Des Moines County Fair Association

Analysis

Des Moines County Fair Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlington, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2013, 13 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 October 2023, Des Moines County Fair Association reported income of $183k and spending of $325k, spending 177% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2023, income fell from $233k to $183k (-21%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Des Moines County Fair Association sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Revolution of Tenderness ($183k), Union of North American Vietnamesestudent Associations ($183k) and Rochester Oratorio Society Inc ($183k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 41% of the total. At year end it held assets of $84k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $84k.