York County Agricultural Society

Analysis

York County Agricultural Society is a registered charity in United States, based in York, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending November 2023, York County Agricultural Society reported income of $9.0m and spending of $8.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2023, income grew from $6.5m to $9.0m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2021, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, York County Agricultural Society sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hale Education Inc ($9.0m), Aspen Valley Ski-Snowboard Club Inc ($9.0m) and I J & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center ($9.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $166k (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $16.7m against liabilities of $11.5m, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 649 employees.