Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1935.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
29 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Advance agriculture and improve farmer profitability and family farm life.
Questions for Ogle County Farm Bureau
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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…
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.
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.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $112K | $111K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $2.3M | $2.7M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $213K | $197K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $37K | $16K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.6M | $3.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $10K | $10K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $10K | $10K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $86K | $73K | $13K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $17K | $15K | $3K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $7K | $6K | $1K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $14K | $14K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $264 | $264 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $9K | $8K | $940 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $6K | $3K | $3K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $8K | $4K | $4K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $2K | $2K | $206 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $10K | $9K | $59 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $12K | $6K | $7K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $10K | $2K | $9K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $141K | $48K | $93K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $39K | $21K | $18K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $381K | $207K | $174K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $887K | $381K | $506K | $3.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $948K | $429K | $519K | $2.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $511K | $415K | $96K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $491K | $380K | $112K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $492K | $353K | $139K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $886,715 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $886,715 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $380,698 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,119,048 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,103,138 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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