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Florida State Fair Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Tampa, FL501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 59-3362841Revenue $502K in FY2024

On file with the IRSfloridastatefairgrounds.com4800 N US Highway 301, 33610-7350 · Tampa, FLTax-exempt since Apr 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Organized for the purpose of supporting and continuing the Florida State Fair.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $51K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$502K
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$353K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$4.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$502K
FY2024▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$575K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$344K
FY2023$327K
FY2024$502K
Expenses
$353K
FY2024▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$530K
FY2022$330K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$353K
Net assets
$4.1M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1997.

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% · $352K Management & general 0% · $2K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Victor F Hall JR
Secretarytreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Louis E Larson JR
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Supports and continues the Florida State Fair.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $352K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Organized for the purpose of supporting and continuing the Florida State Fair.

$352Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Bullard Family Foundation INCFY2024$15K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$15K
Jack and Alice Richardson Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$15K
New York Yankees Tampa Foundation INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$51K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$294,310
Individual RecipientFY2023$191,690
Individual RecipientFY2022$193,450
Individual RecipientFY2021$377,206
Unitemized GrantFY2020$185,771
Individual RecipientFY2020$185,771

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$502K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$502K
Money outPt IX
$353K
Ln 25
Programscol B$352K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$221K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$502K
Government grantsLn 1e$333K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$26K
Total revenueLn 12$502K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$221K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$221K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$166K$221K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$299K$299K
Management feesLn 11a$9K$8K$853
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$180
Office expensesLn 13$144$144
InterestLn 20$42K$42K
InsuranceLn 23$539$539
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$506$506
Total functional expensesLn 25$353K$352K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $502K$353K$149K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $327K$244K$82K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $344K$330K$14K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $428K$530K−$102K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $575K$323K$253K$4.0M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $502,450 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $183,652$502,450
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $142,968$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $326,620$502,450
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $191,690$299,310
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,655$53,967
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $244,345$353,277
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $82,275$149,173
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $502,450 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$26,411
VIII-1e Government grants$333,071
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$142,968
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$502,450
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$502,450
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $353,277 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $299,310$299,310
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $7,680 · Management $853$8,533
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,620 · Management $180$1,800
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $144$144
IX-20 InterestPrograms $42,445$42,445
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $539$539
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $506$506
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $351,594 · Management $1,683 · Fundraising $0$353,277
Part X · Balance sheet $5,201,102 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $166,168$221,052
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $365$524
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,974,762$4,974,762
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,846$4,764
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,150,141$5,201,102
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $300$450
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $54,992$26,581
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,151,565$1,053,353
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,998,576$4,147,749
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,998,576$4,147,749
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,150,141$5,201,102
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,147,749 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$502,450
XI-2 Total expenses$353,277
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$149,173
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,998,576
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,147,749

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

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