Nonprofit · EIN 75-0972863
NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · LUBBOCK, TX 79403
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $15,304,080 | $15,378,238 | -$74,158 | $3,125,010 | $1,304,372 | $1,820,638 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,964,230 | $4,082,259 | -$118,029 | $1,810,636 | $106,342 | $1,704,294 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,070,417 | $1,816,238 | $254,179 | $2,194,364 | $411,281 | $1,783,083 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $14,021,125
- of which government grants
- $13,905,143
- Program service revenue
- $757,805
- Investment income
- $7
- Net rental income
- $31,931
- Other revenue
- $525,143
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $13,477,722
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $338,577
- Other salaries and wages
- $200,295
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $595,058
- Professional fundraising fees
- $4,223
- Legal fees
- $48,269
- Accounting fees
- $22,430
- Occupancy
- $45,591
- Travel
- $60,990
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,810,636
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,125,010
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,304,372
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,820,638
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $578,086
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,820,638
- Gross unrelated business income
- $558,760
- Gross receipts
- $15,343,618
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1955
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIMOTHY LUST | CEO Officer | 50 | $299,735 | $20,842 |
| AMY FRANCE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $9,000 | $0 |
| CRAIG MEEKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $6,000 | $0 |
| GARRETT LOVE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $3,000 | $0 |
| DOUG KEESLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY RICHARDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT FRAZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUSTIN BORDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIMOTHY LUST | CEO Officer | 50 | $267,505 | $7,696 |
| CRAIG MEEKER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY FRANCE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KODY CARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY BEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG KEESLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY RICHARDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT FRAZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRETT LOVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIMOTHY LUST | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 50 | $258,757 | $17,055 |
| CRAIG MEEKER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY FRANCE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KODY CARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY BEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG KEESLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY RICHARDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY WILDER 1022-823 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT FRAZIER 823-923 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRETT LOVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4201 N I-27, LUBBOCK, TX 79403-7507
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TIMOTHY LUST, 4201 N I-27, LUBBOCK, TX 79403
- Signed the 990
- TIMOTHY LUST, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (806) 749-3478
- Website
- WWW.SORGHUMGROWERS.COM
- Return prepared by
- BOLINGER SEGARS GILBERT AND MOSS LLP
Mission
THE PURPOSES OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO REPRESENT THE GRAIN SORGHUM PRODUCER AND TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN ITS INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:1) RESEARCH AND EDUCATION: PROMULGATE BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESEARCH IN GRAIN SORGHUM PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND UTILIZATION.2) MARKET DEVELOPMENT: SEEK TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MARKETS FOR GRAIN SORGHUM, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS ASSOCIATION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN THE BUSINESS OF BUYING OR SELLING GRAIN SORGHUM OR ITS PRODUCTS.3) SERVICE: DO ALL OTHER THINGS THAT MAY SEEM REASONABLE AND APPROPRIATE FOR IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH GRAIN SORGHUM IS PRODUCED AND MARKETED, INCLUDING COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES OF LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS CHARGED WITH ANY RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO SORGHUM GRAIN.
Program accomplishments
- THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDED AND/OR SPONSORED AN ANNUAL CONVENTION, AN ANNUAL YIELD CONTEST, LEGISLATIVE AWARENESS, AND ONGOING PROMOTION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR THE GRAIN SORGHUM INDUSTRY.
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
- 75-0972863
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,125,010
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,343,618
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $15,304,080 | $15,378,238 | $3,125,010 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $3,964,230 | $4,082,259 | $1,810,636 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $2,070,417 | $1,816,238 | $2,194,364 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,829,953 | $1,491,282 | $1,764,382 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 75-0972863).
Questions about NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION is 75-0972863.
- Is NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1957.
- Are donations to NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION 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 NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION 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 NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION 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 NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names TIMOTHY LUST.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $299,735 (TIMOTHY LUST, CEO).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,304,080, expenses of $15,378,238 and total assets of $3,125,010 at year end.
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