OHIO CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION

OHIO CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: OUR MISSION: TO PROMOTE, PRESERVE, DIVERSIFY AND UNIFY OHIO'S CRAFT BREWING INDUSTRY. OUR VISION: THE OHIO CRAFT BREWERS ASSOCIATION (OCBA) IS RECOGNIZED AS THE INDUSTRY LEADER FOR PRESERVING THE ART OF MAKING HIGH-QUALITY, UNIQUE CRAFT BEER. TO SPONSOR BEER TASTING EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT OHIO. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: VOICE FOR CRAFT BREWERS ACROSS THE STATE. OHIO CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY PROSPERS AND EVOLVES BECAUSE OF THE OCBA'S ADVOCACY. THE CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES TO SYSTEMIC, LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY DRIVING ECONOMIC AND JOB GROWTH, WHILE CREATING EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER. THE OCBA SERVES AS A BEACON FOR LOCAL PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING THROUGH CRAFT BEER, RESULTING IN DIVERSE PRODUCT CHOICES FOR CONSUMERS. THE OCBA WORKS TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE CRAFT BREWING COMMUNITY.