Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union Of America in Washington, District of Columbia (DC)

Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union Of America
Employer Identification Number (EIN)	840200555
Name of Organization	Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union Of America
Address	20 F St Nw Ste 300, Washington, DC 20001-6700
Activities	Other school related activities
Subsection	Agricultural Organization
Ruling Date	03/1966
Deductibility	Contributions are not deductible
Foundation	All organizations except 501(c)(3)
Organization	Corporation
Exempt Organization Status	Unconditional Exemption
Tax Period	12/2013
Assets	$10,000,000 to $49,999,999
Income	$10,000,000 to $49,999,999
Filing Requirement	990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Asset Amount	$22,204,913
Amount of Income	$10,000,533
Form 990 Revenue Amount	$4,191,975
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)	Food, Agriculture and Nutrition: Agricultural Programs

Non-representatives - add comments:

Amount of income in 2013: $10,000,533

Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union Of America:	$10,000,533
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$833,093

Assets in 2013: $22,204,913

This organization:	$22,204,913
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$1,464,862

Expenses in 2013: $3,334,326

Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union Of America:	$3,334,326
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$593,241

Income to expenses ratio in 2013: 3.0

This organization:	3.0
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	1.1

Number of employees in 2013: 18

This organization:	18
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	8

Employees paid over $100,000 in 2013: 38.9%

This organization:	38.9%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	0.0%

Grants share in income in 2013: 13.8%

Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union Of America:	13.8%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	0.3%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2013

Assets at the end of 2013

Functional expenses for 2013

	2012	2013
Checklist
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)?	No	No
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office?	No	No
Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year?	No	No
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19?	No	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts?	No	No
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures?	No	No
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for escrow or custodial account liability; serve as a custodian or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No	No
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi-endowments?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-other securities that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-program related that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other assets that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization's separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	No	No
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States?	No	No
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more?	Yes	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization?	Yes	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals?	No	No
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities?	No	No
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities?	No	No
Did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals?	No	No
Did the organization answer 'Yes' about compensation of the organization's current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002?	No	No
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year to defease any tax-exempt bonds?	No	No
Did the organization act as an 'on behalf of' issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?	No	No
Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year?	No	No
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization's prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ?	No	No
Did the organization report any amount for receivables from or payables to any current or former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, or disqualified persons?	No	No
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons?	No	No
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner?	No	No
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions?	No	No
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions?	No	No
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations?	No	No
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets?	No	No
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3?	Yes	No
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?	No	No
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes?	No	No

	2011	2012	2013
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
The number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096		31	27
The number of Forms W-2G		0	0
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners?		Yes	Yes
The number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return		22	18
Did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?	No	No	Yes
Has it filed a Form 990-T for this year?		No	Yes
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)?		No	No
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year?		No	No
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?		No	No
Did the organization file Form 8886-T?		No	No
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions?		No	No
Did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible?		No	No
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor?		No	No
Did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided?		No	No
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282?		No	No
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C?		No	No
Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?		No	No
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from members or shareholders	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from other sources	$0	$0	$0
Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?		No	No
The amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year		$0	$0
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state?		No	No
The amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans		$0	$0
The amount of reserves on hand		$0	$0
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?		No	No
Has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments?		No	No

	2012	2013
Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
Total reportable compensation from the organization	$876,578	$1,066,846
Total reportable compensation from related organizations	$12,000	$0
Total estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations	$8,800	$96,052
Total number of individuals who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization	5	6
Total number of independent contractors who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization	0	1

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Revenue
Total revenue	$4,060,753	$3,482,450	$4,191,975
Contributions, Gifts, Grants and Other Similar Amounts	$60,000	$205,183	$577,551
Program Service Revenue	$1,255,925	$1,220,164	$1,293,239
900099		$959,491	$1,223,546
900099		$254,779	$60,418
Periodical Publishers		$5,894	$9,275
All other program service revenue		$0	$0
Other Revenue
Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts)	$659,638	$653,987	$608,088
Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	$0
Royalties	$1,265,296	$1,258,184	$1,173,508
Net rental income	$105,000	$105,000	$105,000
Gross rents (Real / Personal)	$105,000 / $0	$105,000 / $0	$105,000 / $0
Less: rental expenses (Real / Personal)	$0 / $0	$0 / $0	$0 / $0
Rental income or (loss) (Real / Personal)	$105,000 / $0	$105,000 / $0	$105,000 / $0
Net gain/loss from sales of assets other than inventory	$709,351	$39,932	$421,925
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory (Securities / Other)	$8,439,784 / $0	$6,076,949 / $0	$6,230,483 / $0
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses (Securities / Other)	$7,730,433 / $0	$6,037,017 / $0	$5,808,558 / $0
Gain or (loss) (Securities / Other)	$709,351 / $0	$39,932 / $0	$421,925 / $0
Net income/loss from fundraising events	$0	$0	$0
Net income/loss from gaming activities	$0	$0	$0
Net income/loss from sales of inventory	$0	$0	$0
Miscellaneous Revenue	$5,543	$0	$12,664
900099		$0	$12,664
All other revenue		$0	$0

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Functional Expenses
Total functional expenses	$4,188,128	$3,551,788	$3,334,326
Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments		$332,036	$244,695
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals		$0	$0
Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals		$100,000	$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$321,956	$317,767	$564,197
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons		$0	$0
Other salaries and wages	$1,014,791	$1,059,509	$665,948
Pension plan accruals and contributions		$396,909	$68,875
Other employee benefits		$159,481	$115,223
Payroll taxes	$82,848	$82,628	$86,551
Fees for services (non-employees)
Management		$0	$0
Legal		$8,769	$128,692
Accounting		$32,431	$32,101
Lobbying		$0	$0
Professional fundraising services	$0	$0	$0
Investment management fees		$0	$6,352
Other		$1,213	$196,183
Advertising and promotion		$0	$0
Office expenses		$127,949	$189,779
Information technology		$0	$0
Royalties		$0	$0
Occupancy		$375,607	$376,251
Travel		$331,154	$305,860
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials		$0	$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings		$134,014	$98,022
Interest		$0	$0
Payments to affiliates		$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		$44,233	$36,324
Insurance		$43,242	$18,718
Other expenses		$4,846	$126,041
Other expenses		$0	$109,774
Other expenses		$0	$75,475
Other expenses		$0	$-110,735

	2011	2012	2013
Balance Sheet
Total assets	$20,205,624	$21,253,190	$22,204,913
Cash - non-interest-bearing		$227,603	$506,958
Savings and temporary cash investments		$0	$0
Pledges and grants receivable, net		$0	$0
Accounts receivable, net		$323,415	$344,769
Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees		$0	$0
Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons, persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations		$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable, net		$0	$0
Inventories for sale or use		$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges		$137,563	$96,399
Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis		$737,421	$699,119
Investments - publicly traded securities		$19,448,589	$17,577,225
Investments - other securities		$0	$2,609,107
Investments - program-related		$0	$0
Intangible assets		$0	$0
Other assets		$378,599	$371,336
Total liabilities	$2,455,153	$2,740,403	$1,839,131
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$161,842	$274,200
Grants payable		$0	$0
Deferred revenue		$103,846	$30,917
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability		$0	$0
Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified persons		$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0	$0
Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities)		$2,474,715	$1,534,014
Total net assets or fund balances	$17,750,471	$18,512,787	$20,365,782
Unrestricted net assets		$18,512,787	$20,365,782
Temporarily restricted net assets		$0	$0
Permanently restricted net assets		$0	$0
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds		$0	$0
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund		$0	$0
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds	$0	$0	$0

Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2013)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:	Not provided
Number of organizations supported	0
Sum of amounts of support	$0

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$3,965,111	$3,689,575	$2,452,394	$3,588,746	$3,301,000	$2,958,871	$3,195,925	$3,504,918
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$18,605	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Contributions to donor advised funds							$0	$0
Direct public support	$18,605	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Indirect public support	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Government contributions (grants)	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$79,571	$65,166	$122,504	$84,287	$79,191	$84,701	$92,891	$119,974
Membership dues and assessments	$996,766	$1,364,654	$1,233,552	$1,261,889	$1,235,111	$1,225,887	$1,177,798	$1,147,045
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	$1,511,359	$800,551	$579,912	$451,604	$544,644	$574,944	$709,787	$890,698
Net rental income or (loss)	$-38,029	$28,664	$-69,207	$-92,173	$-60,256	$-93,088	$-106,008	$-117,113
Gross rents	$155,211	$209,595	$208,474	$200,648	$277,273	$255,229	$230,886	$127,933
Less: rental expenses	$193,240	$180,931	$277,681	$292,821	$337,529	$348,317	$336,894	$245,046
Other investment income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	$0	$169,603	$-740,896	$518,281	$107,574	$39,620	$157,531	$114,148
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	$0	$169,603	$4,317,147	$518,281	$5,059,097	$8,175,804	$7,172,503	$114,148
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	$0	$0	$5,058,043	$0	$4,951,523	$8,136,184	$7,014,972	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	$-4,988	$-4,970	$2,867	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$2,468	$13,051	$6,001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: cost of goods sold	$7,456	$18,021	$3,134	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other revenue	$1,401,827	$1,265,907	$1,323,662	$1,364,858	$1,394,736	$1,126,807	$1,163,926	$1,350,166
Total expenses	$3,435,758	$3,628,459	$3,923,202	$3,417,719	$3,774,080	$3,342,968	$3,755,441	$3,691,859
Program services	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Management and general	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Fundraising	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year	$21,794,777	$19,989,219	$17,479,594	$19,392,637	$19,932,338	$20,108,460	$20,286,913	$20,136,115
Excess or (deficit) for the year	$529,353	$61,116	$-1,470,808	$171,027	$-473,080	$-384,097	$-559,516	$-186,941
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$23,017,027	$21,794,777	$19,989,219	$17,479,594	$19,392,637	$19,932,338	$20,108,460	$20,286,914
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$-1,751,603	$-1,866,674	$-1,038,817	$1,742,016	$1,012,781	$560,219	$737,969	$36,142

	Total	Program services	Management and general	Fundraising
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2007)
Total functional expenses	$3,691,859	$0	$0	$0
Grants paid from donor advised funds		$0
Other grants and allocations		$220,481
Specific assistance to individuals		$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$201,378	$0	$0	$0
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$0	$0	$0	$0
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)	$0	$0	$0	$0
Salaries and wages of employees not included above	$1,103,139	$0	$0	$0
Pension plan contributions not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0
Employee benefits not included above	$439,455	$0	$0	$0
Payroll taxes	$111,199	$0	$0	$0
Professional fundraising fees	$0	$0	$0	$0
Accounting fees	$27,356	$0	$0	$0
Legal fees	$29,134	$0	$0	$0
Supplies	$39,489	$0	$0	$0
Telephone	$46,709	$0	$0	$0
Postage and shipping	$45,740	$0	$0	$0
Occupancy	$350,481	$0	$0	$0
Equipment rental and maintenance	$15,114	$0	$0	$0
Printing and publications	$60,374	$0	$0	$0
Travel	$178,506	$0	$0	$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings	$331,123	$0	$0	$0
Interest	$0	$0	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, etc.	$24,213	$0	$0	$0
Other expenses not covered above	$467,968	$0	$0	$0

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$23,330,684	$21,663,754	$19,447,790	$21,429,141	$21,633,590	$21,826,812	$21,906,162	$21,878,968
Cash - non-interest-bearing	$296,801	$458,287	$154,304	$342,159	$387,819	$77,181	$0	$171,352
Savings and temporary cash investments	$1,980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$562,339	$588,958	$475,094	$445,581	$309,095	$421,331	$387,881	$279,030
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Grants receivable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)							$0	$0
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0	$0	$79,249	$145,133	$146,033	$76,033	$36,033
Inventories for sale or use	$58,578	$57,102	$28,773	$28,773	$28,773	$28,812	$27,062	$27,584
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$254,915	$76,450	$48,871	$48,324	$49,844	$69,288	$114,259	$189,450
Investments - publicly-traded securities							$0	$0
Investments - other securities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$686,209	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments - other	$21,454,812	$19,810,825	$17,851,084	$19,687,139	$19,957,927	$20,397,166	$20,631,430	$20,554,845
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$0	$620,274	$556,198	$597,685	$571,532	$520,297	$519,556	$490,263
Other assets, including program-related investments	$15,050	$51,858	$333,466	$200,231	$183,467	$166,704	$149,941	$130,411
Total liabilities	$1,535,907	$1,674,535	$1,968,196	$2,036,504	$1,701,252	$1,718,352	$1,619,249	$1,742,853
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$1,518,776	$1,502,111	$1,222,835	$1,374,897	$1,029,688	$1,048,789	$907,882	$916,184
Grants payable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$17,131	$84,390	$75,286	$70,067	$69,324	$54,773	$38,911	$41,904
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Mortgages and other notes payable	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$146,025
Other liabilities	$0	$88,034	$670,075	$591,540	$602,240	$614,790	$672,456	$638,740
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances	$23,330,684	$21,663,754	$19,447,790	$21,429,141	$21,633,590	$21,826,812	$21,906,162	$21,878,968
Total net assets or fund balances	$21,794,777	$19,989,219	$17,479,594	$19,392,637	$19,932,338	$20,108,460	$20,286,913	$20,136,115

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
Total revenue	$3,965,111	$3,689,575	$2,452,394	$3,588,746	$3,301,000	$2,958,871	$3,195,925	$3,504,918
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements	$2,357,137	$3,888,527	$2,733,209	$3,838,498	$4,569,583	$3,307,188	$3,532,819	$3,749,964
Other expenses	$-1,607,974	$0	$0	$0	$985,725	$348,317	$336,894	$245,046
Net unrealized gains on investments	$-1,580,523	$0	$0	$0	$985,725	$0	$0	$0
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Recoveries of prior year grants	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$-27,451	$0	$0	$0	$0	$348,317	$336,894	$245,046
Other revenue	$0	$-198,952	$-280,815	$-249,752	$-282,858	$0	$0	$0
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$43,069	$54,671	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$-198,952	$-280,815	$-292,821	$-337,529	$0	$0	$0

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
Total expenses	$3,435,758	$3,628,459	$3,923,202	$3,417,719	$3,774,080	$3,342,968	$3,755,441	$3,691,859
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements	$3,579,387	$3,827,411	$4,204,912	$3,667,471	$4,056,938	$3,691,285	$4,092,335	$3,936,905
Other revenue	$143,629	$198,952	$281,710	$292,821	$337,529	$348,317	$336,894	$245,046
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Prior year adjustments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Losses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$143,629	$198,952	$281,710	$292,821	$337,529	$348,317	$336,894	$245,046
Other expenses	$0	$0	$0	$43,069	$54,671	$0	$0	$0
Investment expenses	$0	$0	$0	$43,069	$54,671	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Average hours per week devoted to position	Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation plans	Expense account and other allowances
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
40	$195,000	$6,378	$0

Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings	27
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?	No
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?	No
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?	No

Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?	Yes
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?	No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?	Yes
Direct and indirect political expenditures	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?	No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?	No
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?	No
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members	$1,147,045
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures	$10,751
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices	$10,751
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?	No
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?	No
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958	$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization	$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?	No
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?	No
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?	No
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 2006	24

	Unrelated business income		Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514		Related or exempt function income
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2007)
	Business code	Amount	Exclusion code	Amount	Related or exempt function income
Total		$-117,113		$2,245,293	$1,376,738
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1	000000	$0	00	$0	$93,875
Program service revenue 2	000000	$0	00	$0	$26,099
Program service revenue 3	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 4	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Program service revenue 5	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Medicare/Medicaid payments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	000000	$0	00	$0	$1,147,045
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$890,698	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
not debt-financed property	Lessors of other real estate property	$-117,113	00	$0	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other investment income	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	000000	$0	Gain (or loss, to the extent allowed) from the sale of investments and other non-inventory property and from certain property acquired from financial institutions that are in conservatorship or receivership (sections 512(b)(5) and 512(b)(16)(A))	$114,148	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other revenue	000000	$0	Royalty income excluded by section 512(b)(2)	$1,240,447	$109,719

EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entity	Percentage of ownership interest	Total income	End-of-year assets
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2007)
841502516	100%	$0	$0
	0%	$0	$0
	0%	$0	$0
	0%	$0	$0

Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation	Expense account and other allowances
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2007)
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0
$0	$0	$0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000	0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000

Statements About Activities (for 2007)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities	$0
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year	$0

Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Support Schedule
Total	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gifts, grants, and contributions received	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Membership fees received	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2007)
Total exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)	$0
Other exempt purpose expenditures	$0
Lobbying nontaxable amount	$0
Grassroots nontaxable amount	$0

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1	Illinois Agricultural Association	1701 Towanda Ave, Bloomington, IL 61701-2057	IL	1953-03	$68,608,396
2	Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union Of America	20 F St Nw Ste 300, Washington, DC 20001-6700	DC	1966-03	$10,000,533
3	American Sugarbeet Growers Assoc	1156 15th St Nw Ste 1101, Washington, DC 20005-1756	DC	1977-06	$1,457,277
4	Rodale Institute	611 Siegfriedale Rd, Kutztown, PA 19530-9749	PA	1972-12	$7,700,910
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10	Urban Agriculture Network	4701 Connecticut Ave Nw Apt 304, Washington, DC 20008-5617	DC	1994-05	$1,697
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17	New Age Community Land Tr Inc	425 Pleasant Ridge Road, Columbia, KY 42728	KY	1988-08	$0
18	Recovery Eco Agriculture Project	579 Carlton Pointe Drive, Palmetto, GA 30268	GA	2008-07	$0
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Number of organizations performing similar types of work

Alabama	5
Arkansas	2
Arizona	1
California	13
Colorado	1
District of Columbia	3
Florida	2
Georgia	4
Hawaii	1
Iowa	5
Idaho	2
Illinois	9
Indiana	1
Kansas	2
Kentucky	2
Massachusetts	5
Maryland	1
Michigan	1

Minnesota	1
Missouri	2
Mississippi	1
Montana	1
North Carolina	2
North Dakota	1
Nebraska	2
Nevada	1
New York	2
Oregon	3
Pennsylvania	2
South Carolina	1
South Dakota	1
Tennessee	1
Texas	10
Vermont	1
Washington	2
Wisconsin	2

Total

Affiliation	Name	Address	State	Established	Total Income
All affiliated organizations
Central	Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union Of America	20 F St Nw Ste 300, Washington, DC 20001-6700	DC	1966-03	$10,000,533
Subordinate	Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union Of America, Group Return	5619 Dtc Pkwy Ste 300, Greenwood Vlg, CO 80111-3136	CO	1966-03	$0

Number of affiliated organizations

Colorado

District of Columbia