Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,565,624
- Total expenses
- $1,527,291
- Contributions and grants received
- $655,548
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $908,889
- Investment income
- $1,187
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $248,796
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $248,796
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,039,366
- Management and general expenses
- $487,925
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,039,366
Program services were 68.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$602,592
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$52,956
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2a · Program service revenue: State FFA Convention
total $288,892 · related or exempt $288,892
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2b · Program service revenue: Leadership Conference
total $248,632 · related or exempt $248,632
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2c · Program service revenue: Reimbursements
total $123,339 · related or exempt $123,339
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2d · Program service revenue: Washington leadership
total $109,735 · related or exempt $109,735
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2e · Program service revenue: Leadership camp
total $72,292 · related or exempt $72,292
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $65,999 · related or exempt $65,999
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3 · Investment income
total $1,187 · excluded $1,187
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $215,602 · program services $215,602
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $10,000 · management and general $10,000
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13 · Office expenses
total $302 · management and general $302
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $643,878 · program services $643,878
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23 · Insurance
total $5,623 · management and general $5,623
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24a · Other expenses: Administrative services
total $392,000 · management and general $392,000
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24b · Other expenses: State officer expenses
total $93,954 · program services $93,954
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24c · Other expenses: Transfer to the Illinoi
total $80,000 · management and general $80,000
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24d · Other expenses: Section president expen
total $48,886 · program services $48,886
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24e · All other expenses
total $37,046 · program services $37,046
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $210,463 · end of year $248,796
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $210,463 · end of year $248,796
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success, developing a competent and assertive agricultural leadership, increasing the awareness of the global and technlogical importance of agriculture, strenthening the confidence of agricultural students, encouraging achievement in supervised agricultural experience programs, building character and promoting citizenship, volunteerism, and patriotism, promoting cooperation and cooperative attitudes among allpeople, promoting healthy lifestyles, and encouraging scholarships.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Develop competent and assertive agricultural leadership, increase awareness of the global technological importance of agriculture and it's contribution to our well-being, strengthen the confidence of agricultural students in themselves and their work, promote the intelligent choice and establishment of an agricultural career, encourage achievement in supervised agricultural experience programs, encourage wise management of economic, enviromental, and human resources of the community, develop intrerpersonal skills in teamwork, communications, human relations and social interaction, build character and promote citizenship, volunteerism, and patriotism, promote cooperation and cooperative attitudes among all people.
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State FFA convention-3 day convention at which bussiness is conducted, awards are presented and motivational speakers present to 5000 students and guests.
Expenses $236,994 · Revenue $288,892
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National dues
Expenses $215,602
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Conference and FFA leadership camps for members in Illinois.
Expenses $266,865 · Revenue $430,659
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Other conferences, meetings, and program services.
Expenses $319,905 · Revenue $189,338
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Trenton Payne
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brody Will
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sidney Stiers
Reporter
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Owen Torrance
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Emma Dinges
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paige Sierens
District 1 Direrector
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Caseelynn Johnston
District 1 Direrector
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Madison Melendez
District 2 Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jason Perry
District 2 Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kristina Morrow
District 3 Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wyatt McGrew
District 3 Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Donald Draper
District 4 Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jacalyn Meisner
District 4 Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rachel Donoho
District 5 Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jennifer Ehrhart
District 5 Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Howard Heavner
University Representative
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jennifer Waters
FCAE Representative
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Melinda Bunselmeyer
Executive Secretary
- Total calculated
- $100,357
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $100,357
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 39 related
-
John Edgar
Associate Executive Secret
- Total calculated
- $68,844
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $68,844
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 39 related
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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Illinois Association of Vocational Agriculture Teachers
501(c)(6) · assume/maintain active state leadership promoting/furthering ag education · IL
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Illinois Foundation Future Farmers of America
501(c)(3) · receive/invest property/funds to stimulate/promote interests of ag students · IL
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Administrative Council of the Illinois FFA Center Inc
501(c)(5) · governing entity of the IL FFA Center · IL
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 January 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202600209349300820
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