Jersey County Fair Association

Analysis

Jersey County Fair Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Jerseyville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1953, 73 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending January 2024, Jersey County Fair Association reported income of $320k and spending of $366k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from January 2019 to January 2024, income grew from $308k to $320k (+4.1%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 374%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Jersey County Fair Association 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 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Recreational Council of Chillicothe Ohio ($320k), Lancer Legacy Inc ($320k) and Hingham High School Rowing Association ($320k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $14k. At year end it held assets of $886k against liabilities of $98k, net assets of $789k.