RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION (EIN 52-1203707)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-08-15
IRS object ID
201722279349303017
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-08-15T14:44:36-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2015-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2017-08-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFrederick LongwoodPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00439715PTIN
Phone2022932200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

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$8,180,550GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Independent41VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$7,108,689PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Investment Income$77PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$81CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$118,968PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$191,237CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,359,012PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,180,550CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$289,439PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$373,872CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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$4,147,028CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,737,409PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,506,732CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$621,603PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$3,166,815TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,110,437TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,865,242TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,301,573NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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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)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
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
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
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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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document36IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee17EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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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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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn0AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
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 (48 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
Ray Baker
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Boeding
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pat Boyle
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Cahill
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Christensen
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Raymond Defenbaugh
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Didion
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Drew
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chad Friese
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Hanson
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Seth Harder
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Irmen
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Jerke
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Delayne Johnson
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Keiser
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Kletscher
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Kosanovich
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dana Lewis
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Litterio
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Lundeen
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeanne McCaherty
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pam Miller
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Mundt
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Oestmann
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erik Osmon
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Martin Parrish
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Pasma
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Derek Peine
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Ricketts
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Sather
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carl Sitzmann
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dan Smith
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Troy Wilson
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chuck Woodside
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles Wilson
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Wilson
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tim Winters
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (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)

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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 79749BaltimoreMD21279AEC Executive Director$156,985
US Grains Council
20 F Street NW Suite 600WashingtonDC20001Lobbying/ Litigation$153,050
The Morning Consult LLC
PO Box 27068WashingtonDC20038Polling$120,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$82,916AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$82,916TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Member Dues900099$7,906,017$7,906,017
Publications & Videos900099$299$299
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,906,316TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$81TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$81ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
MIscellaneous Income900099$116,237$116,237
Sublease Income900099$75,000$75,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$191,237OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,180,550TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,906,316RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$191,318ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$373,872TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$810,467TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,163TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,920TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,093TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$294,061TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,295TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,600TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,247,972TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$211,840TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,221TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$494,835TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$226,662TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,312TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,637TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,467TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Bad Debt$425,147
Taxes$357,476
PROGRAMS SERVICES$274,525
dues & Subscriptions$95,299

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,679TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,506,732TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,061,534BOYAmt
EOY$2,471,738EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$171,533BOYAmt
EOY$57,460EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,624BOYAmt
EOY$112,191EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$872,550LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$576,165LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$356,757BOYAmt
EOY$296,385EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,763BOYAmt
EOY$160,998EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,774,254BOYAmt
EOY$3,166,815EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$159,031BOYAmt
EOY$634,276EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$344,500BOYAmt
EOY$500,110EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$606,906BOYAmt
EOY$730,856EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,110,437BOYAmt
EOY$1,865,242EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$663,817BOYAmt
EOY$1,301,573EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$663,817BOYAmt
EOY$1,301,573EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,774,254BOYAmt
EOY$3,166,815EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$673,818ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$36,062OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$7,906,017DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$1,042,925NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$1,042,925NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Carried Over$0CarriedOverAmt
Taxable$1,042,925TaxableAmt

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$351,183DepreciationAmt
Book Value$286,737BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$234,630OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$224,982DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,648BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$296,385TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE FROM RFFDesc
Book Value$160,998BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$160,998TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred rent$553,134
security deposit$5,750
due to affiliate$162,689
flexible spending liability$9,283
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$730,856TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (13 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
America's Renewable Future
321 East Walnut Suite 300ADes MoinesIA50309472545525N/A$50,000Educate, advocate, organize and mobilize on behalf of the renewable fuels st
Informa Economics Inc
775 Ridge Lake Boulevard 400MemphisTN38120042705709N/A$18,750Report to examine the impact of US ethanol production on commodity process a
Ricardo Inc
40000 Ricardo DriveVan Buren TwpMI48111382833470N/A$60,000Report on Ethanol and effects in vehicles.
Coordinating Research Council Inc
5755 North Point Parkway Suite 265AlpharettaGA30022581483100501c(3)$17,500CRC Project on Dyno based drivability and Sulfite Study
Math Pro
PO Box 34404West BethesdaMD20827521625488N/A$20,200technical and economic analysis of petroleum refining and related industries
Wyle
PO Box 75507BaltimoreMD21275954501907N/A$37,920EPA 2014 Moves Evaluation
Pinnacle Engineering
11541 95th Avenue NorthMaple GroveMN55369411752710N/A$27,806Fate and update ethanol guidance
DeVany Consultants
14507 NW 19th AveVancouverWA98685911357346N/A$10,000Carbon Dioxide Safety Program
Fauske and Associates
PO Box 534774AtlantaGA30353134345142N/A$9,025Flammability Flashpoint Test
The Fuels Institute
1600 Duke Street Suite 700AlexandriaVA22314462083021N/A$10,000Research Committee for Fuels Institute
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
1050 K Street NW Suite 400WashingtonDC20001410244008N/A$26,520Updating FSMA Guidance
Urban Air Initiative Inc
310 N 1st Street PO Box 397ColwichKS67030454676707501c(4)$10,000Pledge to support the Urban Air initiative
Air Improvement Resource Inc
PO Box 39MacatawaMI49434383162355N/A$12,000Air Improvement Study using EPA's MOVES2014
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org12TotalOtherOrgCnt

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 11THE 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 -36,062.

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$160,998InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFMVMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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