSE THOSE SITUATIONS THAT ARE EVOLVING THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. STAFF IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE TO THE MANAGER, AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD CHAIR. FOR EACH INTEREST DISCLOSED, THE MANAGER OR BOARD CHAIR WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO TAKE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MANAGER. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES AND REVIEWS THE AOSCA (ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL SEED CERTIFYING AGENCIES) COMPENSATION SURVEY. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY, THE BOARD DETERMINES THE MANAGER'S COMPENSATION. A RECORD OF THE MEETING AND DECISION BY THE BOARD IS RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 IS ALSO POSTED ANNUALLY ON GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE. THE 990 IS PUBLIC INFORMATION THROUGH THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.