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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

EIN 42-0680734 · Washington, IA

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What it says it does

TO CREATE A VIBRANT FUTURE FOR AGRICULTURE, FARM FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (4)

AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION: REACHING TEACHERS REGARDING INCORPORATING AGRICULTURE INTO THEIR CURRICULUM THUS REACHING YOUTH WITH FACTUAL INFORMATION IS A PRIORITY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM BUREAU. A SHARED POSITION WAS ESTABLISHED WITH ISU EXTENSION AND A FULL-TIME PERSON IS EMPLOYED TO REACH YOUTH IN ALL SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTIES.
YOUTH EDUCATION EXPENSE: INVESTING IN TOMORROW'S LEADERS ESPECIALLY THOSE INVOLVED WITH AGRICULTURE IS IMPORTANT TO WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM BUREAU. SEVEN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WERE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS. THIRTEEN SENIORS SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS AND WERE INTERVIEWED BY THE SELECTION COMMITTEE AND PRESENTED THEIR RESPECTIVE AWARDS AT GRADUATION CEREMONIES.
PUBLIC POLICY EXPENSE: MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SURFACE ISSUES FOR INCLUSION IN THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. ALL ISSUES SURFACED ARE LATER ENTERED INTO THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM FOR OTHER MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE TO REVIEW AND PRIORITIZE. ONCE POLICY IDEAS ARE ARRIVED AT, MEMBERS OPINIONS ON EACH ARE SOUGHT, POSITIONS ARRIVED AND THEN APPROVED.
THE COMPANY HAS VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT ARE AIMED AT PROVIDING INFORMATION TO MEMBERS ON CURRENT AGRICULTURAL ISSUES THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, MEETINGS, ETC. 1,823 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

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 January 1945.
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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