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Ford County Fair Association

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Dodge City, KS501(c)(3)Recreation & Sports EIN 92-0463847Revenue $338K in FY2024

On file with the IRS100 Gunsmoke, 67801-4401 · Dodge City, KSTax-exempt since Oct 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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IT is the mission of the Ford County Fair Association to bring the communities of Ford County to gather and provide residents a County Fair in which both adults and youth have the opportunity to showcase their talents, creativeness, culinary abilities and livestock.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 7% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $13K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$338K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$223K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$148K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$338K
FY2024▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$243K
FY2023$242K
FY2024$338K
Expenses
$223K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$237K
FY2023$307K
FY2024$223K
Net assets
$148K
FY2024▲ +347%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$98K
FY2023$33K
FY2024$148K

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 Oct 2022.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $170K Management & general 18% · $39K Fundraising 6% · $14K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jake Ring
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Curtis Williams
Vice Presiident
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Regina Lix
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 county fair for residents to showcase talents, creativity, culinary skills, and livestock.

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1 program · $170K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The annual ford county fair promotes agriculture, horticulture, mechanical, domestic arts & livestock raised in ford county. All citizens benefit from the fair activities & exhibits. The ford county fair activities use volunteer labor by the officers & directors.

$170Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
J Walter & Arvetta Lewis TrustFY2024$6K
Community Foundation of Southwest KansasFY2024$5K
Tom Feist FoundationFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$13K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$338K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$223K
Ln 25
Programscol B$170K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$148K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$834
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$338K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$168K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$148K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 635
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$73K$168K
Total assetsLn 16$73K$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$33K$148K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$191$191
Office expensesLn 13$413$413
OccupancyLn 16$16K$2K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$190K$168K$8K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$223K$170K$39K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $338K$223K$115K$148K 990 PDF
FY2023 $242K$307K−$65K$33K 990 PDF
FY2022 $243K$237K$6K$98K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $337,934 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $196,047$251,019
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,724$76,511
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $606$834
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,452$9,570
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $241,829$337,934
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $307,028$223,026
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $307,028$223,026
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$65,199$114,908
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $337,934 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$251,019
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$251,019
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $76,511$76,511
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $834$834
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $9,270$9,270
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $300$300
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $76,811 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,104$337,934
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $223,026 across 6 lines filed
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $191$191
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $413$413
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,290 · Management $13,861$16,151
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,279$15,279
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $167,849 · Management $8,133 · Fundraising $13,518$189,500
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,492$1,492
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $170,139 · Management $39,369 · Fundraising $13,518$223,026
Part X · Balance sheet $167,977 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $73,069$167,977
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $73,069$167,977
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,000$20,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,069$147,977
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,069$147,977
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $73,069$167,977
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $147,977 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$337,934
XI-2 Total expenses$223,026
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$114,908
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,069
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$147,977

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

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