Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation's network
19 people16 organisationsi19 people and 16 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (34) 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
19 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 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 19 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Shofner | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brad Peacock | Yf&r Vice Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Caleb Plyler | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Chase Groves | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dan Wright (also filed as Dan Wright) | Incoming President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dana Stewart | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jack Evans | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jason Henson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joe Thrash (also filed as Joe Thrash) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jon Carroll (also filed as Jon Carroll) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kerrigan Stiles | Women's Committee Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Megan Allen | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mike Freeze | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Monica Paskewitz | Yf&r Vice Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nita Cooper | Women's Leadership Comm Vice Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rich Hillman | Outgoing President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sherry Felts | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Terry Dabbs | Incoming Secretary/President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Terry Laster | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
22 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brandy Carroll | Director, Commodity & Market Information | since 2023 |
| Bryan Pistole | Director, Public Relations | 2024 |
| Chuck Tucker | VP, Org. & Member Programs (Outgoing) | since 2018 |
| Don Mickel | Retired Director, It/Systems Engineer | since 2018 |
| Evan Teague | VP, Environmental Issues | since 2018 |
| Harry Willems | Organizations & Member Programs | since 2019 |
| Jarrod Yates | Executive Vice President (Incoming) | since 2023 |
| Jeff Pitchford | Public Affairs & Gov Relations | since 2020 |
| Jeremy Miller | District Director, Organization and Member Program | 2024 |
| Jeremy Wesson | Director, Org. & Member Programs | since 2022 |
| John Bailey | VP, Commodity & Regulatory Affairs | since 2022 |
| Justin Reynolds | VP, Org, & Member Programs (Incoming) | since 2022 |
| Karen Wood | Corporate secretary | 2024 |
| Leigh Pruss | VP, Finance | since 2022 |
| Maleta Stephens | Director | 2020 |
| Matt King | Senior VP, Admin and Advocacy | since 2021 |
| Mike Solomon | VP, Finance & Operations | since 2018 |
| Rob Anderson | Director, Publicy Policy & Commodity | 2023 |
| Stanley Hill | VP, Public Policy | since 2018 |
| Steve Eddington | VP, Public Relations | since 2018 |
| Travis Justice | Director, Commodity & Regulatory Affaris | since 2018 |
| Warren Carter | Executive Vice President | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 October 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt King | Senior VP, Admin and Advocacy | 40 | $257k | $71k | |
| Steve Eddington | VP, Public Relations | 40 | $216k | $105k | |
| Jarrod Yates | Executive Vice President | 40 | $213k | $135k | |
| Stanley Hill | VP, Public Affairs & Government Relations | 40 | $180k | $88k | |
| Evan Teague | VP, Environmental Issues | 40 | $172k | $48k | |
| Rich Hillman | Outgoing President | 25 | $164k | ||
| Justin Reynolds | VP, Org, & Member Programs | 40 | $162k | $61k | |
| John Bailey | VP, Commodity & Regulatory Affairs | 40 | $156k | $39k | |
| Leigh Pruss | VP, Finance | 40 | $153k | $46k | |
| Don Mickel | Retired Director, It/Systems Engineer | 40 | $144k | $28k | |
| Mike Solomon | Retired VP, Finance & Operations | 40 | $140k | $11k | |
| Jeremy Wesson | Director, Org. & Member Programs | 40 | $129k | $48k | |
| Brandy Carroll | Director, Commodity & Market Information | 40 | $122k | $23k | |
| Bryan Pistole | Director, Public Relations | 40 | $119k | $38k | |
| Karen Wood | Corporate Secretary | 40 | $119k | $28k | |
| Jeremy Miller | District Director, Organization and Member Program | 40 | $104k | $15k | |
| Mike Freeze | Vice President | 20 | $25k | ||
| Jason Henson | Director | 5 | $21k | ||
| Jack Evans | Director | 5 | $20k | ||
| Megan Allen | Director | 5 | $20k | ||
| Caleb Plyler | Director | 5 | $19k | ||
| Chase Groves | Director | 5 | $19k | ||
| Dan Wright | Incoming President | 10 | $19k | ||
| Terry Dabbs | Incoming Secretary/President | 5 | $18k | ||
| Joe Thrash | Director | 5 | $17k | ||
| Nita Cooper | Women's Leadership Comm Vice Chair | 5 | $13k | ||
| Jon Carroll | Director | 5 | $13k | ||
| Sherry Felts | Director | 5 | $13k | ||
| Terry Laster | Director | 5 | $13k | ||
| Monica Paskewitz | Yf&r Vice Chair | 5 | $12k | ||
| Bob Shofner | Director | 5 | $8k | ||
| Brad Peacock | Yf&r Vice Chair | 5 | $7k | ||
| Kerrigan Stiles | Women's Committee Vice Chair | 5 | $4k | ||
| Dana Stewart | Director | 5 | $1k |
About
- Legal name
- Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
- EIN
- 710242776
- Address
- Po Box 31, Little Rock, AR, 72203-0031
- State
- Arkansas
- Mission
- Farm bureau is an independent, voluntary organization of farm and ranch families united for the purpose of analyzing their problems and formulating action to achieve educational improvement, economic opportunity, social advancement and promote the national well-being. Farm bureau is nonpartison, nonsectarian, nongovernmental and nonsecret in character. Farm bureau strives to be the voice of... (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)05 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1931
- Principal officer
- Leigh Pruss (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1939
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedAWARDING SCHOLARSHIPSArkansas Farm Bureau Scholarship FoundationRelatedSUPPORTING AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHArkansas Farm Bureau Foundation
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCaleb Plyler
≥8years on the filingsChase Groves
≥8years on the filingsDan Wright
≥8years on the filingsJoe Thrash
Latest return
year to 31 October 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 October 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $75.8m
- Total liabilities
- $10.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $65.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $20k
- Program service revenue
- $3m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $430k
- Employees
- 64
- Volunteers
- 281
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $18.2m | $17.2m | $956k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
5 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation | Operating support | $347k |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $15k | |
| Arkansas Youth Expo | Operating support | $10k |
| Lakeside United Methodist Church | Mem. Mr. Jerry ford | $10k |
| Sacred Heart Cemetery | Mem. Mr. Richard plugge | $10k |