Ogle County Farm Bureau EIN 36-1575250 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Advance agriculture and improve farmer profitability and family farm life. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $887K in revenue, $381K in expenses, and $3.1M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Mutual-benefit / member-serving · Nonprofit
Location
Oregon, IL
Website
www.oglefb.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$887KFY2025
Expenses
$381K
Net assets
$3.1M
People
29
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  36-1575250 Mutual-benefit / member-serving Oregon, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advance agriculture and improve farmer profitability and family farm life.
Leadership
Ronald Kern · Manager · $86K
Money in and out
$887K revenue, $381K expenses
Bottom line
+57% surplus margin
Reported financial activity · FY2025
Total revenue
$887K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$381K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $506K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.46
Surplus margin
+57%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Program spending
54%
of expenses reach programs▲ +17% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$887K
FY2025▼ -6%
Expenses
$381K
FY2025▼ -11%
Total assets
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +19%
Total liabilities
$16K
FY2025▼ -57%
Total revenue
$887K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$381K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$506K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 328
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 428

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COgle County Farm Bureau
EINHdr · item D36-1575250
Principal addressHdr · item COregon, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.oglefb.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(5) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1935

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a28
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b28
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$86,250Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Ronald Kern$86,250$85,000
Ronald E Kern$75,580$74,895

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Public Policy

We annually coordinate public policy activities in ogle coutny encompassing issues on a national, state and local level. Locally we host various member programs to gather their imput on various issues and examine organizational policy as it relates to those issues; we also survey a portion of our members randomly to gauge their opinions…

Pt IX · col B
02

Ag Education

We provide financial support to over 15 4-h clubs in ogle country serving youngsters from the ages of 7-18. This support also includes activities related to our annual ogle country 4-h fair through sponsorships. We also provide financial support to 6 ffa chapters in each of our county high schools.

Pt IX · col B
03

Member Services & Information Activities

We provide a monthly publication for our voting members to keep them informed on organization activities and programs, public policy issues affecting their farm operations and initiatives undertaken by the organization in representing their interests.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$438K · 49%
Other revenue$195K · 22%
Investment income$144K · 16%
Program service revenue$109K · 12%
Contributions & grants49%$438K
Other revenue22%$195K
Investment income16%$144K
Program service revenue12%$109K
Total revenueLn 12$887K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.46
Program services54%$207K
Management & general46%$174K
Total functional expensesLn 25$381K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$111K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$16K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.9M · Operating expenses/yr $381K
90.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $207K · Total expenses $381K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $174K · Total expenses $381K
46%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $381K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $406K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $438K · Total revenue $887K
49%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $887K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $109K · Total revenue $887K
12%
Investment reliance
Investment income $144K · Total revenue $887K
+16%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $109K · Total expenses $381K
29%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $887K · Prior year $948K
-6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $492K · FY2024 $887K
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $887K · Expenses $381K
+57%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.1M · Total assets $3.1M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2.6M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $182K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.1M
88%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ronald Kern · Reported title MANAGER · Highest reported compensation $86K · Total expenses $381K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $120K · Total expenses $381K
31%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%
Overhead ratio 46%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -6%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$292K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $45K · 2020–2024

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$887K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$948K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$511K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$491K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$492K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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