Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Public charity · Grantmaker Waverly, IA EIN: 42-0680736

To create a vibrant future for agriculture, farm families and their communities.

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation at a glance

In short: Iowa Farm Bureau Federation gave $13K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$13,000
+30.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,000
+30.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$13,000
Total assets
$1,617,868
+3.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Iowa Farm Bureau Federation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Bremer County Fair Association: $13KBremer County Fair Association$13K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bremer County Fair Association ($13K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Sumner

How Iowa Farm Bureau Federation gives

  • Giving fell 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30KTotal only2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $23K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $13K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bremer County Fair Association Sumner, IAGeneral Donation$13,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,617,868$153,082$147,380$13,0001$39,757
2024$1,562,966$168,125$158,732$10,0001$48,746
2023$1,520,331$202,446$181,880$10,0001$72,472
2022$1,490,805$1,183,601$199,567$23,0001$48,431
2021$582,081$247,750$180,944$3,000Total only$80,566
2020$533,543$187,880$160,836$5,600Total only$28,782

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Based on IRS filings

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation is a public charity, based in Waverly, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $13K. Net investment income was $40K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation is led by Carissa Buttjer, President since 2024 (on filings since 2023); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carissa Buttjer

    President

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Tiedt

    Director

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Yungtum

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Mueller

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Lenius

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Keith Kuhlmann

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luke Busching

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clint Munk

    Voting Delegate

    President → Voting Delegate, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Demuth

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Meyer

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cody Meister

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Luke Schuldt (2020–2024) — Former Voting Delegate
  • Former: Wade Schmudlach (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Andy Scharnhorst (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Warren Schwake (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jon Jaschen (2022) — Director
  • Former: Dean Lantzky (2020) — Director
  • Former: John Even (2020) — Director
  • Former: Pat Lentz (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 Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

How much does Iowa Farm Bureau Federation give each year?

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation gave $13K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Iowa Farm Bureau Federation?

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $153K.

Where does Iowa Farm Bureau Federation operate?

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Iowa Farm Bureau Federation's EIN?

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-0680736. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 21, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 2, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 6, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 2, 2026)

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