philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in

Adams County Farm Bureau

Not tax-deductible

Quincy, IL501(c)(5)Mutual / membership EIN 37-0147880Revenue $375K in FY2025Latest return filed Nov 7, 2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 3037, 62305-3037 · Quincy, ILTax-exempt since Apr 1925

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more) Claim it free, then get the verified mark for $300 a year.

How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

To improve the economic well-being of agriculture and enrich the quality of Farm family life.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 50 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $33K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $281K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 10.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $72K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$375K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$264K
Net assets
$713K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$375K
FY2025▲ +37%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$231K
FY2022$257K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$274K
FY2025$375K
Expenses
$264K
FY2025▲ +2%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$223K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$259K
FY2025$264K
Net assets
$713K
FY2025▲ +20%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$542K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$593K
FY2025$713K

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

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1925.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

30 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Shawn Valter
Manager (thru 05/25)
$60,821Pt VII · Sec A
Ben Hugenberg
President
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
Brent Clair
Director
$500Pt VII · Sec A
Nathan Parker
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trevor Maiers
Young Farmers (from 09/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bobby Baker
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kent Deege
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Shawn Valter$60,821$60,791$54,455$78,858
Brent Clair$500$2,000——
Ben Hugenberg$1,500———

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 Adams 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

Boosts farm family income and quality of life through agricultural economic improvements.

Questions for Adams County Farm Bureau

Tap to ask. Adams County Farm Bureau sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Adams County Farm Bureau answers here, for everyone.

3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Informational publication (agri-newsletter)- to provide a monthly publication with agricultural related information to the membership. Circulation of publication is to the membership of approximately 3,245.

Pt IX · col B
02

Publicity and promotion helping to support agriculture related activities are conducted primarily for the general membership with specific activity interest.

Pt IX · col B
03

General Membership Activities

To provide administrative and facility support services for approximate membership of 3,245.

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Illinois Agricultural AssociationFY2024$72K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$72K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

Download 990
from philanthropy.org
1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$375K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$185K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Money outPt IX
$264K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$713K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$238K
Total assetsLn 16$743K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$185K
Total revenueLn 12$375K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
SavingsLn 2$224K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$238K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$281K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$182K
Total assetsLn 16$743K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$713K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 650
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$148K$238K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$269K$281K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$180K$182K
Total assetsLn 16$617K$743K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$593K$713K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K
Information technologyLn 14$3K
OccupancyLn 16$4K
TravelLn 17$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K
InsuranceLn 23$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$77K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$264K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 7, 2025 $375K$264K$110K$713K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2024 $274K$259K$14K$593K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2023 $266K$260K$7K$568K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2022 $257K$232K$25K$559K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $231K$223K$8K$542K 990 PDF

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 $374,568 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,530$74,613
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $96,269$97,318
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,678$17,828
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $143,025$184,809
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $273,502$374,568
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $103,436$96,442
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $156,045$168,042
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $259,481$264,484
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,021$110,084
Part VI · Governance 21 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $374,568 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$74,613
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$74,613
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $94,998 · Unrelated business $2,320$97,318
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,828$17,828
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $96,065$96,065
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $40,962$40,962
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $47,782$47,782
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $94,998 · Unrelated business $50,102 · Excluded from tax $154,855$374,568
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $264,484 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$60,744
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$21,496
IX-9 Other employee benefits$8,269
IX-10 Payroll taxes$5,933
IX-11c Accounting fees$11,453
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$2,320
IX-13 Office expenses$7,332
IX-14 Information technology$2,575
IX-16 Occupancy$3,788
IX-17 Travel$2,209
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$13,820
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$4,237
IX-23 Insurance$5,255
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$76,649
IX-24e All other expenses$38,404
IX-25 Total functional expenses$264,484
Part X · Balance sheet $743,163 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,678$13,967
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $138,002$224,328
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,924$34,953
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,480$7,828
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $180,480$181,504
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $268,578$280,583
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $617,142$743,163
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,454$17,427
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,316$422
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,795$12,139
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,565$29,988
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $592,577$713,175
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $592,577$713,175
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $617,142$743,163
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $713,175 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$374,568
XI-2 Total expenses$264,484
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$110,084
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$592,577
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,514
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$713,175

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

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.