UNITED STATES MEAT EXPORT FEDERATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization: UNITED STATES MEAT EXPORT FEDERATION INC (EIN 52-1067268)
Tax period: 2009-10-01 to 2010-09-30
Filed: 2011-08-12
IRS object ID: 201132249349301043
Schema version: 2009v1.7
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 F
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-08-12T10:57:22-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JDS PROFESSIONAL GROUP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5670 GREENWOOD PLAZA BLVD STE 200	AddressLine1
City	GREENWOOD VILLAGE	City
State	CO	State
ZIP Code	80111	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521067268	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNITED STATES MEAT EXPORT	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	FEDERATION INC	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	UNIT	NameControl
Phone	3036236328	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1855 BLAKE ST	AddressLine1
Address Line2	ROOM/SUITE 200	AddressLine2
City	DENVER	City
State	CO	State
ZIP Code	802021288	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	PHILIP SENG	Name
Title	PRES/CEO	Title
Phone	3036236328	Phone
Date Signed	2011-08-12	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	LORI B BAUER CPA	Name
Phone	3037710123	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-08-12	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	RON GOSS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1855 BLAKE ST 200	AddressLine1
City	DENVER	City
State	CO	State
ZIP Code	80202	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	35285612	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.USMEF.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1977	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	CO	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE UNITED STATES MEAT EXPORT FEDERATION, INC. IS A WASHINGTON, D.C. NONPROFIT CORPORATION CHARTERED IN 1975. ITS PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE WORLDWIDE EXPORT OF RED MEAT PRODUCTS. USMEF SOLICITS FUNDING FROM SEVERAL GROUPS, INCLUDING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THROUGH ITS FOREIGN AGRICULTURE SERVICE, AND NATIONAL, STATEWIDE, AND INDUSTRY RED MEAT ORGANIZATIONS. USMEF CURRENTLY OPERATES OFFICES IN TOKYO, HONG KONG, BEIJING, SEOUL, TAIPEI, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, SHENYANG, BRUSSELS, MEXICO CITY, MONTERREY, MOSCOW AND ST. PETERSBURG. USMEF ALSO MAINTAINS A YEAR-ROUND PRESENCE IN BEIRUT, THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND GUANG ZHOU.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	19	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	19	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	33	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	987629	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	420843	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	35309110	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	34855280	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	5124	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1121	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	10228	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	8368	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	36312091	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	35285612	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	3899252	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	3962090	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	31955668	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	30857893	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	35854920	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	34819983	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	457171	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	465629	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	12863108	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	12138118	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	8181552	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	6990933	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	4681556	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	5147185	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	THE UNITED STATES MEAT EXPORT FEDERATION, INC. IS A WASHINGTON, D.C. NONPROFIT CORPORATION CHARTERED IN 1975. ITS PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE WORLDWIDE EXPORT OF RED MEAT PRODUCTS. USMEF SOLICITS FUNDING FROM SEVERAL GROUPS, INCLUDING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THROUGH ITS FOREIGN AGRICULTURE SERVICE, AND NATIONAL, STATEWIDE, AND INDUSTRY RED MEAT ORGANIZATIONS. USMEF CURRENTLY OPERATES OFFICES IN TOKYO, HONG KONG, BEIJING, SEOUL, TAIPEI, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, SHENYANG, BRUSSELS, MEXICO CITY, MONTERREY, MOSCOW AND ST. PETERSBURG. USMEF ALSO MAINTAINS A YEAR-ROUND PRESENCE IN BEIRUT, THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND GUANG ZHOU.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Description	U.S. MEAT EXPORT FEDERATION PERPETUATES MARKETING ACTIVITIES IN 54 COUNTRIES WHICH PROMOTE THE EXPORT OF RED MEAT. THIS ON-GOING SUCCESS HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE EXPORT LEVELS.	Description
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	true	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Balance Sheet Amounts Reported	true	BalanceSheetAmountsReported
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	true	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	true	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	44	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	33	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	true	ForeignFinancialAccount
Name Of Foreign Country	JA	NameOfForeignCountry
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	19	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	19	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	true	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	THE ORGANIZATION	NamePerson
Telephone Number	3036236328	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1855 BLAKE ST 200	AddressLine1
City	DENVER	City
State	CO	State
ZIP Code	80202	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (27 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
JON CASPERS
PAST CHAIR	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
JIM PETERSON
CHAIRMAN	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
KEITH MILLER
CHAIR-ELECT	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
DANITA RODIBAUGH
VICE-CHAIR	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
PAUL SIMONSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
CALVIN ROZENBOOM
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
LUISA JACA
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
LEANN SAUNDERS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
STEVE ISAF
SEC-TREAS	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
JILL APPELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MARK SPENGLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MIKE SKAHILL
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
WAYNE PEUGH
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
ROEL ANDRIESSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MARK JAGELS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
KURT HOLDMEYER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
DAN DIERSCHKE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
SCOTT SINGLESTAD
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JAMES TEITSCHEID
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
BILL RHEA
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
PHILIP SENG
PRES/CEO	40.00		X	398556	0	43279
RONALD GOSS
FINANC. OFF.	40.00		X	137550	0	20338
JOEL HAGGARD
SR. VP ASIA	40.00			344098	0	31434	X
JAMES HERLIHY
VP COMMUNICA	40.00			187961	0	21274	X
PAUL CLAYTON
SR. VP ES	40.00			186570	0	29250	X
RICHARD LIVELY
SR. VP, PPR	40.00			175580	0	26937	X
CHAD RUSSELL
REG. DIRECTO	40.00			166205	0	10882	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1596520	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	183394	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	7	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
GRANT THORNTON LLP
2010 CORPORATE RIDGE STE 40	MCLEAN	VA	22102	AUDIT SERVICES	211315
ELIZABETH WUNDERLICH
320 W NIMITZ ST	FREDRICKSBURG	TX	78624	CONSULTING	125775

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	2	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	420843	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	420843	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
MAP PROJECT REVENUE	16738482	16738482
PRIVATE PROJECT REVENUE	11149635	11149635
IMPLEMENTATION FEES	3907407	3907407
FMD PROJECT REVENUE	1665473	1665473
MEMBERSHIPS DUES	1204968	1204968

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	189315	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	189315	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	34855280	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1121	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,121	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISC FEES & INSPECTIONS	Description
Total Revenue Column	8368	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	8368	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	8368	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	35285612	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	34863648	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$1,121	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	614270	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2285795	Total

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	203031	Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	674076	Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	184918	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	129441	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	49900	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	253544	Total

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	293855	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	61497	Total

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15755	Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal
PROJECT EXPENSES	29553589
OTHER OPERATING	282764
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	87427
TELEPHONE & MEDIA MONIT.	68825
EQUIP. RENTAL	29913

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31383	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	34819983	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1549	BOY
EOY	1649	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5862483	BOY
EOY	1442904	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6283544	BOY
EOY	9795535	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	188821	BOY
EOY	216424	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	229814	BOY
EOY	339984	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	765227	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	602284	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	147480	BOY
EOY	162943	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	149417	BOY
EOY	178679	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12863108	BOY
EOY	12138118	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6035290	BOY
EOY	5614536	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1302455	BOY
EOY	967624	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	843807	BOY
EOY	408773	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8181552	BOY
EOY	6990933	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4681556	BOY
EOY	5147185	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4681556	BOY
EOY	5147185	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12863108	BOY
EOY	12138118	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	true	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed4955 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4955Tax
Correction Made	false	CorrectionMade
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiled
Form4720 Filed	false	Form4720Filed
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislators
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	false	OtherActivities
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3
Form4720 Filed4912 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4912Tax
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear
Dues Assessments	1204968	DuesAssessments
Non Ded Lobby Political Current	5500	NonDedLobbyPoliticalCurrent
Non Ded Lobby Political Total	5500	NonDedLobbyPoliticalTotal
Taxable	$5,500	TaxableAmount

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	5010	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1567	Depreciation
Book Value	3443	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	760217	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	600717	Depreciation
Book Value	159500	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	162943	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
SEVERANCE OBLIGATIONS	$408,773
OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	408773	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	35285612	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	34819983	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	465629	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	465629	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	35285612	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	35285612	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	35285612	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	34819983	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	34819983	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	34819983	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE USMEF ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ACCOUNTING STANDARD, WHICH REQUIRES USMEF TO DETERMINE WHETHER A TAX POSITION (AND THE RELATED TAX BENEFIT) IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY, BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFIT TO BE RECOGNIZED IS MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON SETTLEMENT, PRESUMING THAT THE TAX POSITION IS EXAMINED BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY THAT HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, THE USMEF'S MANAGEMENT EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS TO DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE OF UNCERTAINTIES, AND DID NOT NOTE ANY MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR WHICH MAY HAVE AN AFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.	Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (7 entries)

RegionRegion	Number Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployees	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures	Number Of OfficesNumberOfOffices
CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKETING & PROMO.	818000
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC	40	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKETING & PROMO.	21246000	8
EUROPE	2	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKETING & PROMO.	869000	1
MIDDLE EAST	1	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKETING & PROMO.	295000	1
NORTH AMERICA	15	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKETING & PROMO.	5462000	2
RUSSIA	3	PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKETING & PROMO.	849000	2
SOUTH AMERICA		PROGRAM SERVICES	MARKETING & PROMO.	4000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Offices	14	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	62	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Amount Spent	29543000	TotalAmountSpent

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Payments	X	IdemnificationGrossUpPayments
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
Club Dues Or Fees	X	ClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	true	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (7 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
PHILIP SENG
398556	22678	20601	441835
RONALD GOSS
137550	8019	12319	157888
JOEL HAGGARD
344098	19115	12319	375532
JAMES HERLIHY
187961	15506	5768	209235
PAUL CLAYTON
186570	16931	12319	215820
RICHARD LIVELY
175580	13559	13378	202517
CHAD RUSSELL
166205	10269	613	177087

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE UNITED STATES MEAT EXPORT FEDERATION, INC. IS A WASHINGTON, D.C. NONPROFIT CORPORATION CHARTERED IN 1975. ITS PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE WORLDWIDE EXPORT OF RED MEAT PRODUCTS. USMEF SOLICITS FUNDING FROM SEVERAL GROUPS, INCLUDING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THROUGH ITS FOREIGN AGRICULTURE SERVICE, AND NATIONAL, STATEWIDE, AND INDUSTRY RED MEAT ORGANIZATIONS. USMEF CURRENTLY OPERATES OFFICES IN TOKYO, HONG KONG, BEIJING, SEOUL, TAIPEI, SINGAPORE, SHANGHAI, SHENYANG, BRUSSELS, MEXICO CITY, MONTERREY, MOSCOW AND ST. PETERSBURG. USMEF ALSO MAINTAINS A YEAR-ROUND PRESENCE IN BEIRUT, THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND GUANG ZHOU.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES	FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B	JAPAN, MEXICO, TAIWAN, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF, CHINA, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, BELGIUM, TUNISIA
CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD.
DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	AT THE BUSINESS MEETINGS TWICE A YEAR, MEMBERS ACCEPT REPORTS AND ANNUAL BUDGETS.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11	THE PRESIDENT/CEO REVIEWS THE RETURN WITH THE CFO PRIOR TO FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION IS IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING A COI POLICY FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THE TARGET DATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION IS SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 PENDING REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING COMMITTEE. ALL USMEF EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS AND REPRESENTATIVES MUST SIGN THE "CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND CODE OF ETHICS CERTIFICATION" FORMS. THE COI/COE CERTIFICATION IS AN ANNUAL REQUIREMENT.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE OFFICERS INCLUDE THE CHAIRMAN, CHAIRMAN-ELECT, VICE-CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY/TREASURER; THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ARE EMPOWERED TO CONDUCT THE REVIEW AND SALARY ANALYSIS OF THE CEO. COMPENSATION DATA FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS WITH COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS HAS BEEN CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE REVIEW. THIS PROCESS INCLUDES A REVIEW OF THE CEO'S JOB DESCRIPTION, PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FROM PRIOR YEAR, CURRENT EVALUATION AND APPROPRIATE SALARY ADJUDICATION. ALL DOCUMENTATION IS DULY EXECUTED BY THE OFFICERS AND RETAINED FOR RECORD KEEPING.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.