2025-10-31T15:20:29-05:00 2025-06-30 392519050 ELLIOTT DAVIS ADVISORY LLC 2151 PICKENS STREET SUITE 200 COLUMBIA SC 29201 990 2024-07-01 752212643 INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROPAGATORS' SOCIETY INC C/O DONNA S FOSTER INTE 8037434284 4661 CRYSTAL DRIVE COLUMBIA SC 29206 DONNA S FOSTER TREASURER 8037434284 2025-10-30 1 1 MARY BAILEY P01708660 8032560002 2025-10-30 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DONNA S FOSTER 4661 CRYSTAL DRIVE COLUMBIA SC 29206 195405 0 X N/A X 1979 SC DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE & PROMOTION OF PLANT PROPAGATORS 12 9 0 24 0 0 665 14565 200112 174407 2887 6290 11329 0 214993 195262 13029 18515 0 0 41614 53510 0 0 0 275185 178304 329828 250329 -114835 -55067 229828 174761 0 0 229828 174761 DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE & PROMOTION OF PLANT PROPAGATORS 0 0 ANNUAL MEETING - THE ANNUAL MEETING IS FOUR DAYS AND INCLUDES TWO DAYS OF EDUCATION AND TWO DAYS OF INDUSTRY RELATED TOURS. THE 2024 CONFERENCE HAS 204 ATTENDEES (95 WERE MEMBERS, 90 NON MEMBERS), 19 WERE SPEAKERS. HELD IN TULSA, OK. TOURS - THE TOURS PROVIDE GROWERS AND PROPAGATORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY IN USE AS WELL NEW EQUIPMENT. GROWERS AND PROPAGATORS INTERACT WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS FROM OTHER AREAS OF THE COUNTRY AND SHARE EXPERIENCES. DEMONSTRATIONS ARE OFTEN GIVEN ALONG WITH TOURING THE FACILITIES. 194 WENT ON THE TOURS OF WHICH THERE WERE 10 SITES VISITED. DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE & PROMOTION OF PLANT PROPAGATORS THROUGH OUTREACH LIKE 65 COMPLEMENTARY STUDENT MEMBERSHIPS. ALSO PROVIDED COMPLIMENTARY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND PARTIAL TRAVEL FUNDS FOR 4 GRAD STUDENTS INTERNS, 1 COMPLIMENTARY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND TRAVEL FUNDS FOR A NON INTERN STUDENT, AND 8 STUDENT SPEAKERS. OUR E-NEWSLETTER GOES TO 533 - MEMBERS, STUDENTS, ANYONE WHO REQUEST IT. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X DONNA FOSTER 8037434284 4661 CRYSTAL DRIVE COLUMBIA SC 29206 DONNA FOSTER SECRETARY/TREASURER 16.00 X X 28572 0 0 DR FRED DAVIES EDITOR 5.00 X X 19833 0 0 BRIE GLUVNA ARTHUR INTERNATIONAL DELEGATE & INTERIM DIGITAL COMM. DIR 8.00 X X 7000 0 0 DENNIS NIEMEYER ALTERNATE INTERNATIONAL DELEGATE 3.00 X 0 0 0 RHONDA HELVICK BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES CROCKETT BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DR PING YU BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DR KEVIN PARRIS BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DR CHERYL R BOYER PAST PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 J MICHAEL ROE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY WITCHER 1ST VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD MAY 2ND VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 55405 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14065 500 14565 CONFERENCES AND TOURS 900099 148157 148157 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 26250 26250 174407 6290 6290 143 14065 143 0 195262 174407 0 6290 X 14065 4450 53510 30167 8526 779 23295 75099 58 692 TOURS 21988 IPPS INTERNATIONAL DUES 9676 BANKING FEES 5919 EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2000 105 250329 27425 16125 202257 158548 405 317 146 88 229828 174761 0 0 X 229828 174761 229828 174761 229828 174761 -55067 0 X 0 0 0 0 1 0 405 317 88 88 1 HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC 525 9TH ST NW 8TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20004 521052547 501(C)3 14065 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS PART I, LINE 2: INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROPAGATORS' SOCIETY MONITORS ASSISTANCE TO HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC THROUGH A DOCUMENTED AGREEMENT THAT SUPPORT WILL BE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS TO ATTEND EVENTS HELD BY INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROPAGATORS' SOCIETY. THE INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROPAGATORS' SOCIETY DOCUMENTS STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE AT EVENTS AND INTERACTS WITH THEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY AND APPROVE SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING VOTE ON THE SLATE AND CAN NOMINATE FROM THE FLOOR TO ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY. THERE IS ONE CATEGORY OF MEMBER. THERE ARE STUDENT ATTENDEES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING WHO DO NOT PAY MEMBERSHIP DUES AND WHO DO NOT VOTE ON THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS APPROVE CHANGES IN THE BY-LAWS AND VOTE ON BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD REVIEWS A FULL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, THAT PERSON WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ALL DISCUSSION AND/OR VOTE ON THE MATTER IN QUESTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 SECRETARY/ TREASURER, EDITOR AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEY REVIEW COMPARABLE DATA SUCH AS SALARIES OF OTHER PROFESSIONALS IN LIKE POSITIONS. THE SECRETARY/ TREASURER, EDITOR AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER ARE NOT IN THE ROOM WHEN THE DECISION IS MADE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES 30,167.