Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1968.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
119 people listed on the 990; $3.5M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$456,634Pt VII · Sec A
Senior VP, Global Supply Chain Marketing (thru 07/2025)
$417,003Pt VII · Sec A
Senior VP, Consumer Marketing (thru 07/2025)
$355,833Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Managing Director, Pdi
$289,738Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Chief Sustainability Officer
$278,573Pt VII · Sec A
VP & CFO
$271,416Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Information Technology & CTO
$259,797Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Fiber Competition
$259,733Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Agricultural & Environmental Research
$249,442Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Pdi Operations
$249,154Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Administration
$237,114Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Account Management - Asia
$215,158Pt VII · Sec A
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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Berrye Worsham | — | $784,861 | $724,994 | $735,873 | $692,594 | $676,575 |
| William Kimbrell | $456,634 | $350,168 | $236,863 | — | — | — |
| Mark Messura | $417,003 | $357,939 | $349,588 | $341,597 | $311,397 | $316,074 |
| Kater Hake | — | — | — | $365,438 | $298,903 | $305,518 |
| Kimberly S Kitchings | $355,833 | $317,614 | $291,002 | $277,853 | $254,910 | $255,816 |
| David Byrd | — | — | — | — | $277,777 | $304,659 |
| Mike Shen | $289,738 | $281,297 | $268,840 | $259,991 | $223,706 | $227,287 |
| John Morgans | — | $271,721 | $289,305 | $274,642 | $260,362 | $262,727 |
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 Cotton Incorporated 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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Promotes cotton and cotton products through research, education, and marketing.
Questions for Cotton Incorporated
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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2025
01
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Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 62-0786018) · Dispute this linePt IX · Ln 25 · col B
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Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 62-0786018) · Dispute this linePt IX · Ln 25 · col B
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Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 62-0786018) · Dispute this linePt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Texas Pest Managemen AssnFY2025$17K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.9M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$394,834
Unitemized GrantFY2024$274,085
Unitemized GrantFY2023$257,514
Unitemized GrantFY2022$259,943
Unitemized GrantFY2021$326,988
Unitemized GrantFY2020$356,881
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$86.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$86.9M
Money outPt IX
$86.4M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$9.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16$29.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
119
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a107
IndependentVI 1b107
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$86.9M
Total revenueLn 12$86.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$5.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.5M
Accounts receivableLn 4$9.4M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Other assetsLn 15$10.2M
Total assetsLn 16$29.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20.2M
Net assetsLn 32$9.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5151
VolunteersI 6107
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
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $5.5M | $5.5M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | $0 |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $3.1M | $2.7M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $28.4M | $29.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $19.4M | $20.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $9.0M | $9.5M |
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | |||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $395K | |||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | |||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | |||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $3.0M | |||
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $16.1M | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $1.1M | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $2.9M | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1.2M | |||
| Management feesLn 11a | $3.4M | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $234K | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $200K | |||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | |||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $321K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $804K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $28.0M | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $334K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $1.7M | |||
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $1.5M | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $2.1M | |||
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $1.7M | |||
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | |||
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $1.2M | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $258K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $18.2M | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $1.8M | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $86.4M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 26, 2026 | $86.9M | $86.4M | $496K | $9.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2025 | $89.1M | $87.4M | $1.6M | $9.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2024 | $87.2M | $84.5M | $2.6M | $7.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 11, 2023 | $83.2M | $82.1M | $1.1M | $4.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 29, 2022 | $76.2M | $72.6M | $3.6M | $3.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 23, 2021 | $78.7M | $78.4M | $371K | $21K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
B · Donors
D · Assets and endowments
F · Foreign
I · Grants
J · Pay
O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $86,904,598 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $89,064,927$86,904,598
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $89,064,927$86,904,598
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $274,085$394,834
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $23,190,542$24,292,115
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $63,957,922$61,722,077
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $87,422,549$86,409,026
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,642,378$495,572
Part VI · Governance 107 of 107 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body107
VI-1b Independent voting members107
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $86,904,598 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$86,904,598
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$86,904,598
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$86,904,598
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $86,409,026 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$394,834
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$2,954,920
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$16,103,762
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$1,128,773
IX-9 Other employee benefits$2,947,507
IX-10 Payroll taxes$1,157,153
IX-11a Management fees$3,433,459
IX-11b Legal fees$233,888
IX-11c Accounting fees$200,296
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$320,580
IX-11g Other fees for services$804,280
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$27,979,672
IX-13 Office expenses$333,825
IX-14 Information technology$1,662,617
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$1,482,638
IX-17 Travel$2,055,335
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,721,991
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$1,239,282
IX-23 Insurance$258,490
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$18,234,990
IX-24e All other expenses$1,760,734
IX-25 Total functional expenses$86,409,026
Part X · Balance sheet $29,773,650 assets, 28 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,782$1,783
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,538,753$5,501,827
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,622,862$9,437,527
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,731,499$1,948,604
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,070,071$2,672,570
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,466,676$10,211,339
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,431,643$29,773,650
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,225,178$17,236,204
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,176,294$3,011,703
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,401,472$20,247,907
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,030,171$9,525,743
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,030,171$9,525,743
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,431,643$29,773,650
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,525,743 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$86,904,598
XI-2 Total expenses$86,409,026
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$495,572
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,030,171
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,525,743
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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