Union County Fair INC

Not tax-deductible

Sturgis, KY501(c)(4)Since 1993EIN 31-1381462

To conduct and operate the annual union county fair which is a week long event for the benefit and development of the agricultural and horticultural resources of this area.

96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 42 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(4)
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.3 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
$200
0.06% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 26 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 26 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$250K
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$145K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$308K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$250K
FY2025▲ +30%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$370K
FY2022$358K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$192K
FY2025$250K
Expenses
$145K
FY2025▲ +14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$293K
FY2022$353K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$127K
FY2025$145K
Net assets
$308K
FY2025▲ +52%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$119K
FY2021$197K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$133K
FY2024$204K
FY2025$308K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1994.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $139K Management & general 4% · $6K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

41 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates an annual week-long fair to benefit local agriculture and horticulture.

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1 program service account for $139K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Union county fair and agricultural exhibits for one week each july. Approximately 10,000 in attendance.

$139Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$250K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$145K
Ln 25
Programscol B$139K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$308K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$270K
Total assetsLn 16$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$200
PeoplePt VI, VII
41
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Government grantsLn 1e$110K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$250K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$210K
SavingsLn 2$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$270K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K
Total assetsLn 16$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$200
Net assetsLn 32$308K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 642
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$162K$270K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$204K$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$200$200
Net assetsLn 32$204K$308K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$25$25
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$112K$111K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$355$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$145K$139K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $250K$145K$105K$308K 990 PDF
FY2024 $192K$127K$65K$204K 990 PDF
FY2023 $277K$347K−$69K$133K 990 PDF
FY2022 $358K$353K$5K$202K 990 PDF
FY2021 $370K$293K$78K$197K 990 PDF
FY2020 $224K$179K$45K$119K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $249,779 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$110,136
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,136
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $128,275$128,275
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,778$5,778
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $5,590$5,590
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $128,275 · Excluded from tax $11,368$249,779
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $144,936 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25$25
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,122$13,122
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,890$2,890
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,983$2,983
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,404$12,404
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $110,569 · Management $1,578$112,147
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $355 · Management $1,010$1,365
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $139,433 · Management $5,503 · Fundraising $0$144,936
Part X · Balance sheet $308,547 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,819$209,645
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $60,000$60,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $41,885$38,902
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $203,704$308,547
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $200$200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $200$200
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $203,504$308,347
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $203,704$308,547
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $308,347 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$249,779
XI-2 Total expenses$144,936
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,843
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$203,504
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$308,347

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

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