Central Kansas Free Fair Inc

Analysis

Central Kansas Free Fair Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Abilene, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2011, 15 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Central Kansas Free Fair Inc reported income of $875k and spending of $613k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $506k to $875k (+73%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 69%. 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, Central Kansas Free Fair Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Six Rivers Youth Sports Inc ($875k), Asheville-Buncombe Regional Sports Commission Inc ($875k) and American Friends of Zichron Eliyahu Ofakim ($875k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13k. At year end it held assets of $797k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $797k. It reported 11 employees.