Nonprofit · EIN 58-0814373
GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
Also known as JACKSON COUNTY FARM BUREAU INC
Tax-exempt · JEFFERSON, GA 30549
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $214,641 | $218,638 | -$3,997 | $567,149 | $6,751 | $560,398 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $212,707 | $210,969 | $1,738 | $572,645 | $8,250 | $564,395 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $209,071 | $199,468 | $9,603 | $576,878 | $14,221 | $562,657 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $75,933
- Investment income
- $118
- Other revenue
- $138,590
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $85,194
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $97,667
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $20,004
- Depreciation
- $19,491
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $572,645
- Total assets, end of year
- $567,149
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,751
- Net assets, end of year
- $560,398
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $535,444
- Gross unrelated business income
- $138,590
- Gross receipts
- $214,641
- Employees
- 0
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 13 | $0 |
| MADISON BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| WARD BLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 9 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS BORDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 13 | $0 |
| SWAYNE COCHRAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 14 | $0 |
| JOEL DAVIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 9 | $0 |
| GREG GILMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEWEY JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 13 | $0 |
| JOSEPH MCMULLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| ERIC PENNINGTON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JERRY PITTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARTY SEAGRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WALT TEMPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 11 | $0 |
| CAIN THURMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 17 | $0 |
| MADISON BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 9 | $0 |
| WARD BLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 9 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS BORDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 11 | $0 |
| SWAYNE COCHRAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 16 | $0 |
| JOEL DAVIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| GREG GILMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DEWEY JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 12 | $0 |
| JERRY JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOSEPH MCMULLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 9 | $0 |
| ERIC PENNINGTON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $0 |
| JERRY PITTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MARTY SEAGRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| WALT TEMPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMERON SHIRLEY ENDS NOV 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JESSICA BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| MADISON BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 12 | $0 |
| WARD BLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS BORDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 25 | $0 |
| SWAYNE COCHRAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 11 | $0 |
| JOEL DAVIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| GREG GILMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DEWEY JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| JERRY JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JOSEPH MCMULLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| ERIC PENNINGTON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 7 | $0 |
| JERRY PITTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARTY SEAGRAVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| WALT TEMPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 576, JEFFERSON, GA 30549-0576
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SWAYNE COCHRAN, 507 ED REED ROAD, LULA, GA 30554
- Signed the 990
- SWAYNE COCHRAN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (706) 367-8877
- Return prepared by
- GEORGIA FARM BUREAU TAX SOLUTIONS LLC
Mission
AGRICULTURE PROMOTION
Program accomplishments
- TO PROMOTE, PROTECT, AND REPRESENT THE BUSINESS, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTEREST OF THE FARMERS OF THE COUNTY AND TO DEVELOP AGRICULTURE INTEREST IN THE COUNTY.
- TO PROMOTE, PROTECT, AND REPRESENT THE BUSINESS, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTEREST OF THE FARMERS OF THE COUNTY AND TO DEVELOP AGRICULTURE INTEREST IN THE COUNTY.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-0814373
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 2207: GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $567,149
- Income (IRS master file)
- $214,641
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $214,641 | $218,638 | $567,149 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $212,707 | $210,969 | $572,645 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $209,071 | $199,468 | $576,878 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $210,660 | $201,684 | $594,363 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 58-0814373).
Questions about GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
- What is the EIN of GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION is 58-0814373.
- Is GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1971.
- Are donations to GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SWAYNE COCHRAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does GEORGIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $214,641, expenses of $218,638 and total assets of $567,149 at year end.
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