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Nonprofit · EIN 56-1570769

NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC

Tax-exempt · GREENVILLE, NC 27834

Financials

$1.2M$504K2023$826K$652K2024$664K$479K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$663,748$479,006$184,742$4,026,297$0$4,026,297
December 31, 2024990$825,917$651,614$174,303$3,813,551$0$3,813,551
December 31, 2023990$1,231,832$503,902$727,930$3,636,626$0$3,636,626
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$498,655
Membership dues
$498,655
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$164,919
Other revenue
$174

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$232,753
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$75,600
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$88,714
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$14,790
Occupancy
$4,634
Travel
$15,697
Program services (functional)
$332,937
Management and general (functional)
$146,069

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,813,551
Total assets, end of year
$4,026,297
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$4,026,297
Publicly traded securities
$1,608,843
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,026,297
Gross receipts
$663,748
Employees
1
Volunteers
30
Year formed
1986
State of legal domicile
NC

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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NIKKI JOHNSONEXECUTIVE DI
Trustee or director, Officer
40$75,600$7,297
DAVID DAVENPORTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$10,000$0
DANIEL ADCOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BROOKS BARNESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ISSAC DRAUGHNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BURT EUREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ROBERT EUREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SUSAN FORDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ANDREW GARDNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ARCHIE GRIFFINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
RAY HORTONVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JIM KISERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOHN MCLENNYPAST PRESIDE
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PENN MOTLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
WES MOZINGODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
9 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CODY PAULDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JAMES ROEBUCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
CAMERON SIMPSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
TROY SLAGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KENT SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
DANIEL SPRUILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
CONNER STEVENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
MISSY STONEVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
ANDREW WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NIKKI JOHNSONEXECUTIVE DI
Trustee or director, Officer
40$72,000$7,297
DAVID DAVENPORTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$5,000$0
BROOKS BARNESTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ISSAC DRAUGHNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ROBERT EUREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SUSAN FORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ANDREW GARDNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ARCHIE GRIFFINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
RAY HORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JIM KISERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOSH LATHAMSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
BERRY LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SETH MANNINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOHN MCLENNYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
BILLY MERCERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PENN MOTLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CODY PAULDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LUCAS RICHARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CAMERON SIMPSONVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
TROY SLAGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
KENT SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DANIEL SPRUILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MISSY STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TIMMY THOMASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NIKKI JOHNSONEXECUTIVE DI
Trustee or director, Officer
40$70,000
JACK ALPHINPAST PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
BROOKS BARNESTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
DAVID DAVENPORTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JAMES DRAUGHNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ROBERT EUREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
SUSAN FORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ANDREW GARDNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
ARCHIE GRIFFINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
RAY HORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JIM KISERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JOSH LATHAMSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
BERRY LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
SETH MANNINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
JOHN MCLENNYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
BILLY MERCERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
PENN MOTLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
CODY PAULDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
LUCAS RICHARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
CAMERON SIMPSONVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
TROY SLAGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KENT SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
DANIEL SPRUILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
MISSY STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
TIMMY THOMASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5961 US 264 EAS, GREENVILLE, NC 27834-5376
In care of
% DAVID DAVENPORT
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
NIKKI JOHNSON, 7924 MILLTRACE RUN, RALEIGH, NC 27615
Signed the 990
NIKKI JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(919) 809-8657
Return prepared by
PATE HORTON & ESS PA

Mission

TO ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND DEVELOP MORE EFFICIENT SMALL GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION IN NORTH CAROLINA AND TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY AND ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE INTEREST OF SMALL GRAIN PRODUCERS IN NORTH CAROLINA. TO PROMOTE APPLIED RESEARCH IN PRODUCTION, EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND VARIETY DEVELOPMENT.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • RESEARCH AND EDUCATION - NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION STRIVES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL OUR MEMBERS WITH QUALITY RESEARCH PROJECTS LOCATED THOUGHOUT THE STATE. PRESENTLY WE HAVE WORK BEING FUNDED FOR THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE STATE WITH NORTHEAST AG EXPO, BEAUFORT COUNTY, ROBESON COUNTY AND AT THE SALISBURY RESEARCH STATION. EACH YEAR THERE ARE FIELD DAYS IN THESE LOCATIONS FOR FARMERS TO VISIT IN MAY TO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF OUR WORK. IN ADDITION, WE FUND PROJECTS WITH USDA-ARS, DR. DAVID MARSHALL, RALEIGH, NC AND OTHER WORK WITH DR. PAUL MURPHY AND DR. RON HEINIGER IN OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE ASSOCIATION IS CURRENTLY PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE PLANT SCIENCES INITIATIVE AT N.C. STATE UNIVERSITY.
    Expenses $232,753 · grants $232,753
  • INDUSTRY PROMOTION AND DUES - NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS IS PROUD TO BE AFFILIATED WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHEAT GROWERS (NAWG), WHICH WAS FOUNDED MORE THAN 60 YEARS AGO BY PRODUCERS WHO WANTED TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF THE INDUSTRY. TODAY, NAWG WORKS WITH ITS 22 AFFILIATED STATE ASSOCIATIONS AND MANY COALITION PARTNERS ON ISSUES AS DIVERSE AS FEDERAL FARM POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION, THE FUTURE COMMERCIALIZATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN WHEAT AND UNITING THE WHEAT INDUSTRY AROUND COMMON GOALS. IN ADDITION, THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES NC SMALL GRAIN GROWERS THROUGH CONFERENCES, NEWSLETTERS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, FFA FUNDING AND OTHER EVENTS.
    Expenses $100,184

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
56-1570769
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1988
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,026,297
Income (IRS master file)
$663,748

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$663,748$479,006$4,026,297XML
990December 2024$825,917$651,614$3,813,551XML
990December 2023$1,231,832$503,902$3,636,626XML
990December 2022$1,056,507$452,245$2,863,909IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––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 56-1570769).

Questions about NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC

What is the EIN of NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC is 56-1570769.
Is NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1988.
Are donations to NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION 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 NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names NIKKI JOHNSON.
Who are the officers and directors of NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $75,600 (NIKKI JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does NORTH CAROLINA SMALL GRAIN GROWERS ASSOCIATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $663,748, expenses of $479,006 and total assets of $4,026,297 at year end.

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