Arizona Farm Bureau Educational Farming Company
Donations deductibleRevenue
$152k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$99k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$521k
$18k liabilities
Net assets
$503k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
6.4 years on average
Staff
0
4 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
Arizona Farm Bureau Educational Farming Company's network
5 people3 organisationsi5 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
5 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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Menges | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| John Boelts | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard Evans JR (also filed as Rick Evans) | Board Member (Thru 11/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ryan Owens | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Stefanie Smallhouse | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Miraldi | Treasurer/CFO | since 2018 |
| Joseph Sigg | CEO (Through 12/2017) | 2018 |
| Philip Bashaw | Treasurer/CEO | since 2018 |
| Ronna Lindstrom | CFO | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Boelts | President | 1 | $0 | $5k | |
| Nancy Caywood | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $900 | |
| Philip Bashaw | Secretary/Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $198k | $65k |
| Ashley Menges | Member | 1 | $0 | $750 | |
| Tim Petersen | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Ownes | Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ronna Lindstrom | CFO | 1 | $0 | $137k | $35k |
About
- Legal name
- Arizona Farm Bureau Educational Farming Company
- EIN
- 861008037
- Address
- 325 S Higley Rd Ste 210, Gilbert, AZ, 85296-4770
- State
- Arizona
- Mission
- Educate the public of all ages about the importance of arizona's agriculture through educational programs that teach about the production of food, fiber and natural resources highlighting arizona agricultures diversity and dynamic. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B11 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Ronna Lindstrom (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJohn Boelts
≥8years on the filingsRichard Evans JR
≥8years on the filingsStefanie Smallhouse
≥4years on the filingsAshley Menges
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $521k
- Total liabilities
- $18k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $503k
- Contributions and grants received
- $102k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $94k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 4
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 | $134k | $76k | $57k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Farm Bureau Federation | To support the ag in the classroom programming that occurs as part of the education department of arizona farm bureau federation. | $70k |
| The Arizona Agricultural Educationffa Foundation | To cultivate strategic partnerships and secure financial resources to support agricultural education and ffa programs across the state. | $10k |
| Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation | To provide advocacy, sustained funding, and expanded opportunities to support youth and adult volunteers in the arizona 4-h program | $10k |