Fayette County Farm Bureau
Fayette County Farm Bureau is a public charity, based in La Grange, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $233K in total assets.
Fayette County Farm Bureau at a glance
- Total assets
- $233,347
- +6.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $123,874
- -36.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $111,186
- -41.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fayette County Farm Bureau funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $21K (2021). In 2023 it reported $13K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Knights of Columbus La Grange, TX | Donation | $9,790 |
| Fayette County La Grange, TX | Donation | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $233,347 | $123,874 | $111,186 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $218,680 | $195,560 | $190,294 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $213,374 | $298,731 | $287,464 | $13,109 | Total only | $2,183 |
| 2022 | $209,030 | $277,150 | $300,022 | $17,290 | 2 | $432 |
| 2021 | $225,815 | $277,985 | $267,433 | $21,098 | 2 | $586 |
| 2020 | $215,267 | $274,550 | $255,080 | $5,290 | Total only | $1,447 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fayette County Farm Bureau is led by Lemae Higgs, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lemae Higgs
President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Lehmann
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Batchelder
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Glen Roscher
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Dittrich
Director
Secretary Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Fisher
Director
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wallace Brown
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Kappler
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Chovanec
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Matthijetz
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Boettcher
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Halee Neiser
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Joost
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy McDaniel
Secretary Treasurer
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Secretary Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Harker
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Donnie Dipel (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Eugene Niemeyer (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Franklin Boettcher (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeffery Gau (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Lloyd Brunner (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Dave Derrick (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Edwin Hughes (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Felix Stavinoha (2020–2021) — Director · Filing note: Deceased
- Former: Ronald Joost (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: William Psencik (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ray Tompkins (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Fayette County Farm Bureau
How large is Fayette County Farm Bureau?
Fayette County Farm Bureau reported $233K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $124K.
Where does Fayette County Farm Bureau operate?
Fayette County Farm Bureau has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Fayette County Farm Bureau's EIN?
Fayette County Farm Bureau's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1176610. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 3, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 30, 2023)
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