Michigan Crop Improvement Association
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$3.6m
$183k liabilities
Net assets
$3.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.0 years on average
Staff
66
2 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
Michigan Crop Improvement Association's network
9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Moore | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Alan Peters | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Carl Wagner III | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| George Smith | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeff Dreher | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeff Martus | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Matt Lutz | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michael Philip | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Toby Brown | Secretary/Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Tiedje | Field and Lab Director | since 2020 |
| Curren J Palmer | Seed Op Manager | since 2019 |
| Janet Policella | Office Manager | 2025 |
| Lee Siler | Seed Quality Manager | since 2021 |
| Randy Judd | Manager | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curren J Palmer | Manager | 45 | $166k | $22k | |
| Lee Siler | Seed Quality Manager | 45 | $123k | $17k | |
| Janet Policella | Office Manager | 40 | $105k | $35k | |
| Jeff Martus | President | 0.5 | $2k | ||
| Matt Lutz | Director | 0.5 | $1k | ||
| Carl Wagner III | Director | 0.5 | $1k | ||
| Jeff Dreher | Vice President | 0.5 | $1k | ||
| Alan Moore | Director | 0.5 | $1k | ||
| Alan Peters | Director | 0.5 | $875 | ||
| Toby Brown | Secretary/Treasurer | 0.5 | $375 | ||
| Michael Philip | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| George Smith | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Michigan Crop Improvement Association
- EIN
- 386093249
- Address
- Po Box 21008, Lansing, MI, 48909-1008
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- To assist the michigan seed industry by providing: genetic, disease, agronomic, and marketing information, through foundation seed production, field inspection, and lab testing, to facilitate the movement of seed or plant products in local, national, and international markets. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K24Z Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1927
- Principal officer
- Curren J Palmer (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1982
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJeff Dreher
≥6years on the filingsAlan Moore
≥6years on the filingsMichael Philip
≥6years on the filingsToby Brown
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.6m
- Total liabilities
- $183k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1.3m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $45k
- Employees
- 66
- Volunteers
- 2
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University Advancement Msu | Department of plant, soil, and microbial sciences grant fund | $23k |