Promote agr. Awarness, provide education, scholarships, and community service.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 14% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$468K
Spent
$428K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$52K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$468K
FY2023
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$468K
FY2024$498K
FY2025$554K
Expenses
$428K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$428K
FY2024$387K
FY2025$498K
Net assets
$52K
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$52K
FY2024$161K
FY2025$216K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2023.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $428K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$3,500Pt VII · Sec A
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A
Training Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Assist
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Se
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Training Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Lee McElhaney’s $4K as Director is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes agricultural awareness, provides education and scholarships, and offers community service.

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2 programs · $428K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Host county fair

$425Kprogram expense
02

Provide scholarship

$4Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$468K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$445K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K
Money outPt IX
$428K
Ln 25
Programscol B$428K
Owns and owesPt X
$52K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K
Government grantsLn 1e$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$445K
Total revenueLn 12$468K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$71K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$52K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 662
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$71K
Total assetsLn 16$0$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$30K
Net assetsLn 32$0$52K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$280$280
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$72K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$292K$292K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$428K$428K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $554K$498K$55K$216K 990 PDF
FY2024 $498K$387K$111K$161K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $468K$428K$40K$52K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $468,309 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$23,361
I-9 Program service revenue$444,948
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$468,309
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$428,486
I-18 Total expenses$428,486
I-19 Revenue less expenses$39,823
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $468,309 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$23,361
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,361
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $444,948$444,948
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $444,948$468,309
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $428,486 across 9 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $280$280
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,219$11,219
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,966$9,966
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,744$71,744
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,236$11,236
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,146$4,146
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,530$13,530
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $292,188$292,188
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,177$14,177
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $428,486 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$428,486
Part X · Balance sheet $82,745 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$11,997
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$70,748
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$82,745
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$30,486
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$30,486
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$52,259
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$52,259
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$82,745
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $52,259 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$468,309
XI-2 Total expenses$428,486
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,823
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$12,436
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$52,259

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