Union County Fair Association

Tax-deductible

El Dorado, AR501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 71-0507811

Mission is to provide learning union county fair has paid attendence to view and participate in agriculture and homemaking displays

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 16 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 9% 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 15 voting members
Concern: none of 15 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$300K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$259K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$268K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$300K
FY2025▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$316K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$242K
FY2024$266K
FY2025$300K
Expenses
$259K
FY2025▼ -16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$278K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$310K
FY2025$259K
Net assets
$268K
FY2025▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$223K
FY2022$302K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$259K
FY2025$268K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1971.

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% · $259K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$4,974Pt VII · Sec A

Van Dumas’s $5K as President is at the 12th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Van Dumas$4,974$4,770

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Showcases agriculture and homemaking skills through a public fair.

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1 program service account for $259K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

To view and participate in agriculture and homemaking to provide entertainment of carnival rides

$259Kprogram expense

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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$4K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$300K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$284K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$259K
Ln 25
Programscol B$259K
Owns and owesPt X
$268K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$284K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$300K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$144K
SavingsLn 2$32K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$94K
Other assetsLn 15$143
Total assetsLn 16$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$268K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 610
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$140K$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$120K$94K
Total assetsLn 16$260K$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$259K$268K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$5K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$153K$153K
All other expensesLn 24e$76K$76K
Total functional expensesLn 25$259K$259K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $300K$259K$41K$268K 990 PDF
FY2024 $266K$310K−$44K$259K 990 PDF
FY2023 $242K$215K$26K$317K 990 PDF
FY2022 $279K$214K$66K$302K 990 PDF
FY2021 $316K$278K$38K$223K 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 $300,395 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $15,102 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$12,159
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,159
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $268,786$268,786
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,161$2,161
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $2,187$2,187
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $288,236 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$300,395
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $259,073 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $4,974$4,974
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,772$13,772
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,471$1,471
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,010$2,010
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,194$4,194
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,111$1,111
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,211$1,211
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,812$1,812
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $152,595$152,595
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $75,923$75,923
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $259,073 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$259,073
Part X · Balance sheet $270,065 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $110,409$144,310
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $29,983$32,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $119,577$93,612
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $143$143
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $260,112$270,065
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,375$1,722
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,375$1,722
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $258,737$268,343
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $260,112$270,065
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $268,343 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$300,395
XI-2 Total expenses$259,073
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,322
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$258,737
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$31,716
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$268,343

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

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