2025-11-11T10:54:04-05:00 2024-12-31 411562398 CARLSONSV LLP 505 HWY 169 N SUITE 100 PLYMOUTH MN 55441 990 2024-01-01 416041830 FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION FARM 6516391223 305 ROSELAWN AVE E SUITE 200 ST PAUL MN 55117 GARY WERTISH PRESIDENT 6512884065 2025-10-29 true false MATT GUYER CPA P00386499 7635429633 2025-10-29 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION GARY WERTISH 305 ROSELAWN AVENUE E ST PAUL MN 55117 2692943 false X MFU.ORG X 1956 MN TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE HISTORY OF FARMING AND THE ROLE OF FARM COOPERATIVES IN HELPING SOLVE PAST AND CURRENT ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE. 8 8 0 10 0 1214185 2553981 20430 20624 22768 67014 46336 51324 1303719 2692943 138604 0 0 0 0 759757 828220 759757 966824 543962 1726119 5804638 8343009 1603614 2415866 4201024 5927143 X THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE HISTORY OF FARMING AND THE ROLE OF FARM COOPERATIVES IN HELPING SOLVE PAST AND CURRENT ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE. false false 915327 138604 68855 THE MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION (MFU) FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED IN 1958, ADVANCES THE MISSION OF MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION BY PROMOTING EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE-RESILIENT FARMING, AND LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM STRENGTH. THROUGH PROGRAMMING THAT SPANS YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, AND CLIMATE INNOVATION, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS FARMERS, CONSUMERS, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS MINNESOTA. THE FOUNDATION HAS EXPANDED AGRICULTURAL LITERACY AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND INITIATIVES LIKE MINNESOTA COOKS, WHICH CONNECTS LOCAL FARMERS AND CHEFS WHILE SHOWCASING MINNESOTA-GROWN FOOD IN ITS ANNUAL CALENDAR. TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS, MFU CREATED THE MINNESOTA FOODSHED PLATFORM TO CONNECT PRODUCERS AND BUYERS AND PARTNERED WITH RIDGEWATER AND CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGES TO ESTABLISH MEAT CUTTING & BUTCHERY PROGRAMS. ONGOING EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A USDA-INSPECTED REGIONAL MEAT PROCESSING FACILITY IN STAPLES, MN AIMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND KEEP MORE VALUE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. MFU'S CLIMATE & WORKING LANDS PROGRAM HELPS FARMERS ADAPT TO AND MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION. INITIATIVES INCLUDE A GREEN AMMONIA PILOT CONVERTING WIND ENERGY INTO LOW-CARBON FERTILIZER, THE CO-OPS FOR CLIMATE GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTING FARMER-LED CLIMATE INITIATIVES, AND THE MINNESOTA WORKING GROUP FOR CLIMATE-SMART COMMODITIES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES PRACTICAL RESOURCES SUCH AS THE FARMERS' GUIDES TO CARBON MARKETS AND SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY, AND PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITIES AND AGENCIES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. FOR OVER EIGHT DECADES, MFU'S LEADERSHIP CAMP PROGRAM HAS EMPOWERED YOUTH AGES 8-18 WITH COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND AGRICULTURAL AWARENESS, PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNITY LEADERS. ACROSS ALL ITS INITIATIVES-FROM EDUCATION AND PROCESSING INFRASTRUCTURE TO CLIMATE ACTION-THE MFU FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO BUILD A FAIRER, MORE RESILIENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY THAT EMPOWERS FARMERS, ENGAGES YOUTH, AND SUSTAINS MINNESOTA'S RURAL COMMUNITIES. 915327 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 14 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true true false true false false false false false false MN X GARY WERTISH 6516391223 305 ROSELAWN AVENUE E ST PAUL MN 55117 GARY WERTISH PRESIDENT 0.30 39.70 X X 0 298125 9000 ANNE SCHWAGERL VICE PRESIDE 0.30 39.70 X X 0 82725 2490 MELISSA ROACH SECRETARY 0.30 1.00 X X 0 1325 0 TED WINTER VICE CHAIR 0.30 1.00 X X 0 800 0 CAROL ANDERSON CHAIR 0.30 1.00 X X 825 800 0 LINDA LARSON DIRECTOR 0.30 1.00 X 750 800 0 STEVE LINDER DIRECTOR 0.30 1.00 X 0 650 0 JOSH VANDERPOL DIRECTOR 0.30 1.00 X 825 800 0 2400 386025 11490 false true false 1324333 1229648 2553981 CAMP REGISTRATIONS 900099 20168 20168 MN COOKS 900099 456 456 20624 67014 67014 48231 48231 48231 48231 OTHER REVENUE 3093 3093 3093 2692943 71948 67014 X 138604 138604 10536 10071 465 21718 21718 544443 525400 19043 34363 33658 705 39131 33421 5710 19596 18469 1127 36276 35826 450 48053 45988 2065 61442 61442 11875 11875 OTHER EXPENSES 787 573 214 966824 915327 51497 0 3060194 3153891 50000 1189764 331097 411152 452612 126577 337910 326035 2025437 3262167 5804638 8343009 83242 243112 88620 110800 10683 609443 1421069 1452511 1603614 2415866 X 3813773 5355430 387251 571713 4201024 5927143 5804638 8343009 1726119 X false true X true false X 106366 795116 2812720 1214185 2553981 7482368 242321 258667 69610 58126 71948 700672 78038 34600 112638 348687 1053783 2960368 1306911 2625929 8295678 5105 601889 100000 155000 861994 70000 139456 631560 529164 692355 2062535 75105 741345 731560 529164 847355 2924529 5371149 1036 641 658 22768 67014 92117 1036 641 658 22768 67014 92117 349723 1054424 2961026 1329679 2692943 8387795 0.64040 0.48760 0.01000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 264775 264775 119375 74611 44764 29112 25079 4033 39350 26887 12463 326035 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 3262167 3262167 X 2692943 2692943 2692943 966824 966824 966824 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION AND FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION ARE ORGANIZED AS MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER IRC SECTION 501(A) AS ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 501(C)(5) - MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION AND IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) - FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION. EACH ENTITY IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE ENTITIES ARE SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSES. MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION FILES AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS TO REPORT ITS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. FARMERS UNION FOUNDATION DETERMINED THAT IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION SERVICE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED AS A MINNESOTA BUSINESS CORPORATION. INCOME TAXES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE ASSET AND LIABILITY METHOD. UNDER THIS METHOD, DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THE FUTURE TAX CONSEQUENCES ATTRIBUTABLE TO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT CARRYING AMOUNTS OF EXISTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE TAX-BASIS CARRYING AMOUNTS. DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ARE MEASURED USING ENACTED TAX RATES EXPECTED TO APPLY TO TAXABLE INCOME IN THE YEARS IN WHICH THOSE TEMPORARY DIFFERENCES ARE EXPECTED TO BE RECOVERED OR SETTLED. THE EFFECT ON DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF A CHANGE IN TAX RATES IS RECOGNIZED IN INCOME IN THE PERIOD IN WHICH THE ENACTMENT DATE OCCURS. THE DETERMINATION OF CURRENT AND DEFERRED INCOME TAXES IS A CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATE WHICH IS BASED ON COMPLEX ANALYSES OF MANY FACTORS INCLUDING INTERPRETATION OF FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX LAWS; THE EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS; DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TAX AND FINANCIAL REPORTING BASES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (TEMPORARY DIFFERENCES); ESTIMATES OF AMOUNTS DUE OR OWED, SUCH AS THE TIMING OF REVERSAL OF TEMPORARY DIFFERENCES; AND CURRENT FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT ESTIMATES AND INTERPRETATIONS USED IN DETERMINING INCOME TAX LIABILITIES WILL NOT BE CHALLENGED BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE ESTIMATES AND TAX LAW INTERPRETATIONS USED IN DETERMINING THE CURRENT AND DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES. true GET BENTZ FARM & SALT OF THE NORTH 30700 NORTHFIELD BLVD NORTHFIELD MN 55057 842121542 30000 CO-OPS FOR CLIMATE EAST CENTRAL LIVESTOCK 30000 CO-OPS FOR CLIMATE SUMMER KITCHEN COOPERATIVE 40422 ORIOLE AVE NORTH BRANCH MN 55056 932587875 30000 CO-OPS FOR CLIMATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE 445 MINNESOTA ST STE 1400 ST PAUL MN 55101 416007162 20000 ANTITRUST FELLOWSHIP FARMERS' LEGAL ACTION GROUP 6 WEST 5TH ST STE 650 ST PAUL MN 55102 363431212 15000 ANTITRUST FELLOWSHIP VARIOUS 5000 EACH 13604 2 3 X false false false false false false false false false GARY WERTISH PRESIDENT 298125 9000 307125 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION (MFU) FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED IN 1958, ADVANCES THE MISSION OF MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION BY PROMOTING EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE-RESILIENT FARMING, AND LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM STRENGTH. THROUGH PROGRAMMING THAT SPANS YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, AND CLIMATE INNOVATION, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS FARMERS, CONSUMERS, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS MINNESOTA. THE FOUNDATION HAS EXPANDED AGRICULTURAL LITERACY AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND INITIATIVES LIKE MINNESOTA COOKS, WHICH CONNECTS LOCAL FARMERS AND CHEFS WHILE SHOWCASING MINNESOTA-GROWN FOOD IN ITS ANNUAL CALENDAR. TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS, MFU CREATED THE MINNESOTA FOODSHED PLATFORM TO CONNECT PRODUCERS AND BUYERS AND PARTNERED WITH RIDGEWATER AND CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGES TO ESTABLISH MEAT CUTTING & BUTCHERY PROGRAMS. ONGOING EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A USDA-INSPECTED REGIONAL MEAT PROCESSING FACILITY IN STAPLES, MN AIMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS AND KEEP MORE VALUE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. MFU'S CLIMATE & WORKING LANDS PROGRAM HELPS FARMERS ADAPT TO AND MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION. INITIATIVES INCLUDE A GREEN AMMONIA PILOT CONVERTING WIND ENERGY INTO LOW-CARBON FERTILIZER, THE CO-OPS FOR CLIMATE GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTING FARMER-LED CLIMATE INITIATIVES, AND THE MINNESOTA WORKING GROUP FOR CLIMATE-SMART COMMODITIES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES PRACTICAL RESOURCES SUCH AS THE FARMERS' GUIDES TO CARBON MARKETS AND SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY, AND PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITIES AND AGENCIES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. FOR OVER EIGHT DECADES, MFU'S LEADERSHIP CAMP PROGRAM HAS EMPOWERED YOUTH AGES 8-18 WITH COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND AGRICULTURAL AWARENESS, PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMUNITY LEADERS. ACROSS ALL ITS INITIATIVES-FROM EDUCATION AND PROCESSING INFRASTRUCTURE TO CLIMATE ACTION-THE MFU FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO BUILD A FAIRER, MORE RESILIENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY THAT EMPOWERS FARMERS, ENGAGES YOUTH, AND SUSTAINS MINNESOTA'S RURAL COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PART VI TED WINTER, 27750 100TH STREET, FULDA, MN 56131 CAROL ANDERSON, 14235 115TH AVE, FOLEY, MN 56329 LINDA LARSON, 12485 BLANCA AVE, ROSEMOUNT, MN 55068 STEVE LINDER, 27721 160TH ST, OKLEE, MN 56742 JOSH VANDERPOL, 4077 110TH AVE NE, KERKHOVEN, MN 56252 GARY WERTISH, 26416 CTY RD 17, RENVILLE, MN 56284 ANNE SCHWAGERL, 88068 230TH STREET, BROWNS VALLEY, MN 56219 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 9 ANNE SCHWAGERL 305 ROSELAWN AVENUE E ST PAUL, MN 55117 MELISSA ROACH 305 ROSELAWN AVENEU E ST PAUL, MN 55117 TED WINTER 305 ROSELAWN AVENUE E ST PAUL, MN 55117 CAROL ANDERSON 305 ROSELAWN AVENUE E ST PAUL, MN 55117 LINDA LARSON 305 ROSELAWN AVENUE E ST PAUL, MN 55117 STEVE LINDER 305 ROSELAWN AVENUE E ST PAUL, MN 55117 JOSH VANDERPOL 305 ROSELAWN AVENUE E ST PAUL, MN 55117 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE INCOME TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE ACCOUNTANT AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE TAXPAYER'S MAIN OFFICE LOCATION. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED EMPLOYEES 315,679 17,718 0 CONTRACT SERVICES 209,721 1,325 0 TOTAL 525,400 19,043 0 MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION 305 ROSELAWN AVENUE EAST STE 205 ST PAUL MN 55112 410708297 MEMBERSHIP MN C5 N/A false GREEN VIEW INC 550 COUNTY ROAD D WEST ST PAUL MN 55112 410952629 GOVT CONTR MN C3 7 N/A false MN FARMERS UNION SERVICE CORP 8600 COUNTY ROAD D WEST ST PAUL MN 55112 411623047 INSURANCE MN N/A C CORP 13011377 false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION C 100000 CASH MINNESOTA FARMERS UNION O 333397 WAGES, TAXES AND BENEFITS