Nonprofit · EIN 01-0788905
MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS INC
Tax-exempt · LEXINGTON, KY 40507
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,410,598 | $1,330,514 | $80,084 | $6,481,687 | $911,324 | $5,570,363 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,822,833 | $2,078,001 | -$255,168 | $5,942,353 | $1,024,130 | $4,918,223 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,991,989 | $1,953,857 | $38,132 | $6,048,121 | $1,129,473 | $4,918,648 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $24,610
- Program service revenue
- $1,079,304
- Investment income
- $243,466
- Royalties
- $260
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $71,486
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $47,908
- Other revenue
- $63,218
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $18,486
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,100
- Accounting fees
- $16,600
- Occupancy
- $158,733
- Travel
- $11,700
- Program services (functional)
- $931,282
- Management and general (functional)
- $399,232
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,942,353
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,481,687
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $911,324
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,570,363
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,145,412
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,295,816
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $274,547
- Gross unrelated business income
- $15,050
- Gross receipts
- $1,431,701
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 360
- Year formed
- 1887
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN FAIVRE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE BRADT | 1ST VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATRINA BRUNER | 2ND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BEN BAILEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MOLLY BROWNING | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| AARON WALL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CEDRIC TALLOBRE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MITCH A STEELE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE BRADT | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEC J MULL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JASPER AKERBOOM | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JORDAN SKEEN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DOUG J BEEDY | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOE WALTS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VILIJA T BIZINKAUSKAS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER N MCREYNOLDS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRYAN R DONALDSON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT HUNTER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DOUG HINDMAN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| IAN JOHNSON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN BAILEY | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANIEL LEE YARNALL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| FRANCES TIETJE-WANG | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM F CROMIE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| FRANK M BEZBATCHENKO | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT R GRIESEDIECK | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JUNO CHOI | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALAN L WARD | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHANE GROENDAHL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT GRENIER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUG WILSON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| VILIJA T BIZINKAUSKAS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRYAN DONALDSON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT HUNTER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| IAN JOHNSON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANIEL LEE YARNALL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MITCH STEELE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CROMIE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEC J MULL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DIRK LOEFFLER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JASPER AKERBOOM | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOE WALTS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ZACHARY NULL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAUREN N TORRES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MOLLY BROWNING | 1ST VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARCUS POWERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRAIN FAIVRE | 2ND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| FRANCES TIETJE-WANG | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SYLVAIN GABORIAU | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEFFREY W GUNN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE BRADT | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT GRIESEDIECK | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HALL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAN SILVA | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PETER WATTS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AARON WALL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LEON FYFE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HEATHER MCREYNOLDS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALAN WARD | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT GRENIER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| THOMAS L KEHOE JR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AMY HOPE | EXECUTIVE VP Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 38 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDY TVEEKREM | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| VILIJA T BIZINKAUSKAS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRYNN DONALDSON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT HUNTER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| IAN JOHNSON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANIEL LEE YARNALL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHAYE HOLDEWAY | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CROMIE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEFF GUNN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DIRK LOEFFLER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JASPER AKERBOOM | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOE WALTS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEC J MULL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DOUG WISLON | PAST PRESIDNET Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DOUG WILSON | PRESIDENT (ENDED 10/08/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAUREN N TORRES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAUREN N TORRES | 1ST VP (ENDED 10/08/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MOLLY BROWNING | 2ND VP (ENDED 10/08/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MOLLY BROWNING | 1ST VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRIAN FAIVRE | TREASURER (ENDED 10/08/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRAIN FAIVRE | 2ND VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BOWEN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SYLVAIN GABORIAU | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRIAN SULLIVAN | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE BRADT | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARCUS POWERS | TREASURER-ELECT, EX-OFFICIO NON-VOTING Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| FLORIAN KUPLENT | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HALL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAN SILVA | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 5.5 | $0 |
| PETER WATTS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 6.5 | $0 |
| AARON WALL | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS DAVISON | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LEON FYFE | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HEATHER MCREYNOLDS | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALAN WARD | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT GRENIER | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| THOMAS L KEHOE JR | GOVERNOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AMY HOPE | EXECUTIVE VP Officer | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 201 E MAIN ST STE 810, LEXINGTON, KY 40507-2010
- In care of
- % BARB MOLL
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- AMY HOPE, 201 E MAIN ST 810, LEXINGTON, KY 40507
- Signed the 990
- AMY HOPE, EXECUTIVE VP
- Phone
- (859) 402-9814
- Website
- WWW.MBAA.COM
- Return prepared by
- REDPATH AND COMPANY LLC
Mission
THE PURPOSE OF MBAA IS TO BE A PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCE, SUPPORT, AND ENCOURAGE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO BREWING MALT BEVERAGES AND RELATED INDUSTRIES AND TO MAKE THAT RESEARCH AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH CONVENTIONS, DISCUSSION GROUPS, JOURNALS, PUBLICATIONS AND SEMINARS.
Program accomplishments
- MEMBER SERVICES PROVIDES SUPPORT TO NEARLY 4,000 INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED WITHIN THE BREWING INDUSTRY.Expenses $310,558 · grants $18,486 · revenue $508,826
- THE ANNUAL MEETING IS ATTENDED BY BOTH MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC. IT PROVIDES A PROGRAM TO EDUCATE THOSE WHO WORK WITH BEER IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES.Expenses $304,450 · revenue $329,482
- EDUCATION COURSES PROMOTE THE TRAINING OF COMPETENT PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL STAFF IN THE BREWING INDUSTRY.Expenses $227,967 · revenue $221,945
- OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO THE BREWING INDUSTRY.Expenses $88,307 · revenue $67,219
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0788905
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B03)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,481,687
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,431,701
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,410,598 | $1,330,514 | $6,481,687 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,822,833 | $2,078,001 | $5,942,353 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,991,989 | $1,953,857 | $6,048,121 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,908,827 | $1,743,682 | $5,746,566 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0788905).
Questions about MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS INC
- What is the EIN of MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS INC is 01-0788905.
- Is MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names AMY HOPE.
- Who are the officers and directors of MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 30 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,410,598, expenses of $1,330,514 and total assets of $6,481,687 at year end.
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