South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
The sc farm bureau federation is a statewide organization that brings together farmers, ranchers, entrepreneurs, agribusiness professionals and food enthusiasts to strengthen the future of agriculture in South Carolina. We inform lawmakers about the impact of policies, train young farmers, and help educate teachers and students about agriculture. Through our collective efforts, the federation advances family farms, locally grown food, and rural South Carolina.
South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation at a glance
In short: South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation gave $95K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $95,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $31,667
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $66,731,013
- +13.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
Betty J. DeWitt Outstanding Educator Award
South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
Amount
$1,000 cash + one-night expense-paid trip to SCFB Annual Convention + one year free County Farm Bureau membership
Deadline
Deadline not published
Classroom Mini-Grant Program
South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
Amount
$500 per grant
Deadline
Deadline not published
SC State Fair Livestock Scholarships
South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
Amount
$11,500 total in scholarships distributed: Two $2,500 (Junior Beef), $2,000 (Equine Youth), $2,000 (Junior Dairy), $1,500 (Junior Swine), $1,000 (Youth Meat Goat)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was South Carolina Farm Bureau Land Trust Inc ($70K). Together the top 3 received $95K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 12 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation gives
- Giving grew 280% 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2021) to $95K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $95K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Farm Bureau Land Trust Inc Cayce, SC | Agricultural Land Conservation Support | $70,000 |
| South Carolina Farm Bureau Educational Foundation Columbia, SC | Education Support | $15,000 |
| SC Ag-in-the-Classroom Fund Columbia, SC | Education Support | $10,000 |
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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 | $66,731,013 | $11,156,713 | $8,500,198 | $95,000 | 3 | $2,345,342 |
| 2024 | $58,716,516 | $10,205,097 | $7,636,224 | $95,000 | 3 | $1,785,963 |
| 2023 | $52,377,488 | $8,359,176 | $7,099,208 | $95,000 | 3 | $1,314,125 |
| 2022 | $49,027,998 | $8,389,321 | $4,337,799 | $25,000 | 2 | $1,536,122 |
| 2021 | $51,878,681 | $8,239,194 | $5,123,074 | $15,000 | 1 | $1,896,380 |
About South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
Based on IRS filings
South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation is a public charity, based in Columbia, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $66.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $95K. Net investment income was $2.3M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation is led by Gary Spires, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2021); all 53 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gary Spires
Executive Director
Division Director → Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$174K (2021) → $215K (2025)
Harry Ott
President
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$207K (2021) → $286K (2025)
Thompson Smith
Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$125K (2023) → $131K (2025)
Michael Wright
Division Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$167K (2024) → $173K (2025)
Jason Davison
Division Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$143K (2025)
Allen Owens
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
$625 (2025)
Cecil Eaddy
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
$675 (2022) → $1K (2025)
Charles Brigman
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
$1K (2021) → $875 (2025)
Charles Wingard
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
$600 (2021) → $1K (2025)
Chris Talley
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
$1K (2023) → $1K (2025)
Dale Wilson
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
$2K (2021) → $625 (2025)
Donnie Wakefield
Central District 1st Vice President
Central District Vice President → Central District 1st Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1.3 hrs/week
$720 (2021) → $1K (2025)
Doug Stewart
Piedmont District Vice President
On filings since 2021
1.3 hrs/week
$660 (2021) → $1K (2025)
Eddy Ellison
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
$750 (2023) → $750 (2025)
Eric Seymour
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$119K (2021) → $147K (2025)
John Fogle
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
$740 (2022) → $1K (2025)
Keith Allen
Pee Dee District Vice President
On filings since 2021
1.3 hrs/week
$960 (2021) → $2K (2025)
Marcus Gerald
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
$1K (2023) → $625 (2025)
Megan Floyd
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
$620 (2022) → $625 (2025)
Michael Grier
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
$1K (2023) → $875 (2025)
Raleigh Ward
Pee Dee District Vice President & Secretary
Pee Dee District Vice President → Pee Dee District Vice President & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
1.3 hrs/week
$665 (2022) → $2K (2025)
Ted Wentzky
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
$800 (2022) → $750 (2025)
Tim Donald
Piedmont District Vice President & Treasurer
Piedmont District Vice President → Piedmont District Vice President & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2021
1.3 hrs/week
$900 (2021) → $2K (2025)
William Coleman
Board Member
Central District Vice President → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
$660 (2021) → $875 (2025)
Aaron Wood
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
$625 (2025)
Pinckney Murray
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
$750 (2023) → $875 (2025)
Richard Caldwell
Associate Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$110K (2022) → $148K (2025)
Thomas Dailey
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
$800 (2022) → $1K (2025)
Robert Yoder Jr.
Coastal District 2nd Vice President
Secretary & Central District Vice President → Central District Vice President, 2024
Central District Vice President → Coastal District 2nd Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1.3 hrs/week
$1K (2023) → $2K (2025)
Angel Brabham
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$785 (2025)
Brandon Myers
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$1K (2025)
Carolyn Boyd
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$785 (2025)
Catherine Porth
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$1K (2025)
Charles Whiten
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$625 (2025)
Corey W. Ulmer
Central District Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1.3 hrs/week
$1K (2025)
Edward Evans
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$1K (2025)
Ellie Woody Green Jr.
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$750 (2025)
Gerald Breland Jr.
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$625 (2025)
Heath Wilson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$1K (2025)
Irving Timothy Benton
Coastal District 1st Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1.3 hrs/week
$1K (2025)
James A. Scott
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$625 (2025)
Jason Carey
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$625 (2025)
John Hansford Hutto
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$625 (2025)
Joshua Baxley
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$695 (2025)
Kevin Satterwhite
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$750 (2025)
Linda Smith
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$785 (2025)
Loren Lindler
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$610 (2025)
Marilyn Easter
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$1K (2025)
Robert Hunter
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$625 (2025)
Sally Harrison
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$625 (2025)
Sara Hutto
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$785 (2025)
Tim Hendricks
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$625 (2025)
Tracy Woodard
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
$2K (2025)
Former officers (55)
- Former: Alan Ulmer (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Andy Whiten (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Bo Norris (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: C. B. Player III (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Clark Burrows (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Cullen Bryant (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Davis Calhoun (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Frank McLeod (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Gary Youmans (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: George Bryant (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Greg Johnsman (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Harry Dupree (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Joe Alvin Derrick (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Joey Lemmons (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Joseph C. Oswald III (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Keith Ulmer (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Larry McKenzie (2021–2024) — Division Director
- Former: Margo Huggins (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Shirer (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Neal Baxley (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Rodney Quattlebaum (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Rusty Darby (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Sabie Cathcart (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Croxton (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ted Coleman (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Timmy Benton (2021–2024) — Coastal District 1st Vice President
- Former: Dean Hutto (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jimmie Lee Shaw (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Richard Floyd (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Squires (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Wesley Ulmer (2022–2024) — Coastal District 2nd Vice President
- Former: William Kirven IV (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Guy Ramsey IV (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Henry Herndon (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Marty Bowers (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Walton Calhoun (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Wendell Brockman Jr. (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Bob Hall (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Frank Nutt (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Wingard Copeland (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Adrian Wilkes (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas G. Stanley Jr. (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jerry Breland (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Sox (2023) — Division Director
- Former: Cameron Flowers (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Stevens (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Hoyt Campbell (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jeffrey Axson (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jimmy Capps (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Landy Weathers (2021–2022) — Coastal District Vice President
- Former: Larry Cromer (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Robinson (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Wilkie (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Walter Baxter (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Wendell Wimberly (2021–2022) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $286K, to Harry OTT (President). 53 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
How much does South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation give each year?
South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation gave $95K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $95K across 3 grants.
What is South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation's typical grant size?
South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $31,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation give grants?
South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation gives mostly in South Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Columbia, SC (2 grants).
Does South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation?
South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation reported $66.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.2M.
What is South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation's EIN?
South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-0473090. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
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 2021 (received by the IRS December 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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