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US Grains Council

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on August 11, 2025.

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 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, US Grains Council, a 501(c)(6) business league, reported compensation for 13 out of 46 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $232,291. The highest compensated employee at US Grains Council is Ryan Legrand with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $490,810.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$35,541,091

Expenses

$34,911,663

Employee compensation

$7,450,411
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Ryan Legrand
President and Chief Executive Officer
$490,810
$441,897 No related comp$48,913
Cary Sifferath
Vice President
$308,356
$265,705 No related comp$42,651
Manuel Sanchez
Director, China
$265,870
$227,101 No related comp$38,769
Kurt Shultz
SR Director Global Strategies
$232,981
$194,116 No related comp$38,865
Helen Elmore
Director Admin. and Operations
$222,856
$183,432 No related comp$39,424
Andrew Brandt
Director of Trade Policy
$216,777
$194,362 No related comp$22,415
Heidi Bringenberg
Director, Mexico
$190,083
$160,914 No related comp$29,169
Caleb Wurth
Regional Director, Malaysia
$189,211
$167,136 No related comp$22,075
Marri Carrow Tejada
Regional Director, Panama
$186,295
$157,281 No related comp$29,014
Reece Cannady
Director, India
$184,017
$157,925 No related comp$26,092
Ellen Zimmerman
Director of Industry Relations
$179,480
$157,576 No related comp$21,904
MacKenzie Boubin
Director Global Ethanol Export DEV
$176,855
$160,961 No related comp$15,894

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Adam Schindler
Sorghum Sector Director
Brent Boydston
Former Chair
Craig Willis
Agbus-Ethanol Sector Director
Curt Mether
Director at-large
Gail Lierer
At-Large Director (Until 7/31/24)
Greg Hibner
Agribusiness Sector Director
Jay Fischer
CORN Sector Director
Jay Reiners
Secretary and Treasurer
Jean Henning
Checkoff Sector Director (Until 7/31/24)
Jennie Schmidt
Director at-large
Jim Massey
Sorghum Sector Director (Until 7/31/24)
Jim O'Connor
Director at-large

Contractors

Hogan Lovells US LLP
Legal
$427,539
Centrec Consulting Group LLC
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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