MEAT INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: MEAT INSTITUTE (EIN 90-0811732)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-12
IRS object ID: 202113169349303701
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-12T09:55:25-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521392008	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	208142930	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	900811732	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2025874200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 12	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JULIE ANNA POTTS	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2025874200	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JULIE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	ANNA POTTS	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00288314	PTIN
Phone	3019519090	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JULIE ANNA POTTS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$10,889,242	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.MEATINSTITUTE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2012	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE PART III, LINE 1.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	78	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	78	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	41	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	77	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,014,206	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$476,794	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$10,284,663	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$10,216,425	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$161,556	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$43,372	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$258	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$11,262	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$11,460,167	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$10,747,853	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$456,115	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$507,741	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$7,001,632	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$7,043,327	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,555,093	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,712,369	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$11,012,840	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$10,263,437	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$447,327	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$484,416	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$11,445,073	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$11,809,114	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$5,185,329	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$5,064,954	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,259,744	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,744,160	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE (NAMI) IS A NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS COMPANIES THAT PROCESS 95% OF RED MEAT AND 70% OF TURKEY PRODUCTS IN THE U.S AND THEIR SUPPLIERS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA. (SEE SCHEDULE O)NAMI VISION AND MISSION ARE: SUSTAINABLY NOURISHING LOCAL AND GLOBAL COMMUNITIES WITH WHOLESOME MEAT AND POULTRY; CONNECTING PEOPLE AND RECOURSES TO STRENGTHEN TRUST IN THE FOOD WE PRODUCE. TOGETHER, THE INSTITUTE'S MEMBERS PRODUCE THE VAST MAJORITY OF U.S BEEF PORK, LAMB AND POULTRY AND THE EQUIPMENT, INGREDIENTS AND SERVICES NEEDED FOR THE HIGHEST QUALITY PRODUCTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	REGULATORY AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS: THE DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS COORDINATES NAMI'S EFFORTS WITH REGULATORY AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, CITIZEN AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. THE DEPARTMENT ASSISTS MEMBERS IN ISSUES RELATED TO MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION AND INTERFACES WITH USDA AND FDA ON REGULATORY INITIATIVES RELATED TO INSPECTION. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES NAMI'S FOUNDATION FOR MEAT AND POULTRY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (FMPRE).	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EXPOSITION, EDUCATION AND MEMBER SERVICES: THE EXPOSITION, EDUCATION AND MEMBER SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING ALL LOGISTICS, OPERATIONS, CONTENT AND MARKETING ASPECTS OF NAMI AND NAMI CONVENTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING EXPOSITION AND THE ANNUAL MEAT CONFERENCE. THIS DEPARTMENT OVERSEES THE CONTENT, MARKETING AND SALES FOR THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MARKETING, RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, DUES COLLECTION AND CUSTOMER SERVICE OF ALL MEMBERS IN THE ORGANIZATION. THIS DEPARTMENT IS ALSO DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIVITIES FOR THE SUPPLIER, FOODSERVICE, MEMBERSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMMITTEES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PUBLIC AFFAIRS & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HANDLES COMMUNICATION WITH THE MEDIA, POLICY MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ON BEHALF OF NAMI'S MEMBER COMPANIES. THE DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS ACTS AS THE MEAT AND POULTRY INDUSTRY'S REPRESENTATIVE ON CAPITOL HILL. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES THE NAMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAMI-PAC).	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	40	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	41	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	78	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	78	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THAO GRIMES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2025874226	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1150 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 12TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (86 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
WARREN PANICO
CHAIRMAN	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOE MAAS
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN	1.50	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRAD MCDOWELL
VICE CHAIRMAN	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIC GUSTAFSON
SECRETARY	1.50	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE VAN LANNEN
TREASURER	1.50	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN AMIDEI
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIM ARNDT
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VAN AYVAZIAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEAN BANKS
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GUENTER BECKER
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER BOZZO
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REED BROWN
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE BUCCHERI
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG BUSH
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JERALD BUSSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEN CARIC
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TONY CATELLI
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TREVOR CAVINESS
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIM CHENEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG CLEMENS
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN COELHO
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HENRY DAVIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KARL DEILY
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD DOZIER
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTIN ECKMANN
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LOU ENI
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW EVANSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS FILLIPPO
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL GAU
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NEIL GENSHAFT
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RANDY HUFFMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAY JANDRAIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PHILIP JONES
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT KESSLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIM KLEIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANCOIS LEGER
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NEAL LEONARD
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CRAIG LETCH
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEITH LINDSEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEIRA LOMBARDO
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHANE MACKENZIE
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GARY MALENKE
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATT MALOTT
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN MAXEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID MCDONALD
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAT MCGOWAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICK MERIGGIOLI
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID MINIAT
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATT MONKIEWICZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN MORRIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SERGIO NAHUZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JON NASH
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS NEESE III
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDRE NOGUEIRA
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TANYA NUESKE
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ABEL OLIVERA
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE RADKE
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROGER REISER
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT RICH
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN RICHARDSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES RUDOLPH
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ED SANCHEZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DUKE SAND
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROSS SHUKET
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEVIN SMITH
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL SMITH
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES SNEE
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DWIGHT STIEHL
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN STIKA
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUZANNE STRASSBURGER REIDY
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NORLYN TIPTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL TOWNSLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRITZ USINGER
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID VAN EEKEREN
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN VATRI
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DENNIS VIGNIERI
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RUSSELL YEARWOOD
DIRECTOR	1.00	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE ANNA POTTS
PRESIDENT AND CEO	36.54	3.46		Yes (X)	$619,274	$0	$61,092
MARK DOPP
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	1.00			$421,986	$0	$54,273	Yes (X)
WILLIAM WESTMAN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	0.00			$419,311	$0	$28,945		Yes (X)
ANNE HALAL
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT	25.12	14.88			$276,536	$0	$51,354		Yes (X)
RICHARD THOMSON
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT	40.00	0.00			$299,569	$0	$26,656		Yes (X)
THAO GRIMES
VP, FINANCE	36.19	3.81			$194,120	$0	$51,353		Yes (X)
NATHAN FRETZ
VP, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS	40.00	0.00			$222,059	$0	$20,891		Yes (X)
RONALD NUNNERY
FORMER CFO	40.00	0.00			$318,043	$0	$3,432			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,770,898	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$297,996	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	23	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
PO BOX 0642	CHICAGO	IL	60690	LEGAL FEES	$843,115
THE GINGER NETWORK LLC
6106 31ST STREET NORTH	ARLINGTON	VA	22207	RESEARCH	$459,311
THE CONTEXT NETWORK
5550 WILD ROSE LANE ST 40039	WEST DES MOINES	IA	50266	COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING	$165,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$476,794	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$476,794	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$5,917,258	$5,917,258
TRADE SHOWS/CONFERENCES	900099	$2,447,510	$2,447,510
FMPRE REIMBURSEMENTS	900099	$799,317	$799,317
MANAGEMENT FEES	900099	$546,189	$546,189
BEEF BOARD	900099	$300,487	$300,487

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$205,664	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$205,664	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$10,216,425	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$43,372	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$43,372	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24,860	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$24,860	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$127,791	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$141,389	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$13,598	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$13,598	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$13,598	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,747,853	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,216,425	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$54,634	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$507,741	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,097,773	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$321,475	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,133,351	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$384,933	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$766,474	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$339,321	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$540,129	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,274	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,342	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$653,941	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,605	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$152,742	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,681	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$680,945	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$91,011	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$257,724	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,179	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,570	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
DUES AND SUBS.	$99,892
MISCELLANEOUS	$12,628
STORAGE	$11,809
PAYROLL FEES	$9,218

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,679	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,263,437	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,129,112	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,522,713	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,260,491	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,260,525	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$200,000	BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$299,643	BOYAmt
EOY	$341,090	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$73,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,765	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$369,341	BOYAmt
EOY	$290,096	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$717,061	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$683,258	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,944	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,803	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,084,225	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,305,122	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,445,073	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,809,114	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,657,103	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,058,841	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,892,649	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,523,792	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,635,577	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,482,321	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,185,329	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,064,954	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,259,744	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,744,160	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,259,744	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,744,160	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,445,073	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,809,114	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$484,416	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	Yes (1)	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$5,917,258	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$322,631	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov	$177	NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$322,808	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$236,690	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$86,118	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$351,021	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$351,021	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$312,780	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$287,711	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$25,069	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$53,260	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$44,526	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,734	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$33,803	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$1,257,208
DEPOSITS	$47,914

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,305,122	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$1,257,208
DEFERRED RENT	$317,601
RENTAL INCOME SECURITY DEPOSIT	$9,312
UNEARNED INTEREST	$1,299
DUE TO FOUNDATION FOR MEAT AND POULTY RESEARCH & EDUCATION	$896,901

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$2,482,321	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$10,889,242	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$141,389	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$141,389	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$10,747,853	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$10,747,853	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$10,404,826	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$141,389	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$141,389	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$10,263,437	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$10,263,437	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE INSTITUTE HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED WITH EXPENSES ON THE FINANCIAL 141,389. STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON PART VIII, LINE 6B.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RENTAL EXPENSES REPORTED WITH EXPENSES ON THE FINANCIAL 141,389. STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON PART VIII, LINE 6B.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP
1150 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 1200	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	943192729	501(C)(3)	$56,860	GRANT TO FURTHER NAMI EXEMPT PURPOSE
FOUNDATION FOR MEAT & POULTRY RESEARCH & EDUCATION
1150 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 1200	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	541734274	501(C)(3)	$430,881	GRANT TO FURTHER NAMI EXEMPT PURPOSE
INSTITUTE FOR FEED EDUCATION & RESEARCH
2101 WILSON BLVD NO 810	ARLINGTON	VA	22201	264719856	501(C)(3)	$20,000	CONSUMER MESSAGING PROJECT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE STAFF REVIEWS REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND MONITORS PROJECTS THOUGH SEMI-ANNUAL STATUS REPORTS; PROJECT PROPOSALS ARE EVALUATED BY THE RESEARCH ADVISOR COMMITTEE; AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE ALL FUNDING.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (1)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (1)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JULIE ANNA POTTS
PRESIDENT AND CEO	$474,044	$0	$145,230	$0	$0	$0	$22,800	$0	$38,292	$0	$680,366	$0	$0	$0
MARK DOPP
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT	$362,186	$0	$59,800	$0	$0	$0	$22,800	$0	$31,473	$0	$476,259	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM WESTMAN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT	$373,844	$0	$45,467	$0	$0	$0	$22,800	$0	$6,145	$0	$448,256	$0	$0	$0
ANNE HALAL
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT	$236,536	$0	$40,000	$0	$0	$0	$21,902	$0	$29,452	$0	$327,890	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD THOMSON
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT	$299,569	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,510	$0	$4,146	$0	$326,225	$0	$0	$0
RONALD NUNNERY
FORMER CFO	$75,143	$0	$42,900	$0	$200,000	$0	$3,432	$0	$0	$0	$321,475	$0	$0	$0
THAO GRIMES
VP, FINANCE	$194,120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$16,552	$0	$34,801	$0	$245,473	$0	$0	$0
NATHAN FRETZ
VP, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS	$222,059	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,673	$0	$3,218	$0	$242,950	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINES 4A-B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	JULIE ANNA POTTS AND MARK DOPP PARTICIPATED IN A 457F PLAN. RONALD NUNNERY RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $200,000 DURING THE YEAR.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THERE ARE 4 CLASSES OF MEMBERS: GENERAL, SUPPLIER, ALLIED OR ASSOCIATE AND ACADEMIC DUES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE MEMBERS VOTE FOR THE BOARD AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. A NOMINATING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS NEW BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEY ARE VOTED UPON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. THE SAME APPLIES FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. MAJORITY VOTE APPLIES, BUT IS USUALLY UNANIMOUS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	MAJOR DECISIONS ARE DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING BY THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND WAS REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE BOARD RECEIVED A FINAL COPY OF THE 990 BEFORE IT WAS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY SIGN THE PERSONNEL MANUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT INCLUDES A STANDARDS OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. QUESTIONS CONCERNING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DIRECTED TO THE PRESIDENT. IN THE EVENT THAT THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES THAT A RELATIONSHIP CONSTITUTES OR MAY CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE PRESIDENT MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION(S), DEPENDING ON THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THAT ACTION MAY INCLUDE MEETING WITH THE EMPLOYEE, IMMEDIATE DISCHARGE, REQUESTING THAT THE EMPLOYEE DIVEST PROPERTY OR OTHERWISE REMOVE HIMSELF FROM THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATION, INITIATE DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES, OR IF THE SITUATION SO MERITS TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE EMPLOYEE'S RESPONSIBILITY, WAIVER OF THE CONFLICT, OR SUCH OTHER ACTION TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF NAMI.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE ELECTED OFFICERS, WHO SERVE AS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THAT COMMITTEE USES COMPARABLE DATA AND OUTSIDE RESOURCES TO MAKE ITS DECISION. STAFF SALARIES (INCLUDING THOSE FOR VICE-PRESIDENTS) ARE APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYED A COMPENSATION SURVEY COMPANY TO PROVIDE DATA THAT SERVES AS A BASELINE. DURING OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2020, PERFORMANCE REVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE 2021 SALARIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII, COLUMN B:	THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ACTUAL HOURS PROVIDED VERSUS THE ACTUAL HOURS BILLED. THE VARIANCE IS DUE TO SOME OFFICERS DONATING THEIR TIME. THEREFORE, PART IX, LINE 5 REPORTS ONLY THE PORTION OF COMPENSATION THAT WAS REIMBURSED, NOT THE DONATED TIME.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
FOUNDATION FOR MEAT & POULTRY RESEARCH & EDUCATION
1150 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 12TH FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	541734274	RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CONCERNING FOOD BORNE ILLNESS PREVENTION	DC	501(C)(3)	LINE 12A, I	NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE	Yes (1)
NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE POLICTICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
1150 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 12TH FLOOR	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	541467429	NON PARTISAN PROMOTION OF POLITICAL INTERESTS OF THE MEAT/POULTRY INDUSTRY	DC	527		NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE	Yes (1)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	Yes (1)	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FOUNDATION FOR MEAT & POULTRY RESEARCH & EDUCATION
B	$430,881	FMV
FOUNDATION FOR MEAT & POULTRY RESEARCH & EDUCATION
D	$896,901	FMV
FOUNDATION FOR MEAT & POULTRY RESEARCH & EDUCATION
N	$56,237	FMV
FOUNDATION FOR MEAT & POULTRY RESEARCH & EDUCATION
O	$1,143,232	FMV
FOUNDATION FOR MEAT & POULTRY RESEARCH & EDUCATION
Q	$799,317	FMV