Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs

Analysis

Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs is a registered charity in United States, based in Mackeyville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 October 2023, Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs reported income of $957k and spending of $831k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $262k to $957k (+265%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2020, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgetown Heritage ($957k), San Fernando Valley Partnership Inc ($958k) and California Community Economic Development Association ($957k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 56% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $47k, net assets of $2.2m.