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Nonprofit · EIN 42-0897662

NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · CHESTERFIELD, MO 63005

Financials

$21.4M$18.9M2022$21.6M$21.2M2023$30.8M$22.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$30,810,126$22,064,437$8,745,689$33,293,217$16,208,498$17,084,719
September 30, 2024990$21,632,886$21,236,523$396,363$24,394,641$16,055,611$8,339,030
September 30, 2023990$21,408,280$18,926,011$2,482,269$24,346,408$16,403,741$7,942,667
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$28,094,706
of which government grants
$391,526
Membership dues
$747,988
Program service revenue
$2,212,697
Investment income
$497,061
Royalties
$5,662
Other revenue
$5,662

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,983,876
Other salaries and wages
$3,128,322
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$7,489,986
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$577,008
Accounting fees
$79,534
Occupancy
$488,490
Travel
$1,050,161
Depreciation
$403,589

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$24,394,641
Total assets, end of year
$33,293,217
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,208,498
Net assets, end of year
$17,084,719
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,727,518
Net assets without donor restrictions
$8,196,427
Net assets with donor restrictions
$8,888,292
Gross receipts
$30,810,126
Employees
45
Volunteers
125
Year formed
1957
State of legal domicile
IA

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NEIL CASKEYCEO
Officer
40$400,000$36,336
BROOKE APPLETONVP PUBLIC POLICY
Key employee
40$292,643$47,286
JIM BAUMANVP OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$228,628$55,573
NICOLE HASHEIDERVP COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
40$200,697$37,713
GERALD STOSKOPFDIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY FO
Highest-paid employee
40$189,795$29,883
BRYAN GOODMANSR DIRECTOR POLICY COMM
Highest-paid employee
40$189,811$28,418
SEAN ARIANSVP SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
Key employee
40$197,293$8,708
ROBYN ALLSCHEIDDIRECTOR, STRATEGY & EVALU
Highest-paid employee
40$163,870$35,368
NANCY MARTINEZDIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY
Highest-paid employee
40$160,506$30,706
COLLEEN WILLARDDIRECTOR, PAC AND POLITICA
Highest-paid employee
40$154,394$30,706
MARIE NELSONFORMER DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTIN
Former
40$113,389$13,645
HAROLD WOLLECHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
10$52,500$0
KEN HARTMANNPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
6$37,500$0
TOM HAAGFORMER CHAIRMAN
Former
10$22,500$0
JED BOWERFIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
6$14,000$0
13 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KELLY HARSHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$9,600
RANDY DESUTTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000
BILL LEIGHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000
DAN WESELYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000
MATT FROSTICBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000
JR ROESNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000
KELLY NIEUWENHUISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000
TROY SCHNEIDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000
JASON LEWISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$1,500
JON MILLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$1,500
DAN NERUDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$1,500
JAY SCHUTTEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$1,500
JENNIFER PEUERBORNDIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING FINANCE
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 30 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NEIL CASKEYCEO
Officer
40$378,429$34,702
BROOKE APPLETONVP PUBLIC POLICY
Key employee
40$274,928$46,372
JIM BAUMANVP OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$217,780$52,353
ANNE THOMPSONFORMER DIRECTOR, PAC AND POLITICA
Former
40$204,108$43,402
NATHAN FIELDSFORMER VP PRODUCTION SUSTAINABILITY
Former
40$217,198$21,700
NICOLE HASHEIDERVP COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
40$179,918$40,500
GERALD STOSKOPFDIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY FO
Highest-paid employee
40$175,539$30,404
MARIE NELSONFORMER DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING HR AN
Former
40$181,661$21,257
COLLEEN WILLARDDIRECTOR, PAC AND POLITICA
Key employee
40$167,967$28,594
BRYAN GOODMANSR DIRECTOR POLICY COMM
Key employee
40$165,172$29,127
JULIE BUSSEDIRECTOR, RENEWABLE FUELS
Highest-paid employee
40$148,794$28,120
JON DOGGETTFORMER CEO
Former
40$169,508$6,273
ROBYN ALLSCHEIDDIRECTOR, STRATEGY & EVALUATION
Highest-paid employee
40$139,554$34,916
KATHERINE BERGRENFORMER DIRECTOR - PUBLIC P
Former
40$106,833$11,519
TOM HAAGCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
10$52,500$0
HAROLD WOLLEPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$37,500$0
CHRIS EDGINGTONFORMER CHAIRMAN
Former
10$22,500$0
KEN HARTMANNFIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
6$16,700$0
KELLY HARSHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,900$0
JED BOWERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
RANDY DESUTTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
DEB GANGWICHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
BOB HERMESATHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
BRIAN THALMANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
DAN WESELYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
MATT FROSTICBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
JR ROESNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
BILL LEIGHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$1,500$0
KELLY NIEUWENHUISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$1,500$0
TROY SCHNEIDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$1,500$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
J JON DOGGETTFORMER CEO
Former
40$467,196$50,131
BROOKE APPLETONVP PUBLIC POLICY
Key employee
40$272,957$45,701
NEIL CASKEYCEO
Officer
40$235,391$25,078
JIM BAUMANVP, MARKET DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$199,799$44,171
NATHAN FIELDSFORMER VP PRODUCTION & SUSTAINABI
Former
40$190,068$33,702
ANNE THOMPSONDIRECTOR, PAC AND POLITICA
Highest-paid employee
40$177,389$36,937
GERALD STOSKOPFDIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY FO
Highest-paid employee
40$168,759$27,733
KATHERINE BERGRENFORMER DIRECTOR - PUBLIC POLICY
Former
40$175,423$19,480
MARIE NELSONDIRECTOR, ACCOUNTING HR AN
Key employee
40$165,271$19,526
CHRIS EDGINGTONCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
10$52,000$0
TOM HAAGPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$37,000$0
HAROLD WOLLEFIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
6$12,000$0
JED BOWERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
RANDY DESUTTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
DEB GANGWICHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
KELLY HARSHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
KEN HARTMANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
BOB HERMESATHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
BRANDON HUNNICUTTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
GARY PORTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
BRIAN THALMANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
DAN WESELYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
MATT FROSTICBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0
JR ROESNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
6$6,000$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
632 CEPI DR, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63005-1221
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
NEIL CASKEY, 632 CEPI DR, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63005
Signed the 990
JIM BAUMAN, CEO
Phone
(636) 733-9004
Return prepared by
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Mission

TO CREATE AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CORN GROWERS AS WE SEEK TO SUSTAINABLY FEED AND FUEL A GROWING WORLD.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE ASSOCIATION'S PURPOSE IS TO ENABLE CORN GROWERS TO SUSTAINABLY FEED AND FUEL A GROWING WORLD. NCGA WORKS TO CREATE COMPETITIVE MARKET DEMAND, ENHANCE CUSTOMER & CONSUMER TRUST, AND PROMOTE INCREASED SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH STATE CORN & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER CORN INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS, IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VISION. FOUNDED IN 1957, THE NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS NEARLY 35,000 DUES-PAYING CORN FARMERS NATIONWIDE AND THE INTERESTS OF MORE THAN 300,000 CORN FARMERS WHO CONTRIBUTE THROUGH CORN CHECKOFF PROGRAMS IN THEIR STATES. NCGA AND 50 STATE ASSOCIATIONS & CHECKOFF ORGANIZATIONS WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR MEMBERS, CORN FARMERS AND THEIR INDUSTRY.
    Expenses $22,064,437

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
42-0897662
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
Exempt since
1975
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$33,293,217
Income (IRS master file)
$30,810,126

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$30,810,126$22,064,437$33,293,217XML
990September 2024$21,632,886$21,236,523$24,394,641XML
990September 2023$21,408,280$18,926,011$24,346,408XML
990September 2022$19,831,099$19,318,369$16,422,383IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 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 42-0897662).

Questions about NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION is 42-0897662.
Is NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1975.
Which annual return does NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION 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 NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names NEIL CASKEY.
Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 27 received compensation from the organization, the highest $400,000 (NEIL CASKEY, CEO).
How much revenue does NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $30,810,126, expenses of $22,064,437 and total assets of $33,293,217 at year end.

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