Permian Basin Fair & Exposition

Not tax-deductible

Odessa, TX501(c)(4)Since 1977 EIN 75-1656376Revenue $695K in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 30, 2026

On file with the IRSOdessa, TXTax-exempt since Dec 1977

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Operation, maintenance and support of public Fair, Exposition and exhibits

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 75-1656376) · Dispute this line
501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 59 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
83% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$28K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
9.0 mo
of spending, in cash
9.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$255
0.04% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.04% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
59
of 59 voting members
59 of 59 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$695K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$757K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$713K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$695K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$666K
FY2022$714K
FY2023$754K
FY2024$764K
FY2025$695K
Expenses
$757K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$127K
FY2021$513K
FY2022$593K
FY2023$644K
FY2024$693K
FY2025$757K
Net assets
$713K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$317K
FY2021$472K
FY2022$593K
FY2023$704K
FY2024$776K
FY2025$713K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1977.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $627K Management & general 17% · $130K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $28K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Admin Assistant
$27,601Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Advertising and Promotion
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chelli Evans$27,601$10,800$13,500$11,800
Don Thorn—$10,800$13,500$11,800

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Operates and maintains public fairs, expositions, and exhibits for community enjoyment.

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1 program · $627K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Operation, maintenance and support of a public fair, exposition, and exhibit.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 75-1656376) · Dispute this line
$627Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$695K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$558K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Money outPt IX
$757K
Ln 25
Programscol B$627K
Managementcol C$130K
Owns and owesPt X
$713K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$570K
Total assetsLn 16$714K
LiabilitiesLn 26$255
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a59
IndependentVI 1b59
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Government grantsLn 1e$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$558K
Total revenueLn 12$695K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$569K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$570K
Accounts receivableLn 4$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$135K
Total assetsLn 16$714K
LiabilitiesLn 26$255
Net assetsLn 32$713K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 659
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$630K$570K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$140K$135K
Total assetsLn 16$776K$714K
LiabilitiesLn 26$513$255
Net assetsLn 32$776K$713K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$0$32K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$188$0$188$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$0$9K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$135K$135K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$97K$30K$66K$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$0$4K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$17K$13K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$416K$409K$7K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$757K$627K$130K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 30, 2026 $695K$757K−$62K$713K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 28, 2025 $764K$693K$72K$776K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2025 $754K$644K$111K$704K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 28, 2023 $714K$593K$122K$593K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2022 $666K$513K$153K$472K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $70K$127K−$58K$317K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $694,921 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $156,381$136,501
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $608,035$558,420
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $764,416$694,921
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $31,645$31,788
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $661,266$725,250
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $692,911$757,038
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $71,505−$62,117
Part VI · Governance 59 of 59 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body59
VI-1b Independent voting members59
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $694,921 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,475
VIII-1e Government grants$100,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$35,026
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$136,501
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$558,420
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $558,420 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$694,921
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $757,038 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $31,600 · Fundraising $0$31,600
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $188 · Fundraising $0$188
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,625 · Fundraising $0$8,625
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $134,837 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$134,837
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,738 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,738
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,398 · Management $66,423 · Fundraising $0$96,821
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $3,987 · Fundraising $0$3,987
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,080 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,080
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,785 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,785
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,048 · Management $12,828 · Fundraising $0$29,876
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $408,962 · Management $6,539 · Fundraising $0$415,501
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $626,848 · Management $130,190 · Fundraising $0$757,038
Part X · Balance sheet $713,685 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $628,669$568,717
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,351$1,351
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,650$8,311
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $140,386$135,306
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $776,056$713,685
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $513$255
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $513$255
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $775,543$713,430
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $775,543$713,430
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $776,056$713,685
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $713,430 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$694,921
XI-2 Total expenses$757,038
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$62,117
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$775,543
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$4
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$713,430

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

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