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NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 39-1353307)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-11
IRS object ID
202611319349303326
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-11T16:34:24-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN431061959PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1KIEFER BONFANTI & CO LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityST LOUISCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63141ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN391353307EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlNATIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8009755920PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 3609AddressLine1Txt
CityLITTLETONCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80161ZIPCd

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PersonJIM ANDREWSPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8009755920PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonREBECCA MARTINCPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01932706PTIN
Phone3148121100PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-07PreparationDt
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Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJIM ANDREWSPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityLITTLETONCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$174,587GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.REALCHRISTMASTREES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1973FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE THE USE OF REAL CHRISTMAS TREES AND SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY THAT PROVIDES THEM.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$875CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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MissionTO PROMOTE THE USE OF REAL CHRISTMAS TREES AND SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY THAT PROVIDES THEM.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$79,132ExpenseAmt
DescTO PROMOTE THE SALES OF NATURAL CHRISTMAS TREES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$30,998ExpenseAmt
DescTO PROVIDE A SUPPORT FRAMEWORK TO NATURAL CHRISTMAS TREE GROWERS AND TO FURTHER THE OVERALL INTEREST OF THE INDUSTRY.Desc

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Expense$3,922ExpenseAmt
DescIN OUR ROLE AS SPOKESPERSON FOR THE INDUSTRY WE MANAGED A LARGE NUMBER OF INQUIRIES FROM THE MEDIA ASKING IF THE AVAILABILITY AND PRICE OF TREES WOULD LIMIT CONSUMERS' ABILITY TO PURCHASE REAL CHRISTMAS TREES THIS YEAR. THESE CONVERSATIONS AND EMAIL EXCHANGES WITH THE MEDIA ALSO INCLUDED DISCUSSION ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF REAL AND FAKE TREES, THE CHRISTMAS TREE BUSINESS, RECYCLING CHRISTMAS TREES, DROUGHT, BUGS IN CHRISTMAS TREES, MOLD, ALLERGIES, FIRES AND PET ISSUES RESULTING FROM A REAL CHRISTMAS TREE AND OTHER UNIQUE QUESTIONS. WE WERE ABLE TO CORRECT MISINFORMATION AND DISSEMINATE POSITIVE MESSAGES THAT WERE USED IN HUNDREDS OF MEDIA ARTICLES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$114,052TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3144168973PhoneNum

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Address Line12650 S HANLEY ROAD STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityST LOUISCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

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JOHN WYCKOFF
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BOB SCHAEFER
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JONCIE UNDERWOOD
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILSON BARR
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REID BERMEL
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CHUCK BERRY
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BENTLEY CURRY
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LUCAS DULL
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CAROL FREEMAN
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KEITH GARLOCK
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PAT GASKIN
AT LARGE BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE HICKS
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BOB JONES
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MIKE JONES
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT KASL
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KATHY KOGUT
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RYAN LIBERTY
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NORMAN MACISSAC
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MARK MCCURDY
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STEVE MEIER
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MATT MONGIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY RICHARDSON
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JASON STAJDUHAR
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STUART SMITH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM WOLCYN
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CityST LOUISCityNm
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ZIP63144ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesMANAGEMENT & ADMINServicesDesc
Compensation$106,000CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES813910$70,366$70,366
REAL TREES SPONSORSHIP813910$44,835$44,835
TREE INDUSTRY PARTNERS813910$37,325$37,325
CHRISTMAS TREE JOURNAL323111$18,286$133$18,153
SUMMER REVENUE SHARING813910$2,900$2,900
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Total Program Service Revenue$173,712TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$875TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,000TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,500TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,000TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$601TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,589TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,597TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
CONSUMER POLLING$8,500
PRINT, PRODUCTION, AND$5,940
MEMBERSHIP$5,025
ARTWORK & DESIGN$3,405

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,785TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,942TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,851BOYAmt
EOY$119,683EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$40,378EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,763BOYAmt
EOY$10,288EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,614BOYAmt
EOY$170,349EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,640BOYAmt
EOY$730EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,640BOYAmt
EOY$730EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$184,974BOYAmt
EOY$169,619EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$184,974BOYAmt
EOY$169,619EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,614BOYAmt
EOY$170,349EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$15,355ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$70,366DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$33,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$33,000NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$33,000AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE ASSOCIATION OUTSOURCES MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL DUTIES TO Q&A BUSINESS SOLUTIONS. Q&A BUSINESS SOLUTIONS RECEIVED $106,000 DURING THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES, PUBLICATION SERVICES, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS THE FOLLOWING MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES: INDUSTRY, PROFESSIONAL, SUPPLIER, INTRODUCTORY MEMBER, RETIRED, AND RESEARCHER. SUPPLIER, INTRODUCTORY MEMBERS, AND RETIRED MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE DIRECTORS OR TO ENTER THE NATIONAL TREE & WREATH CONTESTS. ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING, EXCEPT RESEARCHER MEMBES, ARE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS COMPRISED OF UP TO THIRTY-NINE (39) DIRECTORS, WITH TWO CLASSES OF DIRECTORS, (1) CHARTERED ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS AND (2) AT-LARGE DIRECTORS. EACH CHARTERED ASSOCIATION, MEETING THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE ASSOCIATION'S (NCTA) DEFINITION OF A CHARTERED ASSOCIATION, ELECTS ITS OWN DIRECTOR TO NCTA, BASED ON THE ASSOCIATION'S ELECTION PROCEDURE. FIVE (5) AT-LARGE DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES OF INDUSTRY, PROFESSIONAL, OR SUPPLIER. MEMBERS VOTE ON THE AT-LARGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING EXCEPT RESEARCER MEMBER, ARE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BEXECUTIVE COMITTEE WILL BE PROVIDED A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. A FINAL COPY WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMITTEE AFTER THE RETURN HAS BEEN FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAT EACH BOARD MEETING, IF THERE IS A DISCUSSION OF SELECTING OR ENGAGING A VENDOR OR SERVICE PROVIDR, ALL IN ATTENDANCE ARE ASKED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THIS DISCUSSION IF THERE COULD BE A PERCEIVED CONFLICT. ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REQUESTS THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER LIST AND ACKNOWLEDGE ANY KNOW CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE IN A TIMELY MANNER, COPIES OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ITS CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN REQUESTED IN WRITING OR IN PERSON.