National Potato Council
To promote the welfare of the potato industry in the United States, to promote increased use of potatoes and to work with various national and state potato related agencies to achieve these goals.
National Potato Council at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,013,990
- +7.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,297,065
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $65,380
- +91.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,106,980
- +2.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who National Potato Council funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,013,990 | $4,297,065 | $4,106,980 | — | — | $65,380 |
| 2024 | $2,813,180 | $4,319,863 | $4,010,124 | — | — | $34,092 |
| 2023 | $2,483,085 | $3,843,647 | $3,722,125 | — | — | $2,525 |
| 2022 | $1,677,018 | $3,231,501 | $3,259,264 | — | — | $55,121 |
| 2021 | $1,722,409 | $1,773,387 | $2,250,439 | — | — | $25,868 |
| 2020 | $1,967,167 | $3,757,705 | $3,895,933 | $250,000 | 1 | $26,727 |
| 2019 | $2,033,445 | $3,578,341 | $3,451,141 | — | — | $44,820 |
About National Potato Council
Based on IRS filings
National Potato Council is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $65K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
National Potato Council is led by William Kam Quarles, Chief Executive Officer since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 62 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William Kam Quarles
Chief Executive Officer
Vice President, Public Policy & CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2020
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$128K (2019) → $249K (2025)
Ted Tschirky
President
V.p. & Trade Affairs → First V.p. & Trade Affairs, 2024
First V.p. & Trade Affairs → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Tiede
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Vculek
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Hopkins
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig Searle
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Lake
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dillon VanOrden
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellie Charvet
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Jemmett
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grant Morris
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harry Strohauer
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jared Balcom
Director
President → Immediate Past President, 2023
Immediate Past President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Stoddard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Bunger
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Wilcox
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Darrington
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Ward
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miguel Diaz
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Imle
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randy Hardy
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ritchey Toevs
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Mitchell
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Weber
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Harris
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sid Staunton
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darrell McCrum
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Schroeder
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Storm
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Finnessy
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marvin Wollman
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Blanksma
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robbie Irving
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jaren Raybould
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Michael Sponheim
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Moss
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Peterson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Wolter
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Troyer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Blaine Meek
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Wada
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carl Long
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Hansen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Damon Christensen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Fedje
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Kitchen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Campbell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jordan Reed
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Dagen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kamren Koompin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kraig Knutzen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leo Boeglin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Macy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Oliva Cotton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael R Wenkel
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operations Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$122K (2020) → $237K (2025)
Catherine Hollee Alexander
V.p. Industry Outreach & Meetings
Vice President, Industry Relations & Events → Vice President Industry Relations & Events, 2021
Vice President Industry Relations & Events → V.p. Industry Outreach & Meetings, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$102K (2020) → $169K (2025)
Benjamin Sklarczyk
1st V.p. Grower Outreach & Ind Rel.
V.p. & Finance → V.p. Environmental Affairs, 2024
V.p. Environmental Affairs → 1st V.p. Grower Outreach & Ind Rel., 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brett Jensen
V.p. & Trade Affairs
Director → V.p. & Trade Affairs, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Olsen
V.p. Environmental Affairs
Director → V.p. Grower Outreach & Ind. Rel., 2024
V.p. Grower Outreach & Ind. Rel. → V.p. Environmental Affairs, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
TJ Hall
V.p. Finance
Director → V.p., Grower Outreach & Industry Research, 2023
V.p., Grower Outreach & Industry Research → V.p. Finance, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dean Gibson
V.p. Legislative Affairs
Vice President, Grower Outreach, Industry Research & Director → V.p. & Legislative Affairs, 2023
V.p. & Legislative Affairs → V.p. Legislative Affairs, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Mattive
Immediate Past President
First V.p. & Environmental Affairs → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (49)
- Former: Dan Chin (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Heath Gimmestad (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Klaren Koompin (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mark Hammer (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mike Madsen (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Ralph Child (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: RJ Andrus (2019–2024) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Roger Hawley (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jackson Hall (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Luke Parr (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Dillon Van Orden (2024) — Director
- Former: Danny Johns (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: David Masser (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeremie Pavelski (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lance Hapka (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel Chin (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Josh McBride (2023) — Director
- Former: Tom Campbell (2023) — Director
- Former: Tyler Backmeyer (2023) — Director
- Former: Albert Stahl (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Bob Mattive (2019–2022) — Vice President & Environmental Affairs
- Former: Dominic LaJoie (2019–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Keith McGovern (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Todd Cornelison (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ben Sklarczyk (2020–2022) — Vice President & Finance
- Former: Jon Gilley (2022) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Williams (2022) — Director
- Former: Britt Raybould (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Derek Robinson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Milt Carter (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Todd Michael (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Johnson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Matthew Hickman (2021) — Director
- Former: Brandon Rattray (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Brent Buck (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Doug Hanks (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gregg Garrison (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jim Wysocki (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: John Keeling (2019–2020) — Former Vice President & CEO
- Former: Larry Alsum (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Mike Dodds (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tom Bulgrin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Cully Easterday (2019) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Dan Walchli (2019) — Director
- Former: Ed Staunton (2019) — Director
- Former: James Hoff (2019) — Director
- Former: Matt Wilkes (2019) — Director
- Former: Phil Hickman (2019) — Director
- Former: Virgil Slagell (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $249K, to William Kam Quarles (Chief Executive Officer). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Potato Council
How large is National Potato Council?
National Potato Council reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.3M.
Where does National Potato Council operate?
National Potato Council has awarded grants in District of Columbia.
What is National Potato Council's EIN?
National Potato Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0216598. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 8, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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