Nonprofit · EIN 36-3123827
AMERICAN MEAT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · KEARNEY, MO 64060
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,505,196 | $2,860,387 | $644,809 | $5,709,855 | $568,284 | $5,141,571 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,758,891 | $2,554,681 | $204,210 | $4,592,555 | $554,211 | $4,038,344 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,303,797
- of which government grants
- $901,387
- Membership dues
- $68,996
- Program service revenue
- $1,079,879
- Investment income
- $111,927
- Net income from fundraising events
- $6,592
- Other revenue
- $9,593
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $223,300
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $382,656
- Other salaries and wages
- $434,449
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $951,739
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,714
- Accounting fees
- $15,650
- Occupancy
- $4,825
- Travel
- $246,486
- Depreciation
- $9,841
- Program services (functional)
- $2,294,013
- Management and general (functional)
- $566,374
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,592,555
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,709,855
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $568,284
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,141,571
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,587
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,588,912
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,121,799
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,019,772
- Gross receipts
- $3,506,925
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 1965
- State of legal domicile
- MO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLETTE KASTER | CEO Officer | 40 | $195,480 | $29,887 |
| DEIDREA MABRY | COO Officer | 40 | $127,045 | $26,218 |
| ROBERT MADDOCK | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OFFIC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,504 | $26,093 |
| CHRISTI CALHOUN | SCIENTIFIC COMM. RESOURCE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,966 | $25,415 |
| GRETCHEN MAFI - TERM EXP 624 | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMMY WHEELER - TERM EXP 624 | PRESIDENT & PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY BOOREN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON BEALS | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIE HODGEN - TERM EXP 624 | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG BACON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL LORENZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL BASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANCE BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON FIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF SINDELAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARY SULLIVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE QUINLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HAYDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT WENGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MINDY BRASHEARS - TERM EXP 624 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY KING - TERM EXP 624 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIDGET WASSER - TERM EXP 624 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLETTE KASTER | CEO Officer | 40 | $194,089 | $42,669 |
| ROBERT MADDOCK | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,081 | $36,792 |
| DEIDREA MABRY | COO Officer | 40 | $111,881 | $35,287 |
| ANN BRACKENRIDGE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIE HODGEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MINDY BRASHEARS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIDGET WASSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF SINDELAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANCE BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON FIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMMY WHEELER | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN MAFI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL BASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY SULLIVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL LORENZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 302 S PLATTE CLAY WAY, KEARNEY, MO 64060-8500
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- COLLETTE KASTER, 302 S PLATTE CLAY WAY, KEARNEY, MO 64060
- Signed the 990
- COLLETTE KASTER, CEO
- Phone
- (800) 517-2672
- Website
- WWW.MEATSCIENCE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MH CPA PLLC
Mission
EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO FOSTER COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AMONG INDIVIDUALS WHO CREATE AND APPLY SCIENCE TO EFFICIENTLY PROVIDE SAFE AND HIGH QUALITY MEAT.
Program accomplishments
- ANNUAL MEETINGS: PROVIDED A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE, DISCUSSION, AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS RELATED TO MEAT SCIENCE. PROCEEDINGS WERE PROVIDED TO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES.Expenses $1,948,209 · grants $223,300 · revenue $672,312
- MEAT JUDGING CONFERENCE: PROVIDED ADMINISTRATION FOR A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS TO LEARN AND APPLY SKILL IN MEAT EVALUATION.Expenses $236,818 · revenue $53,715
- MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: PROVIDED MEMBERS WITH CURRENT MEAT SCIENCE INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION. PROMOTED RECOGNITION OF THOSE ENGAGED IN MEAT SCIENCE.Expenses $67,686 · revenue $325,002
- SPECIAL PROJECTS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS: PROVIDED CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEAT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS THROUGH COURSES, TEXTBOOKS, FACT SHEETS, AND ELECTRONIC OUTREACH.Expenses $41,300 · revenue $31,851
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-3123827
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,709,855
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,506,925
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,505,196 | $2,860,387 | $5,709,855 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,758,891 | $2,554,681 | $4,592,555 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,837,913 | $2,081,208 | $4,042,078 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-3123827).
Questions about AMERICAN MEAT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN MEAT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN MEAT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION is 36-3123827.
- Is AMERICAN MEAT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to AMERICAN MEAT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN MEAT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN MEAT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN MEAT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN MEAT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names COLLETTE KASTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN MEAT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 22 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $195,480 (COLLETTE KASTER, CEO).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN MEAT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,505,196, expenses of $2,860,387 and total assets of $5,709,855 at year end.
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