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← GROWTH ENERGY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GROWTH ENERGY.

Totals

Total revenue
$27,188,903
Total expenses
$29,203,165
Contributions and grants received
$3,465,808
Grants paid
$300,000
Program service revenue
$23,507,847
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$215,248
Total assets, end of year
$13,550,267
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,773,043
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,777,224
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

    $3,465,808

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $22,054,291 · related or exempt $22,054,291

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REVENUE

    total $1,453,556 · related or exempt $1,453,556

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $139,199 · related or exempt $139,199

  • 11b · Other revenue: GAIN ON LEASE TERMINATION

    total $76,049 · related or exempt $76,049

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $215,248

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $300,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,614,352

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,630,716

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $178,293

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $432,602

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $356,516

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,783,108

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $65,604

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $1,842,362

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $973,090

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,324,796

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $680,835

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $819,210

  • 17 · Travel

    total $732,535

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $70,228

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $7,126,943

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPONSOR ACTIVATION

    total $3,655,342

  • 24c · Other expenses: HIGHER BLENDS DEVELOPME

    total $566,633

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $50,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $8,151,515 · end of year $5,675,798

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,539,084 · end of year $3,752,354

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $250,635 · end of year $269,371

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

    $569,917

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

    $498,222

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $108,686 · end of year $71,695

  • 14 · Intangible assets

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

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $599,001 · end of year $3,771,049

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,111,263 · end of year $2,093,022

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $258,109 · end of year $900,336

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $498,063 · end of year $3,779,685

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,624,139 · end of year $6,510,933

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $167,347 · end of year $266,291

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

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

  • MARKET DEVELOPMENT -RETAILER PROMOTIONS, MARKETING AND EDUCATION

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dan Sanders

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tom Willis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dave Zimmerman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Broin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Darrell Marquis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nathan Vandergriend

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ray Bradbury

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Schwarck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rod Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Pitstick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily Skor

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,020,111
    From this org
    $994,999
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,112
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $747,499
    Bonus
    $225,000
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $23,312
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,800
    Filer's total
    $1,020,111

  • Joe Kakesh

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $387,391
    From this org
    $368,148
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,243
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $299,697
    Bonus
    $45,951
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $17,443
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,800
    Filer's total
    $387,391

  • Ben Butterfield

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $206,850
    From this org
    $194,979
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,871
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,576
    Bonus
    $25,403
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,071
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,800
    Filer's total
    $206,850

  • Mitch Miller

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Funderburk

    VP OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $435,868
    From this org
    $422,783
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,085
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $346,208
    Bonus
    $54,075
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $11,285
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,800
    Filer's total
    $435,868

  • Chris Bliley

    SVP OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $389,073
    From this org
    $368,351
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,722
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $300,021
    Bonus
    $45,829
    Other
    $22,501
    Deferred
    $18,922
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,800
    Filer's total
    $389,073

  • Kelly Manning

    SVP OF MEMBER DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $326,807
    From this org
    $309,043
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,764
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $231,176
    Bonus
    $61,903
    Other
    $15,964
    Deferred
    $15,964
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,800
    Filer's total
    $326,807

  • Mike Lorenz

    SVP OF GLOBAL MARKETS

    Total calculated
    $467,733
    From this org
    $465,933
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,800
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $383,433
    Bonus
    $82,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,800
    Filer's total
    $467,733

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
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
WHEN BUSINESS-CLASS IS UNAVAILABLE, FIRST-CLASS 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
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349305561

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