Corn Refiners Association INC

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Washington, DC501(c)(6)Since 1982Mutual / membership EIN 52-0230814Revenue $8.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRScorn.org1701 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Ste 400, 20006-5810 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since May 1983

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To provide educational material and resources on Corn and Corn products.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 13 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $317K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.6M
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3.2M
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.1M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$7.6M
Net assets
$8.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$8.1M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$7.7M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$8.1M
Expenses
$7.6M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$7.8M
FY2024$7.6M
Net assets
$8.2M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.2M
FY2021$7.8M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$8.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1983.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

24 people listed on the 990; $2.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$893,531Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Vice President, Advanced Bioproducts
$340,292Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Vice President, External Affairs
$294,127Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Trade & Industry Affairs
$235,278Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$171,408Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director, Government Relations
$159,435Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Food Policy
$154,159Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director, Sustainability and Environmental Aff
$142,637Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Bode$893,531$873,369———
John W Bode——$838,796$683,438$795,522
James Glueck$340,292————
Robin Bowen$294,127$270,428———
Stephen Gardner————$269,232
Robin Jeanine Bowen——$257,999$222,216$184,473
Jessica Bowman—$246,497$239,107$236,404$216,925
Kristy Mills$235,278————

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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Offers educational materials and resources about corn and its products.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Scientific, Research, and Technical Support

Administer analytical programs pertaining to corn refining and the corn industry. Attention to product safety and quality in everything we do ensures our refined corn products will provide for healthful and cost effective food ingredients for everyone to enjoy.

Pt IX · col B
02

Government Relations and Policy Advocacy

Advocated for science-based public policy and economically-sound decision making at the state, federal and global level.

Pt IX · col B
03

Education

Raises awareness about the entire corn value chain and designs public relations programs to address issues significant to the corn refining industry.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 23 grants · $3.1M · 2020–2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$414K
Money outPt IX
$7.6M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$8.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.4M
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$414K
Total revenueLn 12$8.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$463K
SavingsLn 2$8.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$288K
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.2M$8.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$369K$288K
Total assetsLn 16$11.2M$11.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M$8.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$37K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.0M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$415K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$146K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K
Payroll taxesLn 10$174K
Legal feesLn 11b$80K
Accounting feesLn 11c$231K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K
Office expensesLn 13$23K
Information technologyLn 14$153K
OccupancyLn 16$235K
TravelLn 17$108K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$103K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$1.9M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$68K
InsuranceLn 23$36K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$512K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $8.1M$7.6M$474K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.6M$7.8M−$164K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.7M$7.2M$524K$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.7M$7.2M$459K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.9M$8.8M−$2.9M$7.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,068,399 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,575,526$7,654,708
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65,132$413,691
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,640,658$8,068,399
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $142,500$37,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,683,271$2,781,052
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,978,607$4,776,740
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,804,378$7,594,792
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$163,720$473,607
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,068,399 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,654,708$7,654,708
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $413,691$413,691
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,654,708 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $413,691$8,068,399
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,594,792 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$37,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$1,981,602
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$415,391
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$146,119
IX-9 Other employee benefits$63,883
IX-10 Payroll taxes$174,057
IX-11b Legal fees$79,863
IX-11c Accounting fees$231,084
IX-11d Lobbying fees$27,975
IX-11f Investment management fees$20,000
IX-11g Other fees for services$1,300,580
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$27,000
IX-13 Office expenses$22,725
IX-14 Information technology$152,993
IX-16 Occupancy$235,338
IX-17 Travel$107,531
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$103,366
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$1,850,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$67,638
IX-23 Insurance$36,444
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$512,268
IX-24e All other expenses$1,935
IX-25 Total functional expenses$7,594,792
Part X · Balance sheet $11,345,598 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,651,030$462,672
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,539,605$7,960,889
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,882,953$7,334
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $44,708$88,367
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $368,953$287,861
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,140,679$1,197,397
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,552,369$1,341,078
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,180,297$11,345,598
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $628,374$786,464
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $110,487$121,614
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,743,887$2,262,155
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,482,748$3,170,233
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,697,549$8,175,365
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,697,549$8,175,365
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,180,297$11,345,598
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,175,365 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,068,399
XI-2 Total expenses$7,594,792
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$473,607
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,697,549
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,209
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,175,365

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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