Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotional Council
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What it says it does
TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MARKET DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTION, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS TO AID, ASSIST, AND ENHANCE THE TURKEY INDUSTRY IN MINNESOTA AND IOWA AND TO PROMOTE THE SALE OF TURKEY PRODUCTS.
- Income
- $752,754
- Spending
- $798,627
- Employees
- 0
- Highest pay
- $112,394, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- STIMULATING, INCREASING, AND IMPROVING THE MARKETING OF THE TURKEYS THROUGH PROMOTIONAL AVENUES: DIRECT ADVERTISING IN NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES AND ON RADIO AND TELEVISION; PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRESS RELEASES; PROMOTING COOPERATION OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST IN DEVELOPING NEW MARKETS AND REDUCING COSTS OF MARKETING TURKEYS; PARTICIPATING IN PROMOTIONAL EVENTS FEATURING TURKEYS AND TURKEY PRODUCTS; PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND PROMOTING CONTESTS THAT PROVIDE PUBLICITY FOR FOOD; AND PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LEAFLETS, BOOKLETS, FILMS, AND OTHER ADVERTISING MATERIALS THAT RELATE TO USES OF TURKEY, INCLUDING RECIPES WHICH USE TURKEYS AND TURKEY PRODUCTS.
- RESEARCH ON PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND MARKETING OF TURKEYS BY SURVEYS, EXAMINATIONS, TESTS, STUDIES, AND EXPERIMENTS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP NEW TURKEY PRODUCTS; INCREASE CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF TURKEYS; EXPAND MARKETS FOR TURKEYS AND NEW TURKEY PRODUCTS; IMPROVE CONDITIONS THAT ADVERSELY AFFECT PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND MARKETING OF TURKEYS; AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE TURKEY INDUSTRIES CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS. A TOTAL OF THREE PROJECTS WERE PERFORMED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY RELATED TO: 1) POTENTIATING HOST GUT MACHINERY TO REDUCE SALMONELLA IN TURKEYS USING VACCINATION AND PROBIOTICS; 2) AGE SUSEPTIBILITY AND LATERAL TRANSMISSION OF TURKEY ARTHRITIS REOVIRUS; AND 3) USING GENOMICS PLUS SIMPLE LABORATORY SCREENS TO ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK FOR IDENTIFYING AND RESPONDING TO THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF SALMONELLA IN TURKEY PRODUCTION. THE COST OF THESE THREE RESEARCH PROJECTS TOTALED 67,806. IN ADDITION,RESEARCH RELATED SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY THE MINNESOTA TURKEY GROWERS ASSOCIATION TOTALING 9681.
- RESEARCH ON PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND MARKETING OF TURKEYS BY SURVEYS, EXAMINATIONS, TESTS, STUDIES, AND EXPERIMENTS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP NEW TURKEY PRODUCTS; INCREASE CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF TURKEYS; EXPAND MARKETS FOR TURKEYS AND NEW TURKEY PRODUCTS; IMPROVE CONDITIONS THAT ADVERSELY AFFECT PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND MARKETING OF TURKEYS; AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE TURKEY INDUSTRIES CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS. A TOTAL OF THREE PROJECTS WERE PERFORMED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY RELATED TO: 1) POTENTIATING HOST GUT MACHINERY TO REDUCE SALMONELLA IN TURKEYS USING VACCINATION AND PROBIOTICS; 2) AGE SUSEPTIBILITY AND LATERAL TRANSMISSION OF TURKEY ARTHRITIS REOVIRUS; AND 3) USING GENOMICS PLUS SIMPLE LABORATORY SCREENS TO ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK FOR IDENTIFYING AND RESPONDING TO THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF SALMONELLA IN TURKEY PRODUCTION. THE COST OF THESE THREE RESEARCH PROJECTS TOTALED 67,806. IN ADDITION,RESEARCH RELATED SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY THE MINNESOTA TURKEY GROWERS ASSOCIATION TOTALING 9681.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending February 28, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending February 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1967.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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