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US nonprofit · EIN 462425262 · Benson, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 462425262) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

American Sweet Potato Marketing Institute Inc's network

14 people13 organisationsi14 people and 13 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (20) 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

14 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brenda OglesbyDirector2018
8 yrs
Brian WarrenDirector2020
6 yrs
Charlotte VickDirector2018
8 yrs
Jim JonesDirector2020
6 yrs
John C BarnesDirector2018
8 yrs
Keith GrovenPresident2024
2 yrs
Kim LequireDirector2024
2 yrs
Michelle GraingerTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Pender SharpDirector2020
6 yrs
Randle WrightDirector2018
8 yrs
Rob HillDirector2018
8 yrs
Stephanie WilliamsCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Thomas JoynerDirector2018
8 yrs
TIM DismukesDirector2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 14 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
John C BarnesDirector$0
Tim DismukesDirector$0
Michelle GraingerTreasurer$0
Keith GrovenPresident$0
Rob HillDirector$0
Jim JonesDirector$0
Thomas JoynerDirector$0
Kim LequireDirector$0
Brenda OglesbyDirector$0
Pender SharpDirector$0
Charlotte VickDirector$0
Brian WarrenDirector$0
Stephanie WilliamsSecretary$0
Randle WrightDirector$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
American Sweet Potato Marketing Institute Inc
EIN
462425262
Address
700 E Parrish Dr Ste C, Benson, NC, 27504-1759
State
North Carolina
Mission
The exempt purpose of the american sweet potato marketing institute, inc. Is to (i)use generic marketing programs, both foreign and domestic, to promote the united states sweet potato industry; (ii) to promote research activities designed to develop new and better sweet potato varieties, disease and insect control, sustainable and efficient horticultural practices, as well as ideas to reduce... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
K99 Food, agriculture and nutrition
IRS classification
501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2013
Principal officer
Keith Groven (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBrenda Oglesby
≥8years on the filingsCharlotte Vick
≥8years on the filingsJohn C Barnes
≥8years on the filingsRandle Wright

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$103k
Total liabilities
$28k
Net assets or fund balances
$75k
Contributions and grants received
$495k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$495k$419k$76k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.