Baltimore County Farm Bureau Inc
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What it says it does
THE BALTIMORE COUNTY FARM BUREAU IS A GRASS ROOTS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL, VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATON WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT MARYLAND AGRICULTURE AND RURAL LIFE.
- Income
- $46,336
- Spending
- $58,492
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 30
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (3)
- $18,752 spent. IN SUPPORT OF ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION, THE BCFB COLLECT CURRENT INFORMATION FOR ITS MEMBERS BY ATTENDING NATIONAL AND LOCAL CONFERENCES ON AGRICULTURE. IN ADDITION TO E-MAIL, TELEPHONE CALLS, AND HOSTING SPECIAL EVENTS (INCLUDING SMALL FARM SEMINARS),EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL NEWSLETTERS WERE PROVIDED TO EACH OF THE 1,400 MEMBERS.
- $950 spent. THE BCFB PARTICIPATES IN MANY LOCAL AGRICULTURAL EVENTS THAT OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SOME SPECIFIC FOCUS ON URBAN SCHOOLS, IN ORDER TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. IN ADDITION, SUPPORT OF THE MOBILE AG LAB HAS HELPED IN EXCESS OF 2000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY BETTER UNDERSTAND LOCAL FOOD SOURCES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE.
- $2,875 spent. THE BCFB AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR TO A MEMBER OF THEIR CHILD, WHO IS PURSUING A DEGREE IN AGRICULTURE AND WHO DEMONSTRATES AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE AG INDUSTRY'S IMPORTANCE IN THE STATE AND COMMUNITY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 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 October 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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