Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2008.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
17 people listed on the 990.
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
Funds scholarships and educational programs, preserving the fair for the future.
Questions for Washington State Fair Foundation
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Blue Ribbon Scholarship Program
The washington state fair foundation is pleased to present $120,000 in scholarship opportunities to students residing in washington state for the fiscal year ending november 30, 2020. A total of 48 awards were paid to the college, universities and vocational technical schools the awardees attended.
Farm at Sillyville
The farm at sillyville is washington's food and farming story: a free, exciting, hands-on exhibit at the washington state fair that connects kids and families to our state's agriculture industry, the farmers that produce the food we eat and the connection to healthy eating choices.
Traveling Farm
The foundation supports the operation of the washington state fair's traveling farm, which brings agricultural education, nutritional awareness and appreciation for farming to young children in a field trip experience at their school campus.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $2.3M | $2.1M | $2.0M | $2.1M | $1.6M |
| Given inLn 1b | $239K | $134K | $188K | $346K | |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $212K | $186K | $392K | $4K |
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $303K | $167K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $3.2M | $3.8M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $18K | $12K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.9M | $4.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $37K | $18K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.9M | $4.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $144K | $144K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $120K | $120K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $144K | $51K | $93K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $36K | $36K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $15K | $15K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $42K | $11K | $31K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $519K | $310K | $116K | $93K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 22, 2025 | $853K | $638K | $216K | $4.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 25, 2024 | $849K | $675K | $175K | $4.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 16, 2023 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $27K | $4.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 17, 2022 | $791K | $484K | $307K | $4.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 13, 2021 | $470K | $519K | −$49K | $4.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $470,404 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $470,404 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $519,199 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,198,111 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,180,089 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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