2025-11-12T08:10:45-08:00 2024-12-31 420331840 Iowa Farm Bureau Federation 5400 University Ave West Des Moines IA 50266 990 2024-01-01 420681035 Iowa Farm Bureau Federation IOWA 5632451690 24542 Hwy 13 PO Box 309 Elkader IA 52043 Ben Wikner President 5632451690 2025-10-21 true true Timothy Bigley P03143640 5152255400 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Clayton County Farm Bureau Ben Wikner 24542 Hwy 13 PO Box 309 Elkader IA 52043 210819 false 0626 X N/A X 1918 IA To create a vibrant future for agriculture, farm families and their communities. 16 16 1 28 0 0 22695 18353 72720 71080 36080 58755 29425 38478 160920 186666 6464 6496 0 44575 47055 0 0 89779 77335 140818 130886 20102 55780 1450238 1518073 6788 4985 1443450 1513088 X To create a vibrant future for agriculture, farm families and their communities. false false See Schedule O. See Schedule O. See Schedule O. false true false true false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false false X 16 16 true false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true false false false X Ben Wikner President 5632451690 24542 Highway 13 PO Box 309 Elkader IA 52043 Ben Wikner President 2.50 X X 0 0 30 Geordan Hanson Vice President 2.50 X X 0 0 25 Margo Firedlein Secretary 2.50 X X 0 0 30 Emily Oberbroeckling Former Secretary (10/24) 2.50 X X 0 0 0 Erling Bilden Voting Delegate 2.50 X X 0 0 35 Amy Echard Director 1.50 X 0 0 0 Lisa Donlon Director 1.50 X 0 0 25 Tim Donlon Director 1.50 X 0 0 30 Brandon Friedlein Director 1.50 X 0 0 40 Joseph Hamann Director (11/24) 1.50 X 0 0 0 Travis Johnson Director 1.50 X 0 0 35 David Larson Director 1.50 X 0 0 0 Holly Loan Director 1.50 X 0 0 35 Erik Oberbroeckling Director 1.50 X 0 0 25 Aaron Schroeder Director 1.50 X 0 0 0 Les Simons Director 1.50 X 0 0 30 Kayleigh White Director (11/24) 1.50 X 0 0 35 Richard Bente Former Director (10/24) 1.50 X 0 0 0 David Kraus Former Director (10/24) 1.50 X 0 0 0 Rodney Swales Former Director (10/24) 1.50 X 0 0 30 Amos Troester Former Director (10/24) 1.50 X 0 0 0 Tina Troester Former Director (10/24) 1.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 405 false false false 18353 18353 Membership dues 813910 71080 0 0 71080 36054 0 36054 35844 24153 11691 11691 11691 22701 0 22701 22701 0 0 22701 Expense recoveries 900099 26787 26787 0 0 26787 186666 97867 0 70446 2296 0 4200 0 405 0 0 0 43221 0 0 0 81 0 0 0 3348 0 0 0 1777 0 0 0 2027 0 0 0 5325 0 0 0 10921 0 0 0 4838 0 0 0 5545 0 0 0 39094 0 0 0 221 0 0 0 1104 0 0 0 Dues and subscriptions 4132 0 0 0 Membership acquisition 338 0 0 0 Other program services 1422 0 0 0 Repairs and maintenance 551 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 130886 0 0 0 50 50 44904 67491 8097 8815 274308 233072 42732 41236 246009 287244 1108446 1113237 1450238 1518073 6788 4985 6788 4985 X 1443450 1513088 1443450 1513088 1450238 1518073 55780 13858 X false false false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true false false Other Part III-A, Line 1. 90% of dues came from persons, families, or entities who paid annual dues of $140 or less in 2024. See Rev. Proc. 2023-34. 1035200 55670 25215 161 1065494 1006715 53223 24600 138 1035200 0 995176 11539 1006715 1.00000 false false 0 8000 8000 248758 216134 32624 17550 16938 612 41236 FBL Deferred Annuity Investment 118061 F CFBRDT, LLC 995176 C 1113237 Pt V, Line 4 The Board designated funds are invested in a diversified portfolio that will provide a source of investment income to support the Organizations programs on a long-term basis. Pt VI, Line 6 The organization has members. Any person may be a county Farm Bureau member. All county Farm Bureau members have voting rights and the same access to member benefits. Pt VI, Line 7a The organizations members elect the Board of Directors. Pt VI, Line 7b Certain rights are reserved to members of the organization, including: 1) elect the Board of Directors, including the voting delegate to the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, 2) adopt amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, and 3) adopt amendments to those bylaws designated as member bylaws. Pt VI, Line 11b Management reviews the documents and presents the return to all members of the governing body. Following final board approval, the return is signed by an officer and submitted to the IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c On an annual basis, all officers, directors, and key employees are required to sign a statement which affirms that they have: 1) received a copy of the conflict of interest policy, 2) read and understood the policy, 3) agreed to comply with the policy, 4) understand that the Organization is tax-exempt and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish its tax-exempt purpose. A sub-committee, comprised of non-conflicted Board of Directors, annually receives all conflict of interest information, reviews, and determines if there are conflicts of interest. The committee then reports its findings back to the Board. Pt VI, Line 19 The Organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available for public inspection. Pursuant to state law, some documents may be available to members. Other Part III, Line 4a - Ag Education - Clayton County Farm Bureau supports the wages of an Outreach Coordinator. Their main role is to provide agriculture education to area school districts. There were 18 different lessons provided, impacting 95 teachers and 1,987 students in Clayton County. Lessons included information about plant cycles, livestock, biology, and more. The most popular program was chick-hatching in classrooms. Students learned the life cycle and biology involved with chick-hatching. Other Part III, Line 4b - Agricultural Promotions - The Clayton County Farm Bureau sponsors local athletic events. At these events, athletes are given real meat, cheese, and milk, and information on why fueling their bodies with real food as an athlete is important. Other Part III, Line 4c - Policy Development - Clayton County Farm Bureau met with state and national legislators to discuss issues of importance and issues affecting agriculture. They met with the County Supervisors to discuss issues affecting members and the community. Clayton County Farm Bureau developed an opinionnaire survey for our members to acquire input on local as well as national issues of importance. Once the results were collected, the issues were discussed, and once approved, policy was adopted. Pt VI, Line 2 Brandon Friedlein and Margo Friedlein have a family relationship. Erik Oberbroeckling and Emily Oberbroeckling have a family relationship. Tim Donlon and Lisa Donlon have a family relationship. Tina Troester and Amos Troester have a family relationship.