Promotion of agricultural education at institutions of higher learning.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
29 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $793K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 28.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$75K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$97K
+149% vs prior year
Spent
$44K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$827K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$97K
FY2025▲ +149%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$26K
FY2021$36K
FY2022$26K
FY2023$29K
FY2024$39K
FY2025$97K
Expenses
$44K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$34K
FY2022$30K
FY2023$34K
FY2024$44K
FY2025$44K
Net assets
$827K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$561K
FY2021$665K
FY2022$536K
FY2023$595K
FY2024$715K
FY2025$827K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2000.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $35K Management & general 22% · $10K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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Supports agricultural education at colleges and universities.

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3 programs · $21K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Keith Scholarship Fund

$14Kprogram expense
02

AZ Foundation Scholarship

$7Kprogram expense
03

Morrill Fund

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16
Grants paid · 13 grants · $135K · 2019–2024
Montana State UniversityFY2024$13,800
Fraternity of Alpha Zeta INCFY2024$12,280
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,650
Montana State UniversityFY2023$13,800
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,050
Montana State UniversityFY2022$13,800
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,050
Montana State UniversityFY2021$13,800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,050
Montana State UniversityFY2020$9,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,000
Montana State UniversityFY2019$10,500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$6,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$97K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$44K
Ln 25
Programscol B$35K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$827K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K
Total assetsLn 16$902K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$97K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$107K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$107K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$793K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$902K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$827K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$107K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$716K$793K
Total assetsLn 16$759K$902K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$75K
Net assetsLn 32$715K$827K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$26K$26K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$5K$0$5K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$131$0$131$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$0$1K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$20$0$20$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$93$0$93$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$44K$35K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $97K$44K$53K$827K 990 PDF
FY2024 $39K$44K−$5K$715K 990 PDF
FY2023 $29K$34K−$6K$595K 990 PDF
FY2022 $26K$30K−$5K$536K 990 PDF
FY2021 $36K$34K$2K$665K 990 PDF
FY2020 $26K$28K−$2K$561K 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 $97,441 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,635$76,787
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,507$19,314
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,924$1,340
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $39,066$97,441
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $32,210$34,730
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,597$9,572
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $43,807$44,302
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,741$53,139
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $97,441 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$76,787
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$76,787
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,314$19,314
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,340$1,340
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,654$97,441
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $44,302 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $26,080$26,080
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,650$8,650
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,392 · Fundraising $0$5,392
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $131 · Fundraising $0$131
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,427 · Fundraising $0$1,427
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,293 · Fundraising $0$1,293
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $20 · Fundraising $0$20
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,216 · Fundraising $0$1,216
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $93 · Fundraising $0$93
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,730 · Management $9,572 · Fundraising $0$44,302
Part X · Balance sheet $901,921 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $40,475$106,861
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,465$1,461
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $961$972
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $715,770$792,627
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $758,671$901,921
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,461$1,461
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $41,907$73,205
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,368$74,666
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $66,607$75,793
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $648,696$751,462
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $715,303$827,255
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $758,671$901,921
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $827,255 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$97,441
XI-2 Total expenses$44,302
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,139
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$715,303
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$58,813
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$827,255

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