Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4 | MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS MY INDIANA HOME IS A 36-PAGE MAGAZINE PUBLISHED QUARTERLY AND MAILED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 260,000. EDITORIAL CONTENT STRIVES TO INFORM MEMBERS ABOUT THE FOOD THEY EAT, THE FARMERS WHO GROW IT AND INDIANA'S UNIQUE RURAL LIFESTYLE. THE HOOSIER FARMER IS AN EIGHT-PAGE TABLOID MAILED TO NEARLY 65,000 MEMBERS 11 TIMES IN 2022. THIS PUBLICATION IS TARGETED TOWARD MEMBERS INVOLVED IN PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE OR WHO MAKE THEIR LIVING IN AGRIBUSINESS. IN 2022 WE ALSO PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED SPECIALIZED NEWSLETTERS TO SPECIFIC GROUPS OF IFB LEADERS AND VOTING MEMBERS. THE PUBLIC POLICY DISPATCH, PUBLISHED WEEKLY DURING THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND EVERY OTHER WEEK DURING THE REST OF THE YEAR, IS SENT VIA E-MAIL TO OVER 30,000 PEOPLE AND GIVES READERS A CONCISE SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY OF INTEREST TO FARM BUREAU MEMBERS AND INDIANA FARMERS. THE FB FEED IS AN ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER SENT MONTHLY TO ALL PAID VOTING MEMBERS OF INDIANA FARM BUREAU FOR WHOM WE HAVE EMAIL ADDRESSES. ITS CIRCULATION THEREFORE VARIES DEPENDING ON THE MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL CYCLE BETWEEN AROUND 12,500-13,000. IT IS INTENDED TO SUPPLEMENT OUR MONTHLY PRINT PUBLICATION, THE HOOSIER FARMER. IN ADDITION TO TIMELY NEWS ITEMS, EACH EDITION FEATURES DIFFERENT SECTIONS AIMED AT SPECIFIC AUDIENCES E.G., YOUNG FARMERS, AG PROFESSIONALS, DISTRICT EDUCATION & OUTREACH COORDINATORS, MEMBERSHIP CHAIRS AND POLICY CHAIRS. AGRICULTURE PROMOTION AND EDUCATION IN 2022, INDIANA FARM BUREAU EDUCATION STAFF DEVELOPED AN EDUCATOR GUIDE TO SUPPORT THE FIFTH INFB BOOK OF THE YEAR, MY FAMILY'S SOYBEAN FARM BY KATIE OLTHOFF. ADDITIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR MATERIALS WERE AVAILABLE FOR FARM BUREAU MEMBERS WITHIN OUR MARKETING DEPARTMENT; THESE INCLUDED A BOOK OF THE YEAR TOOLKIT, TRIVIA WHEEL INSERTS, TEN-STEPS TO FOLLOW FOR BOOK DONATION PROJECTS, ALONG WITH TEMPLATES FOR FARM BUREAU MEMBERS TO USE WHILE PROMOTING THE BOOK. INDIANA AGRICULTURAL LITERACY WEEK CONTINUED IN 2022. A WEEKLY GUIDE WAS CREATED TO HELP OUR COUNTY VOLUNTEERS TO IDENTIFY THE PURPOSE AND GOALS OF HIGHLIGHTING AN AGRICULTURAL LITERACY WEEK WITHIN THEIR COUNTY PROGRAMMING. THE GUIDE ALSO PROVIDED A WEEKLY PLAN TO HELP VOLUNTEERS IDENTIFY ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE. THREE SUMMER WORKSHOPS WERE ORGANIZED BY THE INDIANA FARM BUREAU EDUCATION STAFF. THESE WORKSHOPS TARGETED AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS AND K-12 TEACHERS. THE WORKSHOPS HIGHLIGHTED THE 2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR. THESE THREE WORKSHOPS WERE HELD AT THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE: NEW PEKIN HIGH SCHOOL, BEECH GROVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND RILEY HIGH SCHOOL (SOUTH BEND) IN INDIANA. OUR TOTAL ATTENDANCE WAS 101. AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM WELCOMED OVER 500 AG TEACHERS AND FACS EDUCATORS BACK TO SCHOOL IN AUGUST WITH A CLASSROOM RESOURCE GIFT OF AN INDIANA AG COMMODITIES STATE MAP POSTER, INDIANA AG MAG AND A PEN. THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AGRISCIENCE LIBRARY PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY FINISHED ITS THIRD YEAR OF THE PROJECT PLAN. THERE WERE 60 LESSONS RELEASED TO TEACHERS AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2022. YEAR FOUR IS ON SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETION IN 2023. INDIANA FARM BUREAU CONTINUED ITS EDUCATIONAL IMPACT THROUGH JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT JOB SPARK EVENT. THE EVENT WAS HELD IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT IMPACTING 10,748 STUDENTS FROM 70 SCHOOLS AND 700 EDUCATORS. INDIANA FARM BUREAU PROVIDED LIVE LESSONS AND CAREER CURRICULUM FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS WITH A FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE. IN CONCLUSION, THE INDIANA FARM BUREAU AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM REACHED OVER 135,000 STUDENTS WITH THE HELP OF 122 INDIANA FARM BUREAU VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT 2022. WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH 1,329 TEACHERS THROUGH FACE-TO-FACE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL GENERATE A STUDENT IMPACT OF 136,006 STUDENTS. THE AG IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR 75 PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS PRIOR TO THEIR STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE. MEMBER EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN 2022, INFB SHARED INFORMATION WITH OUR MEMBERS TO SUPPORT THEIR NEEDS IN ENERGY, RURAL VIABILITY, AND TAXATION. WE SUPPORTED OUR MEMBERS IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS IN AN IN-PERSON FORMAT AS WELL AS THROUGH VIRUAL EVENTS. WE LAUNCHED A NEW LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND CONTINUED OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING BY OFFERING SESSIONS ON AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE AND ESTATE PLANNING, IN ADDITION TO DIVERSIFICATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND MARKETING TO NAME A FEW. INFB ALSO INITIATED A PROGRAM TO ASSIST FARMERS WITH ADDRESSING DAMAGES TO LIVESTOCK FROM BLACK VULTURES THROUGH ISSUING DEPRIVATION PERMITS. WE ALSO DELIVERED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOWED OUR MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED AGRICULTURE LESSONS IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY TO K-12 STUDENTS, DELIVERED COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA TRAININGS, BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, PROVIDED MARKETING SUPPORT FOR COUNTY LED PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES AND AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS. WE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE OUTSTANDING WORK OF OUR YOUNG FARMERS AND AG PROFESSIONALS THROUGH A COMPETITIVE AWARDS PROGRAM. INDIANA FARM BUREAU MEMBERS INCLUDING YOUNG FARMERS & AG PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS 4-H AND FFA MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL "ADVOCACY DAYS" AT THE INDIANA STATEHOUSE. THESE MEMBERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVOCACY ON THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS AS WELL AS RECEIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO ENHANCE THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH LEGISLATORS AND OTHER KEY FIGURES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY. MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN LEADERSHIP TRAINING SEMINARS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND OTHER SPECIAL TRAININGS. ALSO CONTINUING IN 2022 WAS TRAINING FOR VOLUNTEERS AND EDUCATIORS INVOLVED IN INFB'S AG IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM. TWO CONFERENCES FOR FARM BUREAU MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATED GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WERE HELD IN 2022. THE INDIANA FARM BUREAU STATE CONVENTION WAS HELD IN PERSON IN 2022. EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS OFFERED DURING 2022 STATE CONVENTION INCLUDED SESSIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC CHANGES, RENEWABLE ENERGY, BUSINESS ENTITIES, HEALTHCARE, USDA RESOURCES AND STATISTICS, AND ADVOCACY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT THESE CONFERENCES WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,061 MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION IS MADE UP OF MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | EACH MEMBER OF THE IFB BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED BY DELEGATES FROM THE COUNTIES THEY REPRESENT IN THEIR DISTRICT. THE STATE IS DIVIDED INTO 10 DISTRICTS AND A DIRECTOR IS ELECTED FROM EACH DISTRICT. EACH COUNTY ELECTS THEIR DELEGATES AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING. THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES THEY HAVE IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF VOTING MEMBERS IN THEIR COUNTY. THE 3 OFFICERS ON THE STATE BOARD ARE ELECTED AT THE STATE ANNUAL MEETING BY THE DELEGATES FROM ALL OF THE COUNTIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE VOTING MEMBERS THAT ARE ELECTED AS DELEGATES VOTE ON THE POLICY POSITIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION ANNUALLY AT A STATEWIDE POLICY MEETING. THE GOVERNING BODY, WHICH IS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THEN HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK WITH IFB MANAGEMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICIES AND MONITOR PROGRESS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT FOR ACCURACY. THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER THE RETURN IS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT STATING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE. IF ANY CONFLICTS ARE IDENTIFIED, THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER IS TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM VOTING ON ANY RELATED MATTER THAT MAY OCCUR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF 4 MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY (THAT ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OR OFFICERS), ANNUALLY REVIEW THE SALARIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS. THE REVIEW INCLUDES COMPARABLE DATA FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | IFB DOES NOT MAKE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIALS STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 12 | INDIANA FARM BUREAU, INC. RECEIVED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PREPARED ON THE ACCOUNTING BASIS USED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE BASIS OF ACCOUNTING OTHER THAN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDANT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS. |
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