Arizona Beef Council
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What it says it does
BEEF PROMOTION AND EDUCATION TO ARIZONA CONSUMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS.
- Income
- $394,703
- Spending
- $398,219
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $106,991, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (1)
- $297,927 spent. 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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)(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 June 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 July 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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