2026-07-29T20:30:02Z 2025-08-31 990EZ 2024-09-01 646036663 FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA STATE ASSOCIATIONS & LOCAL CHAPTER FUTU 0000000000 PO BOX 771 JACKSON MS 39205 Steven Hampton 0 6015285342 2026-07-29 true 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X Vocational Student Organization 146325 2693 88135 54165 0 0 0 0 0 843 0 843 0 0 0 489 146325 0 0 0 0 0 497 202524 203021 -56696 104084 0 47388 104084 47388 0 0 0 0 104084 47388 0 0 104084 47388 Agricultural education and leadership development for student members State and district career leadership development 2025 Mississippi FFA State Convention Hattiesburg CDELDE contests Legislative Breakfast summer leadership camps and junior retreats and national conventionofficer summit participation Facility rental meals awards registration systems and participant materials for FFA members statewide 134 State officer leadership program travel official dress and training for the Mississippi FFA state officer team representing members at chapter district state and national activities 35 National FFA membership dues remitted to the National FFA Organization on behalf of Mississippi chapters and members 25 Other program services 6 200 Abbigail Dugas Agricultural Program Superviso 40.00 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false Steven Hampton 11975 Seaway Rd Suite A220 Gulfport MS 39503 6015285342 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 0 41201 51475 48533 55857 56858 253924 41201 51475 48533 55857 56858 253924 253924 33970 66263 79567 71000 89467 340267 75171 117738 128100 126857 146325 594191 0.43 0.48 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule O: Name of the organization: FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA STATE ASSOCIATIONS & LOCAL CHAPTER Employer identification number: 64-6036663 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue: Returns of unspent program cash advances .......................................... $489 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses: Conference, convention, and meeting expenses (state convention, Legislative Breakfast, leadership camps and retreats, national convention/summit) .......... $134,942 State officer travel and meetings (travel reimbursements, official dress, jackets) ................ $35,305 National FFA membership dues remitted for Mississippi chapters and members ............. $25,387 Program cash advances (junior retreats, nominating committee, convention logistics) ......... $6,312 Supplies ..................................................................................................... $427 Bank service charges and state registration fees ...................................................... $151 Total Other Expenses ............................................................................... $202,524 Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 31 - Other Program Services: Program cash advances issued for the Junior FFA Retreat, state officer nominating committee, convention van rental, and retreat/checkpoint planning. Expenses: $6,312. Grants: $0. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 - Total Liabilities: None ($0 at beginning and end of year). Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 - Other Income: Program service fees for state convention, CDE/LDE contest registrations, leadership training/camp registrations, Legislative Breakfast tickets, fundraising sales, and refunds. Presented on line 12 consistently with the organizations prior-year Schedule A filings. The organization respectfully requests that any penalty for the late filing of this Form 990-EZ be abated for reasonable cause This return for the fiscal year ended August 31 2025 was due January 15 2026 The organization is a volunteer-supported vocational student organization with no paid staff Its financial records are maintained by an outside fiscal agent Gulf Coast Education Initiative Consortium and the complete year-end accounting reports needed to prepare an accurate return were not made available to the organizations responsible officer until after the filing deadline During the same period the organization experienced a transition in the administrative personnel responsible for its record keeping and filings The organization exercised ordinary business care and prudence it requested the records monitored the engagement and prepared and filed this return promptly once complete records were received The organization has a history of timely compliance and the failure to file on time was due to circumstances beyond its control and not to willful neglect The organization has implemented a calendar-reminder process with its fiscal agent to ensure future returns are filed by the due date