2026-01-12T19:14:47-05:00 2025-08-31 474235524 David Offord CPA PLC 422 State Street Saint Joseph MI 49085 990EZ 2024-09-01 381370406 Muskegon County Farm Bureau % Jennifer Mendham MUSK 2317370567 1715 N Getty St Muskegon MI 494452619 JENNIFER MENDHAM SecretaryTreasurer 2317370567 2026-01-09 true true DAVID H OFFORD CPA P00691832 2699835566 2026-01-12 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X https://michfb.com/muskegon X X 133055 X 6387 76840 5701 44127 133055 45159 4800 38704 88663 44392 259037 303429 259037 303429 0 0 0 0 259037 303429 0 0 259037 303429 X See Schedule O See Schedule O 0 See Schedule O 0 See Schedule O 0 Mark Arends President 2.00 500 0 0 Wayne Klein Vice President 2.00 375 0 0 Camille Weaver Third Member 1.00 350 0 0 Mikayla VanBoven Membership Captain 1.00 225 0 0 Reese Watson Young Farmer Chair 1.00 0 0 0 Amy Gerwig Director 1.00 275 0 0 Scott Vanens Director 1.00 25 0 0 Gail Sikkenga Director 1.00 200 0 0 Maureen Spoelman Director 1.00 325 0 0 Jennifer Mendham SecretaryTreasurer 40.00 42884 0 0 false false true true false false false false false Jennifer Mendham 1715 N Getty St Muskegon MI 494452619 2317370567 false false false false false false false false Description of other revenue Part I line 8 Description AmountBCBSM Service Fees 39,346Farm Bureau Insurance Sponsorship 4,781 Description of other expenses Part I line 16 Description AmountAccounting Support 2,240Telephone and Internet 2,093Office Supplies 1,492Insurance 650Promotional Expenses 4,494Organizational Expenses 11,852Program Expenses 12,235Form 990-T Tax Payments 3,648 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.