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Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Inc

  • East Troy, WI
  • Tax-exempt since Sept. 1984
  • EIN: 39-1449246

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Food, Agriculture and Nutrition / Agricultural Programs (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2022 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$723k (2022)

Expenses
$1.52M (2022)

Total Assets
$3.09M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$230k (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$722,656
Expenses
$1,520,305
Net Income
-$797,649
Net Assets
$2,855,368
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,067,292
> 100%
Program Services $137,991
19.1%
Investment Income $9,951
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $3,752
0.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$503,218
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,888
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $87,198
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $487,029
32.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,085,215
Total Liabilities $229,847
Net Assets $2,855,368
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Perry Brown (Executive Director) $82,398 $0 $4,800
Gregg Sanford (President) $0 $0 $0
James Syburg (Vice President/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Alyssa Hartman (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
John Hall (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jamshed Patel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Una Vanduval (Director (From April 2022)) $0 $0 $0
Nicolas Johnson (Director (From June 2022)) $0 $0 $0
Mia Lombardi (Director (Thru April 2022)) $0 $0 $0
John Wepking (Director (Thru Sept 2022)) $0 $0 $0
Halee Wepking (Director (Thru Sept 2022)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 6, 2023

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Audits

Audit for a nonprofit that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,047,953
Expenses
$1,293,619
Net Income
-$245,666
Net Assets
$3,587,465
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $753,276
71.9%
Program Services $192,399
18.4%
Investment Income $1,633
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $18,676
1.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $81,969
7.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $78,014
6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $390,542
30.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,705,477
Total Liabilities $118,012
Net Assets $3,587,465
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Perry Brown (Executive Director) $77,398 $0 $616
Gregg Sanford (President) $0 $0 $0
James Syburg (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jamshed Patel (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Alyssa Hartman (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Hall (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Wepking (Director) $0 $0 $0
Halee Wepking (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 27, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$771,922
Expenses
$962,782
Net Income
-$190,860
Net Assets
$3,833,131
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $682,219
88.4%
Program Services $71,864
9.3%
Investment Income $3,494
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $14,345
1.9%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $80,368
8.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $357,542
37.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,206,459
Total Liabilities $373,328
Net Assets $3,833,131
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Perry Brown (Executive Director) $76,184 $0 $4,184
Anders Gurda (President) $0 $0 $0
Gregg Sanford (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jamshed Patel (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Gene Gollogly (Director) $0 $0 $0
Alyssa Hartman (Director) $0 $0 $0
George Reistad (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Syburg (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Wepking (Director) $0 $0 $0
Halee Wepking (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Wickert (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 9, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$199,318
Expenses
$1,013,329
Net Income
-$814,011
Net Assets
$4,023,991
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $374,659
> 100%
Program Services $148,300
74.4%
Investment Income $3,545
1.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $22,657
11.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$349,843
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $75,138
7.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $360,336
35.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,318,093
Total Liabilities $294,102
Net Assets $4,023,991
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Perry Brown (Executive Director) $72,000 $0 $3,138
Anders Gurda (President) $0 $0 $0
Jamshed Patel (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Gene Gollogly (Director) $0 $0 $0
George Reistad (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gregg Sanford (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Syburg (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Wepking (Director) $0 $0 $0
Halee Wepking (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Wickert (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 14, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,012,881
Expenses
$1,013,040
Net Income
-$159
Net Assets
$4,838,002
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $796,843
78.7%
Program Services $215,891
21.3%
Investment Income $147
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $77,520
7.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $332,294
32.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,168,897
Total Liabilities $330,895
Net Assets $4,838,002
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Perry Brown (Executive Director) $72,720 $0 $4,800
Ed Erdmann (President) $0 $0 $0
Anders Gurda (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jamshed Patel (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Bob Bower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Laura Paine (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Syburg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Wickert (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 30, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$850,855
Expenses
$1,024,964
Net Income
-$174,109
Net Assets
$4,838,161
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $653,313
76.8%
Program Services $197,376
23.2%
Investment Income $166
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $76,800
7.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $324,750
31.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,155,479
Total Liabilities $317,318
Net Assets $4,838,161
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Perry Brown (Executive Director) $72,000 $0 $4,800
Laura Paine (President) $0 $0 $0
Ed Erdmann (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jamshed Patel (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Bob Bower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Finser (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anders Gurda (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leslie Harris (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lali Watt (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Wickert (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 12, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,967,551
Expenses
$1,128,737
Net Income
$1,838,814
Net Assets
$5,020,750
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,729,422
92.0%
Program Services $257,312
8.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$19,183
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $109,409
9.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $313,601
27.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,379,332
Total Liabilities $358,582
Net Assets $5,020,750
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Andrews (Executive Director) $101,562 $0 $7,847
Laura Paine (President) $0 $0 $0
Ed Erdmann (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jamshed Patel (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Bob Bower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Finser (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anders Gurda (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leslie Harris (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lali Watt (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Wickert (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 12, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,032,041
Expenses
$1,051,927
Net Income
-$19,886
Net Assets
$3,181,936
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $820,614
79.5%
Program Services $211,427
20.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $103,096
9.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $315,880
30.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,554,607
Total Liabilities $372,671
Net Assets $3,181,936
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Andrews (Executive Director) $100,257 $0 $2,839
Brent Mccown (President) $0 $0 $0
Laura Paine (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jamshed Patel (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Birl Lowery (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carrie Edgar (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Wickert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Bower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Eloisa Gomez (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 10, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,054,693
Expenses
$1,037,006
Net Income
$17,687
Net Assets
$3,201,822
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $934,611
88.6%
Program Services $120,081
11.4%
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $98,571
9.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $355,291
34.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,752,792
Total Liabilities $550,970
Net Assets $3,201,822
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Andrews (Executive Director) $95,700 $0 $2,871
Brent Mccown (President) $0 $0 $0
Eloisa Gomez (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jamshed Patel (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Birl Lowery (Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Hughes (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carrie Edgar (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Wickert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Bower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Laura Paine (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 10, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,591,151
Expenses
$1,048,824
Net Income
$1,542,327
Net Assets
$3,184,135
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,439,981
94.2%
Program Services $151,165
5.8%
Investment Income $5
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $97,500
9.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $301,039
28.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,638,261
Total Liabilities $454,126
Net Assets $3,184,135
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
David Andrews (Executive Director) $97,500 $0 $0
Brent Mccown (President) $0 $0 $0
Eloisa Gomez (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Jamshed Patel (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Birl Lowery (Director) $0 $0 $0
Beth Bovis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carrie Edgar (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Mann (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brian Wickert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Bower (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 29, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,164,647
Expenses
$1,012,472
Net Income
$152,175
Net Assets
$1,641,808
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,116,902
95.9%
Program Services $47,695
4.1%
Investment Income $50
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $83,500
8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $393,794
38.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,143,416
Total Liabilities $501,608
Net Assets $1,641,808

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,238,890
Expenses
$1,080,709
Net Income
$158,181
Net Assets
$1,489,633
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,194,866
96.4%
Program Services $43,094
3.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $930
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $95,658
8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $371,800
34.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,039,893
Total Liabilities $550,260
Net Assets $1,489,633

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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