2026-02-25T10:28:58-06:00 2025-09-30 521853933 JM&M 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2024-10-01 431448690 AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION AGRI 2024570825 4201 WILSON BLVD 700 ARLINGTON VA 22203 WILLIAM DAREN COPPOCK PRESIDENT & CEO 2024570825 2026-02-25 1 1 SEAN MCELWANEY P01608821 2022963306 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WILLIAM DAREN COPPOCK 4201 WILSON BLVD 700 ARLINGTON VA 22203 7291407 0 X WWW.ARADC.ORG X 1986 MO ARA UNITES ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR INTERESTS TO ADVOCATE AND EDUCATE ON THEIR BEHALF, PROVIDE SERVICES TO IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESSES, AND PRESERVE THEIR FREEDOM TO OPERATE AND INNOVATE, ENSURING A SAFE AND PLENTIFUL FOOD SUPPLY FOR ALL. 42 42 8 56 0 0 3176846 3039756 903701 879566 394399 505776 64603 34398 4539549 4459496 0 0 0 0 1926947 2013087 0 0 0 2029327 2333710 3956274 4346797 583275 112699 11460607 11848332 2741932 2610027 8718675 9238305 X ARA UNITES ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR INTERESTS TO ADVOCATE AND EDUCATE ON THEIR BEHALF, PROVIDE SERVICES TO IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESSES, AND PRESERVE THEIR FREEDOM TO OPERATE AND INNOVATE, ENSURING A SAFE AND PLENTIFUL FOOD SUPPLY FOR ALL. 0 0 ANNUAL CONFERENCE - ARA'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE OFFERS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR ITS RETAIL DEALERS SUPPLIER MEMBERS TO NETWORK AND GROW THEIR BUSINESSES. THE CONFERENCE OFFERS AN ARRAY OF BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS, RENOWNED SPEAKERS, AND EXPERTS IN INTERNATIONAL AGRI-BUSINESSES WHO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF LOCAL MEMBERS. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - ARA'S PUBLIC POLICY IS TO ENHANCE RESOURCES IN TECHNICAL/REGULATORY AREAS BY IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO REPLICATE SOUND STATE LEGISLATION, AND TO SYNERGIZE CONFLICTING STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS IMPACTING THE INDUSTRY. COMMUNICATIONS - ARA PUBLISHES A BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, PRESS RELEASES, AND ALERTS IN ORDER TO EDUCATE ITS MEMBERS ON CURRENT EVENTS IMPACTING THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. IN ADDITION, ARA PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR THE MEMBERS TO SHARE INFORMATION AND IDEAS WITH ONE ANOTHER VIA FACEBOOK, TWITTER, LINKEDIN, AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS. GOVERNANCE - ARA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTIVELY ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS AND SUPPLIERS TO BUILD THE INDUSTRY'S IMAGE, IMPROVE MEMBER SERVICES, AND DEVELOP EFFECTIVE ALLIANCES. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 17 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X WILLIAM DAREN COPPOCK 2024570825 4201 WILSON BLVD 700 ARLINGTON VA 22203 WILLIAM DAREN COPPOCK PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 441650 0 50381 DONALD TAYLOR VICE PRES MEMBERSHIP & CORPORATE RELATIONS 40.00 X 294240 0 44496 RICHARD GUPTON SR VICE PRES PUBLIC POLICY & COUNSEL 40.00 X 293852 0 46003 ANDREA KARINE MOWERS DIR COMMUNICATIONS & MEMBER EXPERIENCE 40.00 X 122164 0 15006 HUNTER CARPENTER SR. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY 40.00 X 184214 0 28825 BRYNA HAUTAU SR. DIR. OPERATIONS & EVENTS 40.00 X 152792 0 17390 AMY ASMUS CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVE SPEARS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BROOKE MCMULLIN SECRETARY/TREASURER UNTIL DEC. 2024 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TERESA MCNEAL DIRECTOR UNTIL DEC. 2024, THEN SECRETARY/TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WARD BLOODWORTH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAN BOUCK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY SPONSELLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY HERZIG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEN LEHMANN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOEY CALDWELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN BURKE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROB CLAYTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY PLYMALE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WHEELER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BLAKE GATES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON WEIRICH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH LAWSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK STUTSMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN WHITT DIRECTOR UNTIL AUG. 2025 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERNIE RONCORONI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEROY STARTZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN KLAVEANO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG WHICKER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CLAYTON HOUCHIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RODNEY WILSON DIRECTOR UNTIL APR. 2025 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD LOCKE DIRECTOR UNTIL DEC. 2024 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL TWINING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NELSON MCCORD DIRECTOR UNTIL FEB. 2025 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE WEIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG JORGENSEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK SHILLINGFORD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELVIN FEIST DIRECTOR UNTIL AUG. 2025 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE BECRAFT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WES MILLARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN SAGEHORN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT WALLNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DARYL MOLSKNESS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF FREEMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MASON BENNETT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY BIEDENFELD DIRECTOR UNTIL MAY 2025 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID CARSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BOB NESS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAM PENDLETON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL KEPPY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RON SEEBER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAYME POOLE RITTENBERRY DIRECTOR AS OF DEC. 2024 2.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY TALBOT DIRECTOR AS OF DEC. 2024 2.00 X 0 0 0 TROY TALLMAN DIRECTOR AS OF FEB. 2025 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE SHEEHY DIRECTOR AS OF SEPT. 2025 2.00 X 0 0 0 LYNDON SMITH DIRECTOR UNTIL DEC. 2024 2.00 X 0 0 0 1488912 0 202101 6 0 1 0 BECK AG 1010 MAIN STREET SUITE 210 WAYNE NE 68787 MEMBERSHIP GROWTH 150000 LESSING FLYNN 220 SE 6TH STREET SUITE 210 DES MOINES IA 50309 COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING 123041 2 2356071 683685 20529 3039756 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 900099 491840 491840 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 220500 220500 MANAGEMENT FEES 900099 60000 60000 EDUCATION AND TRAINING 900099 56872 56872 PUBLICATION REVENUE 900099 32000 32000 18354 18354 879566 275081 275081 29957 29957 3062606 2831911 230695 230695 230695 REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 4363 4363 SETTLEMENT 900099 78 78 4441 4459496 879566 0 540174 X 1248597 586728 34544 51505 91713 8092 104300 58723 727172 50334 112935 184714 164484 824148 8465 8201 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 68390 TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS 11372 MISCELLANEOUS 2380 4346797 14054 23969 1576427 1142155 130500 102855 79764 63542 232040 139249 379218 362104 15876 17114 7721547 8794461 7365 5935 1683034 1559052 11460607 11848332 175145 171542 649639 641163 1917148 1797322 2741932 2610027 X 8718675 9238305 8718675 9238305 11460607 11848332 X 112699 408361 -1430 X X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 4201 WILSON BLVD SUITE 700 ARLINGTON VA 22203 812393393 121732 0 0 0 2576571 444248 444248 772971 -328723 126523 109409 17114 252695 252695 0 17114 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 1559052 1559052 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 1797322 1797322 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEEDED TO BE RECORDED. X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM DAREN COPPOCK PRESIDENT & CEO 441650 0 0 0 0 0 20700 0 29681 0 492031 0 0 0 DONALD TAYLOR VICE PRES MEMBERSHIP & CORPORATE RELATIONS 294240 0 0 0 0 0 18082 0 26414 0 338736 0 0 0 RICHARD GUPTON SR VICE PRES PUBLIC POLICY & COUNSEL 293852 0 0 0 0 0 18430 0 27573 0 339855 0 0 0 HUNTER CARPENTER SR. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY 184214 0 0 0 0 0 11376 0 17449 0 213039 0 0 0 BRYNA HAUTAU SR. DIR. OPERATIONS & EVENTS 152792 0 0 0 0 0 9345 0 8045 0 170182 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE GROUP (SPG) CONDUCTED A COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR THE ENTIRE ARA STAFF WHICH WAS COMPLETED ON APRIL 1, 2025 X DONATED AUCTION ITEMS 22 20529 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE CHAIRPERSON, VICE-CHAIRPERSON, FOUR (4) AT-LARGE MEMBERS WHO SHALL BE COMPRISED EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE RETAIL/DISTRIBUTION MEMBER CATEGORY, AND ONE (1) MEMBER FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRY SUPPLIER GROUPS: CROP PROTECTION/SEED, FERTILIZER, AND EQUIPMENT. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2021, THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSON POSITION WAS ELIMINATED AND TWO (2) ADDITIONAL AT-LARGE RETAIL MEMBERS WERE ELECTED. THERE SHALL ALSO BE ONE MEMBER FROM INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS ELECTED AT-LARGE WHO MAY REPRESENT ANY OF THE INDUSTRY SUPPLIER CATEGORIES. ONE OF THE INDUSTRY SUPPLIER MEMBERS WILL SERVE AS SECRETARY/TREASURER. THERE SHALL ALSO BE ONE (1) MEMBER ELECTED BY A FORUM OF STATE AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS WHO IS ALSO THEIR REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE PRESIDENT/CEO SHALL BE EX-OFFICIO WITHOUT VOTING PRIVILEGES. ALL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS MUST BE DULY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE THE ELECTED CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN THE EVENT THAT THE CHAIRPERSON IS ABSENT OR UNABLE TO ACT, THE VICE-CHAIRPERSON SHALL PRESIDE AT MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE NOMINATED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND NOMINATIONS SHALL BE RATIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL SUPERINTEND THE CONDUCT OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE ASSOCIATION PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE LAW, AND POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH THE FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXCEPT FOR MATTERS CONCERNING MAJOR ACQUISITIONS, SALE OF MAJOR ASSOCIATION ASSETS, AND AMENDMENT OF THE BY-LAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE SIGNED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY AND REVIEWED AT EACH OF THREE BOARD MEETINGS DURING THE YEAR. DIRECTORS SHOULD ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND SHOULD LEAVE ANY BOARD MEETINGS WHILE THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS DISCUSS AND VOTE ON ANY SUCH MATTERS. DIRECTORS WITH A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT MUST DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL INFORMATION HONESTLY AND ACCURATELY TO OTHER DIRECTORS IN ORDER TO ALLOW THEM TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. STAFF ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH ARA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY AND INCLUDES CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE COMMITTEE'S DECISIONS. EVERY THREE YEARS AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT IS USED FOR COMPARABLE DATA. THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES USING REPORTS FROM THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN APRIL OF 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTOR FEES 595,827. PROFESSIONAL FEES 131,345. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON INVESTMENT IN GROWING RESULTS, LLC -1,430. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR ITS PROCESS SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE YEAR. 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