Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
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What it says it does
KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU IS A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SERVING OUR MEMBERSHIP FAMILY AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. AS THE VOICE OF AGRICULTURE, WE IDENTIFY PROBLEMS, DEVELOP SOLUTIONS, PROMOTE ECONOMIC SUCCESS, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL.
- Income
- $16.6 million
- Spending
- $15.5 million
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 1
- Highest pay
- $649,309, executive vice president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 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 October 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 October 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 (1)
- THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU FEDERATION WAS INCORPORATED ON FEBRUARY 15, 1921, UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITHOUT CAPITAL STOCK, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND ALLIED INTERESTS OF THE FARMERS OF KENTUCKY. THE FEDERATION IS AN ORGANIZATION OF THE VARIOUS COUNTY FARM BUREAUS OF KENTUCKY AND THEIR MEMBERS, AND IS SUPPORTED BY MEMBERSHIP DUES FROM THESE COUNTY UNITS. ADDITIONAL INCOME IS RECEIVED FROM EARNINGS ON INVESTMENTS; FROM RENTAL OF OFFICE SPACE; FROM ROYALTIES AND LICENSING AGREEMENTS; AND FROM OTHER SUNDRY SOURCES.THE FEDERATION HAS THE POWER TO ACQUIRE AND HOLD PROPERTY; TO ACCEPT GIFTS AND BEQUESTS; TO APPROPRIATE AND EXPEND FUNDS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF FARMING AND ITS ALLIED INTERESTS; AND TO PERFORM ALL ACTS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS ORGANIZED AND WHICH IT IS EMPOWERED TO DO UNDER ACTS OF THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.AT OCTOBER 31, 2025, THERE WERE 474,549 PAID MEMBERSHIPS BEING SERVED BY THE KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU FEDERATION THROUGH THEIR PROGRAMS.THE FEDERATION SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE IN KENTUCKY BY CULTIVATING INFORMED, ENGAGED, AND EFFECTIVE LEADERS ACROSS MULTIPLE GENERATIONS THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS, SUCH AS WOMEN IN AG PROGRAM, YOUNG FARMER PROGRAM AND GENERATION BRIDGE PROGRAM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 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 October 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 March 1964.
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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