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Westport Fair

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Westport, MA501(c)(3)Recreation & Sports EIN 23-7013490Revenue $237K in FY2025

On file with the IRSwestportfair.comPo Box 3455, 02790-0703 · Westport, MATax-exempt since Apr 1969Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Westport Fair was established in 1955. The purpose of the Fair was to promote agriculture in the town, and to show projects that the vocational students had completed. As time went on, IT became the social event of the summer with many people looking forward to its arrival each year. There is live entertainment, a carnival, craft tent, great food, tractor pulls, and much, much more.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 95 volunteers.
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)(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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
32 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 32.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 85 voting members
Concern: none of 85 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$237K
+0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$185K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$949K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$237K
FY2025+0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$5K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$216K
FY2024$236K
FY2025$237K
Expenses
$185K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$40K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$143K
FY2024$154K
FY2025$185K
Net assets
$949K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$691K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$815K
FY2024$897K
FY2025$949K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1969.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $180K Management & general 2% · $4K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Bob Butler
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Jerome
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brendon Lord
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Antone Oliveira
Vice-Pres.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dianne Potter
Secretary
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes agriculture and vocational student projects through a summer social event with entertainment and food.

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1 program · $180K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To promote agriculture in the town and community awareness to over 16,000 attendees. Provide scholarships to students and other donations to the town.

$180Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Roger L Clifton FoundationFY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500
Grants paid · 2 grants · $7K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$175

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$237K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$191K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Money outPt IX
$185K
Ln 25
Programscol B$180K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$949K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$494K
Total assetsLn 16$949K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a85
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$191K
Investment incomeLn 3$806
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Total revenueLn 12$237K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$107K
SavingsLn 2$387K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$494K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$455K
Total assetsLn 16$949K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$949K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 695
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$456K$494K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$441K$455K
Total assetsLn 16$897K$949K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$897K$949K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$31K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$80K$80K
All other expensesLn 24e$44K$42K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$185K$180K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $237K$185K$52K$949K 990 PDF
FY2024 $236K$154K$82K$897K 990 PDF
FY2023 $216K$143K$72K$815K 990 PDF
FY2022 $219K$168K$51K$742K 990 PDF
FY2021 $5K$40K−$35K$691K 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 $236,606 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $22,792$11,568
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $176,028$190,554
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,029$806
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,129$33,678
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $235,978$236,606
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,050$7,175
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $150,505$177,677
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $153,555$184,852
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $82,423$51,754
Part VI · Governance 0 of 85 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body85
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $236,606 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $17,678 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,568
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,568
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $190,554$190,554
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $806$806
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $16,000$16,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $190,554 · Excluded from tax $34,484$236,606
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $184,852 across 7 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,175$7,175
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,100$2,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,455$2,455
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,431$17,431
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $30,758$30,758
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $80,444$80,444
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $42,174 · Management $2,315$44,489
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $180,437 · Management $4,415 · Fundraising $0$184,852
Part X · Balance sheet $948,768 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $106,659$106,741
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $349,078$387,041
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $441,278$454,986
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $897,015$948,768
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $897,015$948,768
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $897,015$948,768
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $897,015$948,768
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $948,768 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$236,606
XI-2 Total expenses$184,852
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,754
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$897,015
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$948,768

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

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