2012-06-11T10:07:21-04:00 2011-09-30 RUBINBROWN LLP ONE NORTH BRENTWOOD SAINT LOUIS MO 63105 990 2010-10-01 420688064 AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION AMER 3145761770 12125 WOODCREST EXECUTIVE DRIVE SAINT LOUIS MO 63141 BRIAN VAUGHT 3145761770 2012-06-05 true 3142903300 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z STEVE CENSKY 12125 WOODCREST EXEC DR ST LOUIS MO 63141 19457690 false X www.soygrowers.com X 1946 IA TO REPRESENT U.S. SOYBEAN FARMERS BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SOYBEANS. 47 47 0 47 60726 -15592 0 0 15720452 17685323 122731 120267 683561 672811 16526744 18478401 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17117479 18907120 17117479 18907120 -590735 -428719 7592942 15281143 5692437 13915362 1900505 1365781 THE ASSOCIATION STRIVES TO SERVE FARMERS BY PROTECTING AND INCREASING THE MARKET VALUE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOYBEAN FARMERS BY LEADING A SUCCESSFUL SOYBEAN INDUSTRY THAT IS MEETING THE FOOD, FEED AND ENERGY NEEDS OF A GROWING WORLD. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY ASA VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRITY, MEMBER DRIVEN, OPENNESS, SERVICE AND STEWARDSHIP IN CARRYING OUT THEIR GOVERNING AND MANAGEMENT DUTIES ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS. false false DEVELOPMENT OF MARKETS ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS FOR U.S. SOYBEAN AND SOYBEAN PRODUCTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE OF THE USDA. THE ASSOCIATION CONTRACTS WITH THE U.S. SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL TO DEVELOP SOME OF THESE FOREIGN MARKET PROGRAMS. THE ASSOCIATION IS INVOLVED WITH PARTNERS AND CONSTITUENTS IN MAINTAINING EXISTING MARKETS, BUILDING EMERGING MARKETS, IDENTIFYING NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOYBEANS/SOY PRODUCTS AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES THE SOYBEAN INDUSTRY TO POLICY MAKERS/INFLUENCERS SO THEY RECOGNIZE IT AS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE U.S. ECONOMY. false false false true false false false false false true false false false true false false true false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true X 42 0 true 0 true true true AF LI false false false false X 47 47 false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X BRIAN VAUGHT 3145761770 12125 WOODCREST EXEC DR ST LOUIS MO 63141 X X SAM BUTLER 2.0 X 0 0 0 JOHN FREEMAN 2.0 X 0 0 0 TED GLAUB 2.0 X 0 0 0 WALTER GODWIN 2.0 X 0 0 0 MIKE CUNNINGHAM 2.0 X 0 0 0 RON KINDRED 5.0 X X 0 0 0 RON MOORE 2.0 X 0 0 0 SCOTT FRITZ 2.0 X 0 0 0 ALAN KEMPER 7.0 X X 0 0 0 JAMES ANDREW 2.0 X 0 0 0 DAN BEENKEN 2.0 X 0 0 0 DENNIS BOGAARDS 2.0 X 0 0 0 RAY GAESSER 5.0 X X 0 0 0 MARK JACKSON 2.0 X 0 0 0 CURT SINDERGARD 2.0 X 0 0 0 BOB HENRY 2.0 X 0 0 0 RANDY MANN 5.0 X X 0 0 0 JACK TRUMBO 2.0 X 0 0 0 CHARLES CANNATELLA 2.0 X 0 0 0 ANDY WELDEN 2.0 X 0 0 0 RICHARD WILKINS 2.0 X 0 0 0 RON BUNJER 2.0 X 0 0 0 BARB OVERLIE 2.0 X 0 0 0 LANCE PETERSON 2.0 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE SUKALSKI 2.0 X 0 0 0 BOB WORTH 5.0 X X 0 0 0 DANNY MURPHY 2.0 X X 0 0 0 KELLY FORCK 2.0 X 0 0 0 WARREN STEMME 2.0 X 0 0 0 JIM MILLER 2.0 X 0 0 0 STEVE WELLMAN 7.0 X X 0 0 0 TODD DU MOND 2.0 X 0 0 0 WYATT WHITFORD 2.0 X 0 0 0 JASON NELSON 2.0 X 0 0 0 ROB JOSLIN 5.0 X X 0 0 0 JEFF SOLLARS 2.0 X 0 0 0 JOE STEINER 5.0 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT ROSS JR 2.0 X 0 0 0 MD FLOYD 2.0 X 0 0 0 DAN FEIGE 2.0 X 0 0 0 DAVID POPPENS 2.0 X 0 0 0 ERIC MAUPIN 2.0 X 0 0 0 WADE COWAN 2.0 X 0 0 0 BRUCE HALL 2.0 X 0 0 0 TIM GOODENOUGH 2.0 X 0 0 0 KEVIN HOYER 2.0 X 0 0 0 KEVIN MARRIOTT 2.0 X 0 0 0 BRIAN VAUGHT 40.0 X 96949 0 0 STEVE CENSKY 40.0 X 249429 0 0 346378 0 0 1 false true true ADP 10200 SUNSET DR MIAMI FL 33713 HUMAN RESOURCES 914452 PAYCHEX 911 PANORAMA TRAIL S ROCHESTER NY 14625 HUMAN RESOURCES 1033031 GORDLEY AND ASSOCIATES 600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 PROGRAMMING 686325 ANITA FLORIDO 3804 BEDFORD POINTE DR WENTZVILLE MO 63385 PROGRAMMING 187374 GREENHOUSE COMMUNICATIONS 303 WEST ERIE STREET CHICAGO IL 606543967 PROGRAMMING 124784 5 0 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE REVENUE 900099 13898673 13898673 CORPORATE PROGRAMS 451110 2669659 2635583 34076 COMMODITY CLASSIC 900099 291328 291328 CORPORATE PROGRAMS - ADVERTISING 511120 26650 26650 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 799013 799013 17685323 90181 90181 0 636826 636826 1009375 979289 30086 30086 30086 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 35985 35985 35985 18478401 17333269 60726 1084406 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2725278 8236 21836 0 0 39912 3884606 0 334568 63731 0 788265 943038 0 118049 0 0 112885 284735 FAS PROGRAMS 8707976 OTHER PROGRAMS AND EVENTS 833429 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 40576 18907120 1456506 5478783 1267306 1120863 2602565 6389597 37930 36329 127079 128232 574012 346390 321222 227622 1780334 1899717 7592942 15281143 716389 1721505 2359736 9199773 2616312 2994084 5692437 13915362 X 1900505 1365781 1900505 1365781 7592942 15281143 X -428719 -106005 X false true true X true true true false false 6253 2944 3309 468398 253807 214591 99361 89639 9722 227622 0 FUNDS ADVANCED FROM FAS 1008833 NET PENSION LIABILITY 1985251 2994084 18478401 18907120 -428719 -106005 -106005 -534724 18332484 -106005 -106005 18438489 39912 39912 18478401 18867208 18867208 39912 39912 18907120 South Asia 0 4 Program Services MARKET DEVELOPMENT 2447687 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 1 Program Services HUMANITARIAN AID 303712 0 5 0 5 2751399 2751399 false false false false false false X X false true false BRIAN VAUGHT 96949 0 0 0 0 0 1998 0 16944 0 115891 0 0 0 STEVE CENSKY 249429 0 0 0 0 0 16628 0 21519 0 287576 0 0 0 COMPENSATION FROM AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION THE ASSOCIATION HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH A PAYROLL AND HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICE PROVIDER TO ADMINISTER THE ASSOCIATION'S HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTIONS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS CONTRACT, ALL OF THE ASSOCIATION'S EMPLOYEES ARE OFFICIALLY EMPLOYEES OF THE SERVICE PROVIDER AND ARE IN TURN LEASED TO THE ASSOCIATION. DURING THE 2011 FISCAL YEAR, THIS SERVICE WAS PROVIDED BY PAYCHEX. SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B THE ASSOCIATION'S CEO PARTICIPATES IN A 457(B)SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. PARTICIPATION IN THIS PLAN WAS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR OVERALL REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. DELEGATION OF MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5 AND PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE ASSOCIATION HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH A PAYROLL AND HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICE PROVIDER TO ADMINISTER THE ASSOCIATION'S HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTIONS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS CONTRACT, ALL OF THE ASSOCIATION'S EMPLOYEES ARE OFFICIALLY EMPLOYEES OF THE SERVICE PROVIDER AND ARE IN TURN LEASED TO THE ASSOCIATION. DURING THE 2011 FISCAL YEAR, THIS SERVICE WAS PROVIDED BY PAYCHEX. REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 BY THE GOVERNING BODY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PERFORMED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. SUBSEQUENT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FORM BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE ASSOCIATION DISTRIBUTES THE FORM 990 AND ITS RELATED SCHEDULES TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE FORM. MONITORING OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ANNUALLY. THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE RESOLUTION OR DISCLOSURE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE REVENUE, NEW PROGRAM FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 2A THE ASSOCIATION IS THE SOYBEAN COOPERATOR OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE (FAS). THE ASSOCIATION RECEIVES THE MAJORITY OF ITS INTERNATIONAL MARKETING FUNDING FROM FAS THROUGH THE FOREIGN MARKETING DEVELOPMENT (FMD) PROGRAM AND THE MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM (MAP). THE ASSOCIATION CONTRACTS WITH THE U.S. SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL TO IMPLEMENT THE FMD AND MAP ACTIVITIES. FAS SUPPLIES OPERATING CAPITAL FOR THESE PROJECTS IN THE FORM OF AN ADVANCE TO THE ASSOCIATION AND REPLENISHES THIS ADVANCE AS FUNDS ARE EXPENDED. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO RECEIVED FUNDING FOR THE FOREIGN FOOD AID PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON USING THE FOOD RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT COUNTRIES THAT HAVE MADE COMMITTMENTS TO INTRODUCE OR EXPAND FREE ENTERPRISE ELEMENTS IN THEIR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIES, LIKE IN AFGHANISTAN, AND TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID, LIKE IN LIBERIA. OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS PART XI, LINE 5 UNREALIZED LOSSES OF $106,055 REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTIONS 15A AND 15B THE COMPENSATION OF THE ASSOCIATION'S CEO IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WJ MORSE FOUNDATION 12125 WOODCREST EXECUTIVE DR SAINT LOUIS MO 63141 431497967 EDUCATION MO 501(c)(3) 7 NA false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false