Indiana Farm Bureau St Joseph County Farm Bureau Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
350845580
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
South Bend, IN, USA
Phone
3176927851
Rating confidence
Limited

Reported finances

Revenue
$87,228
Expenses
$58,100
Assets
$1,737,570
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SUE KEMBLE (PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD LICHTENBARGER (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • SUE KEMBLE (PRESIDENT): $2,000 total reported compensation
  • BETHANY HOLMGREN (CEOC): $2,000 total reported compensation
  • RICHARD LICHTENBARGER (VICE PRESIDENT): $1,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Represent the farmer's voice on issues related to agriculture, educate the consumer andpromote farm products, keep members abreast of policies and new developments.

What it reported doing in 2024

St. Joseph county farm bureau, inc. Promotes agricultural education by hosting a booth at ag days. The booth provides information about farm products in their raw state and what those products are made into. We have grains for people to see and touch and food products that are made from those grains. There is also information on farm safety. Volunteers are able to interact with the public and educate them about agriculture and where their food comes from. Over three days, over 4,000 members of the general public attend ag days.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 68
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 84.6%; rating input score 85; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 33.4%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 29.91; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.4%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -25% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 22 of 26 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $2K · 26 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 14 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.