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Smyth County Farm Bureau

Not tax-deductible

Marion, VA501(c)(5)EIN 54-0632715Revenue $104K in FY2025

On file with the IRS354 S Main St, 24354-2410 · Marion, VATax-exempt since Mar 1958

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An organization of persons interested in agriculture and the betterment of agricultural education, economic opportunity, and social advancement.

Run by 12 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $493 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Cash reserves
44 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 43.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$29K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$104K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$97K
Net assets
$547K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$104K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$98K
FY2022$98K
FY2023$105K
FY2024$108K
FY2025$104K
Expenses
$97K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$99K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$109K
FY2024$109K
FY2025$97K
Net assets
$547K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$558K
FY2021$558K
FY2022$545K
FY2023$541K
FY2024$540K
FY2025$547K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1958.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Douglas Armstrong
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Archie Atwell
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Robinson
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bobby Combs
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Will Barker
Young Farmers Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sarah Gillespie
Women's Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes agricultural education, economic opportunity, and social advancement for those involved in farming.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Commodities-working with specially trained virginia farm bureau employees to solve common problems of commodity groups within our membership.

Pt IX · col B
02

Public affairs- we provide information to members regarding common problems affected by local, state, and federal legislation.

Pt IX · col B
03

Communications-distribution of information to members of the organization via newsletters.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$104K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$500
Money outPt IX
$97K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$547K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$354K
Total assetsLn 16$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$500
Total revenueLn 12$104K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
SavingsLn 2$293K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$354K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$220K
Total assetsLn 16$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$547K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
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$315K$354K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$238K$220K
Total assetsLn 16$563K$576K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$540K$547K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$700
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K
InsuranceLn 23$489
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K
Total functional expensesLn 25$97K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $104K$97K$7K$547K 990 PDF
FY2024 $108K$109K−$1K$540K 990 PDF
FY2023 $105K$109K−$4K$541K 990 PDF
FY2022 $98K$111K−$13K$545K 990 PDF
FY2021 $98K$99K−$759$558K 990 PDF
FY2020 $98K$83K$15K$558K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $104,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $93,867$91,807
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,068$11,693
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $107,935$104,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,054$4,225
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $1,663$1,614
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $97,692$90,995
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $109,409$96,834
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,474$7,166
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $104,000 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $91,807$91,807
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11,693$11,693
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $500$500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $104,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$104,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $96,834 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$3,525
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$700
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$1,614
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$1,954
IX-13 Office expenses$2,981
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$19,354
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$18,281
IX-23 Insurance$489
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$47,936
IX-25 Total functional expenses$96,834
Part X · Balance sheet $576,155 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,585$60,868
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $281,256$292,995
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,387$2,101
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $238,472$220,191
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $562,700$576,155
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,194$1,366
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $21,898$28,015
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,092$29,381
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $539,608$546,774
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $562,700$576,155
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $546,774 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$104,000
XI-2 Total expenses$96,834
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,166
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$539,608
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$546,774

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

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