American Sugarbeet Growers Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521065110
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2028332398
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,307,683
Expenses
$2,158,512
Assets
$2,220,836
Liabilities
$957,483

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

52 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NATE HULTGREN (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • NEIL ROCKSTAD (PRESIDENT)
  • CLINT HAGEN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LUTHER MARKWART (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ZACHARY CLARK (VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNME)
  • NICHOLAS STORER PHD (VICE PRESIDENT OF SCIENCE)

Highest reported compensation

  • LUTHER MARKWART (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT): $665,811 total reported compensation
  • NICHOLAS STORER PHD (VICE PRESIDENT OF SCIENCE): $363,609 total reported compensation
  • ZACHARY CLARK (VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNME): $293,212 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the association is to promote the common interests of its members, the sugarbeet growers in the united states.

What it reported doing in 2025

The american sugarbeet growers association was incorporated in october 1975 under the laws of the district of columbia. The purpose of the organization is to unite the sugarbeet growers in the united states and promote the common interests of its members, which includes legislative, regulatory, legal and international representation and public relations. The association monitors bills and amendments affecting or pertaining to u.s. Sugar policy and agriculture appropriations, administration of the current sugar program and sugar tariff rate import quota, crop insurance issues, pesticide regulatory and litigation issues, and biotechnology. The association provides support and recommendations to congress and federal agencies regarding bilateral, regional and multilateral trade negotiations.the association has led an industry coordinated effort to approve and commercialize biotechnology in sugarbeets.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.7%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 83.1%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.5%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.03; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.43; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 61.3%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.7% of revenue deployed · 83.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 49 of 49 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $666K · 52 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.