Winnebago-boone Farm Bureau

Nonprofit profile at a glance

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

17 people listed

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

Be the voice, resource, and advocate for farm families and agriculture, while promoting stewardship for today and future generations.

Agriculture in the classroom/consumer education (including ag promotions, fairs, ffa, extension, & 4-h)

Revenue model: Other-operating. 70% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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 available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 15th percentile among comparable filings
Pay-setting controls: Limited
Foreign activity oversight: Limited
Grant itemization coverage: 68.9%; rating input score 69; 36th percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Related-party transparency: Limited

Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Operating margin: -12.3%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.04; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
Officer compensation ratio: 13.7%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Program expense growth: Limited
Revenue growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
Leadership: top reported pay $90K · 17 people listed
Consistency: 14 of 15 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
Filing history: 12 filing years from 2014 to 2025
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Money network: 17 filed money-flow records
Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
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.

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

High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.