Windham County Agricultural Society

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The Windham County Agricultural Society sponsors and operates the brooklyn Agricultural fair. The Society owns, manages, maintains and improves the fairgrounds, its buildings and facilities. This exposition educates the general public of agriculture and domestic manufacture.

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 250 volunteers and 39 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $107K a year · 17% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 0.6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$8K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$756K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$651K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$756K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$524K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$736K
FY2025$756K
Expenses
$651K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$424K
FY2023$532K
FY2024$525K
FY2025$651K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending October 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Revoked Mar 2012, reinstated. IRS ruling Nov 2022, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2022.

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% · $635K Management & general 3% · $16K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$2,569Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$1,630Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sherri Soucy’s $3K as Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Sherri Soucy$2,569———
David Lavoie$1,630$1,549$1,560$1,442

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Operates a fair showcasing agriculture and domestic manufacturing, maintaining fairgrounds and facilities.

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1 program · $635K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The windham county agricultural society sponsors and operates the brooklyn agricultural fair. The society owns, manages, maintains, and improves the fairgrounds, its buildings and facilities. This exposition educates the general public of agriculture and domestic manufacture.

$635Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$756K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$691K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$651K
Ln 25
Programscol B$635K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$691K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Total revenueLn 12$756K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$191K
SavingsLn 2$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$346K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$313K$346K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$145K$145K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$104K$104K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$48K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$44K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$187K$181K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$651K$635K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $756K$651K$105K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $736K$525K$211K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $543K$532K$10K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $524K$424K$100K$1.1M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $756,427 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,707$2,559
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $669,551$691,452
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,861$2,674
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $55,122$59,742
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $736,241$756,427
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,525$3,650
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $41,928$42,910
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $480,559$604,498
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $525,012$651,058
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $211,229$105,369
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $756,427 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,030 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,559
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,559
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $691,452$691,452
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,674$2,674
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $10,187 · Excluded from tax $36,752$46,939
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $220$220
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,553$8,553
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $704,035 · Unrelated business $10,187 · Excluded from tax $39,646$756,427
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $651,058 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,650$3,650
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $4,199$4,199
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,671$34,671
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,040$4,040
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,735$2,735
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $144,539$144,539
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,721$39,721
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,469$7,469
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,750$18,750
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $103,533$103,533
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,912$1,912
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $48,328$48,328
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $44,033$44,033
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $180,515 · Management $6,250$186,765
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,713$6,713
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $634,604 · Management $16,454 · Fundraising $0$651,058
Part X · Balance sheet $1,476,241 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $192,295$191,163
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $121,075$154,528
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,047,781$1,121,728
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,822$8,822
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,369,973$1,476,241
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,290$7,558
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,290$7,558
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,364,683$1,468,683
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,369,973$1,476,241
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,468,683 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$756,427
XI-2 Total expenses$651,058
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$105,369
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,364,683
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,369
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,468,683

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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