Nonprofit · EIN 42-0686470
IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Also known as WORTH COUNTY
Tax-exempt · NORTHWOOD, IA 50459
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $119,462 | $92,082 | $27,380 | $1,147,069 | $1,894 | $1,145,175 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $118,702 | $104,038 | $14,664 | $1,148,046 | $4,068 | $1,143,978 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,986
- Program service revenue
- $31,584
- Investment income
- $61,410
- Net rental income
- -$26
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,800
- Other revenue
- $15,482
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,750
- Benefits paid to members
- $3,457
- Other salaries and wages
- $35,983
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $39,602
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,275
- Travel
- $1,144
- Depreciation
- $962
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,148,046
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,147,069
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,894
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,145,175
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,189
- Publicly traded securities
- $53,232
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $149,999
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $995,176
- Gross receipts
- $135,828
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 130
- Year formed
- 1918
- State of legal domicile
- IA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA MORETZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| COURTNEY BARTZ | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARENA HENKLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RON DAVIDSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM NEEL | VOTING DELEGATE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM KRULL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARY VANVELDHUIZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CODY HENKLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AARON STEVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEITH BRAUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM CLAGETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TYLER TEMPUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KYLE WALLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEVIN BRAUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM ENDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN FABER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA MORETZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| COURTNEY BARTZ | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RON DAVIDSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARENA HENKLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM NEEL | VOTING DELEGATE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JIM KRULL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEITH BRAUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARY VANVELDHUIZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CODY HENKLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AARON STEVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TOM CLAGETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TYLER TEMPUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KYLE WALLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEVIN BRAUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM ENDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUSTIN FABER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 601 CENTRAL AVE, NORTHWOOD, IA 50459-1515
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MELISSA MORETZ, 601 CENTRAL AVENUE, NORTHWOOD, IA 504591515
- Signed the 990
- RONALD DAVIDSON, TREASURER
- Phone
- (641) 324-1472
- Return prepared by
- GARDINER COMPANY PC
Mission
TO CREATE A VIBRANT FUTURE FOR AGRICULTURE, FARM FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM: THE MAIN FOCUS OF WORTH COUNTY FARM BUREAU AND THE DIRECTION OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS BEEN THE SPREAD OF AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM. THIS HAPPENS IN MANY FORMS; ONE IS THE DONATIONS TO THE COUNTY'S THREE FFA CLUBS AND STARTING UP A FOURTH OVER THE NEXT YEAR. ANOTHER FORM IS THE COUNTY'S SUPPORT OF NORTH CENTRAL IOWA AG IN THE CLASSROOM (NCIAITC) AND ITS MEMBERSHIP DUES. NCIAITC TEACHES TO EVERY ELEMENTARY STUDENT IN THE COUNTY ABOUT HOW AGRICULTURE AFFECTS THEIR LIVES. THE OTHER AVENUE THAT THE COUNTY FARM BUREAU USES IS ITS AG FAIR. THE AG FAIR IS FOR ALL 300+ 4TH GRADERS IN THE COUNTY.
- RELATIONS/COMMUNITY OUTREACH: AS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THE WORTH COUNTY FARM BUREAU SERVES ITS MEMBERSHIP AND IT'S COMMUNITY BY PUTTING ON MANY EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE COUNTY HOSTED TWO EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS RELATED TO AGRICULTURE AND HELD A PICNIC AT THE COUNTY FAIR AS APPRECIATION TO THE MEMBERSHIP IN CONJUNCTION TO A CAN DRIVE FOR THE LOCAL FOOD BANK.
- POLICY: AS A POLICY ORGANIZATION THE COUNTY FARM BUREAU HOSTS MANY INFORMATIONAL EVENTS TO FORM ITS COUNTY POLICY AND TO BRING THEIR POLICY TO THE AWARENESS OF MANY LOCAL, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS. THE COUNTY HOSTS ITS BUSINESS ANNUAL MEETING TO SOLIDIFY ITS POLICY AND HOSTS MANY MEET AND GREATS WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS.
- THE COMPANY HAS VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT ARE AIMED AT PROVIDING INFORMATION TO MEMBERS ON CURRENT AGRICULTURAL ISSUES THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, MEETINGS, ETC. 678 MEMBERS WERE BENEFITTED IN THIS MANNER DURING 2024.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 42-0686470
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1945
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0626: IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,147,069
- Income (IRS master file)
- $135,828
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $119,462 | $92,082 | $1,147,069 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $118,702 | $104,038 | $1,148,046 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,085,384 | $105,281 | $1,153,785 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 42-0686470).
Questions about IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
- What is the EIN of IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION is 42-0686470.
- Is IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1945.
- Are donations to IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MELISSA MORETZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does IOWA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $119,462, expenses of $92,082 and total assets of $1,147,069 at year end.
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