Effingham County Farm Bureau

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Effingham, IL501(c)(5)Since 1918Food & Agriculture EIN 37-0259480Revenue $578K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 569, 62401-0569 · Effingham, ILTax-exempt since Jul 1943

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To improve the economic well-being of agriculture and enrich the quality of farm families in Effingham County, IL

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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FY2025 · 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.
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $97K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$578K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$331K
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$578K
FY2025▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$299K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$336K
FY2023$339K
FY2024$422K
FY2025$578K
Expenses
$331K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$323K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$331K
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1943.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Doug McCain’s $300 as Director is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1172 $100K–1M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Thoele$300$360$450
Kent Mellendorf$270$330$420
David Lagerhausen$270$360$390
Doug McCain$300$360$360
Troy Latch$270$300$330
Mark Goldstein$210$240$330
Tom Roepke$240$210$300
John Beckman$210$240$210

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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  • 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 families' economic well-being and quality of life in Effingham County.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Through meetings, programs and presentations agriculture related information was shared and the economic well-being and quality of farm families in Effingham County, Illinois was enhanced.

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$578K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$246K
Other incomeLn 4–11$184K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Money outPt IX
$331K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$334K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$147K
Investment incomeLn 3$246K
Other incomeLn 4–11$184K
Gains on assetsLn 7$152K
Total revenueLn 12$578K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$136K
SavingsLn 2$198K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$334K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$99K
Other assetsLn 15$898
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$294K$334K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$109K$99K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$170K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K
Office expensesLn 13$14K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K
TravelLn 17$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$331K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $578K$331K$247K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $422K$322K$100K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $339K$323K$16K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $336K$264K$72K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $346K$261K$85K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $299K$237K$63K$1.7M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $577,652 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $112,804$147,030
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $115,638$246,485
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $193,065$184,137
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $421,507$577,652
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $194,527$204,665
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,372$126,063
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $321,899$330,728
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $99,608$246,924
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $577,652 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,994 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$71,830
VIII-1d Related organizations$50,399
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,801
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$147,030
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $94,975$94,975
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $123,925$123,925
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$151,510
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$56,218
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $123,925 · Unrelated business $3,994 · Excluded from tax $94,975$577,652
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $330,728 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$8,360
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$169,926
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$14,208
IX-10 Payroll taxes$12,171
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$16,039
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$16,412
IX-13 Office expenses$13,553
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$14,513
IX-17 Travel$2,962
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$12,088
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$9,367
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$41,129
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expenses$330,728
Part X · Balance sheet $2,098,882 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,515$136,132
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $197,650$197,650
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $26,228$26,720
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,083$2,591
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,462$9,413
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $108,723$99,356
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,457,612$1,626,122
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $897$898
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,899,170$2,098,882
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,625$21,243
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $760$566
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,385$21,809
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,882,785$2,077,073
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,882,785$2,077,073
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,899,170$2,098,882
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,077,073 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$577,652
XI-2 Total expenses$330,728
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$246,924
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,882,785
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$52,636
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,077,073

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