2024-05-28T16:04:40-04:00 2023-12-31 341903609 SCHROEDEL SCULLIN & BESTIC LLC 196 NORTH BROAD STREET CANFIELD OH 44406 990 2023-01-01 261606635 OHIO CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION OHIO 6144032301 PO BOX 8249 COLUMBUS OH 43201 ALAN SZUTER BOARD PRESIDENT 6144032301 2024-05-28 true ALAN SZUTER XXX-XX-XXXX true KAYLA A EMANUELSON CPA P01714916 3305331131 2024-05-28 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ALAN SZUTER 215 N FOURTH ST COLUMBUS OH 43215 947395 false X WWW.OHIOCRAFTBEER.ORG X 2007 OH FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: OUR MISSION: TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE, DIVERSIFY AND UNIFY OHIO'S CRAFT BREWING INDUSTRY. OUR VISION: THE OHIO CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION (OCBA) IS RECOGNIZED AS THE INDUSTRY LEADER FOR PRESERVING THE ART OF MAKING HIGH-QUALITY, UNIQUE CRAFT BEER. TO SPONSOR BEER TASTING EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT OHIO. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: VOICE FOR CRAFT BREWERS ACROSS THE STATE. OHIO CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY PROSPERS AND EVOLVES BECAUSE OF THE OCBA'S ADVOCACY. THE CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES TO SYSTEMIC, LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY DRIVING ECONOMIC AND JOB GROWTH, WHILE CREATING EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. THE OCBA SERVES AS A BEACON FOR LOCAL PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING THROUGH CRAFT BEER, RESULTING IN DIVERSE PRODUCT CHOICES FOR CONSUMERS. THE OCBA WORKS TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE CRAFT BREWING COMMUNITY. 11 11 3 260 0 24000 0 696313 902432 15845 22236 16653 8477 752811 933145 929 0 171311 235049 0 0 463600 661159 634911 897137 117900 36008 693450 734786 0 693450 734786 X FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: OUR MISSION: TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE, DIVERSIFY AND UNIFY OHIO'S CRAFT BREWING INDUSTRY. OUR VISION: THE OHIO CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION (OCBA) IS RECOGNIZED AS THE INDUSTRY LEADER FOR PRESERVING THE ART OF MAKING HIGH-QUALITY, UNIQUE CRAFT BEER. TO SPONSOR BEER TASTING EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT OHIO. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: VOICE FOR CRAFT BREWERS ACROSS THE STATE. OHIO CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY PROSPERS AND EVOLVES BECAUSE OF THE OCBA'S ADVOCACY. THE CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES TO SYSTEMIC, LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY DRIVING ECONOMIC AND JOB GROWTH, WHILE CREATING EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. THE OCBA SERVES AS A BEACON FOR LOCAL PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING THROUGH CRAFT BEER, RESULTING IN DIVERSE PRODUCT CHOICES FOR CONSUMERS. THE OCBA WORKS TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE CRAFT BREWING COMMUNITY. false false "WARMER FESTIVAL AT WINDOWS ON THE RIVER IN CLEVELAND ON MARCH 4, 2023 (NET INCOME 58,000) ADDED WARMERS' EVE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023 (176 TICKETS SOLD) 1,344 TICKETS SOLD (330 TICKETS COMPED) 64 PARTICIPATING BREWERIES "OHIO CRAFT BREWERS CONFERENCE IN CLEVELAND JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 1, 2023 120 TRADE SHOW BOOTHS 700 ATTENDEES 30 EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS (ADDED TRADE SHOW TIME) NET INCOME 33,705 (VS. 29,872 IN 2022) "COLLABORATION BEER "FROM THE HEART" RAISED 26,891 (33,600 IN 2022) SPONSORED BY CROSBY, ORIGIN MALT, BLUE LABEL DIGITAL, LEMONGRENADE 52 PARTICIPATING BREWERIES CUSTOM BRANDED GLASSWARE 1,800 GLASSES SOLD PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EDUCATE THEM ABOUT ISSUES FACING THE NATION'S CRAFT BREWERS. VOICE FOR CRAFT BREWERS ACROSS THE STATE. OHIO CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY PROSPERS AND EVOLVES BECAUSE OF THE OCBA'S ADVOCACY. THE CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES TO SYSTEMIC, LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY DRIVING ECONOMIC AND JOB GROWTH, WHILE CREATING EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. THE OCBA SERVES AS A BEACON FOR LOCAL PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING THROUGH CRAFT BEER, RESULTING IN DIVERSE PRODUCT CHOICES FOR CONSUMERS. THE OCBA WORKS TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE CRAFT BREWING COMMUNITY. false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 3 true false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true false false true false false X MARY MACDONALD 6144032301 PO BOX 8249 COLUMBUS OH 43201 X ALAN SZUTER BOARD PRESID 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALI HOVAN BOARD VICE P 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GARRETT HICKEY BOARD SECRET 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM BENNER BOARD TREASU 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA DALLAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE FORMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARMONE MACFARLANE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON MOORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMEY RATCLIFFE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS SHIELDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOBBY SLATTERY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false EVENT REVENUE 711300 421134 421134 MEMBERSHIP DUES 711300 335461 335461 SPONSORSHIPS 711300 133937 133937 HANDLING FEES 711300 11900 11900 902432 22236 22236 4967 4967 17760 14250 3510 3510 933145 933145 929 929 62785 62785 149847 124919 24928 5836 5836 16581 16581 4303 4303 112984 112984 3901 3901 75123 75123 7975 7975 30848 30848 4025 4025 22157 10717 11440 24296 24296 5586 5586 EVENT EXPENSE 345374 345374 FREIGHT 8625 8625 PROFESSIONAL FEESE 6563 6563 PAYROLL EXPENSE 4527 4527 4872 1855 3017 897137 652744 244393 0 305237 322554 388213 411807 425 693450 734786 0 0 X 693450 734786 693450 734786 693450 734786 36008 5328 X false false false false false 335461 112884 112884 83865 29019 SCHEDULE C, PART IV "IN 2023 THE OCBA WAS PURSUING A CHANGE TO THE OHIO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FRANCHISE ACT OF 1974 WHICH GOVERNS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A BREWERY AND THEIR WHOLESALE BEER DISTRIBUTOR. THIS EFFORT INVOLVED INTENSIVE LOBBYING ON THE PART OF OUR EXISTING GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FIRM, AS WELL AS ADDING THE PUBLIC RELATIONS ARM OF THAT FIRM TO OUR EFFORTS. WE BUILT AN ENTIRE CAMPAIGN AND CREATED THE BREWERS FREEDOM ALLIANCE THAT WAS AIMED AT BOTH STATE LEGISLATORS AND THE PUBLIC TO SUPPORT OHIO CRAFT BREWERS IN CHANGING THE OUTDATED FRANCHISE LAW. WE HOSTED A STATEHOUSE DAY ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 60 BREWERY OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES, TESTIFIED BEFORE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ULTIMATELY GOT TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION INTRODUCED: HOUSE BILL 306 AND SENATE BILL 138 WHICH ARE STILL IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMITTEES. IF SUCCESSFUL, EITHER OF THESE BILLS WOULD REMOVE BREWERIES WHO PRODUCE FEWER THAN 250,000 BARRELS OF BEER PER YEAR FROM THE DEFINITION OF MANUFACTURERS TO WHOM FRANCHISE LAW APPLIES. THE CHANGE WOULD COVER ALL BUT OUR LARGEST BREWERY MEMBER AND ENABLE BREWERIES TO DIRECTLY NEGOTIATE THEIR CONTRACTS WITH WHOLESALE BEER DISTRIBUTORS OUTSIDE OF THE CONFINES OF FRANCHISE LAW WHICH REQUIRES AUTOMATICALLY RENEWING CONTRACTS AND PROVING "JUST CAUSE" IN A COURT OF LAW TO OTHERWISE TERMINATE THE RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: OUR MISSION: TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE, DIVERSIFY AND UNIFY OHIO'S CRAFT BREWING INDUSTRY. OUR VISION: THE OHIO CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION (OCBA) IS RECOGNIZED AS THE INDUSTRY LEADER FOR PRESERVING THE ART OF MAKING HIGH-QUALITY, UNIQUE CRAFT BEER. TO SPONSOR BEER TASTING EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT OHIO. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: VOICE FOR CRAFT BREWERS ACROSS THE STATE. OHIO CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY PROSPERS AND EVOLVES BECAUSE OF THE OCBA'S ADVOCACY. THE CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES TO SYSTEMIC, LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY DRIVING ECONOMIC AND JOB GROWTH, WHILE CREATING EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. THE OCBA SERVES AS A BEACON FOR LOCAL PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING THROUGH CRAFT BEER, RESULTING IN DIVERSE PRODUCT CHOICES FOR CONSUMERS. THE OCBA WORKS TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE CRAFT BREWING COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EDUCATE THEM ABOUT ISSUES FACING THE NATION'S CRAFT BREWERS. VOICE FOR CRAFT BREWERS ACROSS THE STATE. OHIO CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY PROSPERS AND EVOLVES BECAUSE OF THE OCBA'S ADVOCACY. THE CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES TO SYSTEMIC, LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY DRIVING ECONOMIC AND JOB GROWTH, WHILE CREATING EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. THE OCBA SERVES AS A BEACON FOR LOCAL PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING THROUGH CRAFT BEER, RESULTING IN DIVERSE PRODUCT CHOICES FOR CONSUMERS. THE OCBA WORKS TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE CRAFT BREWING COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 MEMBERS ARE MADE UP OF BREWERIES AND TRADE ALLIES. CRAFT BREWERY MEMBERS MAY VOTE ON ASSOCIATION MATTERS. ALLIED MEMBERS, WHOLESALE MEMBERS, ENTHUSIAST MEMBERS, AND BREWERY-IN-PLANNING MEMBERS ARE ALL NON-VOTING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A CRAFT BREWERY MEMBERS NOMINATE AND ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE CRAFT BREWERY MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES, OR EMPLOYEES WITH BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE BOARD SHALL REVIEW EACH MEMBER QUESTIONNAIRE AND ANY OTHER DISCLOSURES REGARDING FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD MEETING WHILE THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS AND VOTE ON WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORT A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT PRODUCE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL NOT BE PRESENT IN THE ROOM DURING THE DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A AT THE ANNUAL RETREAT IN AUGUST, THE BOARD REVIEWS STAFF EVALUATIONS, ASSESSES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION STANDS IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES DEFINED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S STRATEGIC SESSION AND DISCUSSES WHETHER AN ADJUSTMENT IN COMPENSATION FOR EITHER/BOTH STAFF MEMBERS IS APPROPRIATE. IN DETERMINING FAIR COMPENSATION, THE BOARD COMPARES STAFF SALARIES TO THOSE OF PEOPLE IN SIMILAR POSITIONS AT OTHER GUILDS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE NATIONAL BREWERS ASSOCIATION PROVIDES BENCHMARKING DATA COMPILED FROM A SURVEY OF ALL THE BREWERS' GUILDS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE OHIO CRAFT BREWERS GUILD IS DEFINED BY THE BREWERS ASSOCIATION AS ONE OHIO CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION, INC. 26-1606635 OF ITS TOP PERFORMING GUILDS. AFTER SIGNIFICANT DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION, THE BOARD WILL DECIDE ON WHETHER TO ADJUST THE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS BYLAWS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.