Texas Beef Council
To plan, implement and conduct programs of promotion, research, consumer information and industry information designed to strengthen the beef industry's market position in Texas and nationally and to maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets and uses for beef and beef products.
Texas Beef Council at a glance
In short: Texas Beef Council gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,251
- -15.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,251
- -15.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,251
- Total assets
- $8,360,950
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Texas Beef Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Texas Cattlewomen Inc ($6K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Texas Beef Council gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $9K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Cattlewomen Inc Bellevue, TX | Fund Programs to Promote Beef | $6,251 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,360,950 | $4,978,835 | $4,421,368 | $6,251 | 1 | $189,242 |
| 2024 | $7,524,140 | $5,111,618 | $4,256,705 | $7,397 | 1 | $192,200 |
| 2023 | $6,971,911 | $5,420,724 | $4,981,955 | $8,842 | 1 | $140,666 |
| 2022 | $6,745,208 | $5,588,011 | $4,839,272 | $7,517 | 1 | $8,180 |
| 2021 | $5,882,901 | $5,230,584 | $4,733,322 | $5,012 | 1 | $-682 |
| 2020 | $5,629,776 | $5,202,477 | $5,283,322 | $5,290 | 1 | $22,816 |
| 2019 | $5,251,802 | $5,321,111 | $6,118,011 | $6,679 | 1 | $61,881 |
About Texas Beef Council
Based on IRS filings
Texas Beef Council is a public charity, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $189K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Texas Beef Council is led by Pat Shields, Chairman since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 6 of 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pat Shields
Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2024
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Chou
Director & Consumer Mktg
Director & Consumer Marketing → Director & Consumer Mktg, 2022
On filings since 2021
39.7 hrs/week
$122K (2021) → $145K (2025)
Fred Schuetze
Director
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2024
Chairman → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Kinsel
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Sustaire
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marsha Shoemaker
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neil Dudley
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pat McDowell
Director
Vice Chairman → Chairman, 2023
Chairman → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Winter
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Kirkland
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Cutrer
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Malaer
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah McKenzie
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dane Elliott
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gilly Riojas
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Treichel
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kara Dudley
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Wiggins
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Klazina De Boer
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Harrison
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Connaway
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Van De Pol
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Callahan
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Uhl
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Matison
Vice President Marketing
Senior Manager-Consumer Marketing → Vice President Marketing, 2020
On filings since 2019
47.2 hrs/week
$115K (2019) → $170K (2025)
Michael Loeffler
Vice President Finance & Operations
On filings since 2019
43.7 hrs/week
$169K (2019) → $213K (2025)
Jason Bagley
Vice President Beef Resources
On filings since 2020
46.8 hrs/week
$115K (2020) → $173K (2025)
Molly McAdams
Executive Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer
Executive Vice President → Executive Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
48.5 hrs/week
$266K (2022) → $288K (2025)
Nancy Allender
Controller
New on the 2025 filing
42.1 hrs/week
$122K (2025)
Brandalyn Richards
Vice Chairman
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Brandi Richards (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Ty Decordova (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kaleb McLauren (2024) — Senior Manager-Industry Relations
- Former: Chloe Nunley Wilson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dan Gattis (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Russell Woodward (2019–2023) — Senior Manager-Channel Market
- Former: Brad Hastings (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kelley Sullivan Georgiades (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Piertsje Vanderlei (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Zachary Yanta (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Klazina Deboer (2022) — Director
- Former: Bill Wight (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jason Cleere (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael White (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mike Collier (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Richard Wortham (2019–2021) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Kenny Mingus (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Shannon Wilson (2021) — Director
- Former: Bryan Forester (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Linda Bebee (2019–2020) — Vice President Domestic Marketing
- Former: Steven Lastovica (2019–2020) — Executive Committee
- Former: Jason Beyer (2019) — Executive Committee
- Former: Ryan Moorhouse (2019) — Executive Committee
- Former: Staci Schoenfeldt (2019) — Director
- Former: Tommy Perkins (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $288K, to Molly McAdams (Executive VP, Secretary/Treasurer). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Texas Beef Council
How much does Texas Beef Council give each year?
Texas Beef Council gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.
How large is Texas Beef Council?
Texas Beef Council reported $8.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.0M.
Where does Texas Beef Council operate?
Texas Beef Council has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Texas Beef Council's EIN?
Texas Beef Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2437837. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 6, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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