Oregon Ag Fest INC EIN 93-1067999

Oregon Ag Fest INC

EIN  93-1067999 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Salem, OR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates the public about Oregon agriculture.
Leadership
Michele Ruby · Executive Di · $56K
Money in and out
$278K revenue, $244K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Educates the public about Oregon agriculture. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $278K in revenue, $244K in expenses, and $453K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$278K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$244K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$453K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $34K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
22.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+12%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -54% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$278K
FY2025▼ -13%
Expenses
$244K
FY2025▲ +4%
Total assets
$453K
FY2025▲ +8%
Total liabilities
$284
FY2025▼ -57%
Total revenue
$278K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$244K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$453K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$34K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$453K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $189K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Oregon ag fest was created to help better educate the public about the importance of agriculture. We demonstrate how important ag's economic impact, logistics and practices are: showing folks, especially kids, such things as where the food they eat comes from, how sheep are raised for the wool to make clothing, to the importance of our…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COregon Ag Fest INC
EINHdr · item D93-1067999
Principal addressHdr · item CSalem, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.oragfest.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K20Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1997

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$55,800Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michele Ruby’s $56K as Executive Di is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1173 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michele Ruby$55,800$58,900$48,000$45,600$43,800$50,400

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$166K · 60%
Contributions & grants$97K · 35%
Investment income$14K · 5%
Program service revenue60%$166K
Contributions & grants35%$97K
Investment income5%$14K
Other revenue$1K
Total revenueLn 12$278K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.06
Program services77%$189K
Management & general16%$40K
Fundraising6%$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$244K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$453K
Total assetsLn 16$453K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$284
Total net assetsLn 32$453K
Months of cash on handcomputed22.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $453K · Operating expenses/yr $244K
22.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $189K · Total expenses $244K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $40K · Total expenses $244K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $15K · Total expenses $244K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $15K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $97K
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $97K · Total revenue $278K
35%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $278K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $166K · Total revenue $278K
60%
Investment reliance
Investment income $14K · Total revenue $278K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $166K · Total expenses $244K
68%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $278K · Prior year $320K
-13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $70K · FY2024 $278K
+32%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $453K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $278K · Expenses $244K
+12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $453K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $453K · Total assets $453K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $453K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michele Ruby · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $56K · Total expenses $244K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $56K · Total expenses $244K
23%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 16%
Revenue growth -13%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$10K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$278K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$320K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$235K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$217K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$75K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$70K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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