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National Corn Growers Association

EIN 42-0897662 · Chesterfield, MO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

TO CREATE AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CORN GROWERS AS WE SEEK TO SUSTAINABLY FEED AND FUEL A GROWING WORLD.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$22.1 million spent. THE ASSOCIATION'S PURPOSE IS TO ENABLE CORN GROWERS TO SUSTAINABLY FEED AND FUEL A GROWING WORLD. NCGA WORKS TO CREATE COMPETITIVE MARKET DEMAND, ENHANCE CUSTOMER & CONSUMER TRUST, AND PROMOTE INCREASED SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH STATE CORN & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER CORN INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS, IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VISION. FOUNDED IN 1957, THE NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS NEARLY 35,000 DUES-PAYING CORN FARMERS NATIONWIDE AND THE INTERESTS OF MORE THAN 300,000 CORN FARMERS WHO CONTRIBUTE THROUGH CORN CHECKOFF PROGRAMS IN THEIR STATES. NCGA AND 50 STATE ASSOCIATIONS & CHECKOFF ORGANIZATIONS WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR MEMBERS, CORN FARMERS AND THEIR INDUSTRY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1975.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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