Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
TO CREATE A VIBRANT FUTURE FOR AGRICULTURE, FARM FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $139,324
- Spending
- $86,171
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $35, president
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)
- PUBLIC POLICY: PROMOTED THE ISSUE SURFACING AND ISSUE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS GETTING OVER 30 MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE THROUGH ELECTRONIC OR PAPER SURVEYS. LYON COUNTY FARM BUREAU VOLUNTEERS MET WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AT A STATE, NATIONAL, AND LOCAL LEVEL TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE AND ADVOCATE FOR ISSUES IMPORTANT TO MEMBERS. ISSUES INCLUDED PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, RURAL SAFETY, AND SECONDARY ROADS. MEMBERS REPRESENTED THE COUNTY FARM BUREAU ON SCHOOL TASK FORCES TO WORK ON SCHOOL FINANCE AND LONG-TERM PLANNING THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS PROPERTY TAXES OF LYON COUNTY MEMBERS.
- EDUCATION AND AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM: PROMOTED SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS AWARDING FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN 2024. SPONSORED LOCAL YOUNG FARMER MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE IOWA FARM BUREAU YOUNG FARMER CONFERENCE TO ASSIST MEMBERS WITH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FIELDS OF CONSERVATION AND COMMODITY MARKETS. ENHANCED THE COUNTY AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM, WHERE STUDENTS FROM TWO OF THE PUBLIC-SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN LYON COUNTY PARTICIPATED.
- PUBLIC RELATIONS: ORGANIZED A PROMOTION TO SUPPORT LOCAL COUNTY FAIR AND BRING AWARENESS TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AGRICULTURE HAS ON LYON COUNTY. WE ALSO SPONSORED A YOUNG FARMER VIP BOOTH AT THE COUNTY FAIR WHERE THEY CAN WATCH THE FIGURE-8 RACES IN AIR CONDITIONING. WE MAXED OUT THE BOOTH LAST YEAR AT 50 YOUNG FARMER MEMBERS.
- THE COMPANY HAS VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT ARE AIMED AT PROVIDING INFORMATION TO MEMBERS ON CURRENT AGRICULTURAL ISSUES THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, MEETINGS, ETC. 1,297 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 2025.
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 February 1965.
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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