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Monroe County Fair Association

Tax-deductible

Monroe, MI501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 38-1456193Revenue $2.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRS3775 S Custer Rd, 48161-9716 · Monroe, MITax-exempt since Oct 1979Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Conduct the Monroe County Fair. This is the association's only activity with the exception of expo rental and seasonal rental and related expenses.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,200 volunteers and 13 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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)(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
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 $134K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$614K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
36
of 36 voting members
Looks good: 36 of 36 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.0M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$6.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$6.6M
FY2025▲ +1.0%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.5M
FY2025$6.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending October 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1979.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $2.0M Management & general 0% · $8K

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

36 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Roger Barnes
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chad Burkett
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stan Diroff
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rich Earl
Director
$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

Stages the annual Monroe County Fair and rents out facilities.

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1 program · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To conduct the monroe county fair

$2.0Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$203K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$614K
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a36
IndependentVI 1b36
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$203K
Gains on assetsLn 7$63K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$4.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$614K
Net assetsLn 32$6.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 61,200
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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$4.1M$4.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$812K$614K
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M$6.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$216K$216K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$33K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$42K$42K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$55K
TravelLn 17$61K$61K
InterestLn 20$25K$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$372K$372K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$796K$796K
All other expensesLn 24e$338K$338K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$2.0M$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$2.0M$10K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$1.9M$83K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.9M−$10K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.7M$324K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.2M$263K$6.1M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,971,862 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $100,000$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,916,143$1,912,335
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $131,907$202,675
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$126,330−$143,148
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,021,720$1,971,862
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $209,834$260,301
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,729,059$1,701,242
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,938,893$1,961,543
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $82,827$10,319
Part VI · Governance 36 of 36 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body36
VI-1b Independent voting members36
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 $1,971,862 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $152,594 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $1,759,741$1,759,741
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $139,562$139,562
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$139,602−$139,602
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $63,113$63,113
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $1,709 · Excluded from tax −$5,255−$3,546
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,113 · Unrelated business −$137,893 · Excluded from tax $2,046,642$1,971,862
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,961,543 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $216,010$216,010
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,017$6,017
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,116$5,116
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,158$33,158
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,343$3,343
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,460$8,460
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $41,793$41,793
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,296$55,296
IX-17 TravelPrograms $61,077$61,077
IX-20 InterestPrograms $25,207$25,207
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $372,403$372,403
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $795,862$795,862
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $337,801$337,801
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,953,083 · Management $8,460 · Fundraising $0$1,961,543
Part X · Balance sheet $7,169,079 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $13,748; see the IRS return.
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,098,946$4,052,696
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $59,513$61,256
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,626,296$2,714,050
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $490,993$327,329
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,303,014$7,169,079
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $407$529
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $27,266$13,748
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $784,784$599,431
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $812,457$613,708
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,490,557$6,555,371
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,490,557$6,555,371
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,303,014$7,169,079
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,555,371 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,971,862
XI-2 Total expenses$1,961,543
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,319
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,490,557
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$54,495
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,555,371

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

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