Nonprofit · EIN 36-6101799
GRAIN ELEVATOR & PROCESSING SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55425
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,467,560 | $3,824,231 | $643,329 | $6,406,171 | $813,189 | $5,592,982 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,102,511 | $3,300,392 | $802,119 | $5,302,476 | $566,662 | $4,735,814 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,776,705 | $3,194,853 | $581,852 | $4,340,775 | $628,378 | $3,712,397 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $4,291,041
- Investment income
- $158,954
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,081
- Other revenue
- $17,565
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $437,522
- Other salaries and wages
- $904,937
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,467,200
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $86,085
- Occupancy
- $65,123
- Travel
- $113,634
- Depreciation
- $3,869
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,302,476
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,406,171
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $813,189
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,592,982
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,611
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,236,993
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,092,982
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,500,000
- Gross unrelated business income
- $190,526
- Gross receipts
- $4,964,479
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1974
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN CAUPERT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $216,654 | $6,439 |
| JULIA KLOEHN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $176,531 | $6,179 |
| ADRIANNE FJERSTAD-MILLER | DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,400 | $3,891 |
| BETSY POLIS | DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,257 | $1,848 |
| DEB MOST | MEMBER & CHAPTER MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,396 | $4,278 |
| CHUCK KUNISCH | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH FAHKARI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUCHI RYLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL STEINLAGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SCHMITT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JON BROWN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF TRUDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT STEINKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CADRIEN LIVINGSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY LIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOB KLARE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB HORVAT | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| AUSTIN CARPENTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| ALEX WESTLIND | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE HURBURGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD MOREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM GEERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIA KLOEHN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $189,457 | $6,123 |
| ADRIANNE FJERSTAD-MILLER | DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,408 | $4,095 |
| BRITTANY LABATT | SALES & CONFERENCE MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,687 | $3,305 |
| DEB MOST | MEMBER & CHAPTER MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,196 | $3,904 |
| BETSY POLIS | DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,487 | $2,011 |
| JOHN CAUPERT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STARTING NOV 2023 Officer | 40 | $7,692 | $0 |
| ALEX WESTLIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN CARPENTER | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB HORVAT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB KLARE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY ABEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE HURBURGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BLAIR | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK KUNISCH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY BETTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF TRUDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORI TEMPLETON | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SCHMITT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL STEINLAGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BRITTINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT STEINKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD MOREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE RECORDS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $225,408 | $5,767 |
| JULIA KLOEHN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $171,187 | $5,991 |
| ADRIANNE FJERSTAD-MILLER | CONFERENCE & EXPO DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,861 | $4,401 |
| DEB MOST | MEMBER & CHAPTER MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,490 | $4,250 |
| BRITTANY LABATT | SALES & CONFERENCE MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,210 | $3,025 |
| BARB GROVE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BLAIR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY BETTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN CARPENTER | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB HORVAT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY ABEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORI TEMPLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK KUNISCH | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX WESTLIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BRITTINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KLEIN ILLELEJI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB KLARE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE HURBURGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL STEINLAGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD MOREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SCHMITT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2001 KILLEBREW DR STE 112, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55425-1871
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN CAUPERT, 4800 OLSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY 150, GOLDEN VALLEY, MN 55422
- Signed the 990
- JOHN CAUPERT, CEO
- Phone
- (763) 999-4300
- Website
- WWW.GEAPS.COM
- Return prepared by
- OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTD
Mission
TO CHAMPION, CONNECT AND SERVE THE GLOBAL GRAIN INDUSTRY AND OUR MEMBERS.
Program accomplishments
- GEAPS PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRAIN-RELATED INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. GEAPS HELD ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE WITH RECORD-SETTING ATTENDANCE, HELD MORE THAN 100 CHAPTER MEETINGS, LAUNCHED NEW MEMBERS BENEFITS INCLUDING COMPLIMENTARY "WELCOME TO THE GRAIN INDUSTRY" TRAINING, PILOTED A NEXT GEN PATH INTERN PROGRAM WITH FOUR COMPANIES AND WILL EXPAND IN FY26. MEMBERSHIP SURPASSED 4000 MEMBERS THROUGH THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THE GROUP MEMBERSHIP MODEL. GEAPS ALSO HELD MORE THAN 10 CHAPTER MAINTENANCE DAYS TO ENGAGE FRONT LINE WORKERS IN LOCAL TRAINING. GEAPS ALSO OFFERED A GRAIN PROCESSING TRACK OF EDUCATION AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO SERVE AND GROW OUR GRAIN PROCESSOR AUDIENCE.
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-6101799
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Group exemption
- 5781 (23 member organizations)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,406,171
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,964,479
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,467,560 | $3,824,231 | $6,406,171 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,102,511 | $3,300,392 | $5,302,476 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,776,705 | $3,194,853 | $4,340,775 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $5,479,710 | $4,020,161 | $3,501,132 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 36-6101799).
Questions about GRAIN ELEVATOR & PROCESSING SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of GRAIN ELEVATOR & PROCESSING SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GRAIN ELEVATOR & PROCESSING SOCIETY is 36-6101799.
- Is GRAIN ELEVATOR & PROCESSING SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2011.
- Are donations to GRAIN ELEVATOR & PROCESSING SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does GRAIN ELEVATOR & PROCESSING SOCIETY 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 GRAIN ELEVATOR & PROCESSING SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GRAIN ELEVATOR & PROCESSING SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GRAIN ELEVATOR & PROCESSING SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN CAUPERT.
- Who are the officers and directors of GRAIN ELEVATOR & PROCESSING SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $216,654 (JOHN CAUPERT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does GRAIN ELEVATOR & PROCESSING SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,467,560, expenses of $3,824,231 and total assets of $6,406,171 at year end.
Organizations in its group exemption (23)
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3348532 · SPRINGFIELD, IL · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3357323 · TUMWATER, WA · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3351433 · TUMWATER, WA · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3512038 · DES MOINES, IA · last filed 990-N for 2023
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3357218 · INDIANAPOLIS, IN · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3363240 · LITTLE ROCK, AR · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3367296 · ROSEVILLE, MN · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3366875 · ROSEVILLE, MN · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3512440 · LINCOLN, NE · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3511683 · AUSTIN, TX · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3334787 · COLUMBUS, OH · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3362517 · LINCOLN, NE · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3357034 · BATON ROUGE, LA · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3351631 · DES MOINES, IA · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3512582 · TOPEKA, KS · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3511886 · LINCOLN, NE · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR & PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 88-1042933 · AUSTIN, TX · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3357554 · NAMPA, ID · last filed 990-N for 2024
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3512183 · E LANSING, MI · last filed 990-N for 2023
- GRAIN ELEVATOR AND PROCESSING SOCIETY EIN 27-3357821 · JEFFERSON CITY, MO · last filed 990-N for 2023
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