Nonprofit · EIN 74-1176610
FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU
Tax-exempt · LA GRANGE, TX 78945
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990-EZ | $123,874 | $111,186 | $12,688 | $233,347 | $2,019 | $231,328 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990-EZ | $195,560 | $190,294 | $5,266 | $218,680 | $40 | $218,640 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $298,731 | $287,464 | $11,267 | $213,374 | $0 | $213,374 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,700
- Membership dues
- $86,791
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $30,543
- Other revenue
- $1,840
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $13,120
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $1,560
- Occupancy
- $33,829
- Printing, publications and postage
- $872
- Other expenses
- $61,805
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $218,680
- Total assets, end of year
- $233,347
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,019
- Net assets, end of year
- $231,328
- Cash, savings and investments
- $158,000
- Land and buildings
- $74,684
- Gross receipts
- $123,874
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-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEMAE HIGGS | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN HARKER | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY MCDANIEL | SEC TREAS | 2 | $0 |
| HALEE NEISER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA CHOVANEC | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| GLEN ROSCHER | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| MATTHEW JOOST | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DITTRICH | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY MATTHIJETZ | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH FISHER | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| WALLACE BROWN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC BATCHELDER | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID LEHMANN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK BOETTCHER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| WAYNE KAPPLER | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WENDY MCDANIEL | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| LEMAE HIGGS | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DITTRICH | SEC TREAS | 1 | $0 |
| EUGENE NIEMEYER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA CHOVANEC | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| GLEN ROSCHER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| DONNIE DIPEL | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN HARKER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY MATTHIJETZ | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH FISHER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| WALLACE BROWN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC BATCHELDER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID LEHMANN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK BOETTCHER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE KAPPLER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WENDY MCDANIEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LEMAE HIGGS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DITTRICH | SEC TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EUGENE NIEMEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN BOETTCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE KAPPLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID LEHMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALLACE BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LLOYD BRUNNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLEN ROSCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFERY GAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC BATCHELDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA CHOVANEC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN HARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNIE DIPPEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 338, LA GRANGE, TX 78945-0338
- Signed the 990-EZ
- STEVEN HARKER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (979) 968-5889
- Return prepared by
- Texas Farm Bureau
Mission
PROMOTING AGRICULTURE
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE O
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- NATIONAL AFFAIRS MEETINGS- County Farm Bureau Directors attended meetings with national legislators as well as state legislators to explain how laws and regulations impact agriculture and rural areas. YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW/FAIR- Contributed to local youth livestock show/fair. Purposes of the show are to promote responsibility, leadership skills and interest in raising farm animals for area youth. STATE MEETINGS- Volunteer Directors of the County Farm Bureau attended meetings sponsored by Texas Farm Bureau, including its annual state convention. At these meetings, various agricultural issues are discussed with similar local volunteers from other county farm bureaus across the state. At the Texas Farm Bureau annual convention, local county farm bureau leaders from all over Texas voted on agricultural issues that these volunteers would like Texas Farm Bureau and the volunteers to pursue on a statewide level in the upcoming year. AMERCIAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION (AFBF)ANNUAL MEETING- Volunteer director(s) attended (or will attend) the annual AFBF meeting with local Farm Bureau members from across the nation to participate in discussions and hear presentations on various agricultural issues affecting farmers and ranchers nationwide. Also, various delegates at the meeting make decisions on various AFBF policies. STUDENT SUCCESS SERIES- ADDITIONCFBs recruited and sponsored students to participate in this program. The overall program provided students in 8th through 12th grade opportunities to learn more about Texas agriculture, government, leadership, networking, and personal professionalism.AL- Members of the County Farm Bureau are also members of Texas Farm Bureau, a statewide agricultural organization (exempt under 501 (c)(5)) that works for the betterment of agriculture and coordinates programs on a statewide basis. Members of the County Farm Bureau are also members of the American Farm Bureau, a national agricultural organization that also works for the betterment of agriculture. County Farm Bureau volunteers also help organize their members into separate agricultural commodity interests and participate in matters dealing with legislation that affects agriculture.
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-1176610
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1953
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $233,347
- Income (IRS master file)
- $123,874
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | September 2025 | $123,874 | $111,186 | $233,347 | XML |
| 990-EZ | September 2024 | $195,560 | $190,294 | $218,680 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $298,731 | $287,464 | $213,374 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $277,150 | $300,022 | $209,030 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 74-1176610).
Questions about FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU
- What is the EIN of FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU is 74-1176610.
- Is FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1953.
- Are donations to FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU 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 FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended September 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FAYETTE COUNTY FARM BUREAU have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $123,874, expenses of $111,186 and total assets of $233,347 at year end.
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