Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | EDUCATION 55,316 Sponsored a local Farm Bureau leader to attend the Ag Leaders Institute. Another local farmer attended the American Farm Bureau Annual Convention which included educational tours and sessions. A Pizz-A-Thon program, which is a farm to plate learning program for students, was supported. The Education Outreach Program of the Linn County Farm Bureau organized a two day workshop for local educators and teachers to provide lessons and resources they could incorporate into their classroom curriculum. This was converted to a virtual online format with good participation. The Education Outreach Program Coordinator and Intern provided lesson plans for students and teachers to incorporate agriculture into the classrooms, including community outreach throughout the summer, through their webpage and Facebook page. A LEGO League team was supported as they researched and competed with a RAD Farm project. These were a group of middle school students. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b | PUBLIC RELATIONS 5,696 Supported high school state tournament teams from Linn County with footballs, basketballs, softballs, soccer balls, and volleyballs for team members and coaches. FB commemorative memorabilia was made available and presented to the athletes. Communicated with high school counselors, parents, and students to promote scholarship opportunities through Farm Bureau. Three local students were awarded scholarships totaling 3,000. Promoted and supported the county fair, a virtual event for 2020, with online activities for the community to participate in that were related to agriculture. We support 4-H and FFA activities with awards to support and recognize their community service activities. Held a National Beef and Dairy Month promotion with the local Cattlemen and Fareway stores. This was promoted heavily on social media and the FB membership publication. Packages of steaks were given away, along with a dairy bundle, to consumers throughout the month. Donated to the local food bank with a Feed the Need promotion when the pandemic began. Contributed to local FFA Chapter promotions that helped food insecure families at Thanksgiving to provide a meal. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c | POLICY DEVELOPMENT 295 Communicated with elected local, state, and national officials to discuss issues of importance to agriculture. Held a meeting with our state legislators to discuss Farm Bureau views on current issues affecting agriculture and rural communities before the start of the new session. Responded to call-to-action email requests to influence state decision makers to remove mental health funding from property taxes. Provided to FB members with, and encouraged them to complete, an annual survey with questions regarding local, state, and national issues that affect agriculture and rural communities, to assist in the development of Farm Bureau policy. Many farmer members participated in this process. Policy Development committee wrote policy based on the survey results. Provided support to a neighboring county with their involvement in developing zoning ordinances that affected their rural area. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | The Company has various programs that are aimed at providing information to members on current agricultural issues through newsletters, meetings, etc. 6,043 members were benefitted in this manner during 2020. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | Any person may be a Farm Bureau member. All Farm Bureau members have the same vote and access to member benefits. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | The organizations members elect the Board of Directors. In order to hold an officer position within Farm Bureau, the member must be actively engaged in farming, which must be their primary interest. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b | Decisions of the governing body subject to approval by members include setting annual membership dues and nominating voting delegates to the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | After the organizations CPA firm prepares the documentation and return, management reviews the documents and presents the return to all members of the governing body. Following final approval, the return is signed by an officer and submitted to the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | On an annual basis, the organization requires the governing body and key employees to sign a conflicts of interest policy certification stating that they have received, read and agree to comply with the provisions set forth in the organizations conflicts of interest policy. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | The organization does not make its governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, or financial statements available for public inspection. Pursuant to state law, some documents may be available to members. |
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