Wright County District Junior Fair

Analysis

Wright County District Junior Fair is a registered charity in United States, based in Eagle Grove, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1995, 31 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 2024, Wright County District Junior Fair reported income of $375k and spending of $394k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to September 2024, income grew from $155k to $375k (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Wright County District Junior Fair sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carrington Crossroads Golf Center ($375k), Rye Youth Lacrosse Inc ($376k) and John T Hoggard Athletic Booster Club ($375k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 60% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $1.7m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.