2026-05-15T14:14:16-05:00 2025-09-30 431305800 UHY ADVISORS MIDWEST INC 15 SUNNEN DRIVE SUITE 100 ST LOUIS MO 631433819 990 2024-10-01 420688064 AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION AMER 3145761770 12647 OLIVE BOULEVARD 410 ST LOUIS MO 63141 BRIAN VAUGHT CFO 3145761770 2026-05-04 1 0 DENISE PISCIOTTA P00560435 3146151200 2026-05-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BRIAN VAUGHT 12647 OLIVE BOULEVARD 410 ST LOUIS MO 63141 41683523 0 X WWW.SOYGROWERS.COM X 1946 IA TO REPRESENT U.S. SOYBEAN FARMERS IN ACTIVITES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SOYBEANS. 63 63 49 68 45765 0 23214701 27675607 11811108 10679463 340543 421286 1962136 2089839 37328488 40866195 0 0 0 0 6661272 7247126 0 0 0 30477852 33471415 37139124 40718541 189364 147654 24969913 20857378 16274588 11866012 8695325 8991366 X THE ASSOCIATION STRIVES TO SERVE FARMERS BY ADVOCATING, PROTECTING AND INCREASING THE MARKET VALUE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOYBEAN FARMERS BY LEADING A SUCCESSFUL SOYBEAN INDUSTRY THAT IS MEETING THE FOOD, FEED AND ENERGY NEEDS OF A GROWING WORLD. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY ASA VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF GUIDED BY PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRITY, MEMBER DRIVEN, OPENNESS, SERVICE AND STEWARDSHIP IN CARRYING OUT THEIR GOVERNING AND MANAGEMENT DUTIES ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS. 0 0 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING (IM) ACTIVITIES INCLUDES ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED BY WISHH AND USSEC. PROGRAMS, MEETINGS, AND EVENTS INCLUDES ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION'S INDUSTRY RELATIONS SPONSORED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, COMMODITY CLASSIC, CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, ETC., AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATION'S ACTION PARTNERSHIP AND THE ASSOCIATION'S INNOVATION TO MARKET PROGRAMS. OVERHEAD COST IS ALLOCATED TO PROGRAMS, MEETINGS, AND EVENTS ON BOTH A HEADCOUNT AND USAGE BASIS. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS TEAM ADVOCATES AND EDUCATION TO THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN BOTH THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, INCLUDE AGENCIES SUCH AS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. ISSUES THE ASSOCIATION ADVOCATE FOR INCLUDE THE FARM ECONOMY, TRADE, TRADE AGREEMENTS, FUNDING MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, INFRASTRUCTURE, BIODIESEL, ETC. OVERHEAD COST IS ALLOCATED TO GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ON BOTH A HEADCOUNT AND USAGE BASIS. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 39 0 49 1 1 1 1 CB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 63 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X BRIAN VAUGHT 3147541298 12647 OLIVE BOULEVARD SUITE 410 ST LOUIS MO 63141 X ADAM GUETTER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN MEADOWS TREASURER 8.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW MOORE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY WINSOR DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BOB WORTH DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD MACAULEY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRADY PEEK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDON WIPF DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT KOHLS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRYAN SEVERS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 CALEB RAGLAND PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CASEY YOUNGERMAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DARYL CATES CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID WALTON SECRETARY 8.00 X X 0 0 0 DENISE SCARBOROUGH DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS FUJAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DON LUTZ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 FRED SIPES DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFFERY RUTH DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE GOBLISH DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER FEUERSTEIN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER 8.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE BEYER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JANNA FRITZ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF KING DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY SORENSON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JIM KUKOWSKI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JIM MARTIN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JIMMIE LEE SHAW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER 8.00 X 0 0 0 JIMMY THOMAS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN COMEGYS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN FLEMING DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JORDAN SCOTT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER 8.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA GACKLE CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE MAW DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN SHERLOCK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEEVIN LEMENAGER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KODY LEONARD DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LUKE SAYES DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW MCCRATE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE KOEHNE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MOREY HILL DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS MOODY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL CASPER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL RAMSEY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY MILLER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RENEE FORDYCE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROB BAKER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SHAFFER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT STOBAUGH DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERTA SIMPSON-DOLBEARE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RON KINDRED DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RUSSELL WOLF DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RUSTY GOEBEL DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN FRIEDERS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN RHOADES DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT METZGER VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPH ESSICK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BRAD DOYLE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TANNER JOHNSON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER 8.00 X 0 0 0 TOM ADAM DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 W STAN BORN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 WADE COWAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TERESA BRANDENBURG DIRECTOR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN CENSKY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 498011 0 106144 BRIAN VAUGHT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 181631 0 51007 SCOTT GERLT CHIEF ECONOMIST 40.00 X 180292 0 52352 WENDY BRANNEN SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETI 40.00 X 182975 0 32080 CHRISTY SEYFERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT 40.00 X 289756 0 37963 MELANIE FITZPATRICK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 180094 0 49485 KYLE KUNKLER DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 40.00 X 180152 0 50543 ALEXA COMBELIC DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT 40.00 X 166462 0 28089 VIRGINIA HOUSTON DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 40.00 X 163651 0 56002 MARJORIE PERRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WISHH 40.00 X 164224 0 44546 JILL WAGENBLAST DIRECTOR PUBLICATIONS SPE 40.00 X 138285 0 48833 VICTORIA WILKS WISHH CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 125957 0 34032 2451490 0 591076 12 0 1 0 WORLD VISION 300 I STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 PROGRAM SERVCIES - CAST PROJECT 673152 KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 2323 ANDERSON AVE SUITE 600 MANHATTAN KS 66502 PROGRAM SERVCIES - CAST PROJECT 403592 EVERGREEN STRATEGIES LLC 7251 CORNELL AVE ST LOUIS MO 63130 PROGRAMS SERVICES - WISHH 253339 KAREN COBLE EDWARDS 10501 ADEL ROAD OAKTON VA 22124 COMMUNICATION SERVICES 239806 AUBURN UNIVERSITY 208 M WHITE SMITH HALL 381 MELL S AUBURN AL 36849 PROGRAM SERVCIES - CAST PROJECT 208744 14 27675607 27675607 INDUSTRY RELATIONS 900099 6081599 6076334 5265 IM PROGRAMS 900099 3956259 3956259 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 641605 641605 10679463 236057 236057 615000 615000 1002557 817328 185229 185229 185229 COMMODITY CLASSIC 900099 1186488 1186488 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 247851 247851 ADVERTISING 541800 40500 40500 1474839 40866195 10674198 45765 2470625 X 710285 6175275 361566 37251 59524 5181687 356187 90319 479434 2300632 49255 82015 FAS PROGRAMS 22764990 OTHER PROGRAMS & EVENTS 1835424 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 127124 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND RE 107573 40718541 1120372 268642 6567374 5177093 4080003 2674460 4410331 4002462 316989 174011 405024 209296 200830 195728 5478043 5937377 312500 312500 2483471 2115105 24969913 20857378 6499648 4610123 513772 532271 6494287 4286464 2766881 2437154 16274588 11866012 X 8695325 8991366 8695325 8991366 24969913 20857378 147654 148386 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 0 17492 8186 9306 98292 54836 43456 289240 146274 142966 195728 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 2115105 2115105 DEFERRED LEASES 2437154 2437154 40955057 148386 148386 40806671 59524 59524 40866195 40659017 0 40659017 59524 59524 40718541 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 1 1 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 2745174 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 367412 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 340314 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 1999302 RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES - ARMENIA, AZERBIJAN, BELARUS, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 196996 CARIBBEAN - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARKET DEVELOPMENT 37970 1 1 0 0 1 1 5687168 0 5687168 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1 1 X X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN CENSKY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 413463 0 84548 0 0 0 88894 0 17250 0 604155 0 0 0 CHRISTY SEYFERT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT 273470 0 16286 0 0 0 23914 0 14049 0 327719 0 0 0 SCOTT GERLT CHIEF ECONOMIST 169724 0 10568 0 0 0 42951 0 9401 0 232644 0 0 0 BRIAN VAUGHT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 168191 0 13440 0 0 0 41872 0 9135 0 232638 0 0 0 KYLE KUNKLER DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 166144 0 14008 0 0 0 41998 0 8545 0 230695 0 0 0 MELANIE FITZPATRICK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 169897 0 10197 0 0 0 40414 0 9071 0 229579 0 0 0 VIRGINIA HOUSTON DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 154381 0 9270 0 0 0 47755 0 8247 0 219653 0 0 0 WENDY BRANNEN SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETI 172457 0 10518 0 0 0 22723 0 9357 0 215055 0 0 0 MARJORIE PERRY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WISHH 156270 0 7954 0 0 0 36135 0 8411 0 208770 0 0 0 ALEXA COMBELIC DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT 154102 0 12360 0 0 0 20889 0 7200 0 194551 0 0 0 JILL WAGENBLAST DIRECTOR PUBLICATIONS SPE 130076 0 8209 0 0 0 41859 0 6974 0 187118 0 0 0 VICTORIA WILKS WISHH CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 118192 0 7765 0 0 0 27346 0 6686 0 159989 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE ASSOCIATION HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH A PAYROLL AND HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICE PROVIDER TO ADMINISTER THE ASSOCIATION'S HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PERFORMED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. SUBSEQUENT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FORM BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE ASSOCIATION DISTRIBUTES THE FORM 990 AND ITS RELATED SCHEDULES TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE FORM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ASSOCIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGNS CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ANNUALLY. THESE FORMS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE RESOLUTION OR DISCLOSURE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION OF THE ASSOCIATION'S CEO IS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE GOVERNING COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION OF OTHER CEO'S AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS PRIOR TO APPROVING THE CURRENT COMPENSATION PACKAGE. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ASSOCIATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 990, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990 PART VII, COLUMN D AND PART IX, LINES 5 AND 7 A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION (PEO), TO ADMINISTER THE ASSOCIATION'S HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTIONS. THEREFORE, ASA GENERALLY DOES NOT FILE FORM W-3 AND NO EMPLOYEES ARE REPORTED DIRECTLY BY ASA. THE PEO FILED ON BEHALF OF 40 ASA EMPLOYEES DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES AND CONTRACTED COSTS 5,181,687. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.