Union County Fair Association

Analysis

Union County Fair Association is a registered charity in United States, based in El Dorado, AR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1971, 55 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, Union County Fair Association reported income of $242k and spending of $215k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $208k to $242k (+16%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Union County Fair Association sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within AR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ssi Athletic Association Inc ($242k), Ford County Fair Association ($242k) and Southern Valley Figure Skating Club Inc ($242k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4,477 (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9,657. At year end it held assets of $318k against liabilities of $1,281, net assets of $317k. It reported 15 employees.