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Florida Farm Bureau Federation Inc

EIN 59-1028366 · Bushnell, FL

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

What it says it does

To procure and promote agriculture in Sumter County.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (3)

Sumter County Farm Bureau has been instrumental in the formation of the Sumter County Agricultural Alliance whose mission is to be an advocate for all agriculture in Sumter county by educating our citizens about the economic and environmental benefits Sumter county agriculture provides. It is our desire to coordinate activities between the different agricultural organizations within the county thereby providing a greater 'Voice of Agriculture' in Sumter county.
Youth education and participation is highly encouraged in our county on many different levels. Several members serve as teachers and leaders for our 4H and FFA students. At the county fair, volunteers put together a showmanship and husbandry clinic. These clinics help students learn valuable life lessons on the humane treatment of livestock. Through prize additions the Farm Bureau stresses the business aspect of agriculture.
Farm City Week is celebrated the week leading up to Thanksgiving. It is a time to highlight the partnerships between rural and urban communities. This outreach event helps us highlight how diverse agriculture is in Sumter County and the economic impact it has in our communities. This year the event was held at a local cattle ranch where attendees learned about the cattle business.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. 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 June 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 July 1966.
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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