Fowlerville Agricultural Society

Analysis

Fowlerville Agricultural Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Fowlerville, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Fowlerville Agricultural Society reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.3m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $472k to $1.5m (+213%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fowlerville Agricultural Society sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roanoke Symphony Orchestra ($1.5m), Reno County Historical Society Inc ($1.5m) and Flint Childrens Museum ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.6% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $73k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $4,144, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 4 employees.