THE UNITED STATES SWEET POTATO COUNCIL INC Charity Report

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THE UNITED STATES SWEET POTATO COUNCIL INC

EIN 57-1326030 · Business & Industry (S40)

What they do

SWEET POTATO COUNCIL of USA, INC. PROVIDES EDUCATION for THE PUBLIC and CONSUMERS ABOUT THE HEALTH BENEFITS and DIETARY APPLICATIONS of SWEET POTATOES. THIS ACTIVITY is CONDUCTED BY THE COUNCILS MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES YEAR ROUND. BY PROVIDING THIS EDUCATION, THIS PROMOTES THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING of THE UNITED STATES SWEET POTATO GROWERS. THE COUNCILS TIME is ENTIRELY DEVOTED to THE PROMOTION and WELL-BEING of THE INDUSTRY. THIS ACTIVITY is FUNDED BY THE MEMBERSHIP DUES and INDIVIDUAL SPONSORSHIPS. THE COUNCIL HAS ALSO OPERATED UNDER THE NAME of THE UNITED STATES SWEET POTATO COUNCIL, INC. and is IN THE PROCESS of FORMALLY UPDATING THEIR NAME BY FILING ARTICLES of AMENDMENT WITH THE MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT of ASSESSMENTS and TAXATION.

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Money made simple

55.52%of revenue went to mission work98.3% of expenses · Program services

$56.49spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

0.97%of revenue went to management and office costs1.7% of expenses

$1.13in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

29.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$351,069

Mission workProgram services$194,91555.52% of revenue98.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,3950.97% of revenue1.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$152,75943.51% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$198,31056.49% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 98.3% mission · 1.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 56.49% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 99.0% mission · 1.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 157.88% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 96.7% mission · 3.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 116.38% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 94.6% mission · 5.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.55% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 96.9% mission · 3.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.03% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 97.3% mission · 2.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.96% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$351,069

Expenses$198,310

Annual surplus $152,759 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$194,915 · 98.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,395 · 1.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$351,069

Expenses$198,310

Assets$224,096

Income$351,069

Contributions$103,000

Mission work (program services)$194,915

Management and general$3,395

Accounting fees$2,780

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (11)

CALEB ENGLERTVICE PRESIDE

DARREN BARFIELDDIRECTOR

JASON ABLESPRESIDENT

JEFFREY LEEDIRECTOR

KAY RENTZELEXECUTIVE SE

MICHELLE GRAINGERADVISOR

RANDLE WRIGHTTREASURER

SARAH ALVERNAZPRESIDENT

TERRIS MATTHEWSDIRECTOR

THOMAS JOYNERVICE PRESIDE

ZACK HANKINSDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2017
Location: 222 HIGHWAY 341 S, VARDAMAN, MS 38878-9550
County: Calhoun
In care of: % THE BYRNE CPA FIRM PA
Primary officer: RANDLE WRIGHT, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(662) 628-7961 Officer phone(662) 682-7874

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BYRNE ZIZZI CPA PLLC
NTEE classification: Business & Industry (S40)
IRS tax category: Business & Industry
Revocation date: May 15, 2015