Ogle County Farm Bureau FY2021 filing

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To advance agriculture and improve the profitability of our members and family Farm life.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2021 · 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.
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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 $274K a year · 41% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $292K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$492K
Spent
$353K
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$492K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$492K
FY2022$491K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$948K
FY2025$887K
Expenses
$353K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$353K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$415K
FY2024$429K
FY2025$381K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1935.

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27 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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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

Programs and updates

Advance agriculture and improve farmer profitability and family farm life.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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

Pt IX · col B
02

Ag education- we provide financial support to over 15 4-h clubs in ogle county serving youngsters from the ages of 7-18. This support also includes activities related to our annual ogle county 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

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$292K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $45K · 2020–2024

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$492K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$350K
Investment incomeLn 3$96K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Money outPt IX
$353K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20
Investment incomeLn 3$96K
Other incomeLn 4–11$350K
Gains on assetsLn 7$63K
Total revenueLn 12$492K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
SavingsLn 2$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$124K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$237K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K$124K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$252K$237K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$78K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K
Office expensesLn 13$10K
Information technologyLn 14$6K
OccupancyLn 16$6K
TravelLn 17$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$139K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$353K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $492K$353K$139K$2.0M 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 $491,741 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $46,659$45,387
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,150$20
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $49,600$96,061
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $341,405$350,273
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $438,814$491,741
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,225$10,068
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $108,786$118,359
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $232,916$224,503
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $358,927$352,930
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $79,887$138,811
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
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 $491,741 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $33 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$45,387
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$45,387
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $20$20
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $32,902$32,902
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $73,789$73,789
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$2,545−$2,545
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $63,159$63,159
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $278,996$278,996
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,192 · Unrelated business $278,996 · Excluded from tax $104,166$491,741
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $352,930 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$10,068
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$5,550
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$77,618
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$15,117
IX-9 Other employee benefits$13,690
IX-10 Payroll taxes$6,384
IX-11c Accounting fees$8,691
IX-13 Office expenses$9,911
IX-14 Information technology$5,554
IX-16 Occupancy$5,544
IX-17 Travel$4,888
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,111
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$9,471
IX-23 Insurance$7,457
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$138,525
IX-24e All other expenses$33,351
IX-25 Total functional expenses$352,930
Part X · Balance sheet $1,996,236 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,142$114,749
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,852$9,225
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,296$26,967
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,653$1,102
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $252,052$237,359
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,334,814$1,599,944
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $10,518$6,890
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,731,327$1,996,236
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,852$24,413
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,852$24,413
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,707,475$1,971,823
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,707,475$1,971,823
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,731,327$1,996,236
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,971,823 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$491,741
XI-2 Total expenses$352,930
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$138,811
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,707,475
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$125,537
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,971,823

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