To sponsor, organize, and conduct an annual County Fair for Waupaca County

94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$14K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $82K a year · 31% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$14K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$975
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$476K
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$295K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$308K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$476K
FY2022▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$476K
Expenses
$295K
FY2022▲ +37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$295K
Net assets
$308K
FY2022▲ +141%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$128K
FY2022$308K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending November 2022) · see the original

990 PDF Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on April 15, 2026

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $277K Management & general 6% · $18K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $14K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$1,135Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$921Pt VII · Sec A
President
$245Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Luedke’s $12K as Manager is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Luedke$12,000$14,015$850
Jeremy Schroeder——$11,250
Janet Olsen—$1,770$385
Steve Bartel—$1,489$565
Amy Desantis—$1,471$650
Sara Knoespel—$1,289$685
Jennifer Moen$1,135——
William Ponto—$1,055$315

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $277K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Sponsor, organize, and conduct annual county fair for waupaca county

$277Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$476K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$232K
Investment incomeLn 3$282
Money outPt IX
$295K
Ln 25
Programscol B$277K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$308K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$308K
Total assetsLn 16$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$975
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$243K
Government grantsLn 1e$228K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$232K
Investment incomeLn 3$282
Total revenueLn 12$476K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$292K
SavingsLn 2$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$308K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$906
Total assetsLn 16$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$975
Net assetsLn 32$308K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K$308K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$906
Total assetsLn 16$130K$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$975
Net assetsLn 32$128K$308K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8K$8K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$200$200
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$16K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20K$19K$814
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$10$7K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$15$15
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$693$693
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$1K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$198K$194K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$295K$277K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $476K$295K$180K$308K 990 PDF
FY2021 $303K$215K$88K$128K 990 PDF
FY2020 $16K$39K−$23K$39K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $475,552 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,000$243,373
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $254,769$231,897
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $967$282
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $45,342$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $303,078$475,552
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,158$7,970
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,276$41,398
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $193,317$245,877
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $214,751$295,245
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $88,327$180,307
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $475,552 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,000
VIII-1e Government grants$228,373
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$243,373
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $231,897$231,897
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $282$282
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $232,179 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$475,552
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $295,245 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,770$7,770
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $200$200
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,105 · Management $2,301$18,406
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,236 · Management $814$20,050
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,942$2,942
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,230$1,230
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,983$6,983
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,148$7,148
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10 · Management $6,999$7,009
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,984$6,984
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,799$1,799
IX-20 InterestManagement $15$15
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $693$693
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,753$11,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,029 · Management $3,148$4,177
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $194,178 · Management $3,908$198,086
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $276,830 · Management $18,415 · Fundraising $0$295,245
Part X · Balance sheet $309,012 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $110,969$291,874
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,232$16,232
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,599$906
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $129,500$309,012
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,770$975
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,770$975
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $127,730$308,037
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $127,730$308,037
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $129,500$309,012
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $308,037 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$475,552
XI-2 Total expenses$295,245
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$180,307
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$127,730
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$308,037

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