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Macon County Fair Association FY2019 filing

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Decatur, IL501(c)(3)Recreation & Sports EIN 37-6047617Revenue $281K in FY2019Latest return filed Nov 17, 2025

On file with the IRS3700 N Westlawn Ave, 62526-9291 · Decatur, ILTax-exempt since Jan 1955Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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County Fair Association

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ 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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FY2019 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$281K
Spent
$260K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$412K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$281K
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$281K
FY2020$89K
FY2021$354K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$541K
FY2024$647K
Expenses
$260K
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$260K
FY2020$97K
FY2021$271K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$485K
FY2024$740K
Net assets
$412K
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$412K
FY2020$404K
FY2021$502K
FY2022$574K
FY2023$629K
FY2024$538K

From the FY2019 Form 990 · 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 Jan 1955.

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% · $256K Management & general 2% · $5K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jon Butts
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kaleb Swarts
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jason White
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Dobrinick
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Evan Hall
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gordon Moore
President
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Macon County Fair Association is a recreation and sports nonprofit based in Decatur, IL.

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1 program · $256K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

County fair

$256Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$281K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$102K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Money outPt IX
$260K
Ln 25
Programscol B$256K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$412K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K
Total assetsLn 16$415K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Government grantsLn 1e$89K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K
Investment incomeLn 3$168
Other incomeLn 4–11$102K
Total revenueLn 12$281K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$165K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$165K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$250K
Total assetsLn 16$415K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$412K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 68
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 FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$137K$165K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$272K$250K
Total assetsLn 16$409K$415K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$392K$412K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$80K$80K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$799$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$29K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$72K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$17K$421
Total functional expensesLn 25$260K$256K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $647K$740K−$93K$538K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 12, 2025 $541K$485K$55K$629K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 19, 2024 $456K$384K$72K$574K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $354K$271K$83K$502K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $89K$97K−$8K$404K 990 PDF
FY2019 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 10, 2021 $281K$260K$20K$412K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2019 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $280,674 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $69,655$88,540
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,627$90,168
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $94$168
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $139,494$101,798
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $264,870$280,674
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $47,434$90,127
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $172,255$170,358
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $219,689$260,485
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,181$20,189
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $280,674 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $109,619 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$88,540
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$88,540
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $90,168$90,168
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $168$168
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $38,201 · Unrelated business −$51,467−$13,266
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,445$5,445
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $225,916 · Unrelated business −$33,782$280,674
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $260,485 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $80,219$80,219
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,106$3,106
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,802$6,802
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $799 · Management $1,551$2,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,116$4,116
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,550$7,550
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,868$2,868
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,658$28,658
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,125$22,125
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,266$13,266
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,981$71,981
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,023 · Management $421$17,444
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $255,645 · Management $4,840 · Fundraising $0$260,485
Part X · Balance sheet $414,966 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $137,364$165,353
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $271,737$249,613
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $409,101$414,966
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,809$2,485
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,809$2,485
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $392,292$412,481
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $392,292$412,481
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $409,101$414,966
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $412,481 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$280,674
XI-2 Total expenses$260,485
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,189
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$392,292
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$412,481

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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