Santa Clara County Farm Bureau

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Morgan Hill, CA501(c)(5)Since 1933Mutual / membership EIN 94-1160921Revenue $171K in FY2025

On file with the IRS605 Tennant Ave Ste H, 95037-5529 · Morgan Hill, CATax-exempt since Oct 1944

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To work for solutions to the problems of the Farm and rural community by use of organized action. To represent, protect, and advance the social, economic and educational interests of the farmers of Santa Clara County.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $24K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $412K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$171K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$190K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$612K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$171K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$134K
FY2025$171K
Expenses
$190K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$203K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$171K
FY2025$190K
Net assets
$612K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$576K
FY2021$645K
FY2022$546K
FY2023$528K
FY2024$574K
FY2025$612K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1944.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $129K Management & general 14% · $26K Fundraising 18% · $35K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $65K 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
Executive Dir.
$64,831Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP/Treasurersecretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jess Brown$64,831$62,536$62,536$62,536$65,553$58,649

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for Santa Clara County farmers, protecting their interests and finding solutions for rural communities.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Regulatory issues--monitoring local, state, and national issues impacting agriculture, and reporting those issues to the farm bureau membership.

Pt IX · col B
02

Membership programs include those related to safety, rural health, agricultural education, and leadership development.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$171K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Money outPt IX
$190K
Ln 25
Programscol B$129K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$612K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$142K
Total assetsLn 16$612K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$171K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$142K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$142K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$412K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$58K
Total assetsLn 16$612K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$612K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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$170K$142K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$343K$412K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$574K$612K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$574K$612K
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$68K$51K$10K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$3K$659$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$5K$980$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$10K$2K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$7K$1K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$741$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$35K$23K$5K$8K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$408$722
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$23K$5K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$288$511
Total functional expensesLn 25$190K$129K$26K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $171K$190K−$19K$612K 990 PDF
FY2024 $134K$171K−$37K$574K 990 PDF
FY2023 $148K$192K−$44K$528K 990 PDF
FY2022 $172K$178K−$6K$546K 990 PDF
FY2021 $175K$203K−$28K$645K 990 PDF
FY2020 $189K$200K−$11K$576K 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 $171,321 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,292$43,651
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $51,069$57,931
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,121$24,330
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,699$45,409
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $134,181$171,321
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,201$72,821
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $100,771$117,031
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $170,972$189,852
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$36,791−$18,531
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $171,321 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$22,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,651
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$43,651
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $2,500 · Excluded from tax $55,431$57,931
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24,330$24,330
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $24,000$24,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$15,909
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,500$5,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,000 · Unrelated business $2,500 · Excluded from tax $85,261$171,321
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $189,852 across 31 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 staffPrograms $50,812 · Management $10,162 · Fundraising $6,775$67,749
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,246 · Management $659 · Fundraising $1,167$5,072
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,828 · Management $980 · Fundraising $1,735$7,543
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,253 · Management $2,083 · Fundraising $3,684$16,020
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,214 · Management $1,465 · Fundraising $2,593$11,272
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,645 · Management $741 · Fundraising $1,310$5,696
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,603 · Management $4,591 · Fundraising $8,123$35,317
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,010 · Management $408 · Fundraising $722$3,140
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,927 · Management $4,657 · Fundraising $8,238$35,822
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,422 · Management $288 · Fundraising $511$2,221
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $128,960 · Management $26,034 · Fundraising $34,858$189,852
Part X · Balance sheet $612,194 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $170,162$141,541
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,357$564
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $343,330$412,275
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $53,587$57,814
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $574,436$612,194
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $574,436$612,194
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $574,436$612,194
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $574,436$612,194
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $612,194 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$171,321
XI-2 Total expenses$189,852
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18,531
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$574,436
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$56,289
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$612,194

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