FERTILIZER INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: FERTILIZER INSTITUTE (EIN 53-0225257)
Tax period: 2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed: 2013-02-08
IRS object ID: 201320399349300347
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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 B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-02-08T13:27:02-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	540565834	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MITCHELL WIGGINS & COMPANY LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1802 BAYBERRY COURT SUITE 300	AddressLine1
City	RICHMOND	City
State	VA	State
ZIP Code	23226	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	530225257	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	FERT	NameControl
Phone	2029620490	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	425 THIRD STREET SW NO 950	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200243206	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	FORD B WEST	Name
Title	PRESIDENT AND TREASURER	Title
Phone	2025152711	Phone
Date Signed	2013-02-07	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DAVID W REARDON CPA	Name
PTIN	P00074546	PTIN
Phone	8042826000	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	FORD B WEST	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	425 THIRD STREET SW NO 950	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200243206	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	9177166	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.TFI.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1969	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	DE	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT, PROMOTE AND REPRESENT THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY AND ALL OF ITS STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	41	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	40	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	26	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	9360	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	570457	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	6828630	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	7220094	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	177596	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	191386	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	756229	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	61768	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	7771815	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	8043705	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	1000	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	1000	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	3132484	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	3277250	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	3894575	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	4838618	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	7028059	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	8116868	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	743756	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-73163	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	11796480	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	11893841	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	4825256	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	5095269	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	6971224	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	6798572	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO PROTECT, PROMOTE AND REPRESENT THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY FROM THE POINT OF PRODUCTION TO THE POINT OF USE.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Description	MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS: THE INSTITUTE HOLDS MEETINGS TO EDUCATE MEMBERS ON TRADE ISSUES, ELECT OFFICERS AND TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND EDUCATION PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY: THE INSTITUTE MONITORS VARIOUS FEDERAL AGENCIES INSOFAR AS THEIR ACTIVITIES DEALT WITH ISSUES CONCERNING THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In501 C3	0	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	1	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	1	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	1	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	1	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	1	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	22	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	26	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	41	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	40	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	1	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	1	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	1	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	0	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	2029620490	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	425 THIRD STREET SW NO 950	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200243206	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (58 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
JAMES PROKOPANKO
CHAIRMAN	1.00	X	0	0	0
STEPHEN WILSON
VICE CHAIRMAN	1.00	X	0	0	0
FORD B WEST
PRESIDENT & TREASURER	40.00	X	488162	0	59337	X
NICHOLAS ADAMCHAK
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DENNIS ADDIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN AMBROSE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM BARNETT
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
QAMAR BHATIA
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT BROWN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
RONALD BRYAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JORDAN BURNS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
MATT CARSTENS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
FAROUK CHAOUNI
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DON CHERRY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM DOYLE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DONALD FORD
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DARYL GATES
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
GENE GAUSS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
BRIAN HARLANDER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
BRENT HART
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT JONES
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ROBERT JORNAYVAZ III
EX OFFICIO	1.00	X	0	0	0
MELIH KEYMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
GARRETT LOFTO
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DIRK LOHRY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
HUGH LOOMANS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
VLADIMIR NIKOLAENKO
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
STEVE PACKEBUSH
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
GEORGE PORVAZNIK
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
STANLEY RIEMANN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
CHERYL SCHMURA
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JAMES SPRADLIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
STEPHEN STALLONS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL STEGMANN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
RANDY TAUSCHER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
LARRY TAYLOR
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
BARTOLOMEO PESCIO
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM WILLARD
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL WILSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JASON WOULFIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
EDWARD RUCKERT
COUNSEL	1.00	X	0	0	0
DONNIE DICKERSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN DIESCH
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
PHIL GOUGH
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
MARK SHAW
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DAVID SPEARS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
SCOTT TINSMAN JR
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
BILL WOLF
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
HARRY VROOMEN
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		187744	0	48218	X
KATHLEEN MATHERS
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00		177531	0	49772		X
PAMELA GUFFAIN
VP MEMBER SERVICES	40.00		171606	0	40960		X
WILLIAM HERZ
VP SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS	40.00		172504	0	45387		X
CLARK MICA
VP GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	40.00		151438	0	28335		X
CAROL DORROUGH
DIRECTOR, ADMIN & FINANCE	40.00		121745	0	25892			X
HARRIETT WEGMEYER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-NFL	40.00		122796	0	39796			X
LINDA MCABEE
DIRECTOR OF CONFERENCES	40.00		110190	0	23506			X
LARA MOODY
DIRECTOR OF STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS	40.00		117260	0	34464			X
JEFF BLACKWOOD
DIRECTOR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	40.00		100818	0	30964			X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1921794	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	426631	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	11	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (4 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
CROWELL & MORING LLP
P O BOX 75509	BALTIMORE	MD	212755509	LEGAL SERVICES	566060
GALLAGHER & KENNEDY
2575 E CAMELBACK RD	PHOENIX	AZ	850169225	LEGAL SERVICES	240474
BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
ONE N WACKER DR SUITE 4400	CHICAGO	IL	606062833	LEGAL SERVICES	157506
MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP
500 N CAPITAL ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	200011531	LEGAL SERVICES	145893

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	4	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants	570457	GovernmentGrants
Total Contributions	570457	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	5398438	5398438
MEETINGS AND CONVENTIO	900099	1628156	1628156
SPONSORSHIP INCOME	900099	193500	193500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	7220094	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	249661	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$249,661	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1075186	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1133461	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-58275	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-58275	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-58275	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	ExclusionExclusionAmount
FERTIZIZER TRADE SERVI	541900	51110	51110
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	900099	10658		$10,658

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	61768	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	8043705	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	7212929	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$260,319	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1000	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1581858	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1210001	Total

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	119456	Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	209335	Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	156600	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	982170	Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	41148	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	55701	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1293459	Total

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9700	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	238286	Total

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	40492	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	411805	Total

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	285011	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	735708	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	57929	Total

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	25675	Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal
OTHER DESIGN AND PRODUC	218338
STATISTICAL DATA	157862
SPECIAL PROJECTS	122819
DUES, MEMBERSHIPS AND S	118881

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	43634	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8116868	Total

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1500	BOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4990212	BOY
EOY	3718124	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	87730	BOY
EOY	618651	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	207215	BOY
EOY	213509	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	541584	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	349525	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	215025	BOY
EOY	192059	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5788183	BOY
EOY	6622793	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	329822	BOY
EOY	340073	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	176793	BOY
EOY	188632	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11796480	BOY
EOY	11893841	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	310301	BOY
EOY	499782	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4017800	BOY
EOY	4031754	EOY

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiability

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	70517	BOY
EOY	120482	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	426638	BOY
EOY	443251	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4825256	BOY
EOY	5095269	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6864867	BOY
EOY	6703171	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	106357	BOY
EOY	95401	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6971224	BOY
EOY	6798572	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11796480	BOY
EOY	11893841	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-73163	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-99489	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	1	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	1	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year	1	AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear
Dues Assessments	5398438	DuesAssessments
Non Ded Lobby Political Current	1300222	NonDedLobbyPoliticalCurrent
Non Ded Lobby Political Carryover	402427	NonDedLobbyPoliticalCarryover
Non Ded Lobby Political Total	1702649	NonDedLobbyPoliticalTotal
Aggr Amt Reported In Dues Notices	2267344	AggrAmtReportedInDuesNotices
Taxable	-$564,695	TaxableAmount

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PART IV, SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:	Identifier
Explanation	THE INSTITUTE'S LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ARE FOR ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	1	IncludedOnFS

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	83567	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	43482	Depreciation
Book Value	40085	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	458017	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	306043	Depreciation
Book Value	151974	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	192059	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
LEASE OBLIGATION	$255,482
DEFFERRED COMPENSATION	$187,769

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	443251	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	8043705	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	8116868	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-73163	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-99489	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	-99489	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-172652	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	8009211	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-99489	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues	64995	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	-34494	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	8043705	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	8043705	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	8177868	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	61000	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	61000	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	8116868	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	8116868	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation	IdentifierIdentifier
PART IV, LINE 2B:	THE ORGANIZATION IS A FISCAL AGENT FOR ANOTHER ENTITY AND RECEIVES FUNDS ON THEIR BEHALF. TRANSACTIONS RECEIVED ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S STATEMENT OF REVENUES. FUNDS RECEIVED ARE REMITTED UPON THE DIRECTION OF THE ENTITY AND ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES. THE LIABILITY DUE TO THE OTHER ENTITY IS INCLUDED IN FORM 990, PART X, LINE 21.
PART X:	CURRENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS PROVIDE DETAILED GUIDANCE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION, MEASUREMENT, AND DISCLOSURE OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS RECOGNIZED IN THE INSTITUTE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IT REQUIRES AN ENTITY TO RECOGNIZE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF A TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. THE ADOPTION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE INSTITUTE'S FINANCIAL POSITION, STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES, OR CASH FLOWS. THE TAX YEARS OF JUNE 30, 2009 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2012, REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE INSTITUTE INCLUDES PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY INCOME TAXING AUTHORITIES IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL EXPENSES. THE INSTITUTE DID NOT HAVE PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY TAXING AUTHORITIES DURING THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2012 AND 2011.	DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:
	PAC CONTRIBUTIONS REPORTED ON CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 64,995.	PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
	PAC DISBURSEMENTS REPORTED ON CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 61,000.	PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	X	FirstClassOrCharterTravel
Travel For Companions	X	TravelForCompanions
Club Dues Or Fees	X	ClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	1	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	1	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	0	EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (8 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
FORD B WEST
488162	0	0	0	0	0	24500	0	34837	0	547499	0	0	0
HARRY VROOMEN
183997	0	3747	0	0	0	27584	0	20634	0	235962	0	0	0
KATHLEEN MATHERS
174012	0	3519	0	0	0	26226	0	23546	0	227303	0	0	0
PAMELA GUFFAIN
168232	0	3374	0	0	0	16872	0	24088	0	212566	0	0	0
WILLIAM HERZ
169052	0	3452	0	0	0	17183	0	28204	0	217891	0	0	0
CLARK MICA
148430	0	3008	0	0	0	15113	0	13222	0	179773	0	0	0
HARRIETT WEGMEYER
120345	0	2451	0	0	0	12255	0	27541	0	162592	0	0	0
LARA MOODY
114897	0	2363	0	0	0	11701	0	22763	0	151724	0	0	0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation	IdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WHOSE PRINCIPAL PURPOSES ARE TO REPRESENT, PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE IS A NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION WITH MEMBERS. THE BOARD OF DIRCTORS APPROVES SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AT BI-ANNUAL BOARD MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN FOR THEIR REVIEW AND FEEDBACK, WITH ALL RECOMMENDED CHANGES, IF ANY, TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN FUTURE FILINGS. SHOULD AN ERROR BE NOTED ON A RECOMMENDATION RECEIVED FOR EXPANDED DISCLOSURE, THE ORGANIZATION COULD ELECT TO FILE AN AMENDED RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ANNUALLY DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:	NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -99,489.	CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NUTRIENTS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	425 THIRD STREET SW	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200243206	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201458934	EIN
Primary Activities	INFORMATION TO HELP EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF FERTILIZER	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status	170(B)(1)(A)(VI)	PublicCharityStatus
Direct Controlling Entity NA	N/A	DirectControllingEntityNA
Controlled Org	0	ControlledOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	0	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	0	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	0	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	0	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	0	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	0	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	0	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	0	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	1	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	1	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	1	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	0	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	0	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NUTRIENTS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	N	TransactionType
Amount Involved	501748	AmountInvolved