Liabilities / Assets
54th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 38-1373520
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
54th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
54th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
30th percentile
Higher net margin than 30% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
87th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 27.8% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
37th percentile
Faster asset growth than 37% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
35th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 35% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$312,964
Down $3,793 (-1.2%) from 2014
Net Assets
$312,964
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2014
Revenue
Down$122,599
Down $2,884 (-2.3%) from 2014
Expenses
Down$126,392
Down $1,350 (-1.1%) from 2014
Net Income
Down-$3,793
Down $1,534 (-68%) from 2014
Farm bureau is a free independent, non-governmental, voluntary organization of farm families united for the purpose of analyzing their problems and formulating action to achieve educational improvement, economic opportunity, and social advancement and thereby promote national welfare. Farm bureau is local, statewide, national, and international in its scope and influence and is non-partisan, non-sectarian, and non-secret in character.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC POLICY - USING A GRASS ROOTS PHILOSOPHY, VOLUNTEER MEMBERS FORMULATE CURRENT AND EMERGING AGRICULTURAL ISSUES INTO AREAS OF INTEREST. MEMBERSHIP, WITH A UNIFIED VOICE, PROVIDES DIRECTION TO THE STATE ORGANIZATION. THE STATE-WIDE ORGANIZATION THEN DEVELOPS A LOCAL, STATE, & NATIONAL LEVEL STRATEGY. | - | - |
| PROMOTION AND EDUCATION - EDUCATION ABOUT THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY ARE OFFERED TO HUNDREDS IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH EVENTS SUCH AS BREAKFAST ON THE FARM AND TO 4-H CLUBS, FFA CHAPTERS, SCHOOLS AND CIVIC GROUPS. | - | - |
| YOUNG FARMERS - EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR CURRENT LOCAL AG LEADERS WITHIN THE AGES OF 18 TO 35. ALSO OFFERS SOCIAL EVENTS AND ENCOURAGES INVOLVEMENT TO DEVELOP FUTURE LEADERS. | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARA SEYFRED | Secretary/Tr | PT | $34,083 | - | $34,083 |
| EDWARD KRETCHMAN | President | - | $1,210 | - | $1,210 |
| ANDY BARBOTT | Vice Preside | - | $655 | - | $655 |
| KEVIN SHERRILL | Director | - | $625 | - | $625 |
| DALE ROBSON | Director | - | $610 | - | $610 |
| JENNIFER WHARTON | Promotion & | - | $445 | - | $445 |
| MIKE GILLETTE | Third Member | - | $420 | - | $420 |
| JOSHUA RICK | Young Farmer | - | $355 | - | $355 |
| CARL WAGNER III | Director | - | $315 | - | $315 |
| JORDAN GRIESER | Director | - | $45 | - | $45 |
“Rent 28,842 bcbs service revenue 10,209 fbi servicing agreement 8,955 farm bureau promotion 5,024 total 53,030”
“Expenses office supplies 707 telephone 1,211 business charges 358 office equipment depreciation 355 shredder service 462 po box service fee 132 insurance 894 contributions 7,928 field communications 2,512 organization 9,053 program 20,158 promotion 2,240 total 46,010”
“Farm bureau is a free independent, non-governmental, voluntary organization of farm families united for the purpose of analyzing their problems and formulating action to achieve educational improvement, economic opportunity, and social advancement and thereby promote national welfare. Farm bureau is local, statewide, national, and international in its scope and influence and is non-partisan, non-sectarian, and non-secret in character.”
“Public policy - using a grass roots philosophy, volunteer members formulate current and emerging agricultural issues into areas of interest. Membership, with a unified voice, provides direction to the state organization. The state-wide organization then develops a local, state, & national level strategy.”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | FARM BUREAU IS A FREE INDEPENDENT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL, VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION OF FARM FAMILIES UNITED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANALYZING THEIR PROBLEMS AND FORMULATING ACTION TO ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT AND THEREBY PROMOTE NATIONAL WELFARE. FARM BUREAU IS LOCAL, STATEWIDE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL IN ITS SCOPE AND INFLUENCE AND IS NON-PARTISAN, NON-SECTARIAN, AND NON-SECRET IN CHARACTER. |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramServiceRevenueAmt | 0 | 2022 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 0 | PUBLIC POLICY - USING A GRASS ROOTS PHILOSOPHY, VOLUNTEER MEMBERS FORMULATE CURRENT AND EMERGING AGRICULTURAL ISSUES INTO AREAS OF INTEREST. MEMBERSHIP, WITH A UNIFIED VOICE, PROVIDES DIRECTION TO THE STATE ORGANIZATION. THE STATE-WIDE ORGANIZATION THEN DEVELOPS A LOCAL, STATE, & NATIONAL LEVEL STRATEGY. |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 2 | YOUNG FARMERS - EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR CURRENT LOCAL AG LEADERS WITHIN THE AGES OF 18 TO 35. ALSO OFFERS SOCIAL EVENTS AND ENCOURAGES INVOLVEMENT TO DEVELOP FUTURE LEADERS. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | RENT 28,842 BCBS SERVICE REVENUE 10,209 FBI SERVICING AGREEMENT 8,955 FARM BUREAU PROMOTION 5,024 TOTAL 53,030 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | EXPENSES OFFICE SUPPLIES 707 TELEPHONE 1,211 BUSINESS CHARGES 358 OFFICE EQUIPMENT DEPRECIATION 355 SHREDDER SERVICE 462 PO BOX SERVICE FEE 132 INSURANCE 894 CONTRIBUTIONS 7,928 FIELD COMMUNICATIONS 2,512 ORGANIZATION 9,053 PROGRAM 20,158 PROMOTION 2,240 TOTAL 46,010 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | FARM BUREAU IS A FREE INDEPENDENT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL, VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION OF FARM FAMILIES UNITED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANALYZING THEIR PROBLEMS AND FORMULATING ACTION TO ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT AND THEREBY PROMOTE NATIONAL WELFARE. FARM BUREAU IS LOCAL, STATEWIDE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL IN ITS SCOPE AND INFLUENCE AND IS NON-PARTISAN, NON-SECTARIAN, AND NON-SECRET IN CHARACTER. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | PUBLIC POLICY - USING A GRASS ROOTS PHILOSOPHY, VOLUNTEER MEMBERS FORMULATE CURRENT AND EMERGING AGRICULTURAL ISSUES INTO AREAS OF INTEREST. MEMBERSHIP, WITH A UNIFIED VOICE, PROVIDES DIRECTION TO THE STATE ORGANIZATION. THE STATE-WIDE ORGANIZATION THEN DEVELOPS A LOCAL, STATE, & NATIONAL LEVEL STRATEGY. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990-EZ, PART III |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2014 |
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