Solano County Fair Association

Tax-deductible

Vallejo, CA501(c)(3)Since 1946Recreation & SportsEIN 94-1328867Revenue $3.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSscfair.com900 Fairgrounds Dr, 94589-4003 · Vallejo, CATax-exempt since Jun 1991Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Solano County Fair Association is an organization established in 1946 to conduct the annual County Fair and oversee operations of the County fairgrounds property. The Association has been providing educational, cultural, artistic, commercial and recreational programs to the residents of Solano County. The mission is to ensure a positive experience for the public by providing a year round venue that showcases and celebrates the wide variety of resources and activities available to our diverse community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 226 volunteers and 51 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $285K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$124K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 52% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.8M
95% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 95% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$93K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$3.8M
Net assets
$93K
FY2025▼ -89%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$1.5M
FY2021$582K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$868K
FY2025$93K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1991.

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% · $3.8M

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$123,948Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Keaney’s $124K as CEO is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephen Hales—$131,170$104,371$107,988$107,988—
Thomas Keaney$123,948$94,174————
Michael Ioakimedes———$120,450$114,400$114,400

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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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

Hosts annual county fair and offers year-round educational, cultural, and recreational programs.

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1 program · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The association is treated as a component unit of solano county and provides agricultural, educational and other programs and services for the benefit of the public at LARGE.THE association puts on a four day fair, manages the satellite wagering facility, and a variety of other educational activities.

$3.8Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$93K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$846K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$846K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$846K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$547K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$93K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 551
VolunteersI 6226
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$1.4M$846K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$575K$547K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$868K$93K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$124K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$637K$637K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$53K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$146K$146K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$46K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$909K$909K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$93K$93K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$462K$462K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$245$245
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$58K$58K
InsuranceLn 23$238K$238K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$761K$761K
All other expensesLn 24e$210K$210K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$3.8M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.0M$3.8M−$802K$93K 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.1M$4.2M−$133K$868K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$3.6M−$442K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.0M$3.1M$871K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.0M$3.0M$2.1M$582K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$2.0M$148K−$1.5M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,953,972 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $303,525$19,341
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,103,190$2,896,796
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,245$21,175
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $646,591$16,660
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,066,551$2,953,972
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $969,440$1,005,974
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,229,778$2,750,182
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,199,218$3,756,156
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$132,667−$802,184
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower 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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,953,972 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $287,878 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,341
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,341
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,608,918$2,608,918
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $21,175$21,175
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $16,660$16,660
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,934,631$2,953,972
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,756,156 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $123,948$123,948
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $637,034$637,034
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $53,333$53,333
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $145,851$145,851
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,808$45,808
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $909,239$909,239
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $93,446$93,446
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,848$17,848
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $462,003$462,003
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $245$245
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $58,019$58,019
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $238,457$238,457
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $760,964$760,964
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $209,961$209,961
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,756,156 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,756,156
Part X · Balance sheet $1,881,342 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,384,696$845,892
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $822,057$478,049
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,724$7,834
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $574,903$547,167
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,800$2,400
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,788,180$1,881,342
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $174,853$60,126
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $55,711$83,411
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,689,584$1,645,280
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,920,148$1,788,817
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $778,054$12,547
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $89,978$79,978
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $868,032$92,525
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,788,180$1,881,342
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $92,525 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,953,972
XI-2 Total expenses$3,756,156
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$802,184
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$868,032
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$26,677
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$92,525

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