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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by IOWA RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,820,430
Total expenses
$1,496,461
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$35,000
Program service revenue
$1,783,910
Investment income
$36,520
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,942,030
Total liabilities, end of year
$359,131
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,582,899
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $1,465,917 · related or exempt $1,465,917

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $317,993 · related or exempt $317,993

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $32,760 · excluded $32,760

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $410,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $406,240

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,760

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,760 · excluded $3,760

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $35,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $290,660

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $368,100

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $49,682

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,750

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $114,299

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $293,470

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,378

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,614

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $136,147

  • 17 · Travel

    total $55,719

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $31,207

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,175

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,420

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEMBER RELATIONS

    total $26,838

  • 24b · Other expenses: RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

    total $24,666

  • 24c · Other expenses: WEB PRESS

    total $7,692

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $5,520

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,124

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,117,492 · end of year $428,937

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $581,599 · end of year $1,211,522

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $10,621 · end of year $10,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $45,318 · end of year $41,388

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $50,025

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,175

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $47,850

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $202,333

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $436,555 · end of year $45,594

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $87,050 · end of year $93,450

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $220,087

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,099,426 · end of year $1,421,000

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $131,999 · end of year $161,899

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO PROMOTE THE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS OF MEMBER COMPANIES WITHOUT PROFIT AND WITHOUT THE INURING OF INCOME TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY MEMBER COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL. TO PRESENT THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIAL AND REGULATORY BODIES INSTITUTIONAL VIEWS THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE RENEWABLE FUELS INDUSTRY, AND CONSUMERS. TO WORK FOR LEGISLATION AND FOR REGULATIONS THAT CAN REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPLISH THE AFORESAID PURPOSES AND TO OPPOSE LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS NOT CONSISTENT WITH SUCH PURPOSES. TO COOPERATE WITH THOSE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, JUDICIAL AND REGULATORY BODIES IN ACHIEVING THOSE STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE WHICH ENGENDER THE CONFIDENCE OF THE PUBLIC AND OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OF MEMBER COMPANIES AND IN THE IMPARTIAL REGUALTION OF THE BUSINESS OF MEMBER COMPANIES. TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF THE RENEWABLE FUELS INDUSTRY IN IOWA THROUGH EDUCATION, PROMOTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ESTABLISH AN ASSOCIATION OF COMPANIES INTERESTED IN PROMOTING THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF RENEWABLE FUELS THROUGH CONSUMER EDUCATION, PRODUCT PROMOTION, SOUND LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY POLICY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

  • PUBLIC POLICY: RENEWABLE FUELS ARE GREATLY IMPACTED BY PUBLIC POLICY. WE CONDUCTED OUR ANNUAL BIOFUELS: SCIENCE AND SUBSTAINABILITY TOUR FOR 41 US HOUSE AND SENATE STAFF. IRFA ALSO WORKED ON PUBLIC POLICY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES IN BOTH IOWA AND WASHINGTON, DC.

  • CONSUMER EDUCATION: IOWA RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION (IRFA) HOSTS AN ANNUAL RENEWABLE FUELS SUMMIT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE. OVER 700 REGISTERED ATTENDEES LEARNED ABOUT IOWA'S ETHANOL AND BIODIESEL INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS THE OBSTACLES CONFRONTING THESE INDUSTRIES.SEVERAL OTHER ADVERTISING AND EVENTS WERE HELD, EDUCATING THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS.

  • PRODUCT PROMOTION: IOWA RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION (IRFA) CONDUCTED DIRECT OUTREACH TO IOWA RETAILERS TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE BENEFITS OF ADDING E15, E85 AND/OR BIODIESEL TO THEIR PRODUCT OFFERINGS. THERE WERE DOZENS OF INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS, LEADING TO A TOTAL OF OVER 1000 E15 LOCATIONS, 425 E85 LOCATIONS, AND NEARLY 1650 BIODIESEL LOCATIONS. COMBINED, THESE LOCATIONS SERVICE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS.

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Chris Boshart

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nick Bowdish

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Telly Papasimakis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Nees

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brad Wilson

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Altena

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Broghammer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Brooks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eamonn Byrne

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Couser

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kent Hartwig

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Jerke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chad Kuhlers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Riley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jacob Seematter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Craig Schoenfeld

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Schwarck

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Zimmerman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Montgomery Shaw

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $290,660
    From this org
    $252,640
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,020
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,773
    Bonus
    $28,867
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,376
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,644
    Filer's total
    $290,660

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
6 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202602199349300910

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