Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1950.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
23 people listed on the 990; $943K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Courtney Gaine | $571,143 | $538,600 | $496,025 | $394,085 | $387,499 | $371,618 |
| Andrew Fiske | — | $244,789 | $213,741 | $206,442 | $196,867 | — |
| Christopher Hogan | — | — | — | — | — | $211,392 |
| Campbell Shuford | — | $159,166 | $137,120 | $117,291 | — | — |
| Maria Scott | — | — | — | $136,281 | $122,140 | — |
| Jenny Martin | — | — | $103,611 | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Sugar Association INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Educates consumers about sugar's role in a balanced diet, building understanding and confidence.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $671K | $919K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $2.5M | $2.9M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $341K | $267K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.0M | $5.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2.2M | $2.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.8M | $3.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $20K | |||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $75K | |||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $771K | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $391K | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $34K | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $36K | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $56K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $43K | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $80K | |||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $30K | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $12K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.4M | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $391K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $64K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $143K | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $308K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $79K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $262K | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $84K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $30K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $327K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $4.6M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 1, 2026 | $4.8M | $4.4M | $337K | $3.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 29, 2025 | $5.0M | $4.6M | $387K | $3.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 5, 2024 | $4.3M | $4.3M | −$1K | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 1, 2023 | $3.7M | $3.9M | −$228K | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 13, 2022 | $3.8M | $3.5M | $291K | $3.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 11, 2021 | $3.9M | $3.9M | −$15K | $2.7M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,982,638 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 20 of 21 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,982,638 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,595,797 across 21 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $5,338,093 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,156,490 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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