Agribusiness Freedom Foundation
Revenue
$71k
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$63k
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$23k
$1k liabilities
Net assets
$22k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
4.1 years on average
Staff
1
employees, year to 30 June 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Agribusiness Freedom Foundation's network
3 people1 organisationi3 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Maddux | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jon Means | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kevin Kester | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Dittmer | Executive Vice President | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Dittmer | Exec VP | 50 | $28k | ||
| Kevin Kester | Director | $0 | |||
| John Maddux | Director | $0 | |||
| Jon Means | Director | $0 |
Colorado roster
5 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20133017548). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Jon Means | Director |
| Steve Dittmer | Custodian of Financial Records |
| John Maddux | Director |
| Steve Dittmer | Executive VP |
| Jan Lyons | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Agribusiness Freedom Foundation
- EIN
- 201434851
- Address
- Po Box 88179, Colorado SPGS, CO, 80908-8179
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- The Agribusiness Freedom Foundation Promotes Free Market Principles throughout the Agricultural Food Chain. The AFF Believes it is possible to value the traditions and heritage of the past, while embracing the future and the changes it brings. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K05 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 2 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Steve Dittmer (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2006
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2025
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsJohn Maddux
≥5years on the filingsJon Means
≥1years on the filingsKevin Kester
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $23k
- Total liabilities
- $1k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $22k
- Contributions and grants received
- $71k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 1
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $71k | $63k | $8k |
| 2023 | $81k | $88k | Deficit $7k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Agribusiness Freedom Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 30 July 2004
- Registered agent
- Stevan Wayne Dittmer (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.