Russell County Farmers Federation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237338789
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Eufaula, AL, USA
Phone
3346141553
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$81,815
Expenses
$44,916
Assets
$915,953
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BECKY MARTIN (PRESIDENT)
  • JOANN LANEY (V. PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • TRACI W BRYANT (TREASURER): $2,400 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Promote and improve agriculture in russell county, Alabama

What it reported doing in 2025

Promote and improve agriculture in russell county, Alabama.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 75% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 20
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 13.7%; rating input score 14
  • Program expense ratio: 36.2%; rating input score 36
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 45.1%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 20.39; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.3%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 13.7% of revenue deployed · 36.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $16K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $2K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 14/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.