2025-04-05T11:35:45-05:00 2024-07-31 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2023-08-01 541727616 The USA Rice Federation USAR 7032362300 2101 Wilson Blvd Ste 610 Arlington VA 222013040 Peter Bachmann CEO/ President 7032362300 2025-04-04 1 1 Lori A Collingsworth P00639819 7038930300 2025-04-04 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Peter Bachmann 2101 Wilson Blvd Ste 610 Arlington VA 222013040 13375919 0 X www.usarice.com X 1995 TX To promote and protect the interests of producers, millers, merchants and allied businesses. 24 24 29 239 12495 0 0 0 13030310 13114951 6147 6275 224298 254693 13260755 13375919 280000 295000 0 0 3849987 3970706 0 0 0 9130768 9090213 13260755 13355919 0 20000 6161728 6543588 6161728 6523588 0 20000 The USA Rice Federation is the global advocate for all segments of the U.S. rice industry with a mission to promote and protect the interests of producers, millers, merchants and allied businesses. 0 0 USA Rice's International Promotion program designs and implements international promotion and food aid strategies to increase exports for all types and forms of U.S. rice. USA Rice's Government Affairs Department represents the advocacy arm of USA Rice, influencing the Federal Government and Regulatory Agencies to implement legislative and regulatory policy that is favorable to the growth and profitability of the U.S. rice industry. USA Rice's Domestic Promotion Department increases the domestic awareness and usage of US-grown rice and rice products with consumers, food-service industries and Federal food policy initiatives to benefit U.S. rice marketability. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 0 1 29 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X Sean Mullen Director of Finance 7032362300 2101 Wilson Blvd Ste 610 Arlington VA 222013040 Kirk Satterfield Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Bobby Hanks Immediate Past Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Park Eldridge Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Meryl Kennedy Farr Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LG Raun Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Josh Sheppard Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Curtis Berry Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dow Brantley Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Todd Burich Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Crutchfield Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rance Daniels Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sean Doherty Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jay Errecarte Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Fontenot Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Franklin Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Gairhan Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Keith Glover Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jackie Loewer Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Myers Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ben Noble Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rick Rhody Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Rutledge Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Trahan Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eric Unkel Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nicole Van Vleck Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth C Ward President/ CEO thru 12/15/23 34.00 6.00 X 525020 0 52730 Peter Bachmann - VPPolicy Govt Affairs/ President/ CEO 34.00 6.00 X 236884 0 28119 Rebecca Greenway CFO thru 1/15/24 34.00 6.00 X 192190 0 35735 Sarah Moran VP International/ COO beg 1/1/24 34.00 6.00 X 182234 0 35259 Michael Klein VP, Marketing & Communications 40.00 0.00 X 219504 0 43843 Jeanette Davis Director, Meetings 40.00 0.00 X 142300 0 15913 Jamison A Cruce Sr Director, Govt Affairs 40.00 0.00 X 140396 0 24978 Joshua Hankins Director, Field Services 40.00 0.00 X 135858 0 24867 Cameron Jacobs Sr Director, Domestic Promotion 40.00 0.00 X 128352 0 18694 Catherine Maher Director, Strategic Initiatives 40.00 0.00 X 116349 0 22089 2019087 0 302227 10 0 1 0 FTA International LLC 1037 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW Atlanta GA 30310 IP Promotions 340966 Harbinger Communications Inc 20 Victoria Street 7th Floor Toronto Ontario CA M6K3E3 IP Promotions 340435 Kelly Benefits 1 Kelly Way Sparks MD 21152 Benefits Administration 266781 California Rice Commission 1231 I Street Suite 205 Sacremento CA 95814 Prop 65 Agreement 235040 Ducks Unlimited Inc 193 Business Park Drive Suite E Ridgeland MS 39157 Sustainabilty Program Cconsulting 173617 13 USDA FAS contracts 900099 6350851 6350851 Membership dues 900099 6189875 6189875 Outlook and conferences 900099 361665 326165 35500 Conservation programs 900099 154881 154881 International promotion 900099 22000 22000 35679 35679 13114951 6275 6275 63717 0 63717 63717 63717 Management fee- Rice Foundation 561000 170000 170000 Advertising 541800 12495 12495 Promotional items/ other 900099 8481 8481 190976 13375919 13249451 12495 113973 X 295000 1258302 2038005 207587 272912 193900 329605 16995 3907902 39991 185743 270130 585515 618916 3409424 49889 37916 Sponsorships 84935 Dues and subscriptions 71637 Taxes 12635 Chartered memb. funding -531020 13355919 500 500 748532 742077 1058493 1841628 331892 239442 148223 320450 1214863 1044336 215985 170527 3658103 3228964 6161728 6543588 380626 1627326 0 45460 5781102 4850802 6161728 6523588 X 0 20000 0 20000 6161728 6543588 20000 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 0 0 0 6189875 94538 94538 177155 -82617 588725 468596 120129 626138 575740 50398 170527 Right of use assets - operating lease 3197560 Due from related parties 19931 Deposits 11473 3228964 Lease liabilities - operating lease 3876179 Funds held on behalf of USA Rice Council 714657 Funds held on behalf of USA Rice Merchants' Association 207447 Funds held on behalf of USA Rice Millers' Association 52519 4850802 X 13375919 0 13375919 0 13375919 13355919 0 13355919 0 13355919 Part X, Line 2: Management evaluated the Federation's tax positions, and has concluded that the Federation has taken no uncertain tax positions that require either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements. Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Program services See Part V 438250 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program services See Part V 1605333 Europe 0 0 Program services See Part V 1227114 Middle East and North Africa 0 0 Program services See Part V 640119 North America 0 0 Program services See Part V 1381630 South America 0 0 Program services See Part V 107521 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Program services See Part V 311 0 0 0 0 0 0 5400278 0 5400278 0 0 0 0 0 1 Part I, line 3: Foreign expenditures are directly tracked and accounted for on the accrual method of accounting used for books. Schedule F, Part I, Line 3, Column (e) Trade servicing and product promotion activities designed to increase exports for all forms and types of U.S. rice. 1 Arkansas Rice Federation 1200 W 4th Street Little Rock AR 72201 900939243 501(c)(6) 295000 0 N/A N/A To support Arkansas Rice Federation programs. 0 1 Part I, Line 2: The organization maintains records to substantiate the amount of grants and assistance paid to Arkansas Rice Federation and monitors the use of the grant funds. X X X X 0 0 0 Elizabeth C Ward President/ CEO thru 12/15/23 475020 0 50000 0 0 0 33000 0 19730 0 577750 0 0 0 Peter Bachmann - VPPolicy Govt Affairs/ President/ CEO 236884 0 0 0 0 0 23146 0 4973 0 265003 0 0 0 Michael Klein VP, Marketing & Communications 219504 0 0 0 0 0 23000 0 20843 0 263347 0 0 0 Rebecca Greenway CFO thru 1/15/24 192190 0 0 0 0 0 19800 0 15935 0 227925 0 0 0 Sarah Moran VP International/ COO beg 1/1/24 182234 0 0 0 0 0 19000 0 16259 0 217493 0 0 0 Jamison A Cruce Sr Director, Govt Affairs 135396 0 5000 0 0 0 14000 0 10978 0 165374 0 0 0 Joshua Hankins Director, Field Services 130858 0 5000 0 0 0 13500 0 11367 0 160725 0 0 0 Jeanette Davis Director, Meetings 142300 0 0 0 0 0 14500 0 1413 0 158213 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The Federation is organized as an association with members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The Federation board shall consist of twenty-five members, thirteen of whom shall be producer representatives, ten shall be miller representatives and two shall be merchants. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A draft of the tax return was reviewed by an external auditing firm, the Chief Financial Officer, and the President and CEO. The goals, objectives, and accomplishments section was reviewed by USA Rice Federation department heads. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The conflict of interest policy is disseminated three times a year in briefing materials prior to meetings to all boards, committees, subcommittees and task forces meeting. All board and committee meetings begin with an acknowledgement that the meeting is being conducted under the terms and conditions of the conflict of interest policy. All board, committee, subcommittee and task force members (including alternates) are required to sign acknowledgement of the policies and declare any conflicts of interest with the understanding that at any time during their volunteer service they are to disclose to the board any conflicts that may arise. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a An independent executive search firm was responsible for recommending viable candidates and compensation for the CEO position using salary surveys and other information on comparable positions in similar Washington, D.C. area trade associations. The Federation's Board of Directors approved appointment of the current CEO and her initial contract, which contains language about the first year's compensation and subsequent changes. The Federation's Executive Committee conducts annual performance evaluations and approves any changes in compensation, which are confirmed in a letter from the Chairman and filed in the CEO's personnel folder. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 All documents are made available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Consultants & Contract Services 3,907,902. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: No change from prior year. USA Rice Council 2101 Wilson Blvd Suite 610 Arlington VA 222013040 741301206 To promote U.S.-grown rice at home and around the world. TX 501(c)(6) 0 The Rice Foundation 2101 Wilson Blvd Suite 610 Arlington VA 222013040 760140725 To encourage and aid research and educational activities TX 501(c)(3) Line 7 0 USA Rice Millers' Association 2101 Wilson Blvd Suite 610 Arlington VA 222013040 720299580 To promote the U.S. Rice Milling industry LA 501(c)(6) 0 USA Rice Producers' Group 2101 Wilson Blvd Suite 610 Arlington VA 222013040 542033455 To represent U.S. Rice industry interests in legislative affairs TX 501(c)(6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0