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Merced County Farm Bureau FY2020 filing

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Merced, CA501(c)(5)Mutual / membership EIN 94-1189709Revenue $321K in FY2020

On file with the IRSmercedfarmbureau.org646 S State Highway 59, 95341-6928 · Merced, CATax-exempt since Oct 1948

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To improve the ability of farmers and ranchers to pursue the profession of agriculture.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$66K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $81K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $819K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 17.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$62K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$321K
Spent
$261K
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$321K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$321K
FY2021$552K
FY2022$454K
FY2023$392K
FY2024$483K
FY2025$592K
Expenses
$261K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$375K
FY2022$371K
FY2023$396K
FY2024$495K
FY2025$413K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending October 2020) · 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 Oct 1948.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Breanne Ramos
Executive Director
$66,441Pt VII · Sec A
David Barroso
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Sansoni
1st Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alan Sano
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gino Pedretti III
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Maiorino
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Breanne Vandenberg$73,195$67,085—
Breanne Ramos——$66,441

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering farmers and ranchers to succeed in their agricultural careers.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Service organization working towards solutions for farm problems and furthering the development of agriculture in merced county, california

Pt IX · col B
02

Grants to organizations, students and educators in support of agriculture.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $48K · 2019–2024
Merced County Farm Bureau Scholarship and Education FundCA · FY2024$20,000
25 Community OrganizationsFY2023$13,702
25 Community OrganizationsFY2022$6,795
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$5,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$321K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$195K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$261K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$382K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$195K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Gains on assetsLn 7$51
Total revenueLn 12$321K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$137K
SavingsLn 2$245K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$382K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$819K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$212K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$306K$382K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$765K$819K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$223K$212K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$77K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$69K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$928
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$150
Advertising and promotionLn 12$109
Office expensesLn 13$13K
Information technologyLn 14$379
OccupancyLn 16$25K
TravelLn 17$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$261K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $592K$413K$180K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $483K$495K−$11K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $392K$396K−$4K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $454K$371K$83K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $552K$375K$177K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $321K$261K$60K$1.4M 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
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Part I · Summary $320,982 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $34,836$4,607
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $202,318$195,443
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,634$34,019
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $78,034$86,913
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $343,822$320,982
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,301$10,993
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $161,370$162,456
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,925$87,401
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $287,596$260,850
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,226$60,132
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $320,982 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,401 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,607
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,607
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $185,672 · Unrelated business $5,370$191,042
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $33,968$33,968
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $59,098$59,098
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $51$51
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $27,815$27,815
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $190,073 · Unrelated business $33,185 · Excluded from tax $93,117$320,982
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $260,850 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$5,493
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$5,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$76,838
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$69,133
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$928
IX-9 Other employee benefits$3,600
IX-10 Payroll taxes$11,957
IX-11c Accounting fees$8,719
IX-11f Investment management fees$150
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$109
IX-13 Office expenses$12,671
IX-14 Information technology$379
IX-16 Occupancy$25,276
IX-17 Travel$1,119
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$12,243
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$9,660
IX-23 Insurance$6,998
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$10,077
IX-25 Total functional expenses$260,850
Part X · Balance sheet $1,433,499 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $99,399$136,625
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $206,784$244,937
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,162$8,350
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,911$12,261
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $222,579$212,018
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $764,589$819,308
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,316,424$1,433,499
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,861$17,949
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $23,580$44,430
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,441$62,379
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,053,213$1,138,010
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $222,770$233,110
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,275,983$1,371,120
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,316,424$1,433,499
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,371,120 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$320,982
XI-2 Total expenses$260,850
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,132
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,275,983
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$35,003
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,371,120

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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