McHenry County Farm Bureau

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McHenry County Farm Bureau serves as a clear and strong advocate in the community for agriculture and the family Farm.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 150 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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)(5)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $81K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
48 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 48.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $83K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$438K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$323K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$438K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$411K
FY2022$314K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$518K
FY2025$438K
Expenses
$323K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$315K
FY2022$307K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$333K
FY2025$323K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1951.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
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Director
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Director
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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Katie Vanderstappen$22,000$18,791$21,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

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Advocates for agriculture and family farms in the community.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Communication & Publicity

Efforts to communicate our message to our members and the general public.

Pt IX · col B
02

University of Illinois Extension

Provide support for 4-H youth programs.

Pt IX · col B
03

Activities & Programs

Education programs and community service.

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$83K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $60K · 2020–2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$438K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$232K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Money outPt IX
$323K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$700
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$232K
Gains on assetsLn 7$45K
Total revenueLn 12$438K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$169K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$194K
Other assetsLn 15$2
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$1.2M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$835$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$203K$194K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$155K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K
TravelLn 17$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K
InsuranceLn 23$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$323K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $438K$323K$116K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $518K$333K$184K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $361K$357K$4K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $314K$307K$7K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $411K$315K$96K$1.2M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $438,392 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $86,421$128,787
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $138,497$700
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83,345$76,728
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $209,297$232,177
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $517,560$438,392
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,000$12,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $189,976$174,013
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $131,420$136,715
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $333,396$322,728
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $184,164$115,664
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $438,392 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,101 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$45,557
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$83,230
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$128,787
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $700$700
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,562$31,562
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $166,785$166,785
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$15,953−$15,953
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $45,166$45,166
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $79,244$79,244
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$15,253 · Unrelated business $81,345 · Excluded from tax $243,513$438,392
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $322,728 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$12,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$155,429
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$2,792
IX-10 Payroll taxes$15,792
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$4,790
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$7,927
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$12,305
IX-17 Travel$5,573
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$17,441
IX-23 Insurance$6,062
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$60,188
IX-24e All other expenses$22,429
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$322,728
Part X · Balance sheet $1,535,421 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $98,706$169,326
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,076,098$1,125,348
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,154$31,419
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $414$521
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,903$13,261
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $203,175$194,399
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $835$1,145
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$2
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,421,285$1,535,421
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,252$33,725
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,253$33,725
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,386,032$1,501,696
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,386,032$1,501,696
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,421,285$1,535,421
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,501,696 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$438,392
XI-2 Total expenses$322,728
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$115,664
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,386,032
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,501,696

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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