Nonprofit · EIN 45-0407345
AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL
Tax-exempt · SIOUX FALLS, SD 57108
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,577,959 | $2,438,466 | $139,493 | $646,382 | $447,221 | $199,161 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,424,342 | $1,698,547 | -$274,205 | $606,848 | $547,180 | $59,668 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,279,814
- Program service revenue
- $1,297,333
- Investment income
- $515
- Other revenue
- $297
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $5,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $321,791
- Other salaries and wages
- $210,862
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $583,154
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $44,714
- Occupancy
- $118,477
- Travel
- $42,517
- Depreciation
- $30,320
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $606,848
- Total assets, end of year
- $646,382
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $447,221
- Net assets, end of year
- $199,161
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $54,966
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $199,161
- Gross unrelated business income
- $47,705
- Gross receipts
- $2,577,959
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 19
- Year formed
- 1987
- State of legal domicile
- ND
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN JENNINGS | CEO Officer | 40 | $159,313 | $10,931 |
| RON LAMBERTY | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $136,680 | $13,564 |
| DAVE SOVEREIGN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TROY KNECHT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CHRISTIANSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RON ALVERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS STUDER | OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL DARTT | OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK SCHWARCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KOLSRUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY GARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE GARRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARMON WILTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENTON JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TREVOR HINZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT MCPHEETERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REID WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN VASA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG PUNKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE ELLENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN JENNINGS | CEO Officer | 40 | $149,312 | $6,281 |
| RON LAMBERTY | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $142,526 | $5,620 |
| DAVE SOVEREIGN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TROY KNECHT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CHRISTIANSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON ALVERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS STUDER | OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL DARTT | OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK SCHWARCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KOLSRUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY GARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE GARRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARMON WILTS BEG 0823 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENTON JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TREVOR HINZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MCPHEETERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REID WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN VASA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG PUNKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE ELLENS BEG 0823 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAN LUNDEBREK END 0823 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5000 S BROADBAND LN STE 224, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57108-2306
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRIAN JENNINGS, 5000 S BROADBAND LANE 224, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57108
- Signed the 990
- BRIAN JENNINGS, CEO
- Phone
- (605) 334-3381
- Website
- WWW.ETHANOL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EIDE BAILLY LLP
Mission
AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL (ACE) WAS FORMED TO BRING TOGETHER A WIDE RANGE OF GROUPS IN SUPPORT OF MAKING U.S. ETHANOL THE CONSUMER FUEL OF CHOICE. ACE UNITES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS, COMMODITY AND FARM ORGANIZATIONS, ETHANOL PRODUCERS, RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS BEHIND COALITION INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF ETHANOL IN THE U.S. A NATIONAL, NONPROFIT, GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, ACE DELIVERS VALUE TO MEMBERS THROUGH GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND INFORMATION STRATEGIES.
Program accomplishments
- POSITION PRODUCERS AS PART OF THE CLIMATE SOLUTIONUNLOCKING ACCESS TO NEW MARKETS AND TAX CREDITSUSDA APPROVED $25 MILLION IN ACE'S HISTORIC REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (RCPP) EXPANSION WITH 13 ETHANOL PARTNERS WHICH BUILDS ON THE SUCCESSFUL SOUTH DAKOTA-BASED PROJECT ANNOUNCED IN 2021. ACE HELD MEETINGS WITH OVER 700 FARMERS INTERESTED IN THE EXPANDED 10-STATE RCPP AND DISTRIBUTED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS INVOLVED IN ACE'S SOUTH DAKOTA RCPP IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES ON NEARLY 30,000 ACRES. IMPROVING RULES FOR CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE ACE ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THE USDA, OFFERING FEEDBACK ON THE PROCESSES FOR QUANTIFYING, REPORTING AND VERIFYING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE-SMART FARMING PRACTICES ON GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS FROM U.S.-GROWN BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCK CROPS. IN PREPARATION FOR THE TREASURY'S RELEASE OF ITS 40B GREET MODEL GUIDANCE, ACE ALSO URGED THE SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL (SAF) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP TO FULLY RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE AND INCORPORATE ACCURATE REAL-WORLD LAND USE CHANGE ESTIMATES. ADDITIONALLY, ACE PROVIDED FEEDBACK TO THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCE BOARD (CARB) ON THE 2024 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD (LCFS), ADVOCATING FOR IMPROVED SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA FOR CROP-BASED BIOFUELS AND PRESSING CARB TO FINALLY APPROVE THE USE OF E15 IN CALIFORNIA. CARBON TOPICS TOP OF MIND AT 2024 ACE EVENTS GATHERED ADVOCATES IN WASHINGTON DC FOR ACE'S 13TH ANNUAL DC FLY-IN. A TOP FOCUS WAS URGING CONGRESS TO SUPPORT POLICIES THAT UNLOCK NEW MARKETS AND TAX CREDITS, AND ENCOURAGING TREASURY TO ENSURE ETHANOL QUALIFIES FOR THE 40B AND 45Z TAX CREDITS BY APPLYING THE GREET MODEL AND INTEGRATING CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE PRACTICES. ATTENDEES MET WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND HEARD FROM NOTABLE SPEAKERS, INCLUDING USDA UNDER SECRETARY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DR. BASIL GOODEN, EPA AGRICULTURE ADVISOR ROD SNYDER, AND SENATOR DEB FISCHER (NE). AT ACE'S 37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN OMAHA, THEMED "THE GOLD STANDARD," DISCUSSIONS CENTERED ON ENSURING ETHANOL REMAINS THE PREMIER CLEAN FUEL FOR YEARS TO COME. ACE WAS HONORED TO HOST U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TOM VILSACK, WHO HIGHLIGHTED THE ADMINISTRATION'S HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN CLEAN ENERGY.
- INCREASE ETHANOL DEMAND AND VALUEE15 YEAR-ROUNDEXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ALLOWING E15 TO BE SOLD IN EIGHT MIDWEST STATES. HOWEVER, SINCE THE RULE WASN'T SET TO BE EFFECTIVE UNTIL APRIL 2025, ACE RALLIED INDUSTRY ADVOCATES TO CALL ON THE EPA AND PRESIDENT BIDEN TO ISSUE EMERGENCY WAIVERS FOR THE 2024 SUMMER MONTHS, WHICH THE EPA DELIVERED ON. ACE CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS, THE NATIONWIDE CONSUMER AND FUEL RETAILER CHOICE ACT, TO ENSURE NATIONWIDE AND PERMANENT E15 AVAILABILITY. PROTECTING THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE D.C. CIRCUIT ISSUED AN ORDER VACATING MOST OF THE U.S. EPA'S 2022 DENIALS OF PETITIONS FOR SMALL REFINERY EXEMPTIONS FROM RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD (RFS) OBLIGATIONS AND REMANDING THOSE PETITIONS TO EPA FOR FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. ACE, ALONG WITH THE RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION AND GROWTH ENERGY, INTERVENED ON EPA'S BEHALF IN THE LITIGATION AND ARE EVALUATING NEXT STEPS AS A COALITION TO CONTINUE TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE RFS.
- DEVELOP NEW MARKETS AND USESRETAILER-FOCUSED WEBSITE AND AD UPDATESWHEN USDA'S HIGHER BLENDS INFRASTRUCTURE INCENTIVE PROGRAM (HBIIP) RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FUNDING THROUGH THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, ACE UPDATED ITS RETAILER-FOCUSED WEBSITE, FLEXFUELFORWARD.COM, TO EASILY DIRECT PROSPECTIVE E15 AND FLEX FUELS RETAILERS TO INFORMATION ABOUT APPLYING FOR AND OBTAINING PART OF THE $450 MILLION IN NEWLY AVAILABLE COMPETITIVE GRANTS. DURING THE LATEST FIVE QUARTERS OF AVAILABILITY, ACE HELPED 170 MARKETERS, FROM MICHIGAN TO ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA TO CONNECTICUT, TO ACCESS THE USDA WEBSITE AND APPLY FOR HBIIP GRANTS.ETHANOL EDUCATION ON THE ROAD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ACE EXPANDED ITS OUTREACH TO PETROLEUM MARKETERS BY ATTENDING SEVERAL INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS AND WORKSHOPS. THESE EVENTS ALLOWED ACE TO ADDRESS KEY QUESTIONS FROM POTENTIAL HIGHER-BLEND ETHANOL MARKETERS REGARDING INFRASTRUCTURE COMPATIBILITY, BEST PRACTICES FOR PROMOTING E15 AND E85, OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO USDA'S HBIIP, WHICH CONCLUDED THIS FALL, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES AVAILABLE TO RETAILERS OFFERING HIGHER ETHANOL BLENDS.BUILDING INTERNATIONAL ETHANOL DEMANDACE CMO RON LAMBERTY REPRESENTED THE ORGANIZATION AT SEVERAL KEY U.S. GRAINS COUNCIL (USGC) EVENTS, INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETING CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING IN GUATEMALA CITY AND THE ANNUAL BOARD OF DELEGATES MEETING IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. HE ALSO SPOKE AT THE COUNCIL'S "CULTIVANDO ENERGA" (GROWING ENERGY) CONFERENCE, HOSTED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR COOPERATION ON AGRICULTURE (IICA) IN COSTA RICA, WHERE HE ALSO MET WITH FUEL MARKETERS AND GOVERNMENT REGULATORS FOLLOWING THE CONFERENCE. ADDITIONALLY, ACE WELCOMED A USGC-SPONSORED CROP TOUR TEAM OF 18 CORN AND COPRODUCT BUYERS FROM KOREA TO ITS SIOUX FALLS OFFICE.
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-0407345
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $646,382
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,577,959
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,577,959 | $2,438,466 | $646,382 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,424,342 | $1,698,547 | $606,848 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,781,467 | $1,592,717 | $838,688 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 45-0407345).
Questions about AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL is 45-0407345.
- Is AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1990.
- Are donations to AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL 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 AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BRIAN JENNINGS.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $159,313 (BRIAN JENNINGS, CEO).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN COALITION FOR ETHANOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,577,959, expenses of $2,438,466 and total assets of $646,382 at year end.
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