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Marquette County Fair

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Marquette, MI501(c)(3)Since 1957Food & Agriculture EIN 38-6346880Revenue $452K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmarquettecountyfair.orgPo Box 66, 49855-0066 · Marquette, MITax-exempt since Sep 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To promote and advance the interest of agriculture to the public.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 1 employee.
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$140
0.02% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$452K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$436K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$748K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$452K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$366K
FY2022$386K
FY2023$390K
FY2024$471K
FY2025$452K
Expenses
$436K
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$424K
FY2024$432K
FY2025$436K
Net assets
$748K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$698K
FY2021$704K
FY2022$719K
FY2023$685K
FY2024$729K
FY2025$748K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2013-03-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $353K Management & general 19% · $83K

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

22 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Walt Maki
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Pelligrini
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amanda Martinet
Document Sec
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kathy Lajeunesse
Recording Se
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cindy Johnson
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don Anderson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Barb Bahrman
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hope Bruce
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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates the public about and advocates for agriculture's interests.

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1 program · $353K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Organized, promoted and conducted the marquette county fair in michigan's upper peninsula.

$353Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Ben Lauren Memorial FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$452K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$301K
Other incomeLn 4–11$77K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$74K
Money outPt IX
$436K
Ln 25
Programscol B$353K
Managementcol C$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$748K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K
Total assetsLn 16$748K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$74K
Government grantsLn 1e$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$301K
Investment incomeLn 3$316
Other incomeLn 4–11$77K
Total revenueLn 12$452K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$201K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$547K
Total assetsLn 16$748K
LiabilitiesLn 26$140
Net assetsLn 32$748K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$195K$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$534K$547K
Total assetsLn 16$729K$748K
LiabilitiesLn 26$158$140
Net assetsLn 32$729K$748K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$945$945
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$599$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$12K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$524$524
OccupancyLn 16$38K$13K$25K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K$12K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$420$420
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$314K$292K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$436K$353K$83K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $452K$436K$16K$748K 990 PDF
FY2024 $471K$432K$39K$729K 990 PDF
FY2023 $390K$424K−$35K$685K 990 PDF
FY2022 $386K$363K$23K$719K 990 PDF
FY2021 $366K$361K$6K$704K 990 PDF
FY2020 $67K$70K−$4K$698K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $452,290 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $71,435$73,731
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $321,043$301,128
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $315$316
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $77,959$77,115
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $470,752$452,290
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $600$945
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,237$2,289
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $428,212$432,905
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $432,049$436,139
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $38,703$16,151
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $452,290 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$61,063
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,668
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$73,731
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $301,128$301,128
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $316$316
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $77,115$77,115
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $301,128 · Excluded from tax $77,431$452,290
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $436,139 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $945$945
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $2,289$2,289
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $599 · Management $1,465$2,064
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,931 · Management $5,200$10,131
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,931$11,931
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,101 · Management $4,350$16,451
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $524$524
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,433 · Management $24,947$38,380
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,295$2,295
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,661 · Management $21,657$33,318
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $420$420
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $292,304 · Management $21,908$314,212
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,938 · Management $1,241$3,179
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $352,662 · Management $83,477 · Fundraising $0$436,139
Part X · Balance sheet $747,717 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $195,222$201,047
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $533,609$546,670
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $728,831$747,717
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $158$140
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $158$140
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $728,673$747,577
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $728,831$747,717
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $747,577 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$452,290
XI-2 Total expenses$436,139
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,151
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$728,673
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,988
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$765
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$747,577

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

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