RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION (EIN 52-1203707)
Tax period: 2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed: 2015-08-14
IRS object ID: 201542269349303219
Schema version: 2013v4.0
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 B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-08-14T13:48:22-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521446779	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 SPRING FOREST ROAD STE 115	AddressLine1
City	RALEIGH	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27609	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521203707	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	RENE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2022893825	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	425 THIRD STREET NO 1150	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20024	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROBERT M DINNEENN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2022893825	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-08-03	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN HUSKINS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01081531	PTIN
Phone	9197196400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-08-14	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-04-25 22:37:26Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ROBERT M DINNEEN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	425 THIRD STREET NO 1150	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20024	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,003,919	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.ETHANOLRFA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1980	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PUBLIC INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT CONCERNING THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND USE OF RENEWABLE FUELS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	50	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	50	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	21	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	54	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$199,976	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$76,591	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$7,418,202	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,793,448	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$185	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$564	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$114,070	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$133,316	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,732,433	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,003,919	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$161,339	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$222,370	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,579,680	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,719,535	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$4,251,863	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,084,100	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$7,992,882	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,026,005	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$260,449	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$22,086	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,778,669	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,199,753	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,714,369	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,157,539	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$64,300	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$42,214	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO THE PUBLIC, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT CONCERNING THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND USE OF RENEWABLE FUELS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	PROVIDED MEMBERS WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS AND STUDIES ON PUBLIC POLICY, ECONOMIC IMPACTS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	THE RFA'S ANNUAL INDUSTRY OUTLOOK IS PRODUCED AND PROVIDES THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE RENEWABLE FUELS INDUSTRY.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	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	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	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	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	25	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	21	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	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	50	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	50	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	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SARA STROUD	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2022893835	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	425 THIRD STREET SW NO 1150	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20024	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (60 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RAY BAKER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK BEEMER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAT BOYLE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EAMONN BYRNE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE CHRISTENSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RAYMOND DEFENBAUGH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN DIDION
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GARY DROOK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GENE GRIFFITH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICH HANSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SETH HARDER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIK HUSCHITT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE JERKE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	1.00
DELAYNE JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN KEISER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NEIL KOEHLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	1.00
ROBERT LUNDEEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIC MCAFEE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM MEINHOLD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIC MOSBEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT MUNDT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIK OSMON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANA PERSSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD PETERSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE ROE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM ROTTMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD RUEBE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BOB SATHER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	1.00
MICHAEL SAWYER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICK SCHWARCK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM SEURER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARL SITZMANN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GARY TOWNE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RYLAND UTLAUT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES WILSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHUCK WOODSIDE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANE SIEFKES-LEWIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL BRADY
DIRECTOR & AEC REPRESENTATIVE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DON GALES
DIRECTOR FROM 10/2013	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT BLUMHOEFER
DIRECTOR FROM 10/2013	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN CAHILL
DIRECTOR FROM 10/2013	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHAD FRIESE
DIRECTOR FROM 10/2013	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN KOSANOVICH
DIRECTOR FROM 10/2013	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JED LATKIN
DIRECTOR FROM 10/2013	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF OESTMANN
DIRECTOR FROM 10/2013	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK RICKETTS
DIRECTOR FROM 10/2013	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KYLE PEIK
DIRECTOR THRU 10/2013	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LEE REEVE
DIRECTOR THRU 10/2013	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS STANDLEE
DIRECTOR THRU 10/2013	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVEN WAGNER
DIRECTOR THRU 10/2013	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
NEILL MCKINSTRAY
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
RANDALL DOYAL
VICE CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MICK HENDERSON
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
WALTER WENDLAND
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ROBERT DINNEEN
PRESIDENT & CEO	65.00		$412,500	$0	$74,034	5.00	Yes (X)
CHRISTINA MARTIN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		$326,000	$0	$59,552			Yes (X)
EDWARD HUBBARD
GENERAL COUNCIL	40.00		$201,250	$0	$54,534			Yes (X)
SAMATHA SLATER
VICE PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT AFFAIRD	40.00		$198,500	$0	$40,427			Yes (X)
GEFFORY COOPER
VICE PRESIDENT RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS	40.00		$197,500	$0	$51,507			Yes (X)
KRISTIN MOORE
VICE PRESIDENT TECHNICAL AFFAIRS	40.00		$176,250	$0	$48,320			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,512,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$328,374	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	10	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP
101 CONSTITUTION AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	LEGAL AND CONSULTING	$429,108
MAYER BROWN LLP
1999 K ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20006	LEGAL AND CONSULTING	$235,095
LIFTLINE CORPORATION
17 MORLEY ST	ROXBURY	MA	02119	STAFFING	$162,375
BLUE STATE DIGITAL
406 7TH ST NW 3RD FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20004	IT SERVICES	$138,750
PODESTAGROUP
1001 G ST NW SUITE 1000	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	PUBLIC RELATIONS	$127,200

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$76,591	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$76,591	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBER DUES	900099	$7,793,385	$7,793,385
PUBLICATIONS & VIDEOS	900099	$63	$63

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,793,448	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$564	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$564	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
SUBLEASE INCOME	900099	$48,000	$48,000
REFUNDS & REIMBURSEMEN	900099	$40,641	$40,641

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$44,675	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$44,675	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$133,316	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,003,919	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,793,448	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$133,880	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$222,370	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$535,691	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,425,447	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$311,682	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$301,322	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,393	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$481,952	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,132	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$430,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,773	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,586,858	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$192,139	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,881	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$431,923	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,811	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$116,292	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,763	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,712	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
TAXES & LICENSES	$355,442
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$48,150
GIFTS	$4,272

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,026,005	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$261	BOYAmt
EOY	$110	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,056,750	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,509,494	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$137,777	BOYAmt
EOY	$99,404	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,475	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,230	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$859,965	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$435,389	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$504,339	BOYAmt
EOY	$424,576	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,067	BOYAmt
EOY	$114,939	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,778,669	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,199,753	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$988,827	BOYAmt
EOY	$747,000	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,023,088	BOYAmt
EOY	$758,900	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$702,454	BOYAmt
EOY	$651,639	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,714,369	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,157,539	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,300	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,214	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,300	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,214	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,778,669	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,199,753	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$22,086	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$38,144	PoliticalExpendituresAmt

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION PAC	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	425 3RD ST SW STE 1150	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20024	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	455016558	EIN
Contributions Rcvd Dlvr	$7,648	ContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$7,793,385	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$1,047,772	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$1,047,772	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Taxable	$1,047,772	TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I-A, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ADMINISTRATIVE AND SET-UP COSTS	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$637,920	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$242,824	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$395,096	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$222,045	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$192,565	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$29,480	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$424,576	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUE FROM AFFILIATE	Desc
Book Value	$114,939	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$114,939	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT	$642,639
SECURITY DEPOSIT	$4,000
DUE TO AFFILIATE	$5,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$651,639	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	THERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS HELD BY RFA AND RFF THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
US GRAINS COUNCIL
20 F STREET NW SUITE 600	WASHINGTON	DC	20001	530260714	501(C)(6)	$153,050	EXPLORATORY ETHANOL EXPORT PROGRAM
ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY LLC
15013 DENVER WEST PARKWAY	GOLDEN	CO	80401	261939342	501(C)(3)	$50,000	BLEND YOUR OWN ETHANOL FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECT.
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL
700 2ND STREET NE	WASHINGTON	DC	20002	530104410	501(C)(6)	$7,500	MWH 2014 SPONSORSHIP
NATIONAL WIFE
323 ROAD 300	GLENDIVE	MT	59330	470596709	N/A	$6,000	GENERAL MISSION

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	A COPY OF THE GRANT REQUEST AND CHECK ARE RETAINED TO SUBSTANTIATE GRANT PAYMENTS. THE ASSOCIATION HOLDS REGULAR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE RECIPIENT AND REVIEWS FINAL PRODUCT TO ENSURE THE GRANT IS BEING USED IN THE PROPER MANNER.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ROBERT DINNEEN
PRESIDENT & CEO	$337,500	$0	$75,000	$0	$0	$0	$49,688	$0	$24,346	$0	$486,534	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINA MARTIN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT	$326,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$48,900	$0	$10,652	$0	$385,552	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD HUBBARD
GENERAL COUNCIL	$201,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$30,188	$0	$24,346	$0	$255,784	$0	$0	$0
SAMATHA SLATER
VICE PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT AFFAIRD	$198,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$29,775	$0	$10,652	$0	$238,927	$0	$0	$0
GEFFORY COOPER
VICE PRESIDENT RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS	$197,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$29,625	$0	$21,882	$0	$249,007	$0	$0	$0
KRISTIN MOORE
VICE PRESIDENT TECHNICAL AFFAIRS	$176,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$26,438	$0	$21,882	$0	$224,570	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION BYLAWS GIVE PRODUCER MEMBERS THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE PRODUCER MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE VOTING MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUSPEND THE RULES OF ORDER DEFINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND TREASURER REVIEWED THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	IF 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 15	THE 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 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 SEPTEMBER 2013. THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES THE SALARY FOR REMAINING INDIVIDUALS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE FINAL TOTAL COMPENSATION AMOUNTS WHILE REVIEWING THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RENEWABLE FUELS FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	425 3RD STREET SW SUITE 1150	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20024	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521450070	EIN
Primary Activities	FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL STUDIES	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 11A, I	PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NA	N/A	DirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	Yes (1)	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	Yes (1)	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd