2024-10-09T10:24:21-05:00 2024-06-30 208171239 REGAN GRACE & KERLEY LLC CPA'S 2139 DEFENSE HIGHWAY SUITE 2 CROFTON MD 211142113 990 2023-07-01 521744502 NATIONAL TURFGRASS EVALUATION PROGRAM INC NATI 3015045125 10301 BALTIMORE AVE RM G-07 BELTSVILLE MD 20705 KEVIN N MORRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3015045125 2024-10-02 1 0 TIMOTHY A GRACE CPA P01292348 4107213151 2024-10-02 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z KEVIN N MORRIS 10301 BALTIMORE AVE RM G-07 BELTSVILLE MD 20705 718783 0 X NTEP.ORG X 1991 MD TESTING AND EVALUATION OF VARIOUS TURFGRASSES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. 13 11 7 0 0 0 50000 50000 690290 396514 -4720 32818 0 0 735570 479332 297890 284162 0 0 376954 382473 0 0 0 136462 118655 811306 785290 -75736 -305958 378881 149981 273920 365996 104961 -216015 X PURPOSE - TO EVALUATE TURFGRASSES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR DIFFERENT USES SUCH AS ATHLETIC FIELDS, GOLF COURSES, HOME LAWNS, ETC. INFORMATION IS COLLECTED ON COLOR, DENSITY, LEAF TEXTURE, RESISTANCE TO DISEASE, INSECTS, DROUGHTS, ETC. IN VARIOUS CLIMATES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. 0 0 732356 284162 396514 A) PURPOSE - TO EVALUATE TURFGRASSES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR DIFFERENT USES SUCH AS ATHLETIC FIELDS, GOLF COURSES, HOME LAWNS, ETC. INFORMATION IS COLLECTED ON COLOR, DENSITY, LEAF TEXTURE, RESISTANCE TO DISEASE, INSECTS, DROUGHTS, ETC. IN VARIOUS CLIMATES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. B) FREQUENCY AND DURATION - ANNUALLY NEW TESTS ARE INITIATED TO EVALUATE EXPERIMENTAL AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE GRASSES. EACH OF THE TESTS RUN FOR FOUR TO FIVE YEARS. C) TESTS ARE CONDUCTED AND DATA IS COLLECTED BY STATE UNIVERSITIES AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY BY THEIR EMPLOYEES. THE TESTS ARE EVALUATED THROUGHOUT THE GROWING SEASON IN EACH PARTICULAR CLIMATE. D) IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TESTING PROGRAM THE OWNER OF EACH GRASS MUST PAY A TESTING FEE OF $6,000 PER GRASS. NO OTHER REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET. THERE ARE NO REQUIREMENTS FOR ANYONE TO RECEIVE A BENEFIT FROM THE TESTS. DATA FROM TESTS ARE PUBLISHED VIA ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS AND ALSO IN VARIOUS TRADE JOURNALS. INFORMATION RELEASED IS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. E) THE FEES FOR THE TESTS ARE $6,000 SPREAD OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD FOR EACH GRASS. THE BASIS FOR THE CHARGES ARE BASED UPON OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND COSTS OF PERFORMING THE TESTS AS CONTRACTED WITH EACH OF THE UNIVERSITIES. F) THE ACTIVITY HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROTECT AND INFORM DISTRIBUTORS AND CONSUMERS BY PROVIDING AN UNBIASED EVALUATION OF VARIOUS GRASSES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. G) 90% OF THE TOTAL TIME AND EFFORT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS DEVOTED TO CARRYING OUT THIS TESTING ACTIVITY.SUPPORT FOR SCHEDULE A - FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART III4) ORGANIZATION - STATE AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES ARE THE ONLY ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE TESTING PROGRAM. THEY ARE DETERMINED TO QUALIFY IF THEY HAVE AN AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM AT THEIR INSTITUTION AND THEY MUST SIGN A RESEARCH CONTRACT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL TURFGRASS EVALUATION PROGRAM, INC. 732356 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 MD X THE ASSOCIATION 3015045125 BARC-WEST BUILDING 005 ROOM 307 BELTSVILLE MD 20705 GUANG LING GAO DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DR ALEC KOWALEWSKI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR AARON PATTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BO LACY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUSTIN FRICKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN CHANEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR MIKE FIDANZA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR BARRY STEWART BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE SELMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR COLE THOMPSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN ALTHOUSE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE KNISLEY SECRETARY 25.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN N MORRIS EXEC DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 153721 0 0 153721 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 50000 50000 50000 NATIONAL TURFGRASS EVA 541700 396514 396514 396514 6017 6017 266252 239451 26801 26801 26801 479332 396514 0 32818 284162 284162 153721 138349 15372 190497 171447 19050 11045 9940 1105 27210 25850 1360 7234 7234 1537 1230 307 6816 6816 40000 36000 4000 13956 12560 1396 1561 1249 312 NEW TEST EXPENSES 22641 22641 0 RESEARCH SUPPLIES 9197 9197 TELEPHONE EXPENSE 5574 5574 POSTAGE & DELIVERY 2462 2216 246 7677 5125 2552 785290 732356 52934 0 -2 20167 37604 30400 6700 36396 32705 5252 3691 323062 101988 378881 149981 20020 13496 253900 352500 273920 365996 X 104961 -216015 0 0 0 0 104961 -216015 378881 149981 X -305958 -15016 X X 0 0 0 X 50000 50000 2910 9000 50000 161910 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 250000 100000 100000 52910 59000 100000 411910 39552 372358 11498 19592 33474 13124 32815 110503 522413 3159785 0.71280 0.59350 X SCHEDULE A, PART VI, LIST OF UNUSUAL GRANTS: DESCRIPTION: WATER USAGE GRANT AMOUNT: 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36396 32705 3691 3691 1 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KEVIN N MORRIS EXEC DIRECTOR 153721 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153721 0 0 0 X 1 MEMORANDUM FROM USDA 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PDF COPIES OF THE TAX RETURNS WERE E-MAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. EACH BOARD MEMBER THEN ADDRESSED COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOES NOT MAKE FINANCIALS OR TAX RETURNS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART VII CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ETC GUANG LING GAO - COOK COLLEGE BOX 231R, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA E5V. DR. ALEC KOWALEWSKI - P.O. BOX 30003/MSC 3AF, LAS CRUCES, NM 88003. MARK JOHNSON - 1970 FOLWELL AVENUE, ST PAUL, MN 55108. DR. AARON PATTON - 1550 COUNTRY MANOR BLVD, BILLINGS, MT 59102. MARK JOHNSON - 33390 TANGENT LOOP, TANGENT, OR 97389. BO LACY - 820 W. FIRST STREET, HALSEY, OR 97348. AUSTIN FRICKER - RUTGERS UNIV. PLANT SCIENCE DEPT BOX 231, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08903. SEAN CHANEY - 309 PLANT SCIENCE BUILDING, FAYETTSVILLE, AR 72701. DR. MIKE FIDANZA - 9980 SOUTH STATE, SANDY, UT 84070. DR. BARRY STEWART - 1032 ROGERS PLACE, LAWRENCE, KS 66049. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON MARKETABLE SECURITIES -15,016. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2: ORGANIZATION HIRES OUTSIDE CPA FIRM TO PREPARE REVIEWED FINANCIALS EACH YEAR.