Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs

Analysis

Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs is a registered charity in United States, based in Clearfield, 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 September 2023, Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs reported income of $1.1m and spending of $908k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $794k to $1.1m (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 658%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Refugee Artisan Initiative ($1.1m), Community Support Network Inc ($1.1m) and Orion Prevention Information and Education Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $10k (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $97k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $160k, net assets of $914k. It reported 165 employees.