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Farm and Forest Families of Tennessee Inc

EIN 62-1773337 · Columbia, TN

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

What it says it does

EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION AGRICULTURE MAKES TO TENNESSEES ECONOMY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 16.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 41% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
25 of 25
10 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)

$217,350 spent. SHOOTING HUNGER IS A SPORTING CLAY EVENT HELD THREE TIMES A YEAR THAT ALLOWS AGRICULTURE AND BUSINESSES IN TENNESSEE TO JOIN TOGETHER TO RAISE FUNDS TO FIGHT HUNGER IN TENNESSEE COMMUNITIES. APPROXIMATELY 1,OOO SPORTING CLAY SHOOTERS PARTICIPATED IN THE THREE SPORTING CLAY EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE IN 2024. ALL 95 OF TENNESSEES COUNTIES WERE AWARDED $2700 EACH TO GO TO LOCAL BACKPACK PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS GIVEN TO FIGHT HUNGER TOTALED $217,350 IN 2024.
$14,089 spent. FARM AND FOREST FAMILIES DISASTER RELIEF IS A EFFORT SET UP TO HELP FARMERS WITH LOSSES ATTRIBUTED TO THE FLOODING IN EAST TENNESSEE BECAUSE OF HURRICANE HELENE. IN 2024 $14,089 WORTH OF FENCE POSTS WERE PURCHASED AND DISBURSED TO FARMERS IN THE REGION TO HELP REPAIR AND REPLACE FENCING.
$54,941 spent. AGRICULTURE KIDS AND CLAYS IS A SPORTING CLAY EVENT THAT BENEFITS YOUTH RELATED AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE SUCH AS FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA, 4-H, AND AG IN THE CLASSROOM.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable 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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 December 1999.
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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