Berrien Co Youth Fair Assn

Analysis

Berrien Co Youth Fair Assn is a registered charity in United States, based in Berrien SPRGS, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1949, 77 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 September 2023, Berrien Co Youth Fair Assn reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.2m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 420%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Berrien Co Youth Fair Assn sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parks & Trails New York Inc ($2.2m), Camp Grier ($2.2m) and Indian Trails Camp Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $349k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 29 employees.