Nonprofit · EIN 20-2462213
UNITED STATES SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL INC
Tax-exempt · CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $79,095,999 | $78,378,425 | $717,574 | $26,678,335 | $22,859,294 | $3,819,041 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $80,412,462 | $80,108,909 | $303,553 | $29,369,942 | $26,268,475 | $3,101,467 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $75,511,789 | $75,173,565 | $338,224 | $24,596,258 | $21,798,344 | $2,797,914 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $79,095,773
- Investment income
- $226
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $4,850,308
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,878,102
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $15,066,380
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $168,593
- Accounting fees
- $210,094
- Occupancy
- $730,902
- Travel
- $15,344,491
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $29,369,942
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,678,335
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $22,859,294
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,819,041
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,819,041
- Gross unrelated business income
- $101,442
- Gross receipts
- $79,095,999
- Employees
- 70
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES SUTTER | CEO Officer | 40 | $865,190 | $0 | $62,698 |
| CURLYN TAN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS - SEA Key employee | 30 | $0 | $646,505 | $3,396 |
| KEVIN ROEPKE | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $585,246 | $0 | $52,406 |
| CARLOS SALINAS-MESCHWITZ | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $424,563 | $0 | $71,264 |
| JULIE SUMPTER | CFO Officer | 40 | $379,024 | $0 | $53,578 |
| ROSALIND LEECK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $337,587 | $0 | $35,831 |
| TIMOTHY LOH | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 30 | $0 | $330,682 | $28,566 |
| BRENT BABB | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $294,364 | $0 | $50,673 |
| PAUL BURKE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $278,274 | $0 | $48,358 |
| COLBY PINKSTONE | DIRECTOR - STRATEGIC PROGRAMS Key employee | 40 | $262,452 | $0 | $57,420 |
| LYNDSEY ERB | DIRECTOR - INDUSTRY RELATIONS Key employee | 40 | $203,438 | $0 | $58,545 |
| HYUNG SUK LEE | COUNTRY OFFICE DIRECTOR Key employee | 30 | $0 | $204,511 | $40,721 |
| DONNA ROBINSON | CONROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $210,440 | $0 | $31,507 |
| WILLIAM MCNAIR | DIRECTOR OF OIL & SOYFOODS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $197,998 | $0 | $42,830 |
| ANGELA MOODY | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $196,063 | $0 | $27,816 |
23 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHERYL HUSON | DIRECTOR OF BUDGET & COMPLIANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $194,756 | $28,550 |
| KERREY J KERR-ENSKAT | DIRECTOR - COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 40 | $176,106 | $44,448 |
| ABIGAIL RINNE | DIRECTOR - SUSTAINABILITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $195,602 | $19,004 |
| LANCE REZAC | CHAIRMAN (THRU 03/2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANNA FRITZ | CHAIRPERSON/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCRANIE | VICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTA SIMPSON-DOLBEARE | 2ND VICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BUBOLTZ | TREASURER (THRU 03/2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG PIETIG | TREASURER/TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT GAFFNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL SCHRUERS | SECRETARY/TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM BARDOLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAYTON CHARLES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE DIERICKX | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBY EWALT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY HILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN HULM | TRUSTEE (THRU 03/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE KOEHNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY PULSKAMP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SINNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TORI SORENSEN | TRUSTEE (03/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGGIE STRICKLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 37 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES SUTTER | CEO Officer | 40 | $740,885 | $0 | $60,166 |
| KEVIN ROEPKE | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $465,581 | $0 | $45,725 |
| CARLOS SALINAS-MESCHWITZ | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $388,265 | $0 | $68,257 |
| JULIE SUMPTER | CFO Officer | 40 | $349,472 | $0 | $35,644 |
| TIMOTHY LOH | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 30 | $0 | $320,104 | $31,054 |
| ROSALIND LEECK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $310,206 | $0 | $32,901 |
| BRENT BABB | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $282,496 | $0 | $42,320 |
| PAUL BURKE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $270,351 | $0 | $45,635 |
| COLBY PINKSTONE | DIRECTOR - STRATEGIC PROGRAM DEVELOP Key employee | 40 | $236,685 | $0 | $54,179 |
| CURLYN TAN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS - SEA Key employee | 30 | $0 | $214,792 | $29,253 |
| CHRISTOPHER SAMUEL | DIRECTOR - COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 40 | $180,756 | $0 | $59,468 |
| HYUNG SUK LEE | COUNTRY OFFICE DIRECTOR Key employee | 30 | $0 | $196,129 | $39,609 |
| LYNDSEY ERB | DIRECTOR - INDUSTRY RELATIONS Key employee | 40 | $178,733 | $0 | $54,998 |
| WILLIAM MCNAIR | DIRECTOR OF OIL & SOYFOODS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $187,038 | $0 | $40,893 |
| DONNA ROBINSON | CONROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $195,561 | $0 | $29,388 |
| CHERYL HUSON | DIRECTOR OF BUDGET & COMPLIANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $187,992 | $0 | $27,360 |
| ANGELA MOODY | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $186,333 | $0 | $26,450 |
| ABIGAIL RINNE | DIRECTOR - SUSTAINABILITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $182,322 | $0 | $13,542 |
| STAN BORN | CHAIRMAN (THRU 2/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LANCE REZAC | CHAIRMAN/VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JANNA FRITZ | VICE CHAIR/TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BUBOLTZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN SCHEIER | SECRETARY (THRU 2/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL SCHRUERS | SECRETARY/TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY HILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN HULM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JORGENSON | TRUSTEE (THRU 2/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN KADLEC | TRUSTEE (THRU 2/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE KOEHNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCRANIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG PIETIG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY PULSKAMP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTA SIMPSON-DOLBEARE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SINNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TORI SORENSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REGGIE STRICKLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIM SUTTER | CEO Officer | 40 | $682,096 | $0 | $56,204 |
| CARLOS SALINAS-MESCHWITZ | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $375,267 | $0 | $63,692 |
| KEVIN ROEPKE | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $392,953 | $0 | $42,018 |
| TIMOTHY LOH | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 30 | $0 | $293,692 | $38,602 |
| JULIE SUMPTER | CFO Officer | 40 | $300,578 | $0 | $30,493 |
| ROSALIND LEECK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $270,948 | $0 | $29,762 |
| KAREY CLAGHORN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $247,780 | $0 | $43,484 |
| PAUL BURKE | SENIOR DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $243,897 | $0 | $37,769 |
| BRENT BABB | REGIONAL DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $249,874 | $0 | $28,219 |
| HYUNG SUK LEE | COUNTRY OFFICE DIRECTOR Key employee | 30 | $0 | $204,412 | $41,480 |
| EDDIE BEAMAN | FORMER COO Former | 0 | $223,310 | $0 | $21,850 |
| CURLYN TAN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS - SEA Key employee | 30 | $0 | $196,787 | $44,569 |
| COLBY PINKSTONE | DIRECTOR - STRATEGIC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Key employee | 40 | $189,546 | $0 | $48,250 |
| LYNDSEY ERB | DIRECTOR - INDUSTRY RELATIONS Key employee | 40 | $161,998 | $0 | $48,209 |
| WILLIAM MCNAIR | DIRECTOR OF OIL & SOYFOODS & DEPUTY REGIONAL DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,835 | $0 | $37,810 |
| DONNA ROBINSON | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,379 | $0 | $26,243 |
| ANGELA MOODY | DIRECTOR - PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,781 | $0 | $23,817 |
| CHERYL HUSON | DIRECTOR OF BUDGET & COMPLIANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,380 | $0 | $23,742 |
| CHARLES HALL | FORMER DIRECTOR - ANIMAL & AQUACULTURE Former | 0 | $147,386 | $0 | $28,568 |
| ABIGAIL RINNE | DIRECTOR - SUSTAINABILITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,580 | $0 | $12,065 |
| STAN BORN | CHAIRMAN/VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG WINTER | CHAIRMAN (THRU 3/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LANCE REZAC | VICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BUBOLTZ | TREASURER/TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ARNOLD | TREASURER (THRU 3/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN SCHEIER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN DALLMIER | TRUSTEE (THRU 7/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JANNA FRITZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY HILL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAWN HULM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JORGENSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN KADLEC | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN KEMP | TRUSTEE (THRU 3/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCRANIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MONTE PETERSON | TRUSTEE (THRU 3/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG PIETIG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL SCHRUERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SINNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TORI SORENSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REGGIE STRICKLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 16305 SWINGLEY RIDGE RD STE 200, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017-1777
- In care of
- % CBIZ-MARIA CAIN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAMES TED SUTTER, 16305 SWINGLEY RIDGE ROAD 200, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017
- Signed the 990
- JULIE SUMPTER, CFO
- Phone
- (636) 449-6400
- Website
- WWW.USSEC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RSM US LLP
Mission
MAXIMIZE THE USE OF U.S. SOY INTERNATIONALLY BY MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND GLOBAL CUSTOMERS.
Program accomplishments
- UNITED SOYBEAN BOARD (USB) - ADMINISTER SOYBEAN CHECKOFF ACTIVITIES FOCUSING ON RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION.
- QUALIFIED STATE SOYBEAN BOARD (QSSB) - ADMINISTER SOYBEAN CHECKOFF ACTIVITIES FOCUSING ON RESEARCH AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION.
- FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT (FMD) - PROMOTE AND STRENGTHEN THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS OF U.S. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, ADDRESS LONG-TERM FOREIGN IMPORT CONSTRAINTS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE MAINTENANCE OR GROWTH OF DEMAND FOR U.S. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.
- MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM (MAP) - ASSIST U.S. PRODUCERS, EXPORTERS, AND TRADE ORGANIZATIONS IN DEVELOPING, MAINTAINING, AND EXPANDING EXPORT ACTIVITIES IN GLOBAL MARKETS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CONSUMER PROMOTIONS, TRADE SEMINARS, AND MARKET RESEARCH.
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-2462213
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $26,678,335
- Income (IRS master file)
- $79,095,999
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $79,095,999 | $78,378,425 | $26,678,335 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $80,412,462 | $80,108,909 | $29,369,942 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $75,511,789 | $75,173,565 | $24,596,258 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $72,233,601 | $72,224,684 | $26,486,204 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | 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 20-2462213).
Questions about UNITED STATES SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL INC
- What is the EIN of UNITED STATES SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED STATES SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL INC is 20-2462213.
- Is UNITED STATES SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2006.
- Are donations to UNITED STATES SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does UNITED STATES SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL INC 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 UNITED STATES SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did UNITED STATES SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of UNITED STATES SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JAMES TED SUTTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of UNITED STATES SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 38 people; 15 received compensation from the organization, the highest $865,190 (JAMES SUTTER, CEO).
- How much revenue does UNITED STATES SOYBEAN EXPORT COUNCIL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $79,095,999, expenses of $78,378,425 and total assets of $26,678,335 at year end.
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