Houlton Fair Association

Analysis

Houlton Fair Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Houlton, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Houlton Fair Association reported income of $107k and spending of $79k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2017 to December 2023, income grew from $89k to $107k (+21%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 189%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Houlton Fair Association sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wacom ($107k), Ohio Sled Hockey Inc ($107k) and Seeds of Life Inc ($107k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $48k against liabilities of $70k, net assets of -$22k.