2024-12-16T14:21:29-05:00 2024-08-31 474235524 David Offord CPA PLC 422 State Street Saint Joseph MI 49085 990EZ 2023-09-01 381367256 Eaton County Farm Bureau EATO 430 State St Charlotte MI 48813 Allison Buckley SecretaryTreas 5175435567 2024-12-15 true true David H Offord CPA P00691832 2699835566 2024-12-16 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X https://eaton.michfb.com/ X X 117304 X 76646 16945 23713 117304 51866 425 7200 568 39596 99655 17649 468745 486394 X 463445 482229 0 0 5300 4165 468745 486394 0 0 468745 486394 X See Schedule O See Schedule O See Schedule O See Schedule O Brett Roberts President 2.00 0 0 0 Katelyn Thompson Vice President 2.00 0 0 0 Randy Carpenter Third Member 2.00 0 0 0 Lynn Stanke Director 1.00 0 0 0 Henry Pray Director 1.00 0 0 0 Anne Pease Director 1.00 0 0 0 Kirsten Langmaack Director 1.00 0 0 0 Bill Chase Director 1.00 0 0 0 Sinda Venton Director 1.00 0 0 0 Claire Dewey Young Farmer Rep 1.00 0 0 0 Kylie Thompson Promotion & Education Rep 1.00 0 0 0 Allison Buckley SecretaryTreasurer 35.00 51866 0 0 Martin Fabrik Director 1.00 0 0 0 Travis Sperry Director 1.00 0 0 0 Dan Winslow Director 1.00 0 0 0 false false true true false false false false false Allison Buckley 430 State St Charlotte MI 48813 5175435567 false false false false false false false false Description of other revenue Part I line 8 Description AmountBCBSM Service Fees 17,072Farm Bureau Insurance Sponsorship 4,389Form 990-T Tax Refund 1,250Miscellaneous Income and Refunds 1,002 Description of other expenses Part I line 16 Description AmountAccounting Support 2,175Office Supplies 428Insurance 279Promotional Expenses 13,418Organizational Expenses 7,559Program Expenses 14,347Business Charges 144Form 990-T Tax Payments 1,246 Description of other assets Part II line 24 Category Beginning of Year End of YearEquipment, net 5,300 4,165 Part III response or note to any other line in Part III Form 990-EZ, Part III Organizations Primary Exempt PurposeFarm Bureau is a free independent, non-governmental, voluntary organization of farm families united for the purpose of analyzing their problems and formulating action to achieve educational improvement, economic opportunity, and social advancement and thereby promote national welfare. Farm Bureau is local, statewide, national and international in its scope and influence and is non-partisan, non-sectarian, and non-secret in character. Form 990-EZ, Part III Program Service AccomplishmentsPublic Policy Using grass roots philosophy, volunteer members formulate current and emerging agricultural issues into areas of interest. Membership with a unified voice, provides direction to the state organization. The statewide organization then develops a local, state and national level strategy.Promotion and Education Education about the agricultural industry are offered to hundreds in the general public with events such as Breakfast on the Farm and to 4-H clubs, FFA chapters, schools and civic groups.Young Farmers Education and leadership skill development programs for current local agricultural leaders within the ages of 18 to 35; and offers social events and encourages involvement to develop future leaders.