Texas Beef Council FY2024 filing

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Austin, TX501(c)(5)Since 1986EIN 74-2437837Revenue $5.1M in FY2024

On file with the IRS8708 Ranch Rd 620 North, 78726-3503 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Jul 1987

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To plan, implement and conduct programs of promotion, research, consumer information and industry information designed to strengthen the Beef industry's market position in Texas and nationally and to maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets and uses for Beef and Beef products.

$1.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $503K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2.9M
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$4.3M
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$5.0M
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.4M
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.6M
FY2025$5.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1987.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

30 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Vice President
$276,048Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance & Operations
$207,702Pt VII · Sec A
VP Beef Resources
$168,467Pt VII · Sec A
VP Marketing
$165,565Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Consumer Mktg
$141,509Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Manager-Industry Relations
$116,456Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Molly McAdams$287,909$276,048$262,551$265,937——
Richard Wortham————$280,997$270,793
Michael Loeffler$212,773$207,702$207,698$190,188$183,165$176,969
Jason Bagley$173,180$168,467$164,642$148,540$142,436$115,089
Jennifer Matison$169,797$165,565$164,781$150,130$144,844$128,829
Rachel Chou$145,373$141,509$136,955$125,031$122,430—
Linda Bebee—————$135,862
Russell Woodward——$131,853$126,649$125,755$120,705

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes, researches, and informs to strengthen the beef industry's market position and expand its uses.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Domestic Marketing

To expand consumer beef knowledge through programs designed to promote its nutritional benefits and to help build strong markets for beef products by developing and coordinating the use of available promotion resources.

Pt IX · col B
02

Export Market Development

To build strong and profitable markets for beef products, domestic and foreign, by developing and coordinating the use of available promotion resources.

Pt IX · col B
03

Producer Communication

To educate producers and other organizations in the beef industry of current developments involving beef and beef products and the beef checkoff program.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $40K · 2019–2024
Texas Cattlewomen INCTX · FY2024$6,251
Texas Cattlewomen INCTX · FY2023$7,397
Texas Cattlewomen INCTX · FY2022$8,842
Texas Cattlewomen INCTX · FY2021$7,517
Texas Cattlewomen INCTX · FY2020$5,012
Texas Cattlewomen INCTX · FY2019$5,290

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$192K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$192K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 624
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$782K$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M$7.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$439K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$82K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K
Legal feesLn 11b$460
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$433K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$233K
Office expensesLn 13$36K
Information technologyLn 14$40K
OccupancyLn 16$50K
TravelLn 17$100K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$2.4M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$134K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.0M$4.4M$557K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $5.1M$4.3M$855K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.4M$5.0M$439K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.6M$4.8M$749K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.2M$4.7M$497K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.2M$5.3M−$81K$2.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,111,618 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,271,045$4,903,837
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $140,666$192,200
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,013$15,581
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,420,724$5,111,618
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,842$7,397
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $731,586$724,579
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,241,527$3,524,729
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,981,955$4,256,705
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $438,769$854,913
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,111,618 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,272 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,903,837$4,903,837
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $192,200$192,200
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,309$3,309
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,907,146 · Unrelated business $12,272 · Excluded from tax $192,200$5,111,618
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,256,705 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$7,397
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$141,364
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$439,057
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$20,980
IX-9 Other employee benefits$81,914
IX-10 Payroll taxes$41,264
IX-11b Legal fees$460
IX-11c Accounting fees$5,946
IX-11g Other fees for services$433,179
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$232,515
IX-13 Office expenses$36,036
IX-14 Information technology$39,874
IX-16 Occupancy$49,973
IX-17 Travel$99,602
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$12,817
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$2,430,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$40,636
IX-23 Insurance$7,148
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$134,156
IX-24e All other expenses$2,387
IX-25 Total functional expenses$4,256,705
Part X · Balance sheet $7,524,140 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $781,615$1,306,921
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,131,318$1,911,035
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $454,400$286,888
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $200,344$98,834
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,297,758$1,297,237
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,106,476$2,623,225
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,971,911$7,524,140
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $877,132$1,265,692
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,352,295$1,652,650
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,229,427$2,918,342
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,742,484$4,605,798
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,742,484$4,605,798
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,971,911$7,524,140
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,605,798 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,111,618
XI-2 Total expenses$4,256,705
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$854,913
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,742,484
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,401
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,605,798

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