Humboldt County Fair

Analysis

Humboldt County Fair is a registered charity in United States, based in Ferndale, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2022, Humboldt County Fair reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.9m to $2.6m (+37%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 305%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Humboldt County Fair sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rustys Morningstar Ranch Inc ($2.6m), A Chance in Life Inc ($2.6m) and Child Care Resources Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $509k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $47k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 125 employees.