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← GROWTH ENERGY

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GROWTH ENERGY.

Totals

Total revenue
$28,149,322
Total expenses
$23,521,096
Contributions and grants received
$6,217,326
Grants paid
$811,855
Program service revenue
$21,588,393
Investment income
$14,719
Other revenue
$328,884
Total assets, end of year
$11,658,921
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,867,435
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,791,486
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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,217,326

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $20,481,144 · related or exempt $20,481,144

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REVENUE

    total $1,107,249 · related or exempt $1,107,249

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $14,719

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

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $14,719

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $14,719 · related or exempt $14,719

  • 11a · Other revenue: GAIN ON LEASE TERMINATION

    total $328,884 · related or exempt $328,884

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $328,884

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $811,855

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,579,851

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,059,397

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $128,543

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $272,702

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $290,602

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,153,097

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $130,384

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $1,231,423

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,387,573

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,549,851

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $390,947

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $388,336

  • 17 · Travel

    total $545,009

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $67,377

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $4,295,430

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPONSOR ACTIVATION

    total $3,673,513

  • 24c · Other expenses: HIGHER BLENDS DEVELOPME

    total $465,206

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $100,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,780,566 · end of year $8,151,515

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,163,993 · end of year $2,539,084

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $24,965 · end of year $250,635

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

    $571,511

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

    $462,825

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $268,668 · end of year $108,686

  • 14 · Intangible assets

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

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $278,871 · end of year $599,001

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,728,324 · end of year $2,111,263

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $799,192 · end of year $258,109

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $696,964 · end of year $498,063

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,135,236 · end of year $8,624,139

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $167,347 · end of year $167,347

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PROMOTE ETHANOL AS A SUSTAINABLE, CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE.

  • PUBLIC RELATIONS -NEWS RELEASES, INTERVIEWS, BLOGGING, MEDIA (PAID AND EARNED), RESPONSE TO NEGATIVE MEDIA, EVENTS MARKETING, ETC.

  • MARKET DEVELOPMENT -RETAILER PROMOTIONS, MARKETING AND EDUCATION

  • LOBBYING - ADVOCATE FOR PRO-ETHANOL LEGISLATION AND REGULATION AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL.

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dan Sanders

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mitch Miller

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Willis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Broin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ray Bradbury

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Marquis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Schwarck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Pirolli

    DIRECTOR (LEFT 12/21)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Leiting

    DIRECTOR (LEFT 06/21)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rod Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dave Zimmerman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily Skor

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $963,670
    From this org
    $896,109
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,561
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $891,307
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,802
    Deferred
    $41,151
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,410
    Filer's total
    $963,670

  • Joe Kakesh

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $387,367
    From this org
    $345,447
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,920
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $300,745
    Bonus
    $44,612
    Other
    $90
    Deferred
    $15,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,295
    Filer's total
    $387,367

  • Ben Butterfield

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $228,812
    From this org
    $184,851
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,961
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,032
    Bonus
    $22,681
    Other
    $138
    Deferred
    $9,585
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,376
    Filer's total
    $228,812

  • Mike Lorenz

    SVP OF GLOBAL MARKETS

    Total calculated
    $438,627
    From this org
    $406,245
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,382
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $368,237
    Bonus
    $37,500
    Other
    $508
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,382
    Filer's total
    $438,627

  • Elizabeth Funderburk

    VP OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $443,291
    From this org
    $406,551
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,740
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $352,338
    Bonus
    $54,075
    Other
    $138
    Deferred
    $10,965
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,775
    Filer's total
    $443,291

  • Chris Bliley

    VP OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $396,066
    From this org
    $346,702
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,364
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $295,644
    Bonus
    $50,920
    Other
    $138
    Deferred
    $17,164
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,200
    Filer's total
    $396,066

  • Kelly Manning

    VP OF MEMBER DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $350,278
    From this org
    $300,487
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,791
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $237,321
    Bonus
    $63,028
    Other
    $138
    Deferred
    $15,511
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,280
    Filer's total
    $350,278

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

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
WHEN BUSINESS-CLASS IS UNAVAILABLE, FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL MAY BE BOOKED.

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • GROWTH ENERGY PAC

    527 · POLITICAL FUND · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by GROWTH ENERGY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
24 July 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202342079349301654

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