Nonprofit · EIN 62-0786018
COTTON INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · CARY, NC 27513
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $86,904,598 | $86,409,026 | $495,572 | $29,773,650 | $20,247,907 | $9,525,743 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $89,064,927 | $87,422,549 | $1,642,378 | $28,431,643 | $19,401,472 | $9,030,171 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $87,174,483 | $84,537,341 | $2,637,142 | $27,503,293 | $20,115,500 | $7,387,793 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $86,904,598
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $394,834
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,954,920
- Other salaries and wages
- $16,103,762
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $24,292,115
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $233,888
- Accounting fees
- $200,296
- Occupancy
- $1,482,638
- Travel
- $2,055,335
- Depreciation
- $1,239,282
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $28,431,643
- Total assets, end of year
- $29,773,650
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $20,247,907
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,525,743
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,672,570
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,525,743
- Gross receipts
- $86,904,598
- Employees
- 151
- Volunteers
- 107
- Year formed
- 1967
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM KIMBRELL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $456,634 | $133,033 |
| MARK MESSURA | SENIOR VP, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MARKETING (THRU 07/2025) Key employee | 40 | $417,003 | $134,369 |
| KIMBERLY S KITCHINGS | SENIOR VP, CONSUMER MARKETING (THRU 07/2025) Key employee | 40 | $355,833 | $93,846 |
| JOHN CHIAVACCI | VP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & CTO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $259,797 | $132,324 |
| MIKE SHEN | VP & MANAGING DIRECTOR, PDI Key employee | 40 | $289,738 | $76,502 |
| TIMOTHY JOHNSON | VP & CFO Officer | 40 | $271,416 | $91,189 |
| MARY ANKENY | VP, PDI OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $249,154 | $111,731 |
| VIKKI MARTIN | VP, FIBER COMPETITION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $259,733 | $101,071 |
| JOHN KUCMIERZ | VP, ADMINISTRATION Officer | 40 | $237,114 | $107,576 |
| JESSE DAYSTAR | VP & CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $278,573 | $54,470 |
| RYAN KURTZ | VP, AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH Key employee | 40 | $249,442 | $67,718 |
| BONNY KWAN | DIRECTOR, ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - ASIA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $215,158 | $6,081 |
| DONNY LASSITER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF HUX | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENTON DUNN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
104 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARVIN BEYER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALLEN BELOW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW WENDLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUSTIN LITTLETON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BASIL THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN BOYD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL WALKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD WARREN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRADLEY JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSY ENGLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES MATHIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER HOPKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLINT WEBB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLEY BAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLIN MCKINLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CURTIS WILDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN METZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID DOOLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID WALLACE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEAN ROVEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DILLON PRICE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS JARRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EARL STILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SPRUELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FARNSWORTH PUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY HENDRIX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE WARBINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG GLOVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG SLOUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGG MAYBERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRY SCHROEDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY MCLAURIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB SANDEFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB SHEELY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES MASSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES RYAN JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAN JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON CONDREY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON FELTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON MAYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENIFER LANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY GONZALES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY SOWDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE FLYE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOAQUIN TOLEDO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE BAUMGARDNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE POSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DOUGLAS NEWTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN PERROW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN RUARK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN ISBELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN JAMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH JIMMERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDSON HERRINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY WHATLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENDALL GARRAWAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT GOYEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KODY BEAVERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTOFER VERETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LACY VARDEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE LONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEE EVERETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINK CARLTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LLOYD ARTHUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LONNIE FORTNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MALCOLM CALHOUN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK HOWARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN STOERNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PATSCHKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WOODARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONTE THOM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN REED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP EDWARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REID NICHOLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD HEIDEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHY BIBB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT COKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT ENGLERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT FLEMING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT WALKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSE FULLEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSS KENDRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSS RAYNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN JENKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAMUEL VINYARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAMUEL WALTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STACEY SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN CLAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN DROKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN SCHUCHARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY POLLARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOBY ROBERTSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAVIS MIRES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER ISBELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VONDA STEVENS-KIRKPATRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALT HAGOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDELL SUMNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HARDWICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM SANFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 130 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J BERRYE WORSHAM | PRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 11/2024) Officer | 40 | $784,861 | $126,060 |
| MARK MESSURA | SENIOR VP, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MARKETING Key employee | 40 | $357,939 | $126,183 |
| WILLIAM KIMBRELL | PRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 11/2024) Officer | 40 | $350,168 | $79,830 |
| KIMBERLY S KITCHINGS | SENIOR VP, CONSUMER MARKETING Key employee | 40 | $317,614 | $87,812 |
| JOHN CHIAVACCI | VP, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & CTO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $254,102 | $88,213 |
| MIKE SHEN | VP & MANAGING DIRECTOR, PDI Key employee | 40 | $281,297 | $49,214 |
| MARY ANKENY | VP, PDI OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $252,618 | $76,573 |
| VIKKI MARTIN | VP, FIBER COMPETITION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $261,731 | $66,775 |
| TIMOTHY JOHNSON | VP & CFO Officer | 40 | $263,996 | $64,047 |
| JOHN MORGANS | VP, ADMINISTRATION & ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT (THRU 08/2024) Officer | 40 | $271,721 | $55,464 |
| JESSE DAYSTAR | VP & CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $265,828 | $37,177 |
| RYAN KURTZ | VP, AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH Key employee | 40 | $238,733 | $43,988 |
| JOHN KUCMIERZ | VP, ADMINISTRATION (AS OF 08/2024) Officer | 40 | $193,166 | $78,210 |
| BONNY KWAN | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $207,110 | $5,825 |
| DONNY LASSITER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES JOHNSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF HUX | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN BEYER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERT ANDEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRED PENNINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN BELOW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW WENDLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN LITTLETON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BASIL THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN BOYD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD JORDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WALKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD HARRISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD WARREN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASSY ENGLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES MATHIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER HOPKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINT WEBB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLEY BAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLLIN MCKINLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CURTIS WILDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN METZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN HEMBREE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN ROVEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS JARRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EARL STILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SPRUELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SEIDENBERGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FARNSWORTH PUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY HENDRIX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG GLOVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG SLOUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGG MAYBERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAROLD MAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY SCHROEDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY MCLAURIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HERRICK NORCROSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB SANDEFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB SHEELY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES FERGUSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES MASSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAN JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON CONDREY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON FELTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON MAYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENIFER LANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY GONZALES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY SOWDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSE FLYE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAQUIN TOLEDO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE BAUMGARDNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DOUGLAS NEWTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCDOWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN RUARK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN ISBELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN JAMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH JIMMERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDSON HERRINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY WHATLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENDALL GARRAWAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENDALL WANNAMAKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT GOYEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENTON DUNN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KODY BEAVERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTOFER VERETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LACY VARDEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE LONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEWIE JOE SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINK CARLTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LLOYD ARTHUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LONNIE FORTNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MALCOLM CALHOUN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HOWARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN STOERNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PATSCHKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONTE THOM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN REED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP EDWARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP MURRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REID NICHOLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD HEIDEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHY BIBB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT COKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ENGLERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT FLEMING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT WALKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSE FULLEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS KENDRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS RAYNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL EGGEMEYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM SHACKELFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM SPARKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL VINYARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL WALTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN LOGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN CLAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN DROKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY POLLARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOBY ROBERTSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS MIRES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER ISBELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VONDA STEVENS-KIRKPATRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WALT HAGOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDELL SUMNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HARDWICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM SANFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACH LOGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 132 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J BERRYE WORSHAM | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $724,994 | $104,613 |
| MARK MESSURA | SR. VP, GLOBAL SUPP CHAIN MKTG Key employee | 40 | $349,588 | $95,188 |
| KIMBERLY S KITCHINGS | SR. VP, CONSUMER MARKETING Key employee | 40 | $291,002 | $68,542 |
| JOHN MORGANS | VP ADMIN. & ASSISTANT TO PRES. Officer | 40 | $289,305 | $61,519 |
| TIMOTHY JOHNSON | VP & CFO Officer | 40 | $257,839 | $55,262 |
| JOHN CHIAVACCI | VP INFORMATION TECH. & CTO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $239,688 | $67,627 |
| MIKE SHEN | VP & MANAGING DIRECTOR - PDI Key employee | 40 | $268,840 | $38,246 |
| WILLIAM KIMBRELL | EXECUTIVE VP & COO Officer | 40 | $236,863 | $56,607 |
| MARY ANKENY | VP, PDI OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $231,251 | $61,067 |
| VIKKI MARTIN | VP, FIBER COMPETITION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $234,630 | $52,284 |
| JESSE DAYSTAR | VP, CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFCR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $253,667 | $31,580 |
| RYAN KURTZ | VP Agricultural & Env Research Key employee | 40 | $223,340 | $33,943 |
| BONNY KWAN | AD, GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MARKET Highest-paid employee | 40 | $214,570 | $5,416 |
| JAMES JOHNSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN BEYER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF HUX | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNY LASSITER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERT ANDEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LLOYD ARTHUR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLEY BAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE BAUMGARDNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KODY BEAVERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN BELOW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHY BIBB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA BIRDWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN BOYD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY BROWN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MALCOLM CALHOUN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
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| STEVEN CLAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
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| JERRY DAVIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
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| KENTON DUNN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
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| CASSY ENGLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
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| JAMES FERGUSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
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| LONNIE FORTNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSE FULLEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENDALL GARRAWAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB GERIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG GLOVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY GONZALES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT GOYEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WALT HAGOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HARDWICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD HARRISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD HEIDEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN HEMBREE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY HENDRIX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDSON HERRINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER HOPKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HOWARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN ISBELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN JAMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS JARRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH JIMMERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAN JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNARD JORDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS KENDRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENIFER LANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN LITTLETON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN LOGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACH LOGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE LONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES MASSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES MATHIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAROLD MAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGG MAYBERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCDOWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COLLIN MCKINLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY MCLAURIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN METZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADY MIMMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS MIRES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP MURRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DOUGLAS NEWTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REID NICHOLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HERRICK NORCROSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PATSCHKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFRED PENNINGTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLEN PHIPPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY POLLARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER PORTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FARNSWORTH PUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS RAYNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN REED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOBY ROBERTSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN ROVEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN RUARK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB SANDEFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM SANFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY SCHROEDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SEIDENBERGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM SHACKELFORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB SHEELY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG SLOUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEWIE JOE SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY SOWDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM SPARKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SPRUELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VONDA STEVENS-KIRKPATRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EARL STILES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN STOERNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDELL SUMNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONTE THOM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BASIL THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAQUIN TOLEDO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LACY VARDEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
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| SAMUEL VINYARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WALKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT WALKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL WALTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENDALL WANNAMAKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD WARREN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINT WEBB | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW WENDLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY WHATLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
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Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6399 WESTON PKWY, CARY, NC 27513-2314
- In care of
- % TIMOTHY JOHNSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TIMOTHY JOHNSON, 6399 WESTON PARKWAY, CARY, NC 27513
- Signed the 990
- TIMOTHY JOHNSON, VP & CFO
- Phone
- (919) 678-2220
- Website
- WWW.COTTONINC.COM
- Return prepared by
- BDO USA
Mission
COTTON INCORPORATED, FUNDED BY U.S. GROWERS OF UPLAND COTTON AND IMPORTERS OF COTTON AND COTTON TEXTILE PRODUCTS, IS THE RESEARCH AND MARKETING COMPANY REPRESENTING UPLAND COTTON. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AND OPERATED TO IMPROVE THE DEMAND FOR AND PROFITABILITY OF COTTON.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE O.0
- SEE SCHEDULE O.0
- SEE SCHEDULE O.0
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 | 990 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
- 62-0786018
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $29,773,650
- Income (IRS master file)
- $86,904,598
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $86,904,598 | $86,409,026 | $29,773,650 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $89,064,927 | $87,422,549 | $28,431,643 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $87,174,483 | $84,537,341 | $27,503,293 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $83,241,579 | $82,108,003 | $28,047,677 | 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 62-0786018).
Questions about COTTON INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of COTTON INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COTTON INCORPORATED is 62-0786018.
- Is COTTON INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1968.
- Are donations to COTTON INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does COTTON INCORPORATED 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 COTTON INCORPORATED 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 COTTON INCORPORATED 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 COTTON INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TIMOTHY JOHNSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of COTTON INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 119 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $456,634 (WILLIAM KIMBRELL, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does COTTON INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $86,904,598, expenses of $86,409,026 and total assets of $29,773,650 at year end.
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