2024-02-20T12:16:24-05:00 2023-04-30 352055043 HUTH THOMPSON LLP PO BOX 970 LAFAYETTE IN 479020970 990 2022-05-01 356045428 MIDWEST REGIONAL TURF FOUNDATION MIDW 7654948039 PO BOX 2285 WEST LAFAYETTE IN 47996 AARON PATTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7654948039 2024-01-16 AARON PATTON XXX-XX-XXXX true KIMBERLEY R MORISETTE P00337290 7654285000 2024-01-16 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z AARON PATTON PO BOX 2285 WEST LAFAYETTE IN 47996 280128 false X WWW.MRTF.ORG X 1945 IN THE MISSION OF THE MIDWEST REGIONAL TURF FOUNDATION (MRTF) IS TO SUPPORT TURF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE TURFGRASS INDUSTRY. TO THIS END, WE FUND TURFGRASS RESEARCHERS AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY, FINANCIALLY SUPPORT OPERATIONS AT THE W.H. DANIEL TURFGRASS RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTER, AND SUSTAIN THE PURCHASE OF TURF RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS THROUGH ENDOWMENTS. WE CHAMPION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AND LEARNING ON CAMPUS BY FUNDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. WE SUPPORT TURF PROFESSIONALS THROUGH REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND WE RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROFESSIONALISM OF OUR MEMBERS THROUGH ANNUAL AWARDS. 15 15 0 18 0 77328 80206 156501 171814 1992 2036 7823 10368 243644 264424 97000 72000 0 0 0 0 110349 199747 207349 271747 36295 -7323 205277 188212 400 0 204877 188212 X THE MISSION OF THE MIDWEST REGIONAL TURF FOUNDATION (MRTF) IS TO SUPPORT TURF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE TURFGRASS INDUSTRY. TO THIS END, WE FUND TURFGRASS RESEARCHERS AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY, FINANCIALLY SUPPORT OPERATIONS AT THE W.H. DANIEL TURFGRASS RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTER, AND SUSTAIN THE PURCHASE OF TURF RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS THROUGH ENDOWMENTS. WE CHAMPION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AND LEARNING ON CAMPUS BY FUNDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. WE SUPPORT TURF PROFESSIONALS THROUGH REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND WE RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROFESSIONALISM OF OUR MEMBERS THROUGH ANNUAL AWARDS. false false 46219 135021 EDUCATION: WE SUPPORT TURF PROFESSIONALS THROUGH REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. THESE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE THE INDIANA GREEN EXPO, TURF & LANDSCAPE FIELD DAY, DIAGNOSTIC TRAINING, TURF & LANDSCAPE SEMINAR, AND THE HERBICIDE WORKSHOP. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROFESSIONALISM OF OUR MEMBERS THROUGH THE AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT AND THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD WHICH ARE PRESENTED ANNUALLY. 160838 65000 36793 RESEARCH: PURDUE UNIVERSITY IS HOME TO ONE OF THE TOP TURF SCIENCE PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. THE MRTF FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS TURF RESEARCH AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY ON TURF SPECIES AND CULTIVAR STUDIES, MANAGEMENT TRIALS INVOLVING PESTICIDE AND BIOPESTICIDE APPLICATIONS, NUTRIENT CYCLING AND MANAGEMENT, DROUGHT SURVIVAL, AS WELL AS WEED, INSECT, AND DISEASE BIOLOGY AND CONTROL. ASIDE FROM MONIES DIRECTED TO FACULTY TURFGRASS RESEARCH PROGRAMS, THE MRTF FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS OPERATIONS AT THE W.H. DANIEL TURFGRASS RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTER AND FUNDS TURF RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS THROUGH ENDOWMENTS. 7000 7000 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP: THE MRTF VALUES GIVING BACK. AS PART OF ITS MISSION, THE MRTF SUPPORTS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY THROUGH ONE ENDOWMENT AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES VIA A SECOND ENDOWMENT. 214057 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true false false false IN X X ASHLEY BREED 7654949737 PO BOX 2285 WEST LAFAYETTE IN 479962285 X BRAD PUGH PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE DUNK PRESIDENT-EL 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FRED WESSEL PAST PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BLAIN POOLE VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEVIN MOYERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE HANCOCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE PAPINEAU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY JUNGELS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN BORNINO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY MYERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM HELD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRYCE POYNTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS CODDINGTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY BREHMER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AARON PATTON EXECUTIVE DI 1.00 X 0 0 0 CALE BIGELOW ASSOC DIRECT 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY BREED EXECUTIVE SE 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 65858 14348 80206 EDUCATION REGISTRATION INCOME 900099 135021 135021 INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT ACCOUNT IN 900099 36793 36793 171814 2036 2036 25222 15704 9518 9518 OTHER INCOME 900099 850 850 850 264424 172664 11554 70000 70000 2000 2000 35568 35568 2729 2729 1561 1561 549 549 11896 10784 1112 5985 5985 686 686 28286 26986 1300 3540 3540 DONATION EXPENSE 51713 50999 714 INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT ACCOUN 44839 44839 REGISTRATION FEES 9600 9600 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 1193 1193 1602 1229 373 271747 214057 57690 0 114290 97581 63 1199 10 90924 89422 205277 188212 400 400 0 X 204877 188212 204877 188212 205277 188212 -7323 -840 -8502 X false false false X 98618 62675 71064 77328 80206 389891 165148 149924 62660 156501 171814 706047 27035 52231 34822 15072 25222 154382 290801 264830 168546 248901 277242 1250320 1250320 4691 4306 1819 1992 2036 14844 4691 4306 1819 1992 2036 14844 55248 28674 837 252 850 85861 350740 297810 171202 251145 280128 1351025 0.92550 0.91740 0.01000 0.02000 X PART III, LINE 12 OTHER INCOME 85,861 MRTF GOLF DAY 25222 25222 11420 3375 909 25222 25222 11420 3375 909 15704 9518 true PURDUE UNIVERSITY 915 WEST STATE STREET WEST LAFAYETTE IN 47907 356002041 3 9000 BIGELOW RESEARCH DANIEL CENTER SUPPORT 915 WEST STATE STREET WEST LAFAYETTE IN 47907 356002041 3 48000 TURF CENTER SUPPORT PURDUE UNIVERSITY 915 WEST STATE STREET WEST LAFAYETE IN 47907 356002041 3 8000 MILLER RESEARCH- 1 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 GRANTS ARE GIVEN TO PURDUE AS UNRESTICTED CONTRIBUTIONS. FUNDS ARE MONITORED THROUGH THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TURF PROGRAM AT PURDUE. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE MIDWEST REGIONAL TURF FOUNDATION (MRTF) IS TO SUPPORT TURF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE TURFGRASS INDUSTRY. TO THIS END, WE FUND TURFGRASS RESEARCHERS AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY, FINANCIALLY SUPPORT OPERATIONS AT THE W.H. DANIEL TURFGRASS RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTER, AND SUSTAIN THE PURCHASE OF TURF RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS THROUGH ENDOWMENTS. WE CHAMPION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AND LEARNING ON CAMPUS BY FUNDING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. WE SUPPORT TURF PROFESSIONALS THROUGH REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND WE RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROFESSIONALISM OF OUR MEMBERS THROUGH ANNUAL AWARDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROXIMATELY 350 MEMBERS MADE UP OF VOTING, NON- VOTING, AND HONORARY NON-VOTING MEMBERS. VOTING MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUAL OR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES; NON-VOTING MEMBERS ARE STUDENTS, RETIRED PERSONS, AND INACTIVE MEMBERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A ANY MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING WITHIN THE CURRENT MEMBERSHIP CALENDAR YEAR SHALL HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES AND EACH MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE. NO MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE WHOSE DUES REMAIN UNPAID AND DELINQUENT FOR A PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL DEADLINE. ALL ISSUES REQUIRING A VOTE SHALL BE DECIDED BY A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF THOSE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AT THE MEETING IN WHICH THE VOTE TAKES PLACE. PERIODICALLY, ELECTRONIC MEANS OF COMMUNICATION MAY BE USED TO CONDUCT MRTF BUSINESS AND ALLOW MEMBERS TO VOTE ON SPECIFIC ISSUES (E.G. MEMBER AWARDS, ELECTIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS, ETC.). WHERE AN ELECTRONIC VOTE IS NECESSARY TO CONDUCT MRTF BUSINESS OR ELECTIONS, A SIMPLE MAJORITY WILL DECIDE THAT VOTE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF EACH YEAR PRIOR TO FILING TAXES, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND ALL REQUIRED SCHEDULES OF THE PREVIOUS FY PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. THIS DRAFT FORM 990 IS PREPARED ANNUALLY BY THE MRTF TAX PREPARER AFTER RECEIVING UPDATES AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS PREPARED JOINTLY BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, AND TREASURER. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL COMMUNICATE ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIONS WITH ITS TAX PREPARER OR CONTACT THE TAX PREPARER WITH QUERIES PRIOR TO AUTHORIZING THAT THE FORM 990 IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER ANNUALLY REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND D) UNDERSTANDS THE MRTF IS CHARITABLE AND TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. IF AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR, THE INFORMATION IN THEIR ANNUAL STATEMENT CHANGES MATERIALLY, THE DIRECTOR SHALL DISCLOSE SUCH CHANGES AND REVISE THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE MRTF.ORG WEBSITE AS WELL AS THE MRTF BYLAWS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED PARTIES UPON REQUEST.