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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 16 September 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,918,785
Total expenses
$16,294,805
Contributions and grants received
$47,294
Grants paid
$51,000
Program service revenue
$2,979,598
Investment income
$3,528,120
Other revenue
$6,363,773
Total assets, end of year
$73,483,272
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,693,446
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$69,789,826
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $47,294

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $2,772,898 · related or exempt $2,772,898

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $206,700 · excluded $206,700

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,277,352 · unrelated business $49,027 · excluded $1,228,325

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $4,008,185 · excluded $4,008,185

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $497,118

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $497,118

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $497,118 · excluded $497,118

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $17,042,980

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $14,792,212

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,250,768

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,250,768 · excluded $2,250,768

  • 11a · Other revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $1,558,988 · unrelated business $1,558,988

  • 11b · Other revenue: MANAGEMENT FEES

    total $175,000 · related or exempt $175,000

  • 11c · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $124,482 · related or exempt $124,482

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,858,470

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $51,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $957,031

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,759,129

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $348,060

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $587,603

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $479,410

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $194,152

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $120,946

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $1,158

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $20,394

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $143,197

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $436,620

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $158,047

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,406,356

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $351,361

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $743,080

  • 17 · Travel

    total $659,533

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,021,174

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $735,145

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $222,586

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLIC TV EXPENSE

    total $357,422

  • 24b · Other expenses: NARD COMMITTEES

    total $183,713

  • 24c · Other expenses: INCOME TAXES

    total $135,412

  • 24d · Other expenses: GROWING FB PROGRAM

    total $95,544

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $126,732

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $905,384 · end of year $798,705

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,230,539 · end of year $427,531

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $432,690 · end of year $447,290

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $327,265 · end of year $338,371

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $21,960,218

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,280,774

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $19,339,267 · end of year $18,679,444

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $48,998,373 · end of year $44,245,729

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,422,996 · end of year $8,193,946

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $352,256

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,895,254 · end of year $1,632,084

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,889,182 · end of year $1,707,315

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $354,047

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $72,872,078 · end of year $69,789,826

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND DEVELOP WORK PROGRAMS THAT WILL IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL WELL-BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF CALIFORNIA FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

  • LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE MEMBERS OF FARM BUREAU. SPECIFIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE: MEMBERSHIP RETENTION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, YOUNG FARMERS AND RANCHERS, GROWING FARM BUREAU, CITIZENSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, SAFETY, AND RURAL HEALTH COMMITTEES.

  • COMMUNICATIONS: THE FARM BUREAU COMMUNICATIONS/NEWS SERVICES PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE MEMBERSHIP AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH RADIO, TELEVISION, NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINE, AND WEBSITE. THE PURPOSE IS TO PRESENT AGRICULTURE'S VIEWPOINT TO THE MEDIA WHEN IT IS NEEDED. THE WEEKLY PUBLICATION, AG ALERT, EMPHASIZES THE ANALYSIS OF LEGISLATION, CAPITOL EVENTS AND MARKET NEWS.

  • INSURANCE PROGRAMS: THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE COMMERCIAL, HOME, AUTO, LIFE, AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE SERVICES AS WELL AS FINANCIAL, RETIREMENT PLANNING, AND RETIREMENT PLAN SERVICES TO OUR FARM BUREAU MEMBERSHIP.

  • MONITORING CURRENT STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL ISSUES IMPACTING CALIFORNIA PRODUCERS. REPORTING ON ISSUES THROUGH THE ISSUE ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO COUNTY FARM BUREAUS AND THE MEMBERSHIP. ANALYZING COMMODITY RELATED STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS AND THEN MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CFBF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.REPRESENTATION OF MEMBERS AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. INCLUDES WORK ON LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING TAXES, EDUCATION, WATER, LAND USE, ENERGY, LABOR, PESTICIDES, TRANSPORTATION, COMMODITIES, AND AIR QUALITY AMONG OTHER ISSUES.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ronnie Leimgruber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,725
    From this org
    $2,725
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott Hudson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard Miner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,325
    From this org
    $2,325
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kevin Merrill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,600
    From this org
    $1,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brian Medeiros

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $950
    From this org
    $950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joey Airoso

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,475
    From this org
    $1,475
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Donny Rollin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,350
    From this org
    $2,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • April England

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jay Mahil

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,700
    From this org
    $1,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jan Garrod

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,475
    From this org
    $1,475
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joe Martinez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Sanguinetti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,850
    From this org
    $1,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ron Peterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,413
    From this org
    $2,413
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joe Fischer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Clark Becker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Garrett Driver

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $3,500
    From this org
    $3,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Johnnie White

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,450
    From this org
    $2,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daniel Suenram

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Taylor Hagata

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,175
    From this org
    $2,175
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jim Morris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ronald Vevoda

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,950
    From this org
    $1,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leah Groves

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Al Stehly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,600
    From this org
    $2,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James Johansson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $285,314
    From this org
    $263,118
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,196
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $231,217
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $31,401
    Deferred
    $18,480
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,716
    Filer's total
    $285,314
  • Shannon Douglass

    1ST VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $42,939
    From this org
    $42,939
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    13
  • Shaun Crook

    2ND VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $27,743
    From this org
    $27,743
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Mark Dawson

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $229,403
    From this org
    $186,171
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,232
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,307
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,864
    Deferred
    $13,529
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,703
    Filer's total
    $229,403
  • Jim Houston

    ADMINISTRATOR

    Total calculated
    $340,094
    From this org
    $289,718
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,376
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $286,463
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $2,755
    Deferred
    $20,778
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,598
    Filer's total
    $340,094
  • Peter Ansel

    SENIOR POLICY ADVOCATE

    Total calculated
    $150,596
    From this org
    $139,728
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,868
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,100
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $8,628
    Deferred
    $9,665
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,203
    Filer's total
    $150,596
  • Christian Scheuring

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $177,813
    From this org
    $148,585
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,228
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,369
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,216
    Deferred
    $10,704
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,524
    Filer's total
    $177,813
  • Carl Borden

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $204,251
    From this org
    $167,913
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,338
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,712
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,201
    Deferred
    $12,270
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,068
    Filer's total
    $204,251
  • Melanie Duval

    MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $207,623
    From this org
    $177,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,738
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,421
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $7,464
    Deferred
    $12,584
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,154
    Filer's total
    $207,623
  • Karen Mills

    LEGAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $231,535
    From this org
    $202,668
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,867
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $7,668
    Deferred
    $14,516
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,351
    Filer's total
    $231,535

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
1) SMALL CHARTER PLANE MAY BE USED TO TRANSPORT STAFF TO A MEETING IF LOCATION IS REMOTE AND/OR SCHEDULING COMMERCIAL FLIGHT IS DIFFICULT AND CHARTER PLANE IS THE ONLY WAY TO ACCOMMODATE ATTENDANCE. 2) SPOUSES ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE AND THE COMPANY PAYS FOR TRAVEL TO CERTAIN EVENTS IN VERY LIMITED SITUATIONS. THESE ARE PARTICIPATION IN THE CFBF ANNUAL MEETING AS WELL AS AFBF ANNUAL MEETING. THIS APPLIES TO SPOUSES OF OFFICERS ONLY. SINCE A FARM BUREAU MEMBERSHIP IS FOR OFFICER AND SPOUSE, ATTENDANCE AT THESE EVENTS IS PART OF THE FARM BUREAU CULTURE NATIONWIDE AND IS AN EXPECTATION, IF NOT A REQUIREMENT, FOR THOSE HOLDING OFFICE AND THEIR SPOUSES. NOT TAXABLE COMPENSATION. 3) HEALTH CLUB DUES ARE TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 1B
A CONSISTENTLY-FOLLOWED PRACTICE HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants 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.

  • CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM

    501(C)(3) · INCREASE AGRICULTURAL AWARENESS IN CA CLASSROOMS · CA

    Directly controlled by CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

  • CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · PROMOTE AG EDUCATION WITH UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS · CA

    Directly controlled by CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

  • CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FUND TO PROTECT THE FAMILY FARM

    527 · SUPPORTS CANDIDATES WORKING FOR BEST INTERESTS OF CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE · CA

    Directly controlled by CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

  • CALIFORNIA BOUNTIFUL FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS/UNDERSTANDING OF CALIFORNIA AGRICURLTURE · CA

    Directly controlled by CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • RIVER PLAZA PROPERTIES LLC

    REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT · CA · income $248,272 · assets $17,537,218

    Directly controlled by CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • FARM EMPLOYERS LABOR SERVICE

    C · AG LABOR MANAGEMENT · CA · 100% owned · share of income $182,409 · share of assets $613,944 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
23 July 2025
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202522049349301437

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