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
46 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
31 people listed on the 990; $85K 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.
See Ogle County Farm Bureau executive salaries →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
Your first name shows with your question. Ogle County Farm Bureau answers here, for everyone.
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.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $93K | $112K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.7M | $2.3M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $203K | $213K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.0M | $2.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $32K | $37K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.0M | $2.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $6K | $6K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $8K | $8K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $84K | $71K | $13K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $12K | $10K | $2K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $16K | $14K | $2K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $7K | $6K | $1K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $12K | $12K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $11K | $11K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $254 | $254 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $8K | $8K | $951 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $7K | $3K | $3K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $7K | $4K | $4K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $2K | $2K | $217 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $12K | $12K | $26 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $13K | $6K | $7K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $6K | $1K | $4K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $180K | $37K | $143K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $37K | $19K | $18K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $429K | $199K | $230K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 2, 2025 | $887K | $381K | $506K | $3.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 15, 2024 | $948K | $429K | $519K | $2.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2023 | $511K | $415K | $96K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 31, 2022 | $491K | $380K | $112K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 22, 2021 | $492K | $353K | $139K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $948,339 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $948,339 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $429,074 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,626,182 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,589,209 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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