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Cattle Marketing Information Service Inc

EIN 84-0583095 · Centennial, CO

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What it says it does

TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA REGARDING THE CATTLE INDUSTRY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: COLLECT, RESEARCH, AND ANALYZE DATA WITH RESPECT TO RAISING AND/OR FEEDING OF CATTLE IN ORDER TO PROMOTE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS AND ECONOMIC STABILITY OF THE CATTLE INDUSTRY; CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS RELATED TO THE CATTLE INDUSTRY. ATTENDANCE AT VARIOUS PROGRAMS IS ESTIMATED AT 5,000 PEOPLE; DATA PUBLISHED IN VARIOUS REPORTS WERE SENT TO APPROXIMATELY FOR 4,500 PEOPLE.
CONSULTING FEES: PROVIDE EXPERTISE AND ASSISTANCE TO SUBSIDIARY FOR COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA IN CONNECTION WITH THE CATTLE INDUSTRY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
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)(6) business league 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 July 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 October 1968.
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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