Ohio Fair Managers Association

Stow, OHUnknown exempt organizationEIN 34-1721710

Promote the general welfare of Fairs of the State of Ohio encourage cooperation among Fairs provide an annual convention or meeting

83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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 $10K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$649K
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$648K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$156K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$649K
FY2025▲ +47%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$123K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$399K
FY2024$442K
FY2025$649K
Expenses
$648K
FY2025▲ +44%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$103K
FY2022$303K
FY2023$392K
FY2024$450K
FY2025$648K
Net assets
$156K
FY2025▲ +0.6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$125K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$155K
FY2025$156K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $538K Management & general 17% · $110K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$34,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$7,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
District Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
District Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
District Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Howard L Call$34,500$33,500$32,000$31,000$31,000
Bob Dawson$7,800$7,200$6,600$6,000$6,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Encourages cooperation and promotes welfare for Ohio State Fairs through an annual meeting.

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3 program services account for $524K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Ofma annual convention, meeting, and trade show involves the participation of members, member associates, industry businesses and youth members for the purpose of communication, education, planning and promotion of and among ohio fairs.

$472Kprogram expense
02

Membership consists of 95 local fair boards who collectively work with an estimated 3,000 associate members who receive quarterly newsletters and use the ofma website for education and information about current ohio fair events.

$33Kprogram expense
03

Queens activities promote attendance and educational events at ohio fairs.

$18Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$649K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$576K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$648K
Ln 25
Programscol B$538K
Managementcol C$110K
Owns and owesPt X
$156K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$156K
Total assetsLn 16$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$576K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$649K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$76K
SavingsLn 2$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$156K
Total assetsLn 16$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$156K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$155K$156K
Total assetsLn 16$155K$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$155K$156K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$8K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$35K$35K
Legal feesLn 11b$100$100
Accounting feesLn 11c$684$684
Lobbying feesLn 11d$36K$7K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$18K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$30K$8K$23K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$472K$472K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$31K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$648K$538K$110K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $649K$648K$926$156K 990 PDF
FY2024 $442K$450K−$8K$155K 990 PDF
FY2023 $399K$392K$7K$163K 990 PDF
FY2022 $334K$303K$31K$157K 990 PDF
FY2021 $123K$103K$20K$125K 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $648,737 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,726 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$43,957
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$43,957
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $575,683$575,683
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,022$5,022
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $20,349$20,349
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $599,758 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,022$648,737
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $647,811 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $8,400$8,400
IX-11a Management feesManagement $35,000$35,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $100$100
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $684$684
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $7,200 · Management $28,800$36,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,408 · Management $6,136$24,544
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,750$1,750
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,510 · Management $22,530$30,040
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $472,356$472,356
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,512$4,512
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,022 · Management $3,403$34,425
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $538,246 · Management $109,565 · Fundraising $0$647,811
Part X · Balance sheet $156,364 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,135$76,083
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $75,303$80,281
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $155,438$156,364
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $155,438$156,364
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $155,438$156,364
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $156,364 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$648,737
XI-2 Total expenses$647,811
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$926
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$155,438
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$156,364

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

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