The misson of the Washington State Fair Foundation is to financially support the scholarship and educational programs of the Washington State Fair and to help preserve and improve the Washington State Fair for future generations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $135K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$791K
+68% vs prior year
Spent
$484K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$791K
FY2021▲ +68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$470K
FY2021$791K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$849K
FY2024$853K
Expenses
$484K
FY2021▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$519K
FY2021$484K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$675K
FY2024$638K
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2021▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending November 2021) · 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 Feb 2008.

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Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $245K Management & general 30% · $144K Fundraising 19% · $94K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director, Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Wwfa Fair President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Programs and updates

Funds scholarships and educational programs, preserving the fair for the future.

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3 programs · $259K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

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.

$120Kprogram expense
02

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.

$88Kprogram expense
03

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.

$51Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 64 grants · $2.0M · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$102,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$84,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$791K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$539K
Other incomeLn 4–11$252K
Money outPt IX
$484K
Ln 25
Programscol B$245K
Managementcol C$144K
Fundraisingcol D$94K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$539K
Other incomeLn 4–11$252K
Total revenueLn 12$791K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $853K$638K$216K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $849K$675K$175K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M$27K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $791K$484K$307K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $470K$519K−$49K$4.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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