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Fluid Fertilizer Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Arlington, VA EIN: 43-1451335 Website

Fluid Fertilizer Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Arlington, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

Fluid Fertilizer Foundation Inc at a glance

Revenue (2025)
$11,302
-4.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$303,478
+4588.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Fluid Fertilizer Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

West LafayetteAmesAnkenyLexingtonManhattanUrbanaWasecaAthensFort CollinsFort WayneLubbockMississippi State

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K6 grants2019 5 grants2020 9 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $67K (2020) to $100K (2021). In 2021 it made 9 grants totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Iowa Soybean Association Ankeny, IAResearch$15,000
University of Kentucky Lexington, KYResearch$15,000
Texas A&M University Lubbock, TXResearch$15,000
Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MSResearch$11,500
Purdue University West Lafayette, INResearch$10,000
University of Illinois Urbana, ILResearch$10,000
Usda ARS Ames, IAResearch$8,300
A&L Great Lakes Laboratories Inc Fort Wayne, INResearch$7,803
Kansas State University Manhattan, KSResearch$7,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025—$11,302$303,478———
2024$302,053$11,858$6,473———
2023$303,204$11,541$52,331———
2022$345,629$183,434$174,457———
2021$364,100$138,050$144,875$100,1039$10,150
2020$369,225$169,700$165,997$67,0005$4,300
2019$358,282$220,941$234,205$91,7006$9,131

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fluid Fertilizer Foundation Inc is led by Corey Rosenbusch, President since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Corey Rosenbusch

    President

    Director → President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Ruebel

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • John Guglielmi

    Director

    Board Chair → Board Past Chair, 2021

    Board Past Chair → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Rodney Gilliland

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Zach Ogles

    Director

    Secretary, Treasurer & Director → Board Chair, 2021

    Board Chair → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Brent Wallner

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Hov Tinsman

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Melinda Sposari

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Bobby Willard

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Karl Wyant

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Vossenkemper

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Bll Easterwood (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mark Howard (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Hahn (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Wes McCoy (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Cristie Preston (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Rob Mikkelsen (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Bobby Golden (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dave Schwartz (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Raun Lohry (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Alan Blaylock (2021) — Director
  • Former: Dewalt Willard (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ray McDonald (2019–2020) — Board Vice Chair
  • Former: Robert Mullen (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Robert Tinsman (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Tim McArdle (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Yebin Zhao (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Galen Mooso (2020) — Director
  • Former: Julian Smith (2020) — Director
  • Former: Curtis Harbach (2019) — Director
  • Former: J. Julian Smith (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kyle Grant (2019) — Director
  • Former: Russell Sides (2019) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Harbison (2019) — Director
  • Former: Steve Keller (2019) — Director
  • Former: Terry Tindall (2019) — Director
  • Former: Tom Bruulsema (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Fluid Fertilizer Foundation Inc

What is Fluid Fertilizer Foundation Inc?

Fluid Fertilizer Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Arlington, VA.

Where does Fluid Fertilizer Foundation Inc operate?

Fluid Fertilizer Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Texas.

What is Fluid Fertilizer Foundation Inc's EIN?

Fluid Fertilizer Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1451335. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 4, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 19, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 12, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 29, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)

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