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Berrien County Farm Bureau Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 38-1373520

Sep 01, 2016 to Aug 31, 2017 • Filed on Oct 09, 2017

Organization Profileberrien.michfb.com
8383 Edgewood RdBerrien Springs, MI 49103

(269) 473-4701

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

53rd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

54th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

8th percentile

-23%

Higher net margin than 8% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

90th percentile

$43,438

Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 36.7% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

19th percentile

-8.9%

Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

18th percentile

-10.0%

Faster revenue growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets53rd percentile

Assets

Down

$282,778

Down $27,489 (-8.9%) from 2016

Net Assets

Down

$282,780

Down $27,487 (-8.9%) from 2016

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue54th percentileNet Margin8th percentile

Revenue

Down

$118,515

Down $13,145 (-10.0%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$146,002

Up $11,644 (+8.7%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

-$27,487

Down $24,789 (-919%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth19th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2011: $336,717Liabilities 2011: $1,5352011Assets 2012: $322,940Liabilities 2012: $772012Assets 2013: $319,016Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $316,757Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $312,964Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $310,267Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $310,2672016Assets 2017: $282,778Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $282,7802017Assets 2018: $263,904Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $477,766Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $477,7662019Assets 2020: $473,433Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $473,4332020Assets 2021: $496,239Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $514,628Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $514,6282022Assets 2023: $518,063Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $518,0632023Assets 2025: $573,639Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $573,6392025

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$282,778
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$282,780
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth18th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2011: $151,119Expenses 2011: $140,925Net Income 2011: $10,1942011Revenue 2012: $128,171Expenses 2012: $140,490Net Income 2012: -$12,3192012Revenue 2013: $128,276Expenses 2013: $132,123Net Income 2013: -$3,8472013Revenue 2014: $125,483Expenses 2014: $127,742Net Income 2014: -$2,2592014Revenue 2015: $122,599Expenses 2015: $126,392Net Income 2015: -$3,7932015Revenue 2016: $131,660Expenses 2016: $134,358Net Income 2016: -$2,6982016Revenue 2017: $118,515Expenses 2017: $146,002Net Income 2017: -$27,4872017Revenue 2018: $112,594Expenses 2018: $131,469Net Income 2018: -$18,8752018Revenue 2019: $319,318Expenses 2019: $105,456Net Income 2019: $213,8622019Revenue 2020: $80,640Expenses 2020: $84,973Net Income 2020: -$4,3332020Revenue 2021: $111,662Expenses 2021: $88,856Net Income 2021: $22,8062021Revenue 2022: $114,011Expenses 2022: $95,622Net Income 2022: $18,3892022Revenue 2023: $100,135Expenses 2023: $96,700Net Income 2023: $3,4352023Revenue 2025: $146,410Expenses 2025: $107,165Net Income 2025: $39,2452025

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$118,515
Expenses$146,002
Net Income-$27,487
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Sep 1, 2016 to Aug 31, 2017
Signed
Oct 9, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$118,515
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SEE SCHEDULE O--
PROMOTION AND EDUCATION EDUCATION ABOUT AG INDUSTRY ARE OFFERED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH EVENTS SUCH AS 4H CLUBS SCHOOL GROUPS BREAKFAST ON FARM--
YOUNG FARMERS EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILL DEVELOPMNT PROGRAMS FOR CURRENT AG LEADERS WITHIN AGES OF 18 TO 35 ALSO SOCIAL EVENTS--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay90th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SARA SEYFREDSectretary TreasurerFT$43,438-$43,438
EDWARD KRETCHMANPresident-$770-$770
ANDY BARBOTTVice President-$545-$545
KEVIN SHERRILLThird Member-$520-$520
DALE ROBSONDirector At Large-$495-$495
JENNIFER WHARTONP E Chair-$445-$445
JOSHUA RICKDirector At Large-$360-$360
CARL WAGNER IIIDirector At Large-$270-$270
KIMBERLY SCHMUHLDirector At Large-$225-$225
MIKE GILLETEDirector At Large-$135-$135
Political and Lobbying Activity
In-house lobbying only
Yes
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Berrien County Farm Bureau
EIN
38-1373520
Phone
2694734701
Address
8383 EDGEWOOD RD, BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI 49103

Signing Officer

Name
Sara Seyfred
Title
Secretary Treasurer
Signed
2017-10-09
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Corinne K Southworth CPA
Address
PO BOX 752, MARCELLUS, MI 49067
Preparer
Corinne K Southworth
Phone
2696243605
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990 EZ Part III Primary Exempt Purpose

“Farm bureau is a free independent non govt voluntary org of farm families united for the purpose of analyzing their problems and forming action to address them farm bureau is local statewide national and interantional in its scope”

Form 990 EZ Part III Line 28 First Accomplishment

“Public policy using a grass roots philosphy volunteer member formulating current and emerging agricultural issues into areas of interest membership unifies the issues farm bureau is local statewide natl and intl in its scope”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$282,778
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$282,780
Revenue
$118,515
Expenses
$146,002
Net income
-$27,487
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.74$0.00$5.74$1.46$1.07$0.39
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.18$0.00$5.18$1.00$0.97$0.03
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.15$0.00$5.15$1.14$0.96$0.18
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.96$0.00$1.12$0.89$0.23
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.73$0.00$4.73$0.81$0.85$0.04
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.78$0.00$4.78$3.19$1.05$2.14
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.64$0.00$1.13$1.31$0.19
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.83$0.00$2.83$1.19$1.46$0.27
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.10$0.00$3.10$1.32$1.34$0.03
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.13$0.00$1.23$1.26$0.04
2014XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.17$0.00$1.25$1.28$0.02
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.19$0.00$1.28$1.32$0.04
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.23$0.00$1.28$1.40$0.12
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.37$0.02$1.51$1.41$0.10