Nonprofit · EIN 86-6057541
ARIZONA BEEF COUNCIL
Tax-exempt · PHOENIX, AZ 85007
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $394,703 | $398,219 | -$3,516 | $354,374 | $83,281 | $271,093 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $438,172 | $395,513 | $42,659 | $381,652 | $107,043 | $274,609 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $371,393 | $350,797 | $20,596 | $376,078 | $144,128 | $231,950 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $387,903
- Membership dues
- $295,172
- Program service revenue
- $5,247
- Investment income
- $43
- Other revenue
- $1,510
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $120,014
- Other salaries and wages
- $75,428
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $211,554
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $17,972
- Travel
- $10,632
- Depreciation
- $374
- Program services (functional)
- $297,927
- Management and general (functional)
- $100,292
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $381,652
- Total assets, end of year
- $354,374
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $83,281
- Net assets, end of year
- $271,093
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,992
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $263,427
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,666
- Gross receipts
- $394,703
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 1970
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN MAEHLING | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $96,168 | $10,823 |
| TIM COOLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WEBB | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY JO RIDEOUT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| P ANDY GROSETA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINT GLADDEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIE VAN HOFWEGEN | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD D FISH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN MAEHLING | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $91,636 | $11,135 |
| WES KERR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINT GLADDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD D FISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| P ANDY GROSETA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM COOLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY JO RIDEOUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIE VAN HOFWEGEN | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WEBB | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN MAEHLING | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $88,478 | $10,778 |
| NORMAN HINZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| WES KERR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINT GLADDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM COOLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY JO RIDEOUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIE VAN HOFWEGEN | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES WEBB | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 916 W ADAMS ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85007-2738
- In care of
- % LAUREN MAEHLING
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LAUREN MAEHLING, 916 WEST ADAMS STREET, PHOENIX, AZ 85007
- Signed the 990
- LAUREN MAEHLING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (602) 273-7163
- Website
- www.arizonabeef.org
- Return prepared by
- SNYDER & BROWN CPAS PLLC
Mission
BEEF PROMOTION AND EDUCATION TO ARIZONA CONSUMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTION AND CONSUMER INFORMATION PROMOTION RECIPE VIDEOS INSPIRE MEALTIME: ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTUBE, 25 EASY-TO-FOLLOW RECIPE VIDEOS WERE VIEWED 1.4 MILLION TIMES, INSPIRING DELICIOUS MEALTIME DECISIONS. PROMOTING BEEF TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS: LEVERAGING ARIZONAS TOURISM, MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS, AND GROWING POPULATION, THE ABC EXECUTED A FEBRUARYJUNE MULTIPLATFORM ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN PROMOTING BEEF. CONNECTED TV ADS, YOUTUBE AND GOOGLE DIGITAL ADS, AND AUDIO ADS WERE VIEWED OVER 8 MILLION TIMES, INCREASED BRAND AWARENESS, AND ENCOURAGED BEEF PURCHASES STATEWIDE. OUTDOOR BILLBOARDS IN HIGH-TRAFFIC AREAS DELIVERED AN ADDITIONAL 4.4 MILLION IMPRESSIONS. SUPPORTING THE BEEF SUPPLY CHAIN: ABC ASSISTS THE BEEF SUPPLY CHAIN TO PROMOTE BEEF WITH CUT CHART POSTERS AND MATERIALS. FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS, RESTAURANTS AND RETAILERS DISTRIBUTED 173 PIECES ACROSS THE STATE. CONSUMER INFORMATION BEEFING UP CLASSROOMS: A SESSION FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS TITLED FANCY STEAK DINNER ON A BUDGET! PROVIDED 45 TEACHERS, WHO REACH NEARLY 5,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY, WITH A PRACTICAL LESSON PLAN ON THE TOPICS OF FOOD PREPARATION, CUT SELECTION, COOKING METHODS AND FINE DINING TABLE SETTINGS. THE BEEF UP THE CLASSROOM GRANT PROGRAM HELPED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IMPLEMENT BEEF-FOCUSED CURRICULUM IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, REACHING 3,959 STUDENTS. PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE ARIZONA CATTLE INDUSTRY FOUNDATION. IN COLLABORATION WITH FELLOW AGRICULTURE EDUCATION GROUPS, ABC COORDINATES THE ARIZONA AGRICULTURE INSTITUTE, PROVIDING TEACHERS ON-THE-FARM LEARNING AND LESSON PLANS. BEEF-FOCUSED INSIGHTS FOR NUTRITION & NURSING EXPERTS: ABC PARTICIPATED IN THE SCHOOL NUTRITION ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA, ARIZONA ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, AND THE ARIZONA NURSES ASSOCIATION CONFERENCES HIGH-TRAFFIC TRADE SHOWS, PROVIDING SPEAKERS, RECIPES AND NUTRITION MATERIALS, KEEPING BEEF TOP OF MIND FOR NUTRITION AND HEALTH DECISION MAKERS STATEWIDE. NUTRITION & PRE-MED STUDENTS EXPERIENCE RANCH TOURS: NUTRITION GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY AND MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND PRE-MED STUDENTS FROM GCU, LEARNED FIRST-HAND FROM ARIZONA CATTLEMEN AND WOMEN ABOUT CATTLE PRODUCTION, CARE, AND BEEF NUTRITION, PROVIDING A FOUNDATION FROM WHICH TO CONSULT FUTURE CLIENTS AND PATIENTS. PRE- AND POST-TOUR SURVEYS SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL SHIFTS TOWARD POSITIVE PERCEPTION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEEF COMMUNITY AND OF BEEFS NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS. COMMUNITY GOOD WILL DURING THE HOLIDAYS: BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF AND AGRICULTURE VOLUNTEERS PARTNERED WITH ST. MARYS FOOD BANK BEFORE THANKSGIVING, PACKING 1,350 FOOD BOXES. THROUGH HANDS-ON SERVICE AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, ABC PROVIDED 11,870 MEALS AND HIGH-QUALITY BEEF TO ARIZONA FAMILIES IN NEED. INDUSTRY AND PRODUCER INFORMATION INSPIRING BEEF ADVOCATES THROUGH FFA: PARTNERING WITH THE ARIZONA FFA, ABC HOSTED THE 3RD ANNUAL MASTERS OF BEEF ADVOCACY CAREER AND DEVELOPMENT EVENT, BUILDING STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEEF COMMUNITY WHILE DEVELOPING CONFIDENT, INFORMED YOUTH LEADERS. INDUSTRY MONITORING AND RESPONSE: ABC SERVED AS A TRUSTED SOURCE FOR BEEF INFORMATION BY PARTICIPATING IN NEWS AND PODCAST INTERVIEWS, PROVIDING BEEF CONTENT EXPERTS, AND TRACKING BEEF-RELATED NEWS AND TRENDS. CATTLEWOMEN PARTNERS IN BEEF EVENTS PARTNERING WITH THE ARIZONA STATE COWBELLES: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ABC, THE ARIZONA STATE COWBELLES EXECUTED AN IMPACTFUL GATE TO PLATE TOUR FOR NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE INFLUENCERS, REACHING ALMOST 500,000 FOLLOWERS. THE PARTNERSHIP ALSO EXTENDS BEEF INFORMATION TO CLASSROOMS, FAIRS AND CONSUMER EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE.Expenses $297,927 · revenue $5,247
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 86-6057541
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1967
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $354,374
- Income (IRS master file)
- $394,703
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $394,703 | $398,219 | $354,374 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $438,172 | $395,513 | $381,652 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $371,393 | $350,797 | $376,078 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 86-6057541).
Questions about ARIZONA BEEF COUNCIL
- What is the EIN of ARIZONA BEEF COUNCIL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARIZONA BEEF COUNCIL is 86-6057541.
- Is ARIZONA BEEF COUNCIL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1967.
- Are donations to ARIZONA BEEF COUNCIL tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ARIZONA BEEF COUNCIL 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 ARIZONA BEEF COUNCIL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ARIZONA BEEF COUNCIL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ARIZONA BEEF COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LAUREN MAEHLING.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARIZONA BEEF COUNCIL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $96,168 (LAUREN MAEHLING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ARIZONA BEEF COUNCIL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $394,703, expenses of $398,219 and total assets of $354,374 at year end.
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