Humboldt County Agricultural Society

Tax-deductible

Humboldt, IA501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 42-0684986Revenue $302K in FY2025

On file with the IRShumboldtcountyfair.comPo Box 391, 50548-0391 · Humboldt, IATax-exempt since May 2011Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide the best fair possible for all residents and guests of Humboldt County and surrounding counties.

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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $46K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$220K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$302K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$307K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$875K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$302K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$315K
FY2022$307K
FY2023$341K
FY2024$333K
FY2025$302K
Expenses
$307K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$176K
FY2022$227K
FY2023$299K
FY2024$348K
FY2025$307K
Net assets
$875K
FY2025▼ -0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$773K
FY2022$853K
FY2023$895K
FY2024$880K
FY2025$875K

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2011.

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% · $307K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • 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 · $307K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Operated the fair in July 2025.

$307Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$46K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$302K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$190K
Other incomeLn 4–11$59K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$52K
Money outPt IX
$307K
Ln 25
Programscol B$307K
Owns and owesPt X
$875K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$220K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$52K
Government grantsLn 1e$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$190K
Investment incomeLn 3$100
Other incomeLn 4–11$59K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$302K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$974K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$220K
Net assetsLn 32$875K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$112K$117K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$974K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$240K$220K
Net assetsLn 32$880K$875K
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$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$38K
InsuranceLn 23$32K$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$191K$191K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$307K$307K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $302K$307K−$6K$875K 990 PDF
FY2024 $333K$348K−$15K$880K 990 PDF
FY2023 $341K$299K$42K$895K 990 PDF
FY2022 $307K$227K$80K$853K 990 PDF
FY2021 $315K$176K$140K$773K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $301,604 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $87,087$52,197
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $238,629$190,145
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $215$100
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,244$59,162
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $333,175$301,604
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $347,862$307,327
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $347,862$307,327
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,687−$5,723
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $301,604 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$42,658
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,539
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$52,197
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $119,259 · Excluded from tax $70,886$190,145
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $100$100
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$55,476
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,686$3,686
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $123,045 · Excluded from tax $70,886$301,604
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $307,327 across 31 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 wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,065$1,065
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,030$10,030
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,988$13,988
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,282$2,282
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,250$9,250
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,994$37,994
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,834$31,834
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $191,171$191,171
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,713$9,713
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $307,327 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$307,327
Part X · Balance sheet $1,095,078 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,626$116,759
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,915$4,540
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,006,872$973,779
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,120,413$1,095,078
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $239,941$220,329
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $880,472$874,749
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $880,472$874,749
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,120,413$1,095,078
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $874,749 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$301,604
XI-2 Total expenses$307,327
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,723
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$880,472
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$874,749

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

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