Crow Wing County Fair Association

Tax-deductible

Brainerd, MN501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 41-6007615

The fair was organized in 1884 and fairs were held in brainerd, pequot lakes and crosby before permanently locating in brainerd in 1937. The 1899 fair was held at grounds owned by m. K. Swartz located just east of the 1900 block on east oak street. In 1938 the fair was held at the brainerd armory and beginning in 1939 at the mill avenue fairgrounds where IT was held each year until moving to its present location at 2000 south 13th street in 1962. The fair began as an agricultural event for the purpose of providing a place for county residents to exhibit their products. Youth projects such as 4-h and FFA were able to enter and compete for prizes. While many aspects of the fair have changed over the years, the main philosophy remains the same, to provide opportunity for our patronage to touch base with the agricultural heritage of crow wing county.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 9 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$9K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$513K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$494K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$113K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$513K
FY2025▲ +16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$104K
FY2021$492K
FY2022$570K
FY2023$485K
FY2024$442K
FY2025$513K
Expenses
$494K
FY2025▼ -24%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2021$352K
FY2022$513K
FY2023$616K
FY2024$649K
FY2025$494K
Net assets
$113K
FY2025▲ +19%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$376K
FY2022$433K
FY2023$302K
FY2024$95K
FY2025$113K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1955.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $444K Management & general 10% · $51K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $9K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Accountant
$8,800Pt VII · Sec A
$593Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joann Tuil’s $9K as Accountant is at the 20th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2020
Gary Doucette—$7,560$11,340—
Joann Tuil$8,800$8,800——
Penny Anderson$593———
Sharon Ryappy———$105

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Showcases local agricultural products and youth projects through an annual fair.

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1 program service account for $444K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The crow wing county fair is now among the five largest fairs in minnesota, with annual exhibits numbering over 6,000 and annual attendance estimated at 100,000. The fairgrounds includes a variety of buildings, as well as a modern curling facility that has a capacity of 860, a grand stand that seats 1,800, and a large horse arena with…

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$513K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$289K
Other incomeLn 4–11$176K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Money outPt IX
$494K
Ln 25
Programscol B$444K
Managementcol C$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$113K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K
Total assetsLn 16$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$44K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$289K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$176K
Total revenueLn 12$513K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
SavingsLn 2$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$116K
Total assetsLn 16$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$113K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$98K$116K
Total assetsLn 16$98K$116K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$95K$113K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$9K$593$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$113K$113K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K$674
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$26K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$232K$207K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$50K$50K
Total functional expensesLn 25$494K$444K$51K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $513K$494K$18K$113K 990 PDF
FY2024 $442K$649K−$207K$95K 990 PDF
FY2023 $485K$616K−$131K$302K 990 PDF
FY2022 $570K$513K$57K$433K 990 PDF
FY2021 $492K$352K$139K$376K 990 PDF
FY2020 $104K$153K−$50K$236K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $512,695 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $18,988 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,085
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,045
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$44,130
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $289,408$289,408
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,847$2,847
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $91,228 · Unrelated business $66,094$157,322
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $399,624 · Unrelated business $66,094 · Excluded from tax $2,847$512,695
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $494,470 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $593 · Management $8,800$9,393
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $113,370$113,370
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,705 · Management $674$9,379
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,960$1,960
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,262$9,262
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14,677$14,677
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,751$28,751
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,257$26,257
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $207,200 · Management $24,475$231,675
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $49,746$49,746
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $443,884 · Management $50,586 · Fundraising $0$494,470
Part X · Balance sheet $115,815 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,796$51,075
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $62,029$64,740
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $97,825$115,815
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,571$2,336
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,571$2,336
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $95,254$113,479
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $95,254$113,479
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $97,825$115,815
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $113,479 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$512,695
XI-2 Total expenses$494,470
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,225
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$95,254
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$113,479

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

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