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
- $203,880
- Spending
- $178,079
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 14
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: THE BUTLER COUNTY FARM BUREAU WAS ACTIVE IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS OF INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY FOR THEIR MEMBERS IN THE COUNTY. 5 BUTLER COUNTY FARM BUREAU BOARD MEMBERS ATTENDED A PRE-SESSION LEGISLATIVE FORUM IN WAVERLY ON DEC. 6, 2024 TO DISCUSS FARM BUREAU POLICIES. TOPICS DISCUSSED WERE PIPELINE ISSUES, TAX CUTS, WATER QUALITY, HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, AND PROPERTY TAXES. MEMBERS DEVELOPED THE OPINIONNAIRE TO DISTRIBUTE TO MEMBERS SEEKING THEIR OPINIONS ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO MEMBERS IN THE COUNTY. THE OPINIONNAIRE RESULTS WERE TABULATED AND POLICY DEVELOPED BY MEMBERS AT THE JULY MEETING. 3 BUTLER COUNTY FARM BUREAU BOARD MEMBERS WENT TO THE CAPITOL ON MARCH 19, 2024 TO BE PART OF THE "LEGISLATIVE DAY". BUTLER COUNTY FARM BUREAU CO-SPONSORED A LEGISLATIVE FORUM ON MARCH 22, 2024 WITH SANDY SALMON AND PAT GRASSLEY TO DISCUSS LEGISLATIVE ISSUES RELATIVE TO THEIR FARM BUREAU POLICIES.
- EDUCATION/AG IN THE CLASSROOM: A SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE DEVELOPED THE GUIDELINES, ACCEPTED APPLICATIONS, AND INTERVIEWED ALL CANDIDATES PRIOR TO MAKING THE SELECTION OF 11 RECIPIENTS OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS. COST $8250. THE COUNTY AG IN THE CLASSROOM COORDINATOR GAVE PRESENTATIONS REACHING STUDENTS IN 4 SCHOOLS DURING THE 2024 YEAR. ANNUALLY, THIS EQUATES TO APPROXIMATELY $10,000. THE ORGANIZATION'S AITC COORDINATOR HOSTED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES DURING THE 2024 BUTLER COUNTY FAIR. BUTLER COUNTY FARM BUREAU AITC COMMITTEE MEMBERS ALSO HELPED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. THEY DESIGNED A PROGRAM CALLED "BARNYARD BUDDIES" WHERE KIDS AT THE FAIR CAN VISIT AN INTERACTIVE TENT FOCUSED ON AG ACTIVITIES.
- PUBLIC RELATIONS TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS: FIFTY 4-H MEMBERS WHOSE PARENTS ARE FARM BUREAU MEMBERS WERE PROVIDED $20 EACH TO OFFSET THE DUES TO THE COUNTY 4-H PROGRAM FOR A TOTAL COST OF $1000.00. $1500 WAS PROVIDED TO THE 4-H PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE 4 COMMODITIES ENTRANTS AT THE COUNTY FAIR BY SPONSORING TROPHIES. $4000 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BUTLER COUNTY FAIR FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCING THE FAIR. $20,000.00 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BUTLER COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING THE BEEF BUILDING. THE 8 FOOD PANTRIES IN THE COUNTY EACH RECEIVED $300 DURING FOOD CHECK OUT WEEK. BUTLER COUNTY FARM BUREAU PROVIDES AN OFFICE TO THE BUTLER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION AT A RENTAL RATE LESS THAN MARKET VALUE. THE IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION TO THIS ORGANIZATION IS VALUED AT $3600 PER YEAR. BCFB SPONSORS RADIO PROMOTIONS DURING NATIONAL FFA WEEK IN FEBRUARY AND NATIONAL AG WEEK IN MARCH. THESE PROMOTIONS INCLUDE AGRICULTURAL FACTS AS WELL AS BENEFITS OF FARM BUREAU AT A COST WAS $540.00. BUTLER COUNTY FARM BUREAU SPONSORED ADVERTISING DURING THE BUTLER COUNTY FAIR IN JUNE 2024 WITH BOARD MEMBERS BEING INTERVIEWED ON THE HAMPTON RADIO STATION. FARM BUREAU'S ACHIEVEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS WERE BROADCASTED DURING THE FAIR WEEK. COST WAS $900.
- THE COMPANY HAS VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT ARE AIMED AT PROVIDING INFORMATION TO MEMBERS ON CURRENT AGRICULTURAL ISSUES THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, MEETINGS, ETC. 1,859 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 November 6, 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 February 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 November 4, 2026.
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