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Wayne County Fair Association INC

Tax-deductible

Van Buren Twp, MI501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 38-6152238

To promote and advance the interest of agriculture, horticulture, household arts, mechanical arts, and sciences through a recreational fair and exhibitions that provide youth and adult education, entertainment, and amusement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 8 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $62K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$235K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$489K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$786K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$489K
FY2024▼ -12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$531K
FY2022$761K
FY2023$554K
FY2024$489K
Expenses
$786K
FY2024▲ +53%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$324K
FY2022$464K
FY2023$514K
FY2024$786K
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending October 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1967.

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% · $786K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Rod Schalte
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Budd
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Linda Willman
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deb Schalte
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kim Foster
Director
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Showcases agriculture, arts, and sciences through educational fairs and exhibitions for all ages.

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1 program service account for $786K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Operate a county 4-h fair to promote agricultural education and provide entertainment and amusement to wayne county residents.

$786Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$489K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$408K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$81K
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Money outPt IX
$786K
Ln 25
Programscol B$786K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$153K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$235K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$81K
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Other incomeLn 4–11$408K
Total revenueLn 12$489K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
SavingsLn 2$86K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$153K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$235K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 615
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$488K$153K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K$235K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$127K$127K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$279K$279K
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$62K$62K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$243K$243K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$786K$786K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $489K$786K−$297K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $554K$514K$41K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $761K$464K$297K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $531K$324K$207K$1.9M 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 $489,312 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $80,812$80,812
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $36$36
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $405,612$405,612
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,852$2,852
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $489,312$489,312
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $786,036 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $126,567$126,567
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,487$10,487
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $26,290$26,290
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,521$1,521
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,545$5,545
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $278,606$278,606
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,852$10,852
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $62,259$62,259
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $243,052$243,052
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,857$20,857
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $786,036 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$786,036
Part X · Balance sheet $1,978,859 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $328,020$67,963
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $159,500$85,536
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,796,727$1,825,360
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,284,247$1,978,859
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,482$2,035
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $241,466$233,249
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $243,948$235,284
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,040,299$1,743,575
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,040,299$1,743,575
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,284,247$1,978,859
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,743,575 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$489,312
XI-2 Total expenses$786,036
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$296,724
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,040,299
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,743,575

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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