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US Grains Council

Fiscal year ending 2022. Filed on July 31, 2023.

20 F Street NW 900
Washington, District of Columbia 20001

US Grains Council (EIN: 53-0260714) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2022 IRS Form 990 filing, US Grains Council, a 501(c)(6) business league, reported compensation for 12 out of 53 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $220,956. The highest compensated employee at US Grains Council is Ryan Legrand with fiscal year 2022 compensation of $439,483.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$29,619,337

Expenses

$29,049,551

Employee compensation

$6,860,933
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Ryan Legrand
President and Chief Executive Officer
$439,483
$386,857 No related comp$52,626
Kimberly Atkins
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
$269,261
$230,514 No related comp$38,747
Bryan Lohmar
Director, China
$260,363
$224,482 No related comp$35,881
Cary Sifferath
SR Director of Global Prgrms.
$240,451
$206,506 No related comp$33,945
Kurt Shultz
SR Director of Global Strategies
$213,658
$177,674 No related comp$35,984
Melissa Kessler
Director Strategic Relations
$210,275
$184,770 No related comp$25,505
Helen Elmore
Finance and Administration Director
$194,147
$159,844 No related comp$34,303
Manuel Sanchez
Director, China
$179,995
$148,683 No related comp$31,312
Marri Carrow Tejada
Regional Director, Western
$170,033
$144,044 No related comp$25,989
Brian Healy
Director of Global Ethanol
$167,985
$147,178 No related comp$20,807
Donna Braswell
Overseas Accounting MNGR
$154,449
$134,166 No related comp$20,283
Bryan Jernigan
Communications Director
$151,370
$126,260 No related comp$25,110

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Brent Boydston
Vice Chair
Chad Willis
Former Chair
Craig Willis
Agbus-Ethanol Sector Director
Curt Mether
Director at-large
Don Duvall
Director at-large
Duane Aistrope
Director at-large
Gail Lierer
Director at-large
Greg Hibner
Agribusiness Sector Director
Jay Fischer
Director at-large
Jean Henning
Checkoff Sector Director
Jim Massey
Sorghum Sector Director
Jim Raben
Former Chair

Contractors

Centrec Consulting Group
Management Consulting
$283,058
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Legal
$242,750
Green Orange LLC
Management Consulting
$241,822

Mission Statement

DEVELOPING MARKETS, ENABLING TRADE, IMPROVING LIVES. THE U.S. GRAINS COUNCIL SERVES AS A GLOBAL AMBASSADOR FOR AMERICAN PRODUCERS AND AGRIBUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS. AS A MEMBERSHIP-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION, WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROMOTING FREE AND FAIR TRADE, CONDUCTING BUSINESS ETHICALLY, AND RESPECTING THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC NEEDS OF OUR INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS. WE ACTIVELY PURSUE AND SUPPORT ALLIANCES WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE AND ADMINISTER MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE (FAS). OUR COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONALISM, COLLABORATION, AND FORWARD-THINKING ENABLES US TO EMPOWER OUR TEAM AND SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE U.S. GRAINS COUNCIL. WE TAKE PRIDE IN IMPROVING LIVES BY ADVANCING AGRICULTURE, FEEDING COMMUNITIES, AND FOSTERING GLOBAL TRADE. OUR ENGAGEMENT IN TRADE POLICY ISSUES ALLOWS US TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE WITH INFLUENTIAL DECISION-MAKERS AROUND THE WORLD. WE TREAT OUR EMPLOYEES WITH RESPECT IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANNER.

Revisions to this organization profile

August 11, 2025:
2024 US Grains Council 990 filed
July 31, 2024:
2023 US Grains Council 990 filed
July 31, 2023:
2022 US Grains Council 990 filed

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