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Nonprofit · EIN 90-0811732

MEAT INSTITUTE

Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, VA 22203

Financials

$14.3M$13.8M2023$16.8M$15.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MEAT INSTITUTE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$16,814,686$15,265,982$1,548,704$20,009,598$11,430,997$8,578,601
December 31, 2023990$14,339,848$13,803,332$536,516$15,608,168$8,681,899$6,926,269
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,169,766
Program service revenue
$14,132,962
Investment income
$443,382
Royalties
$1,505
Net rental income
$67,071
Other revenue
$68,576

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$583,206
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,961,166
Other salaries and wages
$4,651,410
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$8,489,574
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$254,108
Accounting fees
$33,196
Occupancy
$635,339
Travel
$260,212

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$15,608,168
Total assets, end of year
$20,009,598
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,430,997
Net assets, end of year
$8,578,601
Publicly traded securities
$5,088,187
Net assets without donor restrictions
$8,578,601
Gross receipts
$16,860,066
Employees
44
Volunteers
85
Year formed
2012
State of legal domicile
DC

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JULIE ANNA POTTSPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
39.69$767,725$75,385
MARK DOPPCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
40$505,281$65,433
ANNE HALALCHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER
Key employee
22.63$345,253$64,677
ERIC MITTENTHALCHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER
Key employee
40$272,202$49,756
BRYAN BURNSVP & GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$269,564$34,783
NATHAN FRETZVP, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$272,263$25,281
THAO GRIMESVP, FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
35.96$241,915$55,154
SARAH LITTLEVP, COMMUNICATION
Highest-paid employee
40$246,757$23,177
NORM ROBERTSONVP, REGULATORY
Highest-paid employee
40$240,441$24,236
ERIC GUSTAFSONCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JIM SNEEVICE-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
STEVE VAN LANNENIMMEDIATE PAST-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RANDY HUFFMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PETER BOZZOTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHRISTINE ALVARADOMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
79 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JON AMIDEIMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
WESLEY BATISTA FILHOMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
EDWIN BOTEROMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
REED BROWNMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MIKE BUMGARNERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DOUG BUSHMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TONY CATELLIMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TREVOR CAVINESSMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JIM CHENEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRIAN COELHOMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PEGGY COOKMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SARA CRAWFORDMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HENRY DAVISMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PATRICK DITCHFIELDMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RICHARD DOZIERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CATHY EASTMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARTIN ECKMANNMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CRAIG EDSILLMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MATT ENGLANDMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
LOUIS ENIMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
OLE EVENSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DON FUSSNERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MIKE GAUMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NEIL GENSHAFTMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HANS KABARTMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOHN KEATINGMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANNA KITCHENSMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TIM KLEINMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARK KREULMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DEVIN KULLAMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEVEN LAUMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
FRANCOIS LEGERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KARL LENZMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CRAIG LETCHMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KEITH LINDSEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SHANE MACKENZIEMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
GARY MALENKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MATT MALOTTMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MIKE MARTELLAMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
STEVEN MAXEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JARRODD MCCARROLLMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID MCDONALDMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
PATRICK MCGADYMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID MINIATMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MATT MONKIEWICZMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TOMMY NEESEMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CANDICE NIUMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TANYA NUESKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TERRY O'BRIENMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ABEL OLIVERAMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
WARREN PANICOMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID PREMOMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
EMILE RANDAZZOMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROBERT REBHOLTZ IIIMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SCOTT RICHMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOHN RICHARDSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JENINE RINNMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RYAN ROBINSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JAMES RUDOLPHMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ED SANCHEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JAMIE SCHWEIDMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ROSS SHUKETMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SHANE SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
FRED STEPHANMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KEVIN STEVENSMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BRADY STEWARTMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOHN STIKAMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JUSTIN STILLMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SUZANNE STRASSBURGER REIDYMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MIKE L THOMPSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
NORLYN TIPTONMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DAVID VAN EEKERENMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOHN VATRIMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DENNIS VIGNIERIMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JAMIE WALLYMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
THEO WEENINGMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MOLLY WHITEMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHRIS WILLIAMSMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RUSS YEARWOODMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 70 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JULIE ANNA POTTSPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
38.31$737,188$70,629
MARK DOPPCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
40$471,680$62,027
ANNE HALALCHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER
Key employee
28.15$314,329$60,353
ERIC MITTENTHALCHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER
Key employee
40$255,967$47,041
BRYAN BURNSVP & GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest-paid employee
40$258,976$35,286
THAO GRIMESVP, FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
37.77$238,209$54,714
NATHAN FRETZVP, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$252,263$22,870
ERIC ZITOVP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
10.38$222,330$47,221
SUSAN BACKUSVP, REG. & SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
20$224,159$31,232
STEVEN VAN LANNENCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ERIC GUSTAFSONVICE-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BRAD MCDOWELLIMMEDIATE PAST-CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PETER BOZZOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JAMES P SNEETREASURER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN M AMIDEIMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TIM ARNDTMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WESLEY BATISTA FILHOMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PETER B BROWNMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
REED BROWNMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HARRY DOUGLAS BUSHMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ANTHONY PAUL CATELLIMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TREVOR CAVINESSMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JIM CHENEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRIAN COELHOMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HENRY A DAVISMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICHARD DOZIERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MARTIN ECKMANNMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CRAIG EDSILLMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MATT ENGLANDMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
LOUIS J ENIMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL GAUMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
NEIL GENSHAFTMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RANDY D HUFFMANMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PHILIP H JONESMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HANS KABATMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TIM KLEINMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
FRANCOIS PAUL LEGERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CRAIG LETCHMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KEITH LINDSEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SHANE MACKENZIEMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
GARY MALENKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHAEL MARTELLAMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
STEVEN MAXEYMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAVID MCDONALDMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
PATRICK MCGOWANMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
NICK MERIGGIOLIMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAVID MINIATMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MATTHEW MONKIEWICZMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JON NASHMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
THOMAS R NEESE IIIMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TANYA NUESKEMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ABEL OLIVERAMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
WARREN J PANICOMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SCOTT RICHMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN H RICHARDSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RYAN ROBINSONMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JAMES E RUDOLPHMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ED SANCHEZMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
ROSS SHUKETMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SHANE SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRADY STEWARTMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JUSTIN STILLMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SUZANNE STRASSBURGER REIDYMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
NORLYN TIPTONMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
FREDERICK USINGERMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DAVID VAN EEKERENMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN VATRIMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
DENNIS D VIGNIERIMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MOLLY WHITEMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RUSSELL YEARWOODMEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4201 WILSON BLVD STE 604, ARLINGTON, VA 22203-4454
In care of
% NORT
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JULIE ANNA POTTS, 4201 WILSON BLVD 0604, ARLINGTON, VA 22203
Signed the 990
JULIE ANNA POTTS, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(202) 587-4200
Return prepared by
GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

THE MEAT INSTITUTE (MI'S) VISION AND MISSION ARE TO SUSTAINABLY NOURISHING LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES WITH WHOLESOME MEAT AND POULTRY. CONNECTING PEOPLE AND RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN TRUST AND DEMAND IN THE FOOD WE PRODUCE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • REGULATORY AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS:THE REGULATORY AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS (RSA) GROUP INTERACTS WITH A VARIETY OF REGULATORY AGENCIES, PRIMARILY FEDERAL, INCLUDING SEVERAL AGENCIES IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND OTHERS. RSA PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER COMPANIES ON REGULATORY ISSUES RELATED TO MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION, AS WELL AS COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, WORKER SAFETY REGULATIONS, AMONG OTHERS.
  • MEMBERSHIP SERVICES AND EXPERIENCE:THE MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF PROCESSING COMPANIES, THEIR SUPPLIERS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING. THE EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT PRODUCES AND PROMOTES ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES FOR EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING PURPOSES AS WELL AS BUSINESS OPERATIONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
  • PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS:THIS GROUP ENGAGES IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE MEDIA, POLICY MAKERS, AND THE PUBLIC ON BEHALF OF MEAT INSTITUTE MEMBER COMPANIES. THIS DEPARTMENT ALSO ACTS AS THE MEAT AND POULTRY INDUSTRY'S REPRESENTATIVE ON CAPITOL HILL AND MANAGES THE MEAT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC).
  • PROTEIN PACT:PROTEIN PACT UNITES THE ANIMAL PROTEIN VALUE CHAIN THROUGH A COMMITMENT TO DATA DRIVEN TRANSPARENCY WITH A GOAL OF EARNING GREATER CONSUMER TRUST IN ANIMAL PROTEIN. THE MEAT INSTITUTE LEADS THIS EFFORT AS A PLATFORM TO DRIVE INDUSTRY CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THROUGH DATA COLLECTION, EDUCATION AND SERVING AS A SUPPLY CHAIN CONNECTOR. THE MEAT INSTITUTE AND ITS MEMBERS HAVE TAKEN PART IN DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS TO EMPHASIZE ANIMAL AGRICULTURE'S IMPORTANCE FOR HEALTH PEOPLE, HEATHY ANIMALS, AND A HEALTHY CLIMATE.
  • STRATEGY AND CONTENT DEPARTMENT:SUPPORTS INDUSTRY CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
90-0811732
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2012
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$20,009,598
Income (IRS master file)
$16,860,066

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$16,814,686$15,265,982$20,009,598XML
990December 2023$14,339,848$13,803,332$15,608,168XML
990December 2022$13,347,335$12,936,283$13,650,143IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 90-0811732).

Questions about MEAT INSTITUTE

What is the EIN of MEAT INSTITUTE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MEAT INSTITUTE is 90-0811732.
Is MEAT INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2012.
Are donations to MEAT INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does MEAT INSTITUTE 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 MEAT INSTITUTE 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 MEAT INSTITUTE 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 MEAT INSTITUTE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JULIE ANNA POTTS.
Who are the officers and directors of MEAT INSTITUTE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 94 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $767,725 (JULIE ANNA POTTS, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does MEAT INSTITUTE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $16,814,686, expenses of $15,265,982 and total assets of $20,009,598 at year end.

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