Alabama National Fair

Analysis

Alabama National Fair is a registered charity in United States, based in Montgomery, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1955, 71 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 December 2023, Alabama National Fair reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $1.8m (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Alabama National Fair sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soccer in the Streets Inc ($1.8m), West Michigan Tennis Inc ($1.8m) and Hawaii High School Athletic Association ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.8% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $454k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $526k, net assets of $895k. It reported 35 employees.