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US Grains Council

Fiscal year ending 2023. Filed on July 31, 2024.

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 2023 IRS Form 990 filing, US Grains Council, a 501(c)(6) business league, reported compensation for 11 out of 53 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $224,079. The highest compensated employee at US Grains Council is Ryan Legrand with fiscal year 2023 compensation of $477,143.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$33,297,981

Expenses

$32,343,833

Employee compensation

$7,004,749
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Ryan Legrand
President and Chief Executive Officer
$477,143
$421,105 No related comp$56,038
Cary Sifferath
Vice President
$278,201
$240,758 No related comp$37,443
Kurt Shultz
SR Director Global Strategies
$222,567
$185,085 No related comp$37,482
Manuel Sanchez
Director, China
$214,986
$178,710 No related comp$36,276
Helen Elmore
Director Admin. and Operations
$209,549
$174,527 No related comp$35,022
Andrew Brandt
Director of Trade Policy
$202,961
$182,960 No related comp$20,001
Marri Carrow Tejada
Regional Director
$176,647
$149,456 No related comp$27,191
Heidi Bringenberg
Director, Mexico
$171,811
$145,428 No related comp$26,383
Caleb Wurth
Regional Director SE ASIA and Oceania
$170,757
$150,455 No related comp$20,302
Melissa Kessler
Director Strategic Relations
$170,483
$145,367 No related comp$25,116
Bryan Jernigan
Communications Director
$169,762
$143,764 No related comp$25,998

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Brent Boydston
Chair
Chad Willis
PAST Chairman (Until 7/31/23)
Craig Willis
Agbus-Ethanol Sector Director
Curt Mether
Director at-large
Gail Lierer
Director at-large
Greg Hibner
Agribusiness Sector Director
Jay Fischer
CORN Sector Director
Jean Henning
Checkoff Sector Director
Jim Massey
Sorghum Sector Director
Jim O'Connor
Director at-large
Jim Reed
Director at-large
Joshua Miller
Former Chair

Contractors

Hogan Lovells US LLP
Legal
$427,539
Centrec Consulting Group
Management Consulting
$288,903
Green Orange LLC
Management Consulting
$198,880

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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