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SouthEast Produce Council (SEPC)

SEPC is a trade / professional association based in Millen, GA that was founded in 1999. As of 2019 they had $3.9 million in revenue and $4.6 million in assets.

Southeast Produce Council's mission is to be the premier resource for produce education and information, that can provide a platform to build professional relationships based on trust, integrity and passion.

EIN:

59-3588273

City:

Millen

State:

Georgia

Metro:

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

Website:

seproducecouncil.com

Phone:

866-226-2627

Facebook:

facebook.com/seproducecouncil

Twitter:

@producecouncil

Founded:

1999

Type:

501(c)(6)

NTEE:

S41: Trade / professional associations and chambers of commerce

Revenue:

$3,936,511

Assets:

$4,634,102

Employees:

Fiscal year end:

May

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Program areas at SEPC

Southern exposure & southern innovations symposium members learned about regional marketing trends, product lines, merchandising ideas, food safety issues, etc. At events sponsored by various businesses.

Training in retail and food service in fresh Produce industry for 10 applicants each year. Provide strategic orientation, personal leadership and hands on field experience. Awarded to active members of the Southeast Produce Council who are pursuing a career in the fresh Produce industry.

Fall conference members learned about regional marketing trends, product lines, merchandising ideas, food safety issues, etc. At events sponsored by various businesses.

Form 990s for SEPC

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2018-12	Nov 18, 2019	990O	View PDF
2017-12	Jun 14, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-12	Sep 11, 2017	990O	View PDF
2015-12	Sep 15, 2016	990O	View PDF
2014-12	Sep 2, 2015	990O	View PDF
...and four more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for SEPC

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Federated campaigns	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$488,469	-100%
Fundraising event contributions	$0	$0
Related organizations	$0	$0
Government grants (contributions)	$0	$0
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$0	$26,875	-100%
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$0	$0
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$522,592	$515,344	1.4%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$522,592	$515,344	1.4%
Program services	$3,411,874	$3,466,464	-1.6%
Investment income and dividends	$2,045	$1,399	46.2%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$0	$0
Net rental income	$0	$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$0	$0
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$0	$0
Total revenues	$3,936,511	$3,983,207	-1.2%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$141,556	$158,094	-10.5%
Grants to individuals in USA	$147,000	$158,000	-7.0%
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$238,771	$218,449	9.3%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$0	$0
Non-officer salaries and wages	$118,328	$88,531	33.7%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$10,648	$9,417	13.1%
Other employee benefits	$68,784	$55,628	23.6%
Payroll taxes	$22,205	$19,939	11.4%
Management fees	$35,788	$75,435	-52.6%
Legal fees	$100	$195	-48.7%
Accounting fees	$1,590	$8,080	-80.3%
Lobbying fees	$0	$0
Pro. fundraising fees	$0	$0
Investment mgmt fees	$0	$0
Other fee-for-service	$0	$0
Advertising and promotion	$114,561	$102,628	11.6%
Office expenses	$17,036	$18,784	-9.3%
Information tech. expenses	$0	$0
Royalty expenses	$0	$0
Occupancy	$18,933	$18,538	2.1%
Travel	$14,037	$19,313	-27.3%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$46,978	$885	5208.2%
Interest	$0	$0
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$2,473	$1,700	45.5%
Insurance	$6,515	$4,217	54.5%
All other expenses	$3,043,820	$2,874,003	5.9%
Total expenses	$4,049,123	$3,831,836	5.7%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$3,232,865	$2,825,413	14.4%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$516,244	$514,430	0.4%
Pledges and grants receivable	$0	$0
Accounts receivable	$73,334	$152,133	-51.8%
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$0	$0
Inventories for use	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$303,966	$277,561	9.5%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$14,005	$9,923	41.1%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$0	$0
Investments, other securities	$0	$0
Investments, program-related	$491,496	$491,496
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$2,192	$2,192
Total assets	$4,634,102	$4,273,148	8.4%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$85,974	$30,471	182.2%
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$3,123,990	$2,693,018	16.0%
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$0	$0
Total liabilities	$3,209,964	$2,723,489	17.9%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$1,424,138	$1,549,659	-8.1%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$0	$0
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0

Vendors for SEPC

Vendor	Services	Date
WordPress	Content management system software	2020-03-01
█████ ██████ ███ ██████████ ██ █████	Tax accounting	2019-11-18
██████ ███	Software	2018-04-27

Personnel at SEPC

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
David Sherrod	Executive Director / President and Chief Executive Officer	$218,450	Oct. 14, 2020
Anna Burch	Marketing Manager	-	Oct. 14, 2020
█████ █████████	Reads Member Relations Manager, She Wears Many Hats; As Well	-	Oct. 14, 2020
██████ ██████████	Chairman of the Board	$0	Oct. 14, 2020
█████ ██████	Vice Chairman	$0	Oct. 14, 2020
████ ████████	Former Chairman	$0	Dec. 31, 2018
█████ ████████	Chairman	$0	Dec. 31, 2018
███████ ██████	Vice Chair	$0	Dec. 31, 2018

Peer trade / professional associations and chambers of commerce

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	Council for Biotechnology Information	501(c)(6)	$2.7 million	Washington, DC
2	New England Dairy Promotion Board (NEDPB)	501(c)(6)	$4.8 million	Boston, MA
3	Messaging Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG)	501(c)(6)	$2.3 million	San Francisco, CA
4	Supima	501(c)(6)	$7.1 million	Tempe, AZ
5	Bay Area Industry Promotion Fund (BACF)	501(c)(6)	$5.2 million	Oakland, CA
6	CalCCA	501(c)(6)	$3.8 million	Concord, CA
7	California Air Pollution Control Officers Association	501(c)(6)	$2.6 million	Sacramento, CA
8	Porch.com (PCC)	501(c)(6)	$1.2 million	Downers Grove, IL
9	Kansas 811	501(c)(6)	$3.6 million	Wichita, KS
10	California Business Roundtable (CBR)	501(c)(6)	$6.4 million	Sacramento, CA
11	Hinman Dental Society of Atlanta	501(c)(6)	$6.7 million	Atlanta, GA
12	LaGrange Troup County Chamber of Commerce	501(c)(6)	$1.9 million	Lagrange, GA
13	Young Presidents' Organization - YPO Southern 7 Chapter	501(c)(6)	$5.4 million	Atlanta, GA
14	Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI)	501(c)(6)	$1.4 million	Lagrange, GA
15	Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI)	501(c)(6)	$7.9 million	Dalton, GA
16	Southern Council of Optometrists	501(c)(6)	$3.9 million	Atlanta, GA
17	International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)	501(c)(6)	$1.6 million	Dunwoody, GA
18	USA Poultry and Egg Export Council	501(c)(6)	$17 million	Stone Mountain, GA
19	Organic Trade Association (OTA)	501(c)(6)	$5.2 million	Washington, DC
20	Food Export Midwest and Food Export Northeast	501(c)(6)	$10 million	Philadelphia, PA
21	Western United States Agricultural Trade Association	501(c)(6)	$9.4 million	Vancouver, WA
22	American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC)	501(c)(6)	$7.9 million	Sterling, VA
23	United Dairy Association of Michigan (UDIM)	501(c)(6)	$7.6 million	Okemos, MI
24	Livingston County Chamber of Commerce	501(c)(6)	$1.6 million	Geneseo, NY
25	Illinois Beef Association (IBA)	501(c)(6)	$1.9 million	Springfield, IL

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