2026-05-11T16:34:24-05:00 2025-12-31 431061959 KIEFER BONFANTI & CO LLP 701 EMERSON ROAD ST LOUIS MO 63141 990 2025-01-01 391353307 NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE ASSOCIATION NATI 8009755920 PO BOX 3609 LITTLETON CO 80161 JIM ANDREWS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8009755920 2026-05-07 1 REBECCA MARTINCPA P01932706 3148121100 2026-05-07 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JIM ANDREWS PO BOX 3609 LITTLETON CO 80161 174587 0 X WWW.REALCHRISTMASTREES.ORG X 1973 CO TO PROMOTE THE USE OF REAL CHRISTMAS TREES AND SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY THAT PROVIDES THEM. 29 29 0 29 18153 0 0 0 218066 173712 23 875 0 0 218089 174587 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 226179 189942 226179 189942 -8090 -15355 187614 170349 2640 730 184974 169619 TO PROMOTE THE USE OF REAL CHRISTMAS TREES AND SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY THAT PROVIDES THEM. 0 0 79132 TO PROMOTE THE SALES OF NATURAL CHRISTMAS TREES. 30998 TO PROVIDE A SUPPORT FRAMEWORK TO NATURAL CHRISTMAS TREE GROWERS AND TO FURTHER THE OVERALL INTEREST OF THE INDUSTRY. 3922 IN 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. 114052 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 29 29 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X Q&A BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 3144168973 2650 S HANLEY ROAD STE 100 ST LOUIS MO 63144 X SCOTT POWELL PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG HANN PRESIDENT-ELECT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN WYCKOFF IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NIGEL MANLEY VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB SCHAEFER VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JONCIE UNDERWOOD TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILSON BARR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REID BERMEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHUCK BERRY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENTLEY CURRY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCAS DULL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL FREEMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH GARLOCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAT GASKIN AT LARGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE HICKS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB JONES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE JONES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT KASL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY KOGUT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN LIBERTY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORMAN MACISSAC BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MCCURDY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE MEIER AT LARGE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT MONGIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY RICHARDSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON STAJDUHAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STUART SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM WOLCYN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q&A BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 2650 S HANLEY ROAD STE 100 ST LOUIS MO 63144 MANAGEMENT & ADMIN 106000 1 MEMBERSHIP DUES 813910 70366 70366 REAL TREES SPONSORSHIP 813910 44835 44835 TREE INDUSTRY PARTNERS 813910 37325 37325 CHRISTMAS TREE JOURNAL 323111 18286 133 18153 SUMMER REVENUE SHARING 813910 2900 2900 173712 875 875 174587 155559 18153 875 106000 12500 33000 601 6589 1597 CONSUMER POLLING 8500 PRINT, PRODUCTION, AND 5940 MEMBERSHIP 5025 ARTWORK & DESIGN 3405 6785 189942 183851 119683 40378 3763 10288 187614 170349 2640 730 2640 730 X 184974 169619 184974 169619 187614 170349 -15355 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 1 70366 33000 33000 33000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE 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 6 THE 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 7A THE 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 11B EXECUTIVE 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 12C AT 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 19 THE 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.