WHITETAIL DEER FARMERS OF OHIO INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2012

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Organization: WHITETAIL DEER FARMERS OF OHIO INC (EIN 81-0554115)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-05-13
IRS object ID: 201301339349202800
Schema version: 2012v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule C
Schedule G
Schedule O
Compensation Explanation

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-05-13T14:49:58-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HIMES SLATER & HERSHBERGER LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 42 12955 EMERSON RD	AddressLine1
City	KIDRON	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	446360042	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	810554115	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WHITETAIL DEER FARMERS OF OHIO INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	WHIT	NameControl
Phone	3302012587	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8839 E LINCOLN WAY	AddressLine1
City	ORRVILLE	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	44667	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ADEN HOCHSTETLER	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Phone	3302012587	Phone
Date Signed	2013-05-06	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	HERB HIMES	Name
Phone	3308577251	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-05-10	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Schedule B Not Required	X	ScheduleBNotRequired
Web Site	N/A	WebSite
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Gross Receipts	111612	GrossReceipts
Info In Schedule O Part I	X	InfoInScheduleOPartI
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	500	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc
Membership Dues	17215	MembershipDues
Fundraising Gross Income	91507	FundraisingGrossIncome
Special Events Direct Expenses	11280	SpecialEventsDirectExpenses
Special Events Net Income Loss	80227	SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss
Other Revenue Total	2390	OtherRevenueTotal
Total Revenue	100332	TotalRevenue
Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors	62559	FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors
Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint	3301	OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint
Printing Publications Postage	10217	PrintingPublicationsPostage
Other Expenses Total	37830	OtherExpensesTotal
Total Expenses	113907	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-13575	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	43208	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	29633	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part II	X	InfoInScheduleOPartII

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	34351	BOY
EOY	22514	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8857	BOY
EOY	7119	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	43208	BOY
EOY	29633	EOY

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	43208	BOY
EOY	29633	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Primary Exempt Purpose	KEEP ABREAST OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE DEER RAISING INDUSTRY AND TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY. THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH THE USE OF A LOBBYIST FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH MEMBERS AND OTHER INDUSTRY GROUPS IN OTHER STATES. TO EDUCATE THE CORPORATION'S MEMBERS CONCERNING GOOD MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING PRACTICES AND THE LATEST DEER HEALTH AND DISEASE INFORMATION. THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH REGULAR SEMINARS AND OTHER MEETINGS. TO SERVE AS A VOICE FOR THE INDUSTRY ON APPROPRIATE BOARDS.	PrimaryExemptPurpose

Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (2 entries)

Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom
THE ORGANIZATION IS KEEPING ABREAST OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE DEER RAISING INDUSTRY AND ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY. THIS IS BEING DONE THROUGH THE USE OF A LOBBYIST FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE AS WELL AS THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS WITH MEMBERS AND OTHER INDUSTRY GROUPS IN OTHER STATES. THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY EDUCATING MEMBERS CONCERNING GOOD MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING PRACTICES AS WELL AS KEEPING THEM UPDATED ON THE LATEST DEER HEALTH AND DISEASE INFORMATION. THIS IS BEING DONE THROUGH REGULAR SEMINARS AND OTHER MEETINGS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS SERVED AS A VOICE FOR THE INDUSTRY ON APPROPRIATE BOARDS.
WE ARE KEEPING ABREAST OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE DEER RAISING INDUSTRY. WE ARE WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS IN ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS THROUGH THEIR LOBBYING EFFORTS. WE ARE KEEPING MEMBERS EDUCATED THROUGH SEMINARS AND MEETINGS. SOME OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE ALSO SERVED ON AN ADVISORY BOARD OF THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom

THE ORGANIZATION IS KEEPING ABREAST OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE DEER RAISING INDUSTRY AND ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY. THIS IS BEING DONE THROUGH THE USE OF A LOBBYIST FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE AS WELL AS THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS WITH MEMBERS AND OTHER INDUSTRY GROUPS IN OTHER STATES. THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY EDUCATING MEMBERS CONCERNING GOOD MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING PRACTICES AS WELL AS KEEPING THEM UPDATED ON THE LATEST DEER HEALTH AND DISEASE INFORMATION. THIS IS BEING DONE THROUGH REGULAR SEMINARS AND OTHER MEETINGS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS SERVED AS A VOICE FOR THE INDUSTRY ON APPROPRIATE BOARDS.

WE ARE KEEPING ABREAST OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE DEER RAISING INDUSTRY. WE ARE WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS IN ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS THROUGH THEIR LOBBYING EFFORTS. WE ARE KEEPING MEMBERS EDUCATED THROUGH SEMINARS AND MEETINGS. SOME OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE ALSO SERVED ON AN ADVISORY BOARD OF THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (9 entries)

TitleTitle	Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition	CompensationCompensation
BRIAN BRUMFIELD
DIRECTOR	3.00	0
MERVIN MILLER
V PRESIDENT	6.00	0
JACOB YODER
DIRECTOR	3.00	0
SAM HOLLY
PRESIDENT	6.00	0
MIKE YODER
SECRETARY	6.00	0
ADEN HOCHSTETLER
TREASURER	6.00	0
DANIEL A TROYER
DIRECTOR	3.00	0
MICHAEL WEAVER
DIRECTOR	3.00	0
BEN RABER
DIRECTOR	3.00	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt
Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc	false	MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBI
Subject To Proxy Tax	true	SubjectToProxyTax
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtc
Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year	false	DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficers
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	ADEN HOCHSTETLER	NamePerson

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8839 E LINCOLNWAY	AddressLine1
City	ORRVILLE	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	44667	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	3302012587	TelephoneNumber

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds	false	MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds
Does Org Have Hospital	false	DoesOrgHaveHospital
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvided
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction With Control Entity	false	TransactionWithControlEntity
Engage Political Cmpgn Activities	false	EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct	true	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	AUCTION/RAFFLE	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	55853	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	55853	GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	11280	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	DEER AUCTION 1%	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	35654	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	35654	GrossRevenueEvent2
Gross Receipts Total	91507	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	91507	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	11280	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	11280	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	80227	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
OTHER REVENUE	FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8	SALE OF CALENDARS 1,775 SALE OF ADS IN NEWSLETTER 615 TOTAL 2,390
OTHER EXPENSES	FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 3,638 BOOTH/ TENT RENTALS 7,757 MEALS/ FOOD /MEETINGS 14,435 TRAVEL-MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENTS 3,614 AWARDS & PLAQUES 313 BANK CHARGES 104 DONATION 500 INSURANCE 2,165 OFFICE SUPPLIES 1,680 POSTAGE 1,760 SUPPLIES 69 TELEPHONE 57 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 1,738 TOTAL 37,830
OTHER ASSETS	FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24	EQUIPMENT & OFFICE FURN & EQUIP 25,718 25,718 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 16,861 18,599 TOTAL 8,857 7,119
PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE	FORM 990-EZ, PART III	KEEP ABREAST OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE DEER RAISING INDUSTRY AND TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY. THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH THE USE OF A LOBBYIST FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH MEMBERS AND OTHER INDUSTRY GROUPS IN OTHER STATES. TO EDUCATE THE CORPORATION'S MEMBERS CONCERNING GOOD MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING PRACTICES AND THE LATEST DEER HEALTH AND DISEASE INFORMATION. THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH REGULAR SEMINARS AND OTHER MEETINGS. TO SERVE AS A VOICE FOR THE INDUSTRY ON APPROPRIATE BOARDS.
FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT	FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	THE ORGANIZATION IS KEEPING ABREAST OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE DEER RAISING INDUSTRY AND ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY. THIS IS BEING DONE THROUGH THE USE OF A LOBBYIST FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE AS WELL AS THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS WITH MEMBERS AND OTHER INDUSTRY GROUPS IN OTHER STATES. THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY EDUCATING MEMBERS CONCERNING GOOD MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING PRACTICES AS WELL AS KEEPING THEM UPDATED ON THE LATEST DEER HEALTH AND DISEASE INFORMATION. THIS IS BEING DONE THROUGH REGULAR SEMINARS AND OTHER MEETINGS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS SERVED AS A VOICE FOR THE INDUSTRY ON APPROPRIATE BOARDS.
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT	FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31	WE ARE KEEPING ABREAST OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE DEER RAISING INDUSTRY. WE ARE WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS IN ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS THROUGH THEIR LOBBYING EFFORTS. WE ARE KEEPING MEMBERS EDUCATED THROUGH SEMINARS AND MEETINGS. SOME OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE ALSO SERVED ON AN ADVISORY BOARD OF THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

Compensation Compensation (9 entries)

BRIAN BRUMFIELD
MERVIN MILLER
JACOB YODER
SAM HOLLY
MIKE YODER
ADEN HOCHSTETLER
DANIEL A TROYER
MICHAEL WEAVER
BEN RABER