Washington County Fair INC

Tax-deductible

Greenwich, NY501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 14-1745508

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To instruct and educate the general public in agriculture and other areas by (see schedule o) conducting annual public fairs and exhibitions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,614 volunteers and 173 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)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$21K
to officers and key staff · 0.8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 97% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$747K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 31 voting members
Looks good: 30 of 31 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$4.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +24%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$277K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$538K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$4.3M
FY2024▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending October 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1992.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $2.4M Management & general 7% · $189K

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

31 people listed on the 990; $21K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Treasurer
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary & Ass't Treas
$3,500Pt VII · Sec A
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Frank Nestle’s $15K as Treasurer is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Frank Nestle$15,000$15,000$12,000$9,997
Julia Reynolds$3,500$3,500——
Brian Gilchrist$2,500———
R Harry Booth—$2,500——

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

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates the public in agriculture through annual fairs and exhibitions.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

To instruct and educate the general public in agriculture and other areas by conducting annual public fairs and EXHIBITIONS.NUMBER served: fair: 130,000WOOL & arts festival: 2,600HOLIDAY lights: 18,650ADIRONDACK homesteading - 300CATTLE shows - 500

$2.4Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$542K
Other incomeLn 4–11$127K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$189K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$800K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$747K
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$542K
Government grantsLn 1e$443K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$127K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
SavingsLn 2$738K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$800K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$747K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5173
VolunteersI 61,614
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$759K$800K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K$1K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.3M$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$760K$747K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$4.3M
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$21K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$548K$510K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$57K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$156K$156K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$75K$75K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$43K
OccupancyLn 16$93K$93K
InterestLn 20$45K$45K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$81K$81K
InsuranceLn 23$55K$55K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$1.0M
All other expensesLn 24e$312K$262K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.4M$189K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.5M$2.6M−$52K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$2.2M−$206K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.6M$464K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.2M$409K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $277K$538K−$261K$3.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,520,445 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $114,681 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$443,281
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$99,136
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$542,417
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,719,095$1,719,095
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,735$13,735
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $57,208 · Excluded from tax $55,239$112,447
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $12,070$12,070
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $6,000$6,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,837,338 · Unrelated business $63,208 · Excluded from tax $77,482$2,520,445
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,572,800 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,500$3,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $21,000$21,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $509,562 · Management $38,187$547,749
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,072 · Management $4,528$61,600
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,722$32,722
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $156,034$156,034
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $74,514$74,514
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $43,456$43,456
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $93,467$93,467
IX-20 InterestPrograms $44,587$44,587
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $81,467$81,467
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $54,832$54,832
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,046,263$1,046,263
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $262,162 · Management $49,447$311,609
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,383,460 · Management $189,340 · Fundraising $0$2,572,800
Part X · Balance sheet $5,034,502 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $94,270$62,500
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $664,693$737,557
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $43,325$46,491
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,296,556$4,186,954
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,099,844$5,034,502
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,296$59,179
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $759,953$746,966
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,255,200$4,182,064
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $84,691$105,472
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,339,891$4,287,536
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,099,844$5,034,502
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,287,536 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,520,445
XI-2 Total expenses$2,572,800
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$52,355
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,339,891
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,287,536

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