Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1946.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
63 people listed on the 990; $688K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Patrick Archer | — | — | — | — | $255,100 | $242,587 |
| Richard T Owen | $230,405 | $223,627 | $217,265 | — | — | — |
| Stephanie Grunenfelder | — | — | — | $195,354 | — | — |
| Stephanie C Grunenfelder | — | — | $134,060 | — | $190,276 | $182,522 |
| Richard Owen | — | — | — | $184,806 | — | — |
| Tracy Grondine | $163,056 | $118,396 | — | — | — | — |
| Renee W Deuell | $151,029 | $145,572 | $136,541 | — | — | — |
| Peter C Vlazakis | $143,128 | $136,711 | $114,045 | — | — | — |
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 American Peanut Council 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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Unifies the peanut industry by representing the entire supply chain, managing crises, and providing a collective voice for growers, processors, and manufacturers.
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International Promotion
promotes the use of U.S. grown peanuts abroad.
Provide industry leadership on crisis management and communications.
Lead the industry's efforts on sustainability.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.7M | $1.6M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $99K | $91K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.0M | $2.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $432K | $525K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.6M | $2.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $509K | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $527K | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $27K | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $36K | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $77K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $17K | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $27K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $141K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $47K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $14K | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $41K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $67K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $92K | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $12K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $9K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $4.1M | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $142K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $5.9M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 28, 2026 | $5.6M | $5.9M | −$263K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 11, 2025 | $5.0M | $5.1M | −$85K | $2.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 10, 2024 | $5.9M | $5.6M | $316K | $2.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 11, 2023 | $6.2M | $6.0M | $190K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 9, 2022 | $4.9M | $4.9M | −$84K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 9, 2021 | $5.3M | $5.3M | −$3K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,618,622 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 54 of 54 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,618,622 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,882,085 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,827,061 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,301,762 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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