2021-11-12T14:13:00-06:00 2020-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 8390 EAST CRESCENT PARKWAY SUITE 300 GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111 990 2020-01-01 840802918 BREWERS ASSOCIATION INC BREW 3034470816 1327 SPRUCE STREET BOULDER CO 80302 DREW ROSANOVA FINANCE DIRECTOR 3034470816 2021-11-10 1 DREW ROSANOVA XXX-XX-XXXX SARAH HINTZ P00492291 3037795710 2021-11-10 0 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ROBERT PEASE 1327 SPRUCE STREET BOULDER CO 80302 34023599 0 X WWW.BREWERSASSOCIATION.ORG X 2005 CO TO PROMOTE SMALL & INDEPENDENT AMERICAN BREWERS, THEIR BEERS & THE COMMUNITY OF BREWING ENTHUSIASTS 21 21 77 100 1982025 352474 0 489455 26520034 8848282 554654 850824 1038722 822494 28113410 11011055 1089211 34492 0 0 7727005 6424856 0 0 10933 18100930 7288318 26917146 13747666 1196264 -2736611 36570812 28941674 12366838 5899032 24203974 23042642 X BREWERS ASSOCIATION IS AN ORGANIZATION OF BREWERS, FOR BREWERS AND BY BREWERS. MORE THAN 5,300 U.S. BREWERY MEMBERS AND 46,000 MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN HOMEBREWERS ASSOCIATION ARE JOINED BY MEMBERS OF THE ALLIED TRADE, BEER WHOLESALERS, RETAILERS, INDIVIDUALS, OTHER ASSOCIATE MEMBERS AND THE BREWERS ASSOCIATION STAFF TO MAKE UP THE BREWERS ASSOCIATION. WE BELIEVE IN PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE, INDUSTRY DEFENSE, TRANSPARENCY, RESPONSIBLE ENJOYMENT, STEWARDSHIP, INDUSTRY EDUCATION, COMMUNITY, REGULATION, COLLABORATION, DIVERSITY, SAFETY, AND UNITY. 0 0 9890388 34492 7652552 PROMOTING AND PROTECTING SMALL AND INDEPENDENT AMERICAN BREWERS, THEIR CRAFT BEERS AND THE COMMUNITY OF BREWING ENTHUSIASTS.FUNDING TO STATE GUILDS WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DUE TO LOST EVENTREVENUE FROM COVID CANCELLATIONS. 9890388 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 133 0 1 77 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CO X DREW ROSANOVA 3034470816 1327 SPRUCE STREET BOULDER CO 80302 BOB PEASE CEO 50.00 X 298244 0 49754 KATIE MARISIC DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL AFFAIRS 50.00 X 194246 0 17395 PAUL GATZA SENIOR VP OF PROFESSIONAL BREWING DIVISION 50.00 X 177620 0 32947 STEPHANIE JOHNSON MARTIN SENIOR VP OF OPERATIONS 50.00 X 170095 0 19883 KARI HARRINGTON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER 50.00 X 152599 0 19446 MARC SORINI GENERAL COUNSEL 50.00 X 154697 0 18177 TOM CLARK FINANCE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 131759 0 18309 DAN KLEBAN BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GARRETT MARRERO VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY CHASE SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN BLODGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM BRADY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 12500 0 0 SEAN CASEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEAH CHESTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE HENDERSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE HINDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY HORWITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE MALLEA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL MARILLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 625 0 0 FRED MATT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA NELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WYNN ODELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON PERKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA ROMANO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SKRBEK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER TALLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE VERRATTI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROXANNE WESTENDORF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 1292385 0 175911 18 0 1 0 WALSWORTH PUBLISHING COMPANY PO BOX 310287 DES MOINES IA 50331 PRINTING 490566 MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY PO BOX 6043 CHICAGO IL 60680 LEGAL 321332 FREEMAN PO BOX 650036 DALLAS TX 75265 EVENT DECORATOR 314998 BACKBONE GROUP LLC 65 NORTH 4TH STREET SUITE 1 CARBONDALE CO 81623 MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS 200896 NATIVE RANK 1055 AURARIA PKWY DENVER CO 80204 MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS 138959 10 21602 467853 489455 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 4781608 4781608 ADVERTISING 541800 1982025 1982025 PROJECTS & SERVICES 541800 1772965 1772965 BOOK DEVELOPMENT 541800 144823 144823 166861 166861 8848282 589449 589449 36199 36199 23052658 23408 22791358 23333 261300 75 261375 261375 984148 197853 786295 786295 11011055 7652552 1982025 887023 X 34492 34492 498067 24904 473163 5044264 3900225 1144039 209197 148057 61140 590156 417954 172202 83172 58864 24308 153469 103305 50164 20250 19250 1000 144500 144500 1697896 1598042 90734 9120 770990 482483 288507 1089216 915109 173294 813 366916 130945 235971 125922 125922 512828 243936 268892 183238 138339 44899 608398 591675 16723 3327 3327 336306 26780 309526 140240 140240 UBIT TAX EXPENSE 78040 78040 0 PRINTING 446797 437911 8886 GENERAL FEES 296815 160328 136487 OTHER TAX EXPENSE 146567 653 145914 166603 127924 38679 13747666 9890388 3846345 10933 697138 2266490 27348022 19183064 600543 340462 782530 587366 758112 846337 1220788 779851 6284477 1679652 4867764 4604825 117089 102605 178826 230674 36570812 28941674 1427836 1079823 10655015 4551053 283987 268156 12366838 5899032 X 0 0 0 0 24203974 23042642 24203974 23042642 36570812 28941674 -2736611 1725985 -150706 0 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3405688 204341 67651 271992 203894 68098 2035258 2035258 2981382 654247 2327135 255581 158277 97304 1012256 867128 145128 4604825 CUSTOMER DEPOSITS 9268 DEFERRED COMP PAYABLE 457(F) PLAN 230674 EMPLOYEE PARKING FUND 665 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PAYABLE 27549 268156 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES GENERAL PROGRAM EXP 189355 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES GENERAL PROGRAM EXP 190110 NORTH AMERICA 1 2 PROGRAM SERVICES GENERAL PROGRAM EXP 3650 1 4 0 0 1 4 383115 0 383115 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: X X X 0 1 0 BOB PEASE CEO 272225 0 26019 0 0 0 33249 0 16505 0 347998 0 0 0 KATIE MARISIC DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL AFFAIRS 168227 0 26019 0 0 0 8395 0 9000 0 211641 0 0 0 PAUL GATZA SENIOR VP OF PROFESSIONAL BREWING DI 166101 0 11519 0 0 0 16441 0 16506 0 210567 0 0 0 STEPHANIE JOHNSON MARTIN SENIOR VP OF OPERATIONS 169076 0 1019 0 0 0 13468 0 6415 0 189978 0 0 0 KARI HARRINGTON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER 151580 0 1019 0 0 0 8395 0 11051 0 172045 0 0 0 MARC SORINI GENERAL COUNSEL 153678 0 1019 0 0 0 11025 0 7152 0 172874 0 0 0 TOM CLARK FINANCE DIRECTOR 130740 0 1019 0 0 0 11894 0 6415 0 150068 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN A SECTION 457(F) PLAN, WITH THE AMOUNTS BELOW PAID INTO THE PLAN DURING THE YEAR. BOB PEASE $21,890 STEPHANIE JOHNSON-MARTIN $4,609 TOM CLARK $5,178 PAUL GATZA $7,559 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE BOARD CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR, THE SECRETARY/TREASURER, THE PAST BOARD CHAIR, AND THE PRESIDENT. THEY ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY, BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF ITS MEMBERS, DESIGNATE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION AND MAY DELEGATE TO SUCH COMMITEE THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE CORPORATION, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY PROVISIONS OF THE LAW. BY MAJORITY VOTE OF ITS MEMBERS, THE BOARD MAY AT ANY TIME REVOKE OR MODIFY ANY OR ALL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AUTHORITY SO DELEGATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THERE ARE THREE CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP LISTED IN THE BREWER'S ASSOCIATION'S BY-LAWS: (1) PROFESSIONAL PACKAGING AND PUB BREWERS; (2) AMERICAN HOMEBREWERS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS; (3) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE PROFESSIONAL PACKAGING BREWERS, TAPROOM, AND THE PUB BREWERS MAY ELECT MEMBERS OF THE BREWER'S ASSOCIATION GOVERNING BODY. MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN HOMEBREWER'S ASSOCIATION (AHA) ELECT MEMBERS TO THE AHA GOVERNING COMMITTEE. THE AHA GOVERNING COMMITTEE SELECTS TWO MEMBERS FROM THE AHA GOVERNING COMMITTEE TO SIT ON THE BOARD OF THE BREWER'S ASSOCIATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE RETURN BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN MAKING DECISIONS, ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE BREWERS ASSOCIATION MUST EXERCISE INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ASSOCIATION. PERSONAL OR OUTSIDE INTERESTS OR RELATIONSHIPS MUST NOT INFLUENCE EMPLOYEES TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION. EMPLOYEES MUST NOT ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITIES OR RELATIONSHIPS, INCLUDING PERSONAL INVESTMENTS, THAT MIGHT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR IMPAIR THEIR INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGMENT. THEY MUST NOT ACCEPT GIFTS, FAVORS, OR BENEFITS THAT MIGHT TEND IN ANY WAY TO INFLUENCE THEM IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES. IF EMPLOYEES HAVE ANY QUESTION AS TO WHETHER A SITUATION IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THEY SHOULD DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH THEIR MANAGER. THE MANAGER MAY CONSULT WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INPUT. IF THERE IS DISAGREEMENT, THE CEO WILL MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 DETERMINATION OF SALARIES: THE SALARY LEVEL (AND ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE ITEMS) FOR THE CEO/PRESIDENT AND THE PAST PRESIDENT/FOUNDER OF THE BREWERS ASSOCIATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR, TREASURER, AND THE PAST-CHAIR. ADDITIONALLY, THIS GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING ANY YEAR-END BONUS FOR BOTH THE CEO/PRESIDENT AND THE PAST PRESIDENT/FOUNDER OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THE SALARY EXPENSE FOR GENERAL STAFF AND MANAGEMENT AS A WHOLE, BY WAY OF APPROVING THE UPCOMING YEAR'S FISCAL BUDGET. ADDITIONALLY, THE BOARD APPROVES ANY BONUS AWARDED TO STAFF AT YEAR-END. BONUS COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO/PRESIDENT AND THE PAST PRESIDENT/FOUNDER ARE DETERMINED SEPARATELY BY THE BOD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE CEO/PRESIDENT SETS THE SALARY LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT (WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE BUDGET APPROVED BY THE BOARD.) INDIVIDUAL MANAGERS WILL SET THE SALARIES FOR THE EMPLOYEES WHO REPORT DIRECTLY TO THEM (WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE BUDGET APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND BASED ON APPROVAL BY CEO/PRESIDENT.) OCCURANCE OF SALARY CHANGES: SALARY LEVELS ARE REVIEWED AND POTENTIALLY INCREASED AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL/CALENDAR YEAR. IN CASES OF MID-YEAR PROMOTION, OR JOB-DUTY CHANGES, SALARY LEVELS MAY BE ADJUSTED MID-YEAR. COMPENSATION RESEARCH & ANALYSIS: THE HR DEPARTMENT PROVIDES A MARKET BASED COMPENSATION STUDY EVERY TWO YEARS, WHICH INCLUDES DATA FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE), ASSOCIATION TRENDS (NATIONAL NON-PROFITS) AND A LOCAL EMPLOYMENT ASSOCIATION - MOUNTAIN STATES EMPLOYERS COUNCIL (MSEC). THE FACTORS CONSIDERED IN THE STUDY INCLUDE STAFF SIZE, BUDGET SIZE, ORGANIZATION TYPE, JOB DESCRIPTION, AND JOB DUTIES. THIS STUDY IS PRESENTED TO THE CEO/PRESIDENT AND PROVIDES BACKGROUND FOR SALARY CHANGE DECISIONS. EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN DETERMINING SALARY CHANGES. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2020. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ASSOCIATION'S BY-LAWS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.BREWERSASSOCIATION.ORG). FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,598,042. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 90,734. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 9,120. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,697,896. BREWERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 1327 SPRUCE ST BOULDER CO 80302 832754728 LOBBYING CO 527 BREWER'S ASSOCIATION INC 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0