California · Nonprofit
MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU
MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $107,000 to it, the largest being GEORGE AND RUTH BRADFORD FOUNDATION ($107,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $556k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $107k
- Net assets
- $4.7M
What Mendocino County Farm Bureau does
Mission
To work for the solution of the problems of the farm, the farm home, and the rural community, by use of the recognized advantages of organized action to the end that those engaged in the various branches of agriculture may have opportunity for happiness and prosperity in their chosen work; to further the social, educational and recreational welfare of its member in any wholesome and beneficial manner; to work in conjunction with the agricultural extension service in the development of agriculture in all it branches, and in the improvement of rural life; to encourage and foster the development of such commodity marketing and other organizations as will best serve the members of the corporation in conformity with the objects and purposes of this organization; to unite the farmers of the county in one farm organization and to work for the promotion and protection of interests common to all farmers in the county without regard to political or other organizations; to cooperate with other co
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The Mendocino County Farm Bureau awarded scholarships to deserving students with a desire to start a career in the agricultural industry. The student criteria is unique in the fact that applicants can be continuing students of any age entering or attending an accredited trade school, college or university, including out-of-state, and majoring in an agricultural related field.
$35,000 spentof which $35,000 as grants13% of program spendingInformed, advocated and provided resources for the mendocino county agriculture industry in the areas of: water rights, water quality, water supply, air quality, land use, pest resources, health and safety, rural crime prevention and agricultural education.
$227,935 spent$86,599 earned by the program87% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $262,935.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $1.1M to $4.3M (+291%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
7% of MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $10k → $17k.
From the IRS filings of MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 1,936 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,936 food & nutrition nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
61% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU?
- MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $107,000 to it, the largest being GEORGE AND RUTH BRADFORD FOUNDATION ($107,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $107,000 in grants to MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU?
- GEORGE AND RUTH BRADFORD FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $107,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MENDOCINO COUNTY FARM BUREAU find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing