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Orleans County Fair Association

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Barton, VT501(c)(5)Mutual / membership EIN 03-6010725Revenue $361K in FY2024

On file with the IRSorleanscountyfair.orgPo Box 580, 05822-0580 · Barton, VTTax-exempt since Mar 1935

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The Orleans County Fair Association (ocfa), founded in 1867, in barton, vermont, was formed of local farmers and businessman who wanted to bring the community together to socialize and celebrate at an annual County Fair. The Fair is now held each year in august. The ocfa continues to embrace agricultural history and has grown to meet the 21st centry with events that appeal to all ages. With the continued support of out community, state, and the many visitors, ocfa intends to provide a meeting place for a wide variety of events that will keep people coming back to the Orleans County fairgrounds for years to come.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$168K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$361K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$368K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$729K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$361K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$147K
FY2021$401K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$390K
FY2024$361K
Expenses
$368K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$65K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$368K
FY2023$362K
FY2024$368K
Net assets
$729K
FY2024▼ -1.0%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$572K
FY2021$659K
FY2022$708K
FY2023$737K
FY2024$729K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending October 2024) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1935.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $358K Management & general 3% · $10K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

27 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Roy Amey
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lindy Birch
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Phil Brooks
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Hosts an annual county fair celebrating agricultural history and community events for all ages.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

4TH of july event. The orleans county fair association (ocfa) celebrates july 4TH with an antique tractor pull, horse pulling, and gymkhana. Local military veterans are invited to open the day with a proper flag raising ceremony in order to show them our honor and respect as well as our country.

Pt IX · col B
02

Annual agricultural fair. The ocfa continues to embrace agricultural history and has grown to meet the 21ST centry with events that appeal to all ages. With the continued support of out community, state, and the many visitors, ocfa intends to provide a meeting place for a wide variety of events that will keep people coming back to the…

Pt IX · col B
03

Memorial day event. The orleans county fair association (ocfa) with an antique tractor pull, horse pulling, and gymkhana. Local military veterans open the day with a proper flag raising ceremony to demonstrate our honor and respect for our country.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$361K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$298K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$32
Money outPt IX
$368K
Ln 25
Programscol B$358K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$729K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$898K
LiabilitiesLn 26$168K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$63K
Government grantsLn 1e$63K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$298K
Investment incomeLn 3$32
Total revenueLn 12$361K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
SavingsLn 2$124K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$739K
Other assetsLn 15$29K
Total assetsLn 16$898K
LiabilitiesLn 26$168K
Net assetsLn 32$729K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$177K$129K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$692K$739K
Total assetsLn 16$898K$898K
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K$168K
Net assetsLn 32$737K$729K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$838$172
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$129$129
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$35K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$253K$244K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$536
Total functional expensesLn 25$368K$358K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $361K$368K−$7K$729K 990 PDF
FY2023 $390K$362K$28K$737K 990 PDF
FY2022 $417K$368K$49K$708K 990 PDF
FY2021 $401K$313K$88K$659K 990 PDF
FY2020 $147K$65K$82K$572K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $360,604 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $47,000$62,590
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $342,926$297,982
I-10 Investment income$32
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $389,926$360,604
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $361,790$367,815
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $361,790$367,815
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,136−$7,211
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $360,604 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$520 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$62,590
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$62,590
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $298,502$298,502
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $32$32
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $298,014$360,604
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $367,815 across 9 lines filed
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,209$13,209
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $838 · Management $172$1,010
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,363$41,363
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $129$129
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,459$5,459
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,911$17,911
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,569$34,569
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $243,631 · Management $8,899$252,530
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,099 · Management $536$1,635
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $358,208 · Management $9,607 · Fundraising $0$367,815
Part X · Balance sheet $897,675 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $105,366$5,170
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $71,856$124,325
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $691,811$739,232
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $28,836$28,948
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $897,869$897,675
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,961$38,013
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $161,301$168,318
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $736,568$729,357
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $897,869$897,675
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $729,357 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$360,604
XI-2 Total expenses$367,815
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,211
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$736,568
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$729,357

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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