2024-11-14T16:11:49-06:00 2023-12-31 751496876 ARMSTRONG BACKUS & CO LLP P O BOX 71 SAN ANGELO TX 76902 990 2023-01-01 474822677 SHEEP AND GOAT VALIDATION OF TEXAS SHEE 3256577313 7887 US HWY 87 N SAN ANGELO TX 76901 PAT JACKSON CHAIRMAN 3256577313 2024-11-13 1 1 JAMES L SANDERSON CPA P00636314 3256536854 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z PAT JACKSON 7887 US HWY 87 N SAN ANGELO TX 76901 356980 0 X HTTP://LAMBANDGOATVALIDATION.TAMU.EDU/ X 2015 TX MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP AND GOAT VALIDATION PROGRAM FOR TEXAS 4-H AND FFA PARTICIPANTS. 15 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 426452 356980 0 0 0 0 426452 356980 247746 49673 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 222231 256895 469977 306568 -43525 50412 654110 704522 0 0 654110 704522 X THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO HELP ENFORCE 4-H AND FFA OWNERSHIP AND POSSESSION RULES THROUGH A SHEEP & GOAT VALIDATION PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION MANAGES THE STATE-LEVEL SHEEP AND GOAT VALIDATION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW PARTICIPANTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO OFFERS SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR SHEEP AND GOAT YOUTH PROJECTS AND PROVIDES EDUCATION FOR COUNTY EXTENSION AGENTS, AGRICULTURE SCIENCE TEACHERS, YOUTH EXHIBITORS, AND PARENTS PARTICIPATING IN SHEEP AND GOAT YOUTH PROJECTS. 0 0 246506 355332 THE SHEEP AND GOAT VALIDATION PROGRAM PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK UNDER WHICH THE INTENDED BENEFITS OF COMPETITIVE YOUTH LIVESTOCK PROJECTS CAN BE ACHIEVED. THE PROGRAM HELPS TO PREVENT UNETHICAL PRACTICES SUCH AS FALSE OWNERSHIP OF ANIMALS, HIRING PROFESSIONALS TO MANAGE ANIMALS, AND MISREPRESENTATION OF ANIMAL'S AGES WHILE FOSTERING FAIR COMPETITION AND LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS. THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHES THE VALIDATION PROGRAM GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATING TEXAS COUNTIES AND CONTROLS THE PROCUREMENT, DISTRIBUTION, AND COLLECTION OF VALIDATION MATERIALS. THESE MATERIALS ARE USED TO VALIDATE SHEEP AND GOATS AT COMPETITIVE LIVESTOCK EVENTS. THE 2023 VALIDATION PROGRAM PROVIDED EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND SUPPORT FOR ALL 254 COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. 9 MAJOR LIVESTOCK SHOWS AND THE STATE FAIR PARTICIPATED IN THE VALIDATION PROGRAM BY REQUIRING SHEEP AND GOATS TO BE VALIDATED THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM BEFORE BEING EXHIBITED. AN ESTIMATED 12,500 SHEEP AND GOAT JUNIOR EXHIBITORS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM AND WILL BEGIN SHOWING THEIR SHEEP AND GOATS DURING THE 2024 LIVESTOCK SHOW SEASON. 3144 848 THE WOOL AND MOHAIR JUDGING PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH TO DEVELOP PRACTICAL SKILLS THAT CAN BE USED IN THEIR FUTURE CAREERS. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, 4-H MEMBERS LEARN TO DETERMINE THE VARIOUS GRADES, RANKS, AND CATEGORIZATIONS OF WOOL BY ASSESSING CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS, SUCH AS QUALITY, STAPLE LENGTH, AND CLEAN FLEECE YIELD. THESE ABILITIES ARE WELL SUITED FOR A CAREER ON A SHEEP RANCHING OPERATION, WITHIN THE WOOL INDUSTRY, OR IN THE AGRICULTURAL TEACHING FIELD. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES YOUTH AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE AND COMPARE THE SKILLS THEY HAVE GAINED WITH THOSE OF OTHER MEMBERS. OUTSTANDING YOUTH ARE PROVIDED RECOGNITION FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK. THE SHEEP AND GOAT VALIDATION OF TEXAS CAREFULLY SELECTS WOOL AND THEN PROVIDES SAMPLES OF WOOL FLEECES SO THAT PARTICIPANTS CAN PRACTICE THEIR WOOL AND MOHAIR JUDGING SKILLS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR COUNTY EXTENSION AGENTS, 4-H COACHES, AND PARENTS ON NEW RULES AND PROCESSES PERTAINING TO YOUTH WOOL AND MOHAIR JUDGING CONTESTS. IN 2023, 500 YOUTH FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS PARTICIPATED IN THE WOOL AND MOHAIR JUDGING PROGRAM. 52524 49673 800 THE SHEEP AND GOAT VALIDATION OF TEXAS GIVES BACK TO SHEEP AND GOAT YOUTH PROJECT PARTICIPANTS BY MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR TEXAS YOUTH. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS HELP FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND PROVIDE AWARDS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS TO OUTSTANDING YOUTH PARTICIPANTS. 302174 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X MYRA MARSH 3256577313 7887 US HWY 87 N SAN ANGELO TX 76901 BRITTNI KACZYK DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD COBURN DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 GARY JENNINGS DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES SANDERSON DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH BLANEK DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN JONAS DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARSHALL EATON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 2750 0 0 MARTY GIBBS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARVIN ENSOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MYRA MARSH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PARKS TUCKER VICE-CHAIRMAN 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PAT JACKSON CHAIRMAN 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOT LONG TREASURER 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKHAILA ADCOX SECRETARY 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE STURTZ DIRECTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 2750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SHEEP & GOAT VALIDATIO 355332 355332 WOOL & MOHAIR JUDGING 848 848 AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION 800 800 356980 356980 356980 0 0 47369 47369 2304 2304 3655 3655 DNA MATERIALS & SUPPLIE 98379 98379 VALIDATION TAGS 63425 63425 CONTRACT SERVICES 51792 51792 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 16966 16227 739 22678 22678 306568 302174 4394 0 654110 704522 9093 9093 0 0 654110 704522 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 654110 704522 654110 704522 654110 704522 50412 0 X 0 0 0 X 398957 374421 422691 426452 356980 1979501 398957 374421 422691 426452 356980 1979501 0 0 0 1979501 398957 374421 422691 426452 356980 1979501 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X 9093 9093 0 0 1 TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE 600 JOHN KIMBROUGH BLVD STE 509 7101 TAMU COLLEGE STATION TX 778437101 742648747 10000 0 UNRESTRICTED CASH ASSISTANCE FOR EXTENSION EDUCATION PROGRAMS SAN ANGELO STOCK SHOW & RODEO 200 WEST 43RD STREET SAN ANGELO TX 76903 750871755 19661 0 UNRESTRICTED CASH ASSISTANCE AND SPONSORSHIP OF 2022 LAMB CAMP TELEDYNE FLIR COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS INC 110 LOWELL ROAD HUDSON NH 03051 770423382 14148 0 UNRESTRICTED CASH ASSISTANCE FOR EXTENSION EDUCATION PROGRAMS FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS BANK RECORDS, RECEIPTS, AND CASH GIFT AGREEMENTS TO SUBSTANTIATE THE AMOUNTS OF THE ASSISTANCE LISTED IN PART II. CONTINUOUS AND CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND THE RECIPIENT IS DOCUMENTED AND USED TO SUBSTANTIATE THE SELECTION CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE. ASSISTANCE QUALIFIES AS A GIFT, SO THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT STIPULATE ANY TYPE OF DELIVERABLES OR OTHER PERFORMANCE AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE RECEIPT OF FUNDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.