Civic Intelligence

Lafayette County Farm Bureau

EIN 39-0807964 • 501(c)5 • Madison, WI

Profile

Providing agricultural education

PO Box 5Madison, WI 53705

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

97th percentile

65%

Higher net margin than 97% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

48th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 48% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2025

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

$182,044

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$182,044

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue60th percentileNet Margin97th percentile

Revenue

$8,312

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$2,942

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$5,370

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2025: $182,044Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $182,0442025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$182,044
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$182,044
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$10K$5.0K$0Revenue 2025: $8,312Expenses 2025: $2,942Net Income 2025: $5,3702025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$8,312
Expenses$2,942
Net Income$5,370
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$182,044
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$182,044
Revenue
$8,312
Expenses
$2,942
Net income
$5,370
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.82$0.00$1.82$0.08$0.03$0.05
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Signed
Jan 9, 2025
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$15,783
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Providing agricultural education

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SEE SCHEDULE O-$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay48th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
CHRISTINA BENSONPresident-$0--
TIM APPELLVice President-$0--
BENJAMIN COOPERSecretary-$0--
BENJAMIN COOPERTreasurer-$0--
CURTIS MILLERP&E Chair-$0--
OLIVIA CERNEKYfa Chair-$0--
BENJAMIN COOPERYfa Chair-$0--
OLIVIA CERNEKBoard Member-$0--
PAUL JOHNSONBoard Member-$0--
CURTIS MILLERBoard Member-$0--
JOE RIECHERSBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Lafayette County Farm Bureau
EIN
39-0807964
In Care Of
% CHRISTINA BENSON
Phone
6088285708
Address
PO BOX 5, MADISON, WI 53705

Signing Officer

Name
Christina Benson
Title
President
Phone
6088285708
Signed
2025-01-09
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Steinhauer & Company
Address
632 2ND AVENUE, BARABOO, WI 53913
Preparer
David Steinhauer
Phone
6083568883
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description AmountCOUNTY MEETINGS 1,730RENT 610INSURANCE 414COMMITTEE 108AG IN THE CLASS ROOM 80”

Other changes in net assets or fund balances Part I line 20

“Description AmountUNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) INVESTMENTS 8,427”

Description of total liabilities Part II line 26

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearACCOUNTS PAYABLE 10 0”

Part III response or note to any other line in Part III

“The lafayette county farm bureaus primary purposes are to: - promote, protect and represent the interests of agricultural producers member of the wisconsin farm bureau federation to use its educational legislative and lobbying services - to provide a county wide medium for the advancement and improvement of agriculture board meeting, county annual meeting, and policy development meetings held to discuss state of agriculture and adopt organization policy - to provide a county wide medium for agricultural education ag in the classroom program - members volunteered their time in educating students in agriculture”

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