The Pensacola Interstate Fair conducts and operates a public Fair and expose for the benefit of the agricultural, horticultural, livestock and other resources. Attendance was approximately 538,234 durng the 2021Fair

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$108K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $745K a year · 21% 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$19K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$6.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.7M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.9M
Net assets
$6.8M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2025$6.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1952.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.3M Management & general 21% · $619K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Operations M
$103,249Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamie McDonald’s $103K as Operations M is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Don E Frenkel———$154,628
Jamie McDonald$103,249$109,162——
Hope Lunsford——$79,982$30,000
Felicia Chivington———$72,680
Andy Peterson$5,000———

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

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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

Programs and updates

Hosts a public fair showcasing agricultural, horticultural, and livestock resources.

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1 program · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Pensacola interstate fair

$2.3Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $37K · 2024–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$22,428
Unitemized GrantFY2024$14,984

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$382K
Investment incomeLn 3$97K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$619K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.8M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$97K
Other incomeLn 4–11$382K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$411K
SavingsLn 2$4.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$303K
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$6.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$3.8M$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.3M$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M$6.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$22K$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$113K$57K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$297K$231K$67K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$166K$116K$50K
Legal feesLn 11b$110K$110K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$188K$140K$48K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$150K$150K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$23K
OccupancyLn 16$170K$102K$68K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$81K$65K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$254K$153K$102K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$1.0M$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$312K$273K$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.3M$619K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.7M$2.9M$756K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.8M$2.8M$952K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.6M$2.9M$678K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$2.8M$413K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.6M$2.7M$925K$4.1M 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
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Part I · Summary $3,701,244 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $60,483$51,472
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,308,758$3,170,929
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $88,671$96,700
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $302,278$382,143
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,760,190$3,701,244
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,984$22,428
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $651,632$576,306
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,141,240$2,346,919
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,807,856$2,945,653
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $952,334$755,591
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $3,701,244 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,122
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$46,350
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$51,472
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,170,929$3,170,929
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $95,200$95,200
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $279,003$279,003
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,500$1,500
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $103,140$103,140
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,275,569 · Excluded from tax $374,203$3,701,244
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,945,653 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $22,428$22,428
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,625 · Management $56,624$113,249
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $230,732 · Management $66,529$297,261
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $116,057 · Management $49,739$165,796
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $110,000$110,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $139,690 · Management $47,813$187,503
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $149,510$149,510
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $23,364$23,364
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $101,773 · Management $67,849$169,622
IX-17 TravelManagement $10,375$10,375
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $11,281$11,281
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $64,519 · Management $16,130$80,649
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $152,565 · Management $101,710$254,275
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,019,333 · Management $18,948$1,038,281
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $273,143 · Management $38,916$312,059
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,326,375 · Management $619,278 · Fundraising $0$2,945,653
Part X · Balance sheet $6,780,700 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $348,874$411,258
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,451,098$4,397,068
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,588$42,511
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $136,579$78,305
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,806,573$1,548,465
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $528,222$303,093
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,274,934$6,780,700
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,700$778
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $18,300$18,625
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,000$19,403
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,210,835$6,756,175
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,099$5,122
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,225,934$6,761,297
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,274,934$6,780,700
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,761,297 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,701,244
XI-2 Total expenses$2,945,653
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$755,591
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,225,934
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$220,228
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,761,297

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