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Nonprofit · EIN 81-4058275

DAIRY AND FOOD NUTRITION COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEAST

Also known as DAIRY WEST

Tax-exempt (reinstated) · MERIDIAN, ID 83642

Financials

$20.2M$20.2M2023$19M$19.4M2024$20.2M$20.2M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DAIRY AND FOOD NUTRITION COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEAST by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$20,181,325$20,179,616$1,709$2,885,277$1,026,940$1,858,337
December 31, 2024990$19,021,871$19,357,287-$335,416$3,831,521$1,974,893$1,856,628
December 31, 2023990$20,230,295$20,226,891$3,404$5,190,350$2,998,306$2,192,044
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$20,144,616
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$36,686
Other revenue
$23

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,370,300
Other salaries and wages
$2,704,323
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$4,074,623
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$101,347
Travel
$575,736
Depreciation
$91,628

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,831,521
Total assets, end of year
$2,885,277
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,026,940
Net assets, end of year
$1,858,337
Land, buildings and equipment
$505,846
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,858,337
Gross receipts
$20,181,325
Employees
31
Volunteers
0
Year formed
2016
State of legal domicile
KY

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 / weekCompensation
Eric BastianVP IR&R
Officer
40$289,038
Crystal WilsonFormer VP ED&E
Former
40$216,192
Heidi MartinCOO
Officer
40$200,092
Bryce Robert ChambersManagement
Highest-paid employee
40$165,003
Pamela FryDOF
Officer
40$148,735
Shawna HagertyDOO
Highest-paid employee
40$142,417
Jaclyn Elaine St JohnManagement
Highest-paid employee
40$120,232
Steve SeppiCEO
Officer
40$115,545
Melinda Kristine WolfeFormer Management
Former
40$110,703
Tom KasperDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Winfield AndersonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Chace FullmerChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Jeff LundDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Siska ReeceVice Chair
Trustee or director
1$0
Pete WiersmaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
8 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Deb Easterday ReevesTreasurer
Trustee or director
1$0
Don GaalswykDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Kim KornDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Daniel ButtarsSecretary
Trustee or director
1$0
Donnie De VriesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
David RobertsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Tyler FredericksenController
Officer
40$0
Cathy KnowlsonVP Marketing
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KARIANNE FALLOWCEO
Officer
40$499,759
JASON KAJKOWSKIVP FINANCE
Officer
40$247,622
ERIC BASTIANVP IR&R
Officer
40$208,014
CRYSTAL WILSONVP ED&E
Officer
40$192,787
HEIDI MARTINVP H&W
Officer
40$183,886
WINFIELD ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL BUTTARSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHACE FULLMERCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DON GAALSWYKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM KASPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIM KORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF LUNDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SISKA REECEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEB EASTERDAY REEVESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID ROBERTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DONNIE DE VRIESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETE WIERSMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAMELA FRYDOF
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KARIANNE FALLOWCEO
Officer
40$291,427
ERIC BASTIANVP IR&R
Officer
40$173,919
KRISTINE SPENCESR VP - SC
Officer
40$171,709
CRYSTAL WILSONVP ED&E
Officer
40$159,489
HEIDI MARTINVP H&W
Officer
40$153,016
JASON KAJKOWSKIVP FINANCE
Officer
40$141,492
MARISSA WATSONVP SUSTAINAB
Officer
40$122,070
PAMELA FRYDOF
Officer
40$118,509
SHAWNA HAGERTYDOO
Officer
40$97,505
WINFIELD ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
JOHN BRUBAKERVICE CHAIRMA
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0
CHACE FULLMERCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0
DON GAALSWYKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
JEFF HARDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
TOM KASPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
KIM KORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
MATT LEAKSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0
SISKA REECETREASURER
Trustee or director
–$0
DEB EASTERDAY REEVESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
JOSH WEBBTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0
PETE WIERSMADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
743 N TOUCHMARK AVE, MERIDIAN, ID 83642-7059
In care of
% KARIANNE FALLOW
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Tyler Fredericksen, 743 N Touchmark Ave, Meridian, ID 83642
Signed the 990
Tyler Fredericksen, Controller
Phone
(208) 327-7050
Return prepared by
Jordan Zwygart

Mission

Dairy product promotion, research, and nutrition education activities

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Dairy product programs providing innovation partnerships and industry relations and research such as food processing and nutrition research, workforce development, and stakeholder relations
    Expenses $3,317,603
  • Dairy product partnership and membership programs with UDIA providing unified promotion and marketing of dairy products
    Expenses $6,101,544
  • Dairy product partnership with UDIA to increase demand for dairy products (USDEC/DMIDARI/NW MILK)
    Expenses $4,445,842

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
81-4058275
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2017
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,885,277
Income (IRS master file)
$20,181,325

Revocation and reinstatement

Exemption revoked
May 15, 2010
Posted by the IRS
September 11, 2017
Reinstated
Effective May 15, 2010

From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$20,181,325$20,179,616$2,885,277XML
990December 2024$19,021,871$19,357,287$3,831,521IRS
990December 2023$20,230,295$20,226,891$5,190,350XML
990December 2022$19,039,661$18,600,454$5,474,725IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––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 81-4058275).

Questions about DAIRY AND FOOD NUTRITION COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEAST

What is the EIN of DAIRY AND FOOD NUTRITION COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEAST?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DAIRY AND FOOD NUTRITION COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEAST is 81-4058275.
Is DAIRY AND FOOD NUTRITION COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEAST tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2010 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2010.
Are donations to DAIRY AND FOOD NUTRITION COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEAST tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does DAIRY AND FOOD NUTRITION COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEAST 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 DAIRY AND FOOD NUTRITION COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEAST 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 DAIRY AND FOOD NUTRITION COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEAST 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 DAIRY AND FOOD NUTRITION COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEAST?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Tyler Fredericksen.
Who are the officers and directors of DAIRY AND FOOD NUTRITION COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEAST?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $289,038 (Eric Bastian, VP IR&R).
How much revenue does DAIRY AND FOOD NUTRITION COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHEAST have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,181,325, expenses of $20,179,616 and total assets of $2,885,277 at year end.

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