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Livingston County Farm Bureau

EIN 37-0389010 · Pontiac, IL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF AGRICULTURE AND ENRICH THE QUALITY OF FARM FAMILY LIFE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (6)

$74,436 spent. YOUNG LEADERS: 18-35 YEAR-OLD AG PROFESSIONALS THAT WORK TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE IN LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
$37,219 spent. AG IN THE CLASSROOM: PROGRAMS TO TEACH CHILDREN AS WELL AS ADULTS WHERE THEIR FOOD COMES FROM.
$55,828 spent. LEGISLATIVE: WE KEEP A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEGISLATORS THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SO WE ARE ABLE TO TALK WITH THEM ABOUT ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE.
$18,611 spent. SAFETY: PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO KEEPING FARMERS SAFE AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHILE FARM EQUIPMENT IS ON THE ROAD OR IF THEY ARE AROUND LIVESTOCK.
$7,443 spent. COUNTY AND STATE FAIRS: PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE AT OUR COUNTY FAIR AS WELL AS THE ILLINOIS STATE FAIR.
$82,596 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1942.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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