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US GRAINS COUNCIL

EIN: 53-0260714Washington, DCZIP: 20001

501(c)(6)

Mission

THE U.S. GRAINS COUNCIL IS DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING MARKETS, ENABLING TRADE, AND IMPROVING LIVES BY FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION OF GRAIN PRODUCERS, AGRIBUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, AND INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS, WHILE PROMOTING FREE, FAIR, AND ETHICAL TRADE PRACTICES WORLDWIDE.

Financials

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2023	$35.5M	$0	$32M
2022	$33.3M	$0	$34.4M

Compensation

2023

RYAN LEGRAND

President and CEO

chief executive officer

$441,897

$0

$0

$490,810

CARY SIFFERATH

$264,205

$1,500

$0

$308,356

MANUEL SANCHEZ

Director, China

$227,101

$0

$0

$265,870

KURT SHULTZ

Sr. Dir. Global Strategies

$192,616

$1,500

$0

$232,981

HELEN ELMORE

Dir. Admin. and Operations

$182,432

$1,000

$0

$222,856

ANDREW BRANDT

Director of Trade Policy

$192,862

$1,500

$0

$216,777

HEIDI BRINGENBERG

Director, Mexico

highest compensated employee

$160,914

$0

$0

$190,083

CALEB WURTH

Regional Director, Malaysia

highest compensated employee

$167,136

$0

$0

$189,211

MARRI CARROW TEJADA

Regional Director, Panama

highest compensated employee

$157,281

$0

$0

$186,295

REECE CANNADY

Director, India

highest compensated employee

$157,925

$0

$0

$184,017

ELLEN ZIMMERMAN

Dir. of Industry Relations

$156,076

$1,500

$0

$179,480

MACKENZIE BOUBIN

Dir. Global Ethanol Export Dev.

$159,461

$1,500

$0

$176,855

BRYAN JERNIGAN

Director of Communications

director (operational)

$147,944

$1,500

$0

$176,193

VERITY ULIBARRI

$0

$0

$0

$0

MARK WILSON

board vice chair

$0

$0

$0

$0

JAY REINERS

Secretary/treasurer

officer (unspecified)

$0

$0

$0

$0

BRENT BOYDSTON

$0

$0

$0

$0

JOSHUA MILLER

Past Chairman (until 7/31/24)

$0

$0

$0

$0

NATHAN BOLL

Barley Sector Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

JAY FISCHER

Corn Sector Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

JEAN HENNING

Checkoff Sector Dir. (until 7/31/24)

$0

$0

$0

$0

GREG HIBNER

Agribusiness Sector Dir.

$0

$0

$0

$0

GAIL LIERER

At-large Director (until 7/31/24)

$0

$0

$0

$0

JIM MASSEY

Sorghum Sector Dir. (until 7/31/24)

$0

$0

$0

$0

CURT METHER

At-large Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

JIM REED

At-large Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

JOSH ROE

State Checkoff Sector Dir.

$0

$0

$0

$0

ADAM SCHINDLER

Sorghum Sector Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

JENNIE SCHMIDT

At-large Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

CRAIG WILLIS

Agbus-ethanol Sector Dir.

$0

$0

$0

$0

JIM O'CONNOR

At-large Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

2022

RYAN LEGRAND

President and CEO

chief executive officer

$421,105

$0

$0

$477,143

CARY SIFFERATH

$238,758

$2,000

$0

$278,201

KURT SHULTZ

Sr. Dir. Global Strategies

$183,085

$2,000

$0

$222,567

MANUEL SANCHEZ

Director, China

$178,710

$0

$0

$214,986

HELEN ELMORE

Dir. Admin. and Operations

$172,527

$2,000

$0

$209,549

ANDREW BRANDT

Director of Trade Policy

$181,460

$1,500

$0

$202,961

MARRI CARROW TEJADA

Regional Director

highest compensated employee

$149,456

$0

$0

$176,647

HEIDI BRINGENBERG

Director, Mexico

highest compensated employee

$145,428

$0

$0

$171,811

CALEB WURTH

Regional Dir. Se Asia and Oceania

highest compensated employee

$150,455

$0

$0

$170,757

MELISSA KESSLER

Dir. Strategic Relations

highest compensated employee

$145,367

$0

$0

$170,483

BRYAN JERNIGAN

Director of Communications

director (operational)

$142,264

$1,500

$0

$169,762

JIM O'CONNOR

At-Large Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

MARK WILSON

Secretary/Treasurer

officer (unspecified)

$0

$0

$0

$0

JIM MASSEY

Sorghum Sector Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

GAIL LIERER

At-Large Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

MARK MUELLER

At-Large Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

JOSHUA MILLER

$0

$0

$0

$0

NATHAN BOLL

Barley Sector Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

BRENT BOYDSTON

$0

$0

$0

$0

VERITY ULIBARRI

Vice Chairwoman

board vice chair

$0

$0

$0

$0

JAY FISCHER

Corn Sector Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

JIM REED

At-Large Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

CURT METHER

At-Large Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

GREG HIBNER

Agribusiness Sector Dir.

$0

$0

$0

$0

CRAIG WILLIS

Agbus-Ethanol Sector Dir.

$0

$0

$0

$0

CHAD WILLIS

Past Chairman (Until 7/31/23)

$0

$0

$0

$0

JEAN HENNING

Checkoff Sector Director

$0

$0

$0

$0

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Data from IRS Form 990 filings (2022-2023).