Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs

Analysis

Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs is a registered charity in United States, based in Wattsburg, 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 $549k and spending of $491k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $521k to $549k (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Osborn Neighborhood Alliance ($549k), Vickery Trading Company Inc ($549k) and New Life Enterprises Corp ($549k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 34% of the total. At year end it held assets of $740k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $740k.