Oklahoma Beef Industry Council
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What it says it does
STRENGTHEN BEEF DEMAND IN THE DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL MARKETPLACE.
- Income
- $5.1 million
- Spending
- $4.9 million
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $131,523, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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 September 30, 2024, 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 September 30, 2024, 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 (4)
- $390,622 spent. THE OBC INVESTS IN NATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO DRIVE AND ENHANCE THE DEMAND FOR BEEF. FUNDING HELPS ENSURE BEEF CHECKOFF DOLLARS ARE INVESTED IN HIGH POPULATION CENTERS WHERE THE LARGEST BASE OF CONSUMERS LIVE. AS AN EXAMPLE, THE OBC HELPED FUND TWO INTEGRATED SUMMER DIGITAL MARKETING INITIATIVES IN KEY POPULATIONS CENTERS WHERE BEEF ADS WERE SEEN MORE THAN 20 MILLION TIMES ACROSS ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS. FUNDING ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR STATE SERVICES SUCH AS DESIGN AND IT SERVICES FOR STATES WITH SMALLER BUDGETS. FINALLY, THE OBC PROVIDED FUNDING SUPPORT FOR BEEF QUALITY RESEARCH IN 2024.
- $199,747 spent. OBC INVESTS IN THE UNITED STATES MEAT EXPORT FEDERATION, A CONTRACTOR TO THE BEEF CHECKOFF. THE BEEF EXPORT MARKET ADDS MORE THAN $400 PER HEAD TO THE PRICE OF FED CATTLE. IN 2024, OBC INVESTED IN RETAIL/FOODSERVICE PROMOTIONS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, MEXICO AND AFRICA. AS AN EXAMPLE OF THESE EFFORTS IN JAPAN, THE US MEAT EXPORT FEDERATION, A CONTRACTOR TO THE BEEF CHECKOFF, CONDUCTED A ROADSHOW CAMPAIGN IN ALL 33 COSTCO OUTLETS SHOWCASING U.S. BEEF TO CONSUMERS VIA TASTING DEMONSTRATIONS AND PROMOTIONS HIGHLIGHTING A WIDE RANGE OF U.S. BEEF CUTS. THE ROADSHOW WHICH WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH OKLAHOMA BEEF COUNCIL FUNDS, ACHIEVED REMARKABLE SUCCESS, WITH U.S. BEEF SALES EXCEEDING 707,000 LBS., A SUBSTANTIAL 91% INCREASE DURING THE PROMOTION PERIOD.
- $904,136 spent. OKLAHOMA PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN BEEF DEMAND IN OKLAHOMA. AS AN EXAMPLE, THE OBC FUNDED TWO E-COMMERCE PROMOTIONS DRIVING BEEF SALES WITH MAJOR RETAILERS LEADING TO MORE THAN $5 MILLION DOLLARS IN INCREMENTAL BEEF SALES. IN ADVERTISING, OBC PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS INCLUDED AN 11 MONTH DIGITAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN WITH A GOAL OF INSPIRING AND EDUCATING CONSUMERS IN OKLAHOMA ABOUT THE VALUE OF BEEF. WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON CONNECTED TV, THE OKLAHOMA BEEF COUNCIL SHOWED ADS ON LIVE SPORTS INCLUDING OKLAHOMA BOWL GAMES AND THE 2024 SUMMER GAMES IN PARIS. OVERALL, THE CAMPAIGN REACHED OKLAHOMA CONSUMERS 20 MILLION TIMES. IN ADDITION, OBC LAUNCHED ADVERTISING FOR THE BEEF CHECKOFF-FUNDED SPORTS NUTRITION GAME PLAN, A COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITION PROGRAM THAT HIGHLIGHTS BEEF AS THE PREMIER PROTEIN SOURCE FOR ATHLETES. WITH JUST ONE AD IN AN EMAIL NEWSLETTER, THE OBC SIGNED-UP 90 NEW COACHES, INTERESTED IN INTEGRATING THE SPORTS NUTRITION GAME PLAN INTO THEIR PROGRAMS.
- $3.4 million spent. AS A QUALIFIED STATE BEEF COUNCIL, THE OBC COLLECTS ASSESSMENTS OF WHICH FUNDS ARE PASSED THROUGH TO THE STATE OF ORIGIN AND FIFTY CENTS IS REMITTED TO THE CATTLEMENS BEEF BOARD FOR CONDUCTING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CHECKOFF PROGRAMS. IN 2024, A NEW CATTLE SALES COMPANY BEGIN REMITTING TO THE OKLAHOMA BEEF COUNCIL WITH ITS MOVE TO OKLAHOMA, WHICH SIGNFICIANTLY INCREASED REVENUE AND REMITTANCES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1976.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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