Jackson County Fair Association FY2020 filing

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Maquoketa, IA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 42-0698743Revenue $302K in FY2020

On file with the IRSjcfairgrounds.com1212 E Quarry St, 52060-2563 · Maquoketa, IATax-exempt since Jul 2019Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To conduct County Fair and use Fair grounds for other community activities

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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $20K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$133K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$302K
Spent
$320K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$250K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$302K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$302K
FY2021$840K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$862K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$982K
Expenses
$320K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$320K
FY2021$733K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$924K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$250K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$357K
FY2022$355K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$272K
FY2025$254K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending October 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $320K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Hosts county fairs and uses fairgrounds for community events.

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1 program · $320K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Conducted county fair for 5 days, including agricultural and educational events, and made fair grounds available for other activities such as bingo and stock car races.

$320Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$302K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K
Money outPt IX
$320K
Ln 25
Programscol B$320K
Owns and owesPt X
$250K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$383K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$90K
Investment incomeLn 3$26
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Total revenueLn 12$302K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$72K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$309K
Other assetsLn 15$843
Total assetsLn 16$383K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
Net assetsLn 32$250K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 588
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K$72K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$338K$309K
Total assetsLn 16$387K$383K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K$133K
Net assetsLn 32$267K$250K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$76K$76K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$912$912
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$62K
All other expensesLn 24e$82K$82K
Total functional expensesLn 25$320K$320K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $982K$1.1M−$79K$254K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M−$66K$272K 990 PDF
FY2023 $862K$924K−$62K$338K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M−$2K$355K 990 PDF
FY2021 $840K$733K$108K$357K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $302K$320K−$17K$250K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $302,416 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $124,900$95,177
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $306,728$89,505
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42$26
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $200,014$117,708
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $631,684$302,416
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $131,547$82,385
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $606,376$237,516
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $737,923$319,901
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$106,239−$17,485
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $302,416 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $105,929 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$95,177
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$95,177
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $89,505$89,505
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $26$26
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,779$11,779
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $207,239 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$302,416
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $319,901 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $76,457$76,457
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,928$5,928
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $912$912
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,977$8,977
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,791$26,791
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,627$3,627
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,251$28,251
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,229$24,229
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,413$62,413
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $82,316$82,316
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $319,901 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$319,901
Part X · Balance sheet $382,521 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,422$34,665
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,213$37,736
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $337,528$309,277
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $843$843
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $387,006$382,521
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $120,000$133,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $267,006$249,521
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $267,006$249,521
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $387,006$382,521
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $249,521 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$302,416
XI-2 Total expenses$319,901
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,485
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$267,006
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$249,521

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