2024-02-21T08:25:18-06:00 2023-09-30 521853933 JM&M 1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2022-10-01 431448690 AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION AGRI 2024570825 4201 WILSON BLVD 700 ARLINGTON VA 22203 WILLIAM DAREN COPPOCK PRESIDENT & CEO 2024570825 2024-02-20 1 WILLIAM DAREN COPPOCK 999009999 0 P01608826 2022963306 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z WILLIAM DAREN COPPOCK 4201 WILSON BLVD 700 ARLINGTON VA 22203 5670335 0 X WWW.ARADC.ORG X 1986 MO ARA UNITES ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR INTERESTS TO ADVOCATE AND EDUCATE ON THEIR BEHALF, PROVIDE SERVICES TO IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESSES, AND PRESERVE THEIR FREEDOM TO OPERATE AND INNOVATE, ENSURING A SAFE AND PLENTIFUL FOOD SUPPLY FOR ALL. 45 45 9 61 0 0 2906962 2999833 564374 944849 228398 17599 21957 32688 3721691 3994969 0 0 0 0 1745037 1774613 0 0 0 1506827 1819706 3251864 3594319 469827 400650 7161238 9852194 1124653 2780279 6036585 7071915 X ARA UNITES ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR INTERESTS TO ADVOCATE AND EDUCATE ON THEIR BEHALF, PROVIDE SERVICES TO IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESSES, AND PRESERVE THEIR FREEDOM TO OPERATE AND INNOVATE, ENSURING A SAFE AND PLENTIFUL FOOD SUPPLY FOR ALL. 0 0 ANNUAL CONFERENCE - ARA'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE OFFERS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR ITS RETAIL DEALERS SUPPLIER MEMBERS TO NETWORK AND GROW THEIR BUSINESSES. THE CONFERENCE OFFERS AN ARRAY OF BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS, RENOWNED SPEAKERS, AND EXPERTS IN INTERNATIONAL AGRI-BUSINESSES WHO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF LOCAL MEMBERS. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - ARA'S PUBLIC POLICY IS TO ENHANCE RESOURCES IN TECHNICAL/REGULATORY AREAS BY IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO REPLICATE SOUND STATE LEGISLATION, AND TO SYNERGIZE CONFLICTING STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS IMPACTING THE INDUSTRY. GOVERNANCE - ARA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTIVELY ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS AND SUPPLIERS TO BUILD THE INDUSTRY'S IMAGE, IMPROVE MEMBER SERVICES, AND DEVELOP EFFECTIVE ALLIANCES. COMMUNICATIONS - ARA PUBLISHES A BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, PRESS RELEASES, AND ALERTS IN ORDER TO EDUCATE ITS MEMBERS ON CURRENT EVENTS IMPACTING THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. IN ADDITION, ARA PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR THE MEMBERS TO SHARE INFORMATION AND IDEAS WITH ONE ANOTHER VIA FACEBOOK, TWITTER, LINKEDIN, AND VIA OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 19 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X WILLIAM DAREN COPPOCK 2024570825 4201 WILSON BLVD 700 ARLINGTON VA 22203 IAN MCGREGOR CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY ASMUS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BROOKE MCMULLIN SECRETARY/TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WILL BENTLEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WARD BLOODWORTH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAN BOUCK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERNIE CHAPPELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY HERZIG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEN LEHMANN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE SPEARS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOEY CALDWELL DIRECTOR AS OF DECEMBER 2022 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM DAVIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GRIFFIN EVANS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROB CLAYTON DIRECTOR AS OF MAY 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD LLOYD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY PLYMALE DIRECTOR AS OF MARCH 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 BLAKE GATES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK STUTSMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON WEIRICH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH LAWSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN WHITT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN KLAVEANO DIRECTOR AS OF FEB. 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG WHICKER DIRECTOR AS OF SEPTEMBER 2022 2.00 X 0 0 0 RODNEY WILSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CLAYTON HOUCHIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD LOCKE DIRECTOR AS OF AUGUST 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERNIE RONCORONI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NELSON MCCORD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOE WEIS DIRECTOR AS OF DECEMBER 2022 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WHEELER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LYNDON SMITH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK SHILLINGFORD DIRECTOR AS OF AUGUST 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT HENDRIX DIRECTOR AS OF JANUARY 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM RICHIE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN BURKE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELVIN FEIST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY SPONSELLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG JORGENSEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON LUEDERS DIRECTOR UNTIL FEBRUARY 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEROY STARTZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY DAY DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRANNON HAMAR DIRECTOR UNTIL MARCH 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS NOVAK DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID ELSER DIRECTOR DECEMBER 2022 - MAY 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 GARY VOGEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON MINTON DIRECTOR UNTIL DECEMBER 2022 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON WHITE DIRECTOR UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 2022 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF BLAIR DIRECTOR UNTIL DEC. 2022 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF TARSI DIRECTOR UNTIL DEC. 2022 2.00 X 0 0 0 LANNY FISHER DIRECTOR UNTIL OCTOBER 31, 2022 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY KAY THATCHER DIRECTOR UNTIL NOVEMBER 2022 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE HOFER DIRECTOR UNTIL AUGUST 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL BACKMAN DIRECTOR UNTIL SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT TROGELE DIRECTOR UNTIL FEBRUARY 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROD WELLS DIRECTOR UNTIL DEC. 2022 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE BECRAFT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TOBY HLAVINKA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TROY JOHNSON DIRECTOR UNTIL FEBRUARY 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 WES MILLARD DIRECTOR AS OF FEBRUARY 2023 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN SAGEHORN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL TWINING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM DAREN COPPOCK PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 398046 0 45454 DONALD TAYLOR VICE PRES MEMBERSHIP & CORPORATE RELATIONS 40.00 X 259295 0 30999 RICHARD GUPTON SR VICE PRES PUBLIC POLICY & COUNSEL 40.00 X 258035 0 40158 HUNTER CARPENTER SR. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY 40.00 X 157397 0 23277 BRYNA HAUTAU SR. DIR. OPERATIONS & EVENTS 40.00 X 127212 0 15050 1199985 0 154938 5 0 1 0 0 2313748 686085 19585 2999833 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 900099 493095 493095 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 260055 260055 MANAGEMENT FEES 900099 90000 90000 PUBLICATION REVENUE 900099 43650 43650 EDUCATION AND TRAINING 900099 35215 35215 22834 22834 944849 155931 155931 25892 25892 6796 0 6796 6796 6796 1537034 1675366 -138332 -138332 -138332 3994969 944849 0 50287 1127011 479209 27056 63705 77632 10773 89800 42992 235134 133500 45092 111470 184714 156248 671585 19154 9799 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 94011 MEMBER SERVICES 9058 MISCELLANEOUS 6376 3594319 286892 46468 1176110 1304922 69431 106427 174996 191245 363911 332941 42930 30970 5276398 6290115 134481 78793 0 1803254 7161238 9852194 97213 140688 814732 610773 212708 2028818 1124653 2780279 X 6036585 7071915 6036585 7071915 7161238 9852194 X 400650 690368 -55688 X X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 4201 WILSON BLVD SUITE 700 ARLINGTON VA 22203 812393393 86557 0 0 0 2573803 389890 389890 772141 -382251 111216 97722 13494 252695 235219 17476 30970 ROU ASSET 1803254 1803254 LEASE LIABILITY 2028818 2028818 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED. X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM DAREN COPPOCK PRESIDENT & CEO 398046 0 0 0 0 0 18300 0 27154 0 443500 0 0 0 RICHARD GUPTON SR VICE PRES PUBLIC POLICY & COUNSEL 258035 0 0 0 0 0 16218 0 23940 0 298193 0 0 0 DONALD TAYLOR VICE PRES MEMBERSHIP & CORPORATE RELATIONS 259295 0 0 0 0 0 15912 0 15087 0 290294 0 0 0 HUNTER CARPENTER SR. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY 157397 0 0 0 0 0 9471 0 13806 0 180674 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE CHAIRPERSON, VICE-CHAIRPERSON, FOUR (4) AT-LARGE MEMBERS WHO SHALL BE COMPRISED EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE RETAIL/DISTRIBUTION MEMBER CATEGORY, AND ONE (1) MEMBER FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRY SUPPLIER GROUPS: CROP PROTECTION/SEED, FERTILIZER, AND EQUIPMENT. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2021, THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRPERSON POSITION WAS ELIMINATED AND TWO (2) ADDITIONAL AT-LARGE RETAIL MEMBERS WERE ELECTED. THERE SHALL ALSO BE ONE MEMBER FROM INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS ELECTED AT-LARGE WHO MAY REPRESENT ANY OF THE INDUSTRY SUPPLIER CATEGORIES. ONE OF THE INDUSTRY SUPPLIER MEMBERS WILL SERVE AS SECRETARY/TREASURER. THERE SHALL ALSO BE ONE (1) MEMBER ELECTED BY A FORUM OF STATE AGRI-BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS WHO IS ALSO THEIR REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE PRESIDENT/CEO SHALL BE EX-OFFICIO WITHOUT VOTING PRIVILEGES. ALL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS MUST BE DULY ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE THE ELECTED CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IN THE EVENT THAT THE CHAIRPERSON IS ABSENT OR UNABLE TO ACT, THE VICE-CHAIRPERSON SHALL PRESIDE AT MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE NOMINATED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND NOMINATIONS SHALL BE RATIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL SUPERINTEND THE CONDUCT OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE ASSOCIATION PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE LAW, AND POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH THE FULL POWER AND AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXCEPT FOR MATTERS CONCERNING MAJOR ACQUISITIONS, SALE OF MAJOR ASSOCIATION ASSETS, AND AMENDMENT OF THE BY-LAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE SIGNED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY AND REVIEWED AT EACH OF THREE BOARD MEETINGS DURING THE YEAR. DIRECTORS SHOULD ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND SHOULD LEAVE ANY BOARD MEETINGS WHILE THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS DISCUSS AND VOTE ON ANY SUCH MATTERS. DIRECTORS WITH A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT MUST DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL INFORMATION HONESTLY AND ACCURATELY TO OTHER DIRECTORS IN ORDER TO ALLOW THEM TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. STAFF ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH ARA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES USING AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, AND INCLUDES CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE BOARD'S DECISIONS. THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN JULY OF 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON INVESTMENT IN GROWING RESULTS, LLC -55,688. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR ITS PROCESS SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE YEAR. AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 4201 WILSON BLVD SUITE 700 ARLINGTON VA 22203 812393393 TO INCREASE POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT AMONG MEMBER COMPANIES DC 527 AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION 1 GROWING RESULTS LLC 4201 WILSON BLVD STE 700 ARLINGTON VA 22203 844193162 MANAGING OFFICE LEASE SPACE VA N/A -897 2145789 0 0 0.13920 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE R 86557 COST