Nonprofit · EIN 62-0346505
RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU
Tax-exempt · MURFREESBORO, TN 37130
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $865,870 | $851,277 | $14,593 | $838,780 | $0 | $838,780 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $858,996 | $840,797 | $18,199 | $824,187 | $0 | $824,187 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $844,150 | $859,366 | -$15,216 | $805,988 | $0 | $805,988 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $785,839
- Membership dues
- $785,839
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $13,208
- Net rental income
- $63,391
- Net income from fundraising events
- $182
- Other revenue
- $66,823
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $7,652
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,551
- Occupancy
- $64,380
- Depreciation
- $5,944
- Program services (functional)
- $851,277
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $824,187
- Total assets, end of year
- $838,780
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $838,780
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $366,817
- Gross receipts
- $911,983
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 90
- Year formed
- 1921
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HASSEL SMITH | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KEITH ELROD | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| THOMAS CARTER WOODRUFF | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CINDY AYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN L BATEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TEB BATEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA BLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLY W BRACY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EARNEST BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VERONICA BUCHANAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT CANTERBURY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN FERGUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EYVONNE HAYNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS HILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
21 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES HORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLEN HUTCHINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL HUTCHINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONALD L JERNIGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD L JORDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES JASON LADD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID A LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG LYNCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL MCBROOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WYATT MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNALIESE OWEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE Y PEAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARILYN SPENCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TED THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB TIPTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA VAUGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL VAUGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NOAH WEAVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCILLE WHITWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARVIN L WHITWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 36 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HASSEL SMITH | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KEITH ELROD | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| THOMAS CARTER WOODRUFF | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CINDY AYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN L BATEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TEB BATEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA BLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLY W BRACY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EARNEST BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VERONICA BUCHANAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT CANTERBURY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN FERGUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EYVONNE HAYNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS HILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES HORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLEN HUTCHINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL HUTCHINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONALD L JERNIGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD L JORDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES JASON LADD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID A LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG LYNCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL MCBROOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WYATT MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNALIESE OWEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE Y PEAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARILYN SPENCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TED THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB TIPTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA VAUGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL VAUGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NOAH WEAVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCILLE WHITWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARVIN L WHITWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TREY SMITH | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KEITH ELROD | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| THOMAS CARTER WOODRUFF | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CINDY AYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN L BATEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TEB BATEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BOYCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLY W BRACY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EARNEST BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT CANTERBURY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFERY S DISMUKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER DOWD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN FERGUSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EYVONNE HAYNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES HORD | DIRECTOR | – | $0 |
| GLEN HUTCHINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONALD L JERNIGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD L JORDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES JASON LADD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON LAMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID A LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG LYNCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE Y PEAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY SHIRLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SHIRLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES SPANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARILYN SPENCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA VAUGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE VAUGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILLIP VAUGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDON WHITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCILLE WHITWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARVIN L WHITWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 818 S CHURCH ST, MURFREESBORO, TN 37130-4928
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- HASSEL SMITH, PO BOX 1334, MURFREESBORO, TN 371331334
- Signed the 990
- HASSEL SMITH, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (615) 893-1213
- Return prepared by
- Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
Mission
ORGANIZED TO DEVELOP, FOSTER, PROMOTE, & PROTECT PROGRAMS FOR THE GENERAL WELFARE INCLUDING ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, & POLITICAL WELL BEING OF FARM PEOPLE.
Program accomplishments
- PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO PROTECT & PROMOTE THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY THE RUTHERFORD CO FARM BUREAU THROUGH ITS STRUCTURE OF VOLUNTEER LEADERS SUPPORTS PUBLIC POLICY EFFORTS AT THE LOCAL, STATE & NATIONAL LEVEL. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH BOTH LEGISLATIVE & REGULATORY MONITORING COMMUNICATIONS WITH MEMBERS & PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAMS ABOUT FARMING & RURAL LIFE & PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN THE SPONSORSHIP OF MEET THE CANDIDATE ACTIVITIES & YEARLY POLICY MEETINGS WITH THEIR LEGISLATORS TO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT AG POLICY & HOW THE INDUSTRY IS IMPACTED BY LAWMAKERS.
- AGRICULTURE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU STRUCTURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROVIDES MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBER LEADERS TO KEEP ABREAST OF ISSUES THAT AFFECT AGRICULTURE. LOCAL BOARD MEMBERS ATTEND ORGANIZATIONAL & EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS EACH MONTH. THEY PARTICIPATE IN OTHER LOCAL AGRICULTURAL, CIVIC, & COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. LEADERS ATTEND DISTRICT, STATE & NATIONAL CONFERENCES TO NETWORK WITH FARMERS & OTHER AGRICULTURALISTS TO LEARN ABOUT CURRENT ISSUES FACING AGRICULTURE. A HIGHLY DEVELOPED COMMITTEE STRUCTURE PROVIDES LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS THROUGH MEETINGS, REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS, AND AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
- AGRICULTURE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU SPONSORS & ORGANIZES A COUNTYWIDE FARM DAY FOR 100 OR MORE 3RD GRADE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, & PARENTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS. MORE THAN A DOZEN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS TEACH ABOUT FOOD & FIBER & AGIRCULTURES IMPORTANCE IN EVERYONES LIVES. ADOPT-A-SCHOOL PARTICIPATION WITH A RURAL K-12 SCHOOL EDUCATES TEACHERS IN ALL GRADE LEVELS ON HOW TO USE AGRICULTURE-BASED LESSONS TO TEACH BASIC SKILLS TO STUDENTS. RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU MEMBERS LEAD THE STATE IN PRIVATE DONATIONS TO THE STATEWIDE AGRICULTURE-IN-THE-CLASSROOM FOUNDATION.
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
- 62-0346505
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1969
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $838,780
- Income (IRS master file)
- $911,983
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $865,870 | $851,277 | $838,780 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $858,996 | $840,797 | $824,187 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $844,150 | $859,366 | $805,988 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $802,066 | $800,353 | $821,204 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 62-0346505).
Questions about RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU
- What is the EIN of RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU is 62-0346505.
- Is RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1969.
- Are donations to RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU 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 RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU 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 RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU 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 RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names HASSEL SMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 36 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does RUTHERFORD COUNTY FARM BUREAU have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $865,870, expenses of $851,277 and total assets of $838,780 at year end.
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