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ON A REGULAR BASIS CRA MONITORS REGULATORY ACTIVITY FOR ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE INDUSTRY; PUBLISHES EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ON CORN AND CORN PRODUCTS FOR SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT, MEDIA, AND THE PUBLIC; SPONSORS RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS, AND PERFORMS STATISTICAL SERVICES FOR THE INDUSTRY. 0 0 EDUCATION: RAISED AWARENESS ABOUT THE ENTIRE CORN VALUE CHAIN AND DESIGNED PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ISSUES SIGNIFICANT TO THE CORN REFINING INDUSTRY. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND POLICY ADVOCACY: ADVOCATED FOR SCIENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICY AND ECONOMICALLY-SOUND DECISION MAKING AT THE STATE, FEDERAL AND GLOBAL LEVEL. SCIENTIFIC, RESEARCH, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT: ADMINISTER ANALYTICAL PROGRAMS PERTAINING TO CORN REFINING AND THE CORN INDUSTRY. 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X 1 0 0 JOHN BODE PRESIDENT AND CEO 588806 0 0 0 1980 0 27825 0 31350 0 649961 0 0 0 DANIEL L CHARTIER SECRETARY THRU 8/2016, VICE PRESIDEN 138479 0 0 0 806 0 0 0 30347 0 169632 0 0 0 JULIA L GUSTAFSON DIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS 135000 0 8000 0 450 0 15062 0 11365 0 169877 0 0 0 ANDREW D RESNICK DIRECTOR, CAMPAIGN & PUBLIC AFFAIRS 102817 0 0 0 33750 0 0 0 27968 0 164535 0 0 0 O SHANNON MARSHALL DIRECTOR MEMBER SERVICES 116685 0 7000 0 396 0 13028 0 23819 0 160928 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A ANDREW RESNICK RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $33,750 DURING 2016. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ASSOCIATIONS BYLAWS WERE UPDATED IN NOVEMBER 2016 TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: 1- THE DEFINITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' DUTIES HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OVERSIGHT OF ALL COMMITTEE ACTIONS AND PROVIDES THAT ANY ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE BOARD MUST BE RELATED DIRECTLY TO ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CORPORATION. 2- CERTAIN OFFICER POSITION DESCRIPTIONS WERE STREAMLINED AND BROUGHT INTO CONFORMITY WITH CURRENT REALITIES OF HOW THE POSITIONS PERFORM, AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR A VICE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN REMOVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 CRA HAS FOUR MEMBER COMPANIES THAT ARE PART OF THE CORN REFINING (WET MILLING) INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A EACH MEMBER COMPANY APPOINTS TWO INDIVIDUALS ON THE CRA THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B EACH MEMBER COMPANY HAS INPUT INTO DECISIONS OF THE CRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA THEIR TWO APPOINTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY OUR INDEPENDENT AUDIT AND TAX FIRM AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE DIRECTORS' AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THE DIRECTORS' SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTORS' AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN DISCUSSED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED AT THE BOARD LEVEL, THAT DIRECTOR WOULD RECUSE HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM ANY DISCUSSION/DELIBERATIONS ABOUT THAT TOPIC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION REVIEW OCCURRED IN JANUARY 2017. COMPENSATION OF THE ASSOCIATION'S EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY 675,168. RESEARCH 535,620. CONSULTING 359,168. PAYROLL OUTSOURCING 5,165.