2026-05-26T14:10:05-04:00 2025-12-31 341903609 SCHROEDEL SCULLIN & BESTIC LLC 196 NORTH BROAD STREET CANFIELD OH 44406 990 2025-01-01 261606635 OHIO CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION OHIO 6144032301 PO BOX 8249 COLUMBUS OH 43201 JASON MOORE BOARD PRESIDENT 6144032301 2026-05-26 true KAYLA A EMANUELSON CPA P01714916 3305331131 2026-05-26 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JASON MOORE 760 N MAIN ST SPRINGBORO OH 45066 811272 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 3 264 0 0 768341 761807 27152 26221 23338 11301 818831 799329 409 1884 0 268381 262897 0 0 561783 496848 830573 761629 -11742 37700 721635 770410 0 721635 770410 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 "WINTER WARMER FESTIVAL" AT WINDOWS ON THE RIVER IN CLEVELAND ON MARCH 1, 2025 NET INCOME 50,000) 1,371 TICKETS SOLD (462 TICKETS COMPED) 61 PARTICIPATING BREWERIES "OHIO CRAFT BREWERS CONFERENCE" IN COLUMBUS, JANUARY 27 - JANUARY 29, 2025 119 TRADE SHOW BOOTHS 600 ATTENDEES 30 EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS (ADDED TRADE SHOW TIME) NET INCOME 55,000 COLLABORATION BEER "FROM THE HEART" RAISED 37,600 SPONSORED BY COUNTY MALT GROUP, RAHRBSG, AJS/HANKSCRAFT, BLUE LABEL DIGITAL AND LEMONGRENADE 81 PARTICIPATING BREWERIES CUSTOM BRANDED GLASSWARE 2,136 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 2 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 JASON MOORE BOARD PRESID 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ADAM BENNER BOARD VICE P 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID LENTZ BOARD TREASU 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA DALLAS BOARD SECRET 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE FORMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY MONTGOMERY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARMONE MACFARLANE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMEY RATCLIFFE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANAE CHANEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN ZOFCHAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE SUTULA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false EVENT REVENUE 711300 341342 341342 MEMBERSHIP DUES 711300 312161 312161 SPONSORSHIPS 711300 99479 99479 HANDLING FEES 711300 8825 8825 761807 26199 26199 3745 3745 22 22 22 22 19499 11943 7556 7556 799329 799329 1884 1884 70068 70068 153590 122811 30779 6589 6589 14167 14167 18483 18483 8189 8189 54950 54950 4210 4210 64109 64109 4744 4744 26800 26800 4901 4901 16565 6938 9627 15694 15694 6647 6647 EVENT EXPENSE 249599 249599 PAYROLL EXPENSE 17066 17066 PROFESSIONAL FEES 14000 14000 FREIGHT 6259 6259 3115 1641 1474 761629 562548 199081 0 291229 310411 429981 459574 425 425 721635 770410 0 0 X 721635 770410 721635 770410 721635 770410 37700 11075 X false false false false false 312161 53961 53961 140472 -86511 SCHEDULE C, PART IV IN 2025, FIVE OCBA MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN A HILL CLIMB WHERE THEY MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM TWELVE DIFFERENT OFFICES TO DISCUSS THE USPS SHIPPING EQUITY ACT (H.R.3287), THE CREDIT CARD COMPETITION ACT, AND TARIFFS. IN ADDITION, WE DISCUSSED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS RELATED APPROPRIATIONS IN THE 2026 OHIO BUDGET: ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, MAINTAINING THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR'S US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUDGET AND ITS PRIORITIZATION OF HOP RESEARCH, AND REQUEST FUNDING FOR BARLEY PEST INITIATIVE PROJECTS THROUGH THE USDA. WE ALSO HOSTED A STATEHOUSE DAY ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 40 BREWERY OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES AND OVER 150 LEGISLATORS AND THEIR STAFF. MAJOR INITIATIVES FOR THE YEAR ALSO INCLUDING ADVOCACY FOR SB 23 - BRENNER FRANCHISE LAW BILL, INCLUDING SPONSOR TESTIMONY AND HB 306 - BARHORST FRANCHISE LAW BILL WITH SPONSOR AND PROPONENT TESTIMONY. 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.