Stearns County Fair Association

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Sauk Centre, MN501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 41-1803919Revenue $271K in FY2024

On file with the IRSstearnscountyfair.com6 Anjo Dr, 56378-1671 · Sauk Centre, MNTax-exempt since Aug 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Educate public on agricultural matters.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ 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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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 16 voting members
Worth a look: 5 of 16 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$271K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$266K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$346K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$271K
FY2024▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$252K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$271K
Expenses
$266K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$266K
Net assets
$346K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$346K

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2002.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $266K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jaculin Spoden-Bolz’s $5K as Secretary is at the 13th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2020
Jaculin Spoden-Bolz$5,076$5,176
Jodie Deschene$1,800$800

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

Programs and updates

Educates the public about farming and food production.

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1 program · $266K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The purpose of the stearns county fair is to promote agriculture, agricultural education, and agricultural science. The fair is a place that gives all members of stearns county a chance to share their unique habits and talents and provide an expression of our countys personality.

$266Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$271K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$202K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$46K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$266K
Ln 25
Programscol B$266K
Owns and owesPt X
$346K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$346K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$46K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$202K
Investment incomeLn 3$104
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$271K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$323K
Total assetsLn 16$346K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$346K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 544
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$23K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$335K$323K
Total assetsLn 16$357K$346K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$0
Net assetsLn 32$337K$346K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$242$242
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$674$674
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$955$955
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$187K$187K
All other expensesLn 24e$501$501
Total functional expensesLn 25$266K$266K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $271K$266K$6K$346K 990 PDF
FY2023 $387K$279K$107K$337K 990 PDF
FY2022 $347K$266K$81K$230K 990 PDF
FY2021 $252K$229K$22K$149K 990 PDF
FY2020 $76K$42K$34K$126K 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 I · Summary $271,484 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $150,222$45,924
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $229,693$201,948
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $230$104
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,625$23,508
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $386,770$271,484
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,136$15,421
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $264,138$250,403
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $279,274$265,824
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,496$5,660
Part VI · Governance 5 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $271,484 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$31
VIII-1e Government grants$25,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,893
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$45,924
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $201,948$201,948
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $104$104
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $17,518$17,518
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,990$5,990
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $207,938 · Unrelated business $17,518 · Excluded from tax $104$271,484
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $265,824 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,674$10,674
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,747$4,747
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $242$242
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,728$10,728
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,425$1,425
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,605$22,605
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,858$4,858
IX-20 InterestPrograms $674$674
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $955$955
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,985$11,985
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,415$9,415
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $187,015$187,015
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $501$501
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $265,824 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$265,824
Part X · Balance sheet $346,309 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,471$23,136
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $335,158$323,173
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $357,049$346,309
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,904$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $337,145$346,309
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $337,145$346,309
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $357,049$346,309
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $346,309 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$271,484
XI-2 Total expenses$265,824
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,660
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$337,145
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,504
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$346,309

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

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