Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
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What it says it does
TO CREATE A VIBRANT FUTURE FOR AGRICULTURE, FARM FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $192,540
- Spending
- $121,507
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 16
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- AGRICULTURAL ADVOCACY: THE COMPANY ADVOCATED ON BEHALF OF AGRICULTURE THROUGH ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS OVER THIS PAST YEAR. OUR LEADERS PROMOTE AGRICULTURE THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA SOURCES AND THROUGH ADVERTISING ON AGRICULTURE TOPICS. THE COMPANY PROMOTED AGRICULTURE THROUGH PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS INCLUDING PRESENTATIONS TO LOCAL GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND ALSO AT YOUTH ACTIVITIES AT COMMUNITY EVENTS. THE COMPANY SUPPORTS THE COST OF ACTIVITIES FOR 4-H AND FFA YOUTH WHILE COMPANY VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED TIME TO RECOGNIZE AND PRESENT AWARDS FOR COUNTY FAIR SHOWMANSHIP WINNERS AS WELL AS WORK THE SKILLATHON, PEDAL PULL AND OTHER YOUTH SHOWS AT THE COUNTY FAIR.
- RURAL COMMUNITY VITALITY & EDUCATION: THE COMPANY PROVIDES EDUCATION FOR OUR MEMBERS AND THE AGRICULTURAL PUBLIC TO HELP IN BUILDING RURAL COMMUNITIES CAPACITY FOR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT IOWA'S AGRICULTURE AND THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS WERE AWARDED TO DESERVING COLLEGE FRESHMEN AND FUNDS WERE SPENT TO SPONSOR AGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING AG MARKETING SPEAKERS AND EXPERTS IN RISK MANAGEMENT, NUTRIENT REDUCTION, CROP DISASTER RECOVERY, CONSERVATION AND GRAIN MARKETING. TO SUPPORT OUR AGRICULTURAL MEMBERSHIP, THE COMPANY HOSTED EVENTS FOR EDUCATION AND NETWORKING, INCLUDING NETWORKING SESSIONS FOR YOUNG FARMERS IN HOPES TO EXPAND EDUCATION AND VITALITY TO THAT DEMOGRAPHIC.
- PUBLIC POLICY: THE COMPANY FUNCTIONS AS A GRASSROOTS SUPPORT NETWORK FOR ENGAGING IN PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS AFFECTING THEIR MEMBERSHIP. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OUR VOLUNTEERS WORKED WITH COUNTY DECISION MAKERS AND AGRICULTURAL LEADERS THROUGHOUT MULTIPLE MEETINGS. TO DEVELOP POLICY, A MEMBER SURVEY WAS PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS TO OBTAIN THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS ON ISSUES AFFECTING THEM. POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. LEADERS ADVOCATED FOR POLICY WITH DECISION MAKERS ON A LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL.
- THE COMPANY HAS VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT ARE AIMED AT PROVIDING INFORMATION TO MEMBERS ON CURRENT AGRICULTURAL ISSUES THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, MEETINGS, ETC. 1,883 MEMBERS WERE BENEFITTED IN THIS MANNER DURING 2024.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1943.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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