WHITETAIL DEER FARMERS OF OHIO INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2010

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Organization: WHITETAIL DEER FARMERS OF OHIO INC (EIN 81-0554115)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-05-12
IRS object ID: 201131329349200138
Schema version: 2010v3.2
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 O
Compensation Explanation

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-05-12T11:05:08-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	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	2010-01-01	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	3306824550	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	3306824550	Phone
Date Signed	2011-04-27	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BRETT J FOGLE	Name
Phone	3308577251	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-05-05	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	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	69570	GrossReceipts
Info In Schedule O Part I	X	InfoInScheduleOPartI
Membership Dues	19680	MembershipDues
Investment Income	61	InvestmentIncome
Fundraising Gross Income	45816	FundraisingGrossIncome
Special Events Direct Expenses	15962	SpecialEventsDirectExpenses
Special Events Net Income Loss	29854	SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss
Other Revenue Total	4013	OtherRevenueTotal
Total Revenue	53608	TotalRevenue
Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors	3825	FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors
Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint	1292	OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint
Printing Publications Postage	4729	PrintingPublicationsPostage
Other Expenses Total	106825	OtherExpensesTotal
Total Expenses	116671	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-63063	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	84445	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	21382	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part II	X	InfoInScheduleOPartII

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	83361	BOY
EOY	10640	EOY

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1084	BOY
EOY	10742	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	84445	BOY
EOY	21382	EOY

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	84445	BOY
EOY	21382	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)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	TitleTitle	Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition	CompensationCompensation
LEVI MAST
8671 TR 652	FREDERICKSBURG	OH	44627	DIRECTOR	3.00	0
CAROLYN LAUGHLIN
9025 BACHELOR RD	MAGNOLIA	OH	44646	V PRESIDENT	6.00	0
ELI KEIM
8822 ELY RD	APPLE CREEK	OH	44606	DIRECTOR	3.00	0
BRIAN BRUMFIELD
6344 U S RT 50	BAINBRIDGE	OH	45612	DIRECTOR	3.00	0
MERVIN MILLER
13980 OLD STATE RD	MIDDLEFIELD	OH	44062	DIRECTOR	3.00	0
JACOB YODER
15850 A BURTON WINDSOR RD	MIDDLEFIELD	OH	44062	DIRECTOR	3.00	0
SAM HOLLY
7143 NOBLE RD	WINDSOR	OH	44099	PRESIDENT	6.00	0
MIKE YODER
4748 TWP RD 613	FREDERICKSBURG	OH	44627	SECRETARY	6.00	0
ADEN HOCHSTETLER
8839 E LINCOLN WAY	ORRVILLE	OH	44667	TREASURER	6.00	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt
Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc	false	MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc
Organization Had UBI	true	OrganizationHadUBI
Organization Filed990 T	false	OrganizationFiled990T
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	3306824550	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)
Form4720 Filed4955 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4955Tax
Correction Made	false	CorrectionMade
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiled
Form4720 Filed	false	Form4720Filed
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislators
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	false	OtherActivities
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3
Form4720 Filed4912 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4912Tax
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct	true	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
OTHER REVENUE	FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8	SALE OF CALENDARS 2,173 SALE OF ADS IN NEWSLETTER 1,840 TOTAL 4,013
OTHER EXPENSES	FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES FACILITY RENTALS 7,278 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENTS 660 MEALS, FOOD SUPPLIES 13,588 ADVERTISING 1,324 BANK CHARGES 451 INSURANCE 575 LOBBYING FEES 77,316 OFFICE SUPPLIES/POSTAGE 4,273 STATE REGISTRATION FEE 200 SUPPLIES 456 TELEPHONE 375 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 329 TOTAL 106,825
OTHER ASSETS	FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24	0 0 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 0 0 TOTAL 0 0
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 ACHIEVEMENT	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 ACHIEVEMENTS	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)

LEVI MAST
CAROLYN LAUGHLIN
ELI KEIM
BRIAN BRUMFIELD
MERVIN MILLER
JACOB YODER
SAM HOLLY
MIKE YODER
ADEN HOCHSTETLER