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TENNESSEE FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM

EIN 62-1448269 COLUMBIA, TN

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Revenue 2024
$1,028,748
Expenses 2024
$381,109

Program services were 84.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
2000
Street
PO BOX 313

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

3 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES AGRICULTURAL LEARNING IN THE STATE INCLUDING PROVIDING TEACHING MATERIALS, TEACHER TRAINING, FARM TOURS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FUNDS FOR OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES AGRICULTURAL LEARNING IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.

  • WORKSHOPS:IN ORDER TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE LITERACY ACROSS THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, TWENTY-FIVE WORKSHOPS ARE PROVIDED FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENT TEACHERS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING TEACHER WORKSHOPS AT ELEVEN STATE-WIDE WORKSHOPS, SIX COUNTY WORKSHOPS, AND FOUR PRE-SERVICE WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENT TEACHERS. TWELVE AMBASSADORS CONDUCT LOCAL WORKSHOPS FOR THEIR PEERS. TEACHING MATERIALS WITH LESSON ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED FREE TO WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS. THE WORKSHOPS ARE PRESENTED BY STAFF AND CONSULTANTS WHO HAVE A FARM AND EDUCATION BACKGROUND.

    Expenses $224,077 · Grants $5,000

  • FARM TOURS:44 FARM TOUR GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $43,500 WERE GIVEN TO COUNTY FARM BUREAUS TO HOST A FARM DAY TOUR FOR THE SCHOOLS IN THEIR COUNTY ON A GRADE LEVEL BASIS WHICH VARIES WITH THE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM REACHING OVER 9,500 STUDENTS. THE FARM TOURS HELP THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHERE THEIR FOOD AND FIBER COME FROM AND THE REQUIREMENTS TO PRODUCE THE VARIOUS FOOD CROPS. THE COUNTY FARM BUREAU USES THE GRANT MONEY TO RENT REPORTABLE RESTROOMS, PAY FOR BUS TRANSPORTATION AND TO PROVIDE COLORING BOOKS, COMIC BOOKS, AND OTHER AGRICULTURE LITERACY MATERIALS.

    Expenses $43,500 · Grants $43,500

  • GRANTMAKING:THE FOUNDATION SEEKS OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOSTER AGRICULTURAL AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. THIS YEAR, THE FOUNDATION WAS PLEASED TO DONATE TO THE TN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OF THE FARM AND FOREST FAMILIES OF TENNESSEE.

    Expenses $25,000 · Grants $25,000

  • OUTDOOR CLASSROOM GRANTS:54 CLASSROOM GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,400 WERE GIVEN TO SCHOOLS THAT HAVE TEACHERS AND WHO ATTEND STATE AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS. THESE GRANTS PROVIDE THE STUDENTS WITH MANY HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES THAT ARE RELATED TO MATCH, SCIENCE, LITERATURE, SOCIAL STUDIES, NUTRITION AND AGRICULTURE. WITH ALL THIS TIED TOGETHER, THE CLASSROOM GRANTS REACH MANY DIFFERENT CURRICULUMS AND ALL GRADE LEVELS WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEMMEMORIAL GRANTS:EIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PRESENTED TO DESERVING AGRICULTURE STUDENTS WHO ARE A COLLEGE SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR, OR SENIOR. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PRESENTED AT THE TENNESSEE YOUNG FARMERS AND RANCHERS SUMMER CONFERENCE EACH YEAR.THE FOUNDATION ALSO SELLS COOKBOOKS HONORING REGIONAL RECIPES.

    Expenses $27,400 · Grants $27,400 · Revenue $1,691

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Bryan Wright

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $363,382
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $184,978
    Other
    $178,404
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $154,456 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $17,574 related
    Other
    $0 + $12,948 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $164,328 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,076 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $363,382 related
  • Eric Mayberry

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $245,176
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $207,347
    Other
    $37,829
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 59.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $164,614 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $3,080 related
    Other
    $0 + $39,653 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $23,753 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,076 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $245,176 related
  • Daniel Strasser

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $158,943
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $122,313
    Other
    $36,630
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $108,759 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $2,560 related
    Other
    $0 + $10,994 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $22,554 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $14,076 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $158,943 related
  • John Chester

    DIST I DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $32,624
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $32,624
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 4 related
  • Josh Ogle

    DIST II DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $30,853
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $30,853
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 4 related
  • Charles Hancock

    DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $28,073
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $28,073
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 4 related
  • James Haskew

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $27,808
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $27,808
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 4 related
  • Travis Tilley

    DIST III DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $27,208
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $27,208
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 4 related
  • David Richesin

    DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $26,923
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $26,923
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 4 related
  • Todd Littleton

    DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $26,353
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $26,353
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 4 related
  • Mike Scudder

    DIST IV DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $20,722
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $20,722
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 4 related
  • Terry Snyder

    DIST V DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $17,815
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $17,815
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 4 related
  • Brenda Baker

    FB WOMEN STATE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $16,915
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $16,915
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 4 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. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,028,748
    Expenses
    $381,109
    Contributions
    $323,222
    Grants paid
    $100,900
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $680,391
    Expenses
    $334,246
    Contributions
    $342,218
    Grants paid
    $77,000
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $540,518
    Expenses
    $306,941
    Contributions
    $322,787
    Grants paid
    $81,400

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $816,918
    Expenses
    $249,194
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,707,216
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $515,530
    Expenses
    $225,863
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,309,609
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $497,894
    Expenses
    $234,532
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,763,882

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

  • TENNESSEE FARM BUREAU FEDERATION INC (TFBF CORPORATION)

    C · HOLDING COMPANY · TN

  • TENNESSEE LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS INC

    C · HANDLING AND MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK · TN

  • FARMERS SERVICES INC

    C · TAX AND BUSINESS SERVICES · TN

  • TENNESSEE FARMERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

    C · LIFE INSURANCE · TN

  • TENNESSEE FARMERS ASSURANCE COMPANY

    C · PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE · TN

  • TENNESSEE FARMERS MUTUAL INSURANCE

    C · PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE · TN

  • TENNESSEE RURAL HEALTH

    C · HEALTH INSURANCE · TN

  • A TOTAL TRAVEL INC

    C · TRAVEL ACTIVITIES · TN

  • MEMBERS HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY

    C · HEALTH INSURANCE · TN

  • TF SUPPORT SERVICES INCORPORATED

    C · INSURANCE BROKER · TN

  • TF PROPERTIES INC

    C · REAL ESTATE HELD FOR SALE · TN

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.