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Nonprofit · EIN 39-0967853

SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC

Tax-exempt · FITCHBURG, WI 53711

Financials

$3.3M$3.2M2023$3.4M$3.7M2024$3.3M$3.4M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$3,328,622$3,408,942-$80,320$10,640,620$5,934,909$4,705,711
December 31, 2024990$3,425,743$3,664,080-$238,337$4,783,637$265,571$4,518,066
December 31, 2023990$3,262,101$3,231,598$30,503$5,099,656$442,727$4,656,929
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$16,565
Program service revenue
$2,967,193
Investment income
$279,501
Royalties
$64,821
Net gain from sales of assets
$149,287
Other revenue
$65,363

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$24,712
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$378,970
Other salaries and wages
$1,088,818
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,667,288
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$13,748
Accounting fees
$19,430
Occupancy
$62,871
Travel
$41,422
Depreciation
$35,454
Program services (functional)
$2,303,546
Management and general (functional)
$1,029,289
Fundraising (functional)
$76,107

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,783,637
Total assets, end of year
$10,640,620
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,934,909
Net assets, end of year
$4,705,711
Land, buildings and equipment
$579,271
Publicly traded securities
$4,280,223
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,705,711
Gross unrelated business income
$542
Gross receipts
$3,893,680
Employees
0
Volunteers
18
Year formed
1936
State of legal domicile
WI

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JAMES CUDAHYCEO
Officer
11.75$0$347,667$103,405
LUTHER SMITHCAO
Key employee
10.72$0$225,771$73,951
MATT WASCAVAGEDIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS
Key employee
13.2$0$190,825$38,100
IAN POPKEWITZDIRECTOR OF IT
Highest-paid employee
12.21$0$161,209$62,196
SANFORD MOOREFINANCE DIRECTOR
Key employee
12.14$0$164,800$54,137
SNEHA VARGHESEDIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & CULTU
Highest-paid employee
12.15$0$162,500$32,865
SUSAN CHAPMANDIRECTOR SPECIAL PROJECTS
Highest-paid employee
15.77$0$139,969$45,201
DAWN GIBASDIRECTOR OF CERTIFICATION
Highest-paid employee
5.88$0$130,184$53,582
SARA UTTECHDIRECTOR OF GOVERNANCE
Highest-paid employee
11.55$0$123,450$55,090
SAMIRA DAROUBPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
AARON DAIGHPRESIDENT-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
MICHAEL THOMPSONPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
HERO GOLLANYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CLAY ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
REBECCA LYBRANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
10 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RONALD REUTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DIANNA BAGNALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
THORSTEN KNAPPENBERGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
XIA ZHU-BARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DORIVAR RUIZ DIAZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
GANGA HETTIARACHCHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JACOB BERKOWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MEGAN BOURNSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JULIE HOWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
VANESSA BAILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JAMES CUDAHYCEO
Officer
13.32$0$308,000$75,931
LUTHER SMITHCAO
Key employee
11.08$0$215,770$56,279
MATT WASCAVAGEDIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS
Key employee
13.13$0$184,560$38,452
IAN POPKEWITZDIRECTOR OF IT
Highest-paid employee
12.12$0$142,720$47,161
SNEHA VARGHESEDIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & CULTURE
Highest-paid employee
12$0$154,000$31,067
DAWN GIBASDIRECTOR OF CERTIFICATION
Highest-paid employee
2.68$0$127,090$44,577
SUSAN CHAPMANDIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP
Highest-paid employee
18.74$0$136,210$31,939
SARA UTTECHDIRECTOR OF GOVERNANCE
Highest-paid employee
11.62$0$120,560$42,475
MICHAEL THOMPSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
SAMIRA DAROUBPRESIDENT-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
CARRIE LABOSKIPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
HERO GOLLANYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CLAY ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
REBECCA LYBRANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MAYSOON MIKHADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MAXINE LEVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
RONALD REUTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DIANNA BAGNALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
THORSTEN KNAPPENBERGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
XIA ZHU-BARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DORIVAR RUIZ DIAZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
GANGA HETTIARACHCHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JACOB BERKOWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MEGAN BOURNSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
JAMES CUDAHYCEO
Officer
12.53$0$290,100$76,152
WES MEIXELSPERGERCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER THROUGH 2023
Officer
12.42$0$239,259$50,289
LUTHER SMITHCAO
Key employee
9.65$0$213,765$64,078
MATT WASCAVAGEDIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS
Key employee
13.36$0$183,180$35,013
IAN POPKEWITZDIRECTOR OF IT
Highest-paid employee
11.92$0$141,039$54,716
DAWN GIBASDIRECTOR OF CERTIFICATION
Highest-paid employee
2.66$0$125,942$46,660
SUSAN CHAPMANDIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
Highest-paid employee
15.66$0$132,463$39,461
SARA UTTECHDIRECTOR OF GOVERNANCE
Highest-paid employee
11.95$0$115,797$48,196
CHAD BISHOPIT PROGRAMMER
Highest-paid employee
12.14$0$114,024$39,580
CARRIE LABOSKIPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
MICHAEL THOMPSONPRESIDENT-ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
RONALD TURCOPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
JANE JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
HERO GOLLANYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
CLAY ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MARY STROMBERGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
REBECCA LYBRANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JAMES HARTSIGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MAYSOON MIKHADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DANIEL MARKEWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MAXINE LEVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
RONALD REUTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ELIZABETH BRADLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DIANNA BAGNALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
THORSTEN KNAPPENBERGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
XIA ZHU-BARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5585 GUILFORD RD, FITCHBURG, WI 53711-5801
In care of
% SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
JAMES CUDAHY, 5585 GUILFORD ROAD, MADISON, WI 53711
Signed the 990
JAMES CUDAHY, CEO
Phone
(608) 268-4941
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

TO BE ENGAGED IN RESEARCH IN CONNECTION WITH SOILS AND THE CONDITIONS AFFECTING SOILS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE BY ALLEVIATING HUNGER AND DISCOMFORT AND SHALL MAKE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SCIENTIFIC PERIODICALS:SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL 3500 SUBSCRIBERSJOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2100 SUBSCRIBERSVADOSE ZONE JOURNAL 500 SUBSCRIBERSOTHER SCIENTIFIC PERIODICALS, MEETING ABSTRACTS, BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS AND SPECIAL SERIES
    Expenses $443,569 · revenue $1,223,849
  • MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM: PROVIDES MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS SUCH AS COMMUNICATION, PUBLICATIONS, EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, ETC. FOR 6200 MEMBERS
    Expenses $847,405 · revenue $975,078
  • ANNUAL MEETING: A NATIONAL CONFERENCE FEATURING THE PRESENTATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3000 PAPERS AND HONORING OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS
    Expenses $609,481 · revenue $768,266
  • SCIENCE POLICY PROGRAM: PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARENESS
    Expenses $162,833 · grants $24,712 · revenue $64,821
  • SOIL TESTING PROGRAM: A PROGRAM UTILIZING SOILS TESTING METHODOLOGY
    Expenses $177,286
  • CSSE & CPSS PROGRAMS
    Expenses $62,972

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
39-0967853
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1961
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$10,640,620
Income (IRS master file)
$3,893,680

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$3,328,622$3,408,942$10,640,620IRS
990-TDecember 2025–––IRS
990December 2024$3,425,743$3,664,080$4,783,637XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$3,262,101$3,231,598$5,099,656XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$3,198,979$3,210,650$5,154,636IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 39-0967853).

Questions about SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC

What is the EIN of SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC is 39-0967853.
Is SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1961.
Are donations to SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JAMES CUDAHY.
Who are the officers and directors of SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,328,622, expenses of $3,408,942 and total assets of $10,640,620 at year end.

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