Western Michigan Fair Association

Analysis

Western Michigan Fair Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Scottville, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 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 October 2024, Western Michigan Fair Association reported income of $620k and spending of $647k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2024, income grew from $341k to $620k (+82%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Western Michigan Fair Association sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cal Nuggets Softball Inc ($620k), Louisana Rodeo Cowboys Association ($620k) and USA Surfing Inc ($619k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.9% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $484k against liabilities of $121k, net assets of $362k. It reported 9 employees.