Ohio County & Independent Agricultural Society Inc

“Section a line 6--individuals who are residents of wood county, oh may purchase memberships in wood county agricultural society for $30.00 at the offices of the society. Membership includes entry fees for the duration of the fair. There were approximately 500 members during fiscal year ended 2024.”

“Members are entitled to vote on the election of the board of directors ( one-third of the directors are elected to serve a three year term each year).”

“Members vote on amendments to the constitution or by-laws of the society submitted to the membership each year. Members do not share in the profits or net asssets of the society upon dissolution .”

“Meetings of the board of directors are contemporaneously documented by written minutes which are distributed to the board monthly and are formally approved at the follwoing meeting.”

“Each committee does not keep written minutes of its meeting, but does report monthly to the board and any actions are recorded in the monthly board minutes as described in 8 a.”

“A copy is provided to each board member for review and comment. The board approves the filing of the return.”

“The board is required to disclose any conflicts of interest in a statement annually. The society relies on board members to be truthful in their statements.”

“Compensation is reviewed annually by the board. The board utilizes comparables from other agricultural societies in ohio. All compensation is approved by the board.”

“Compensation is reviewed annually by the board. The board utilizes comparables from other agricultural societies in ohio. All compensation is approved by the board.”

“Section c, line 19 -- the form 990 , 1023, board minutes, and any governing documents are available by request at the wood county, ohio fair office. The society also annually publishes a summary of financial data in the newspaper. The auditor of state performs audits of the society on a biennial basis. The last such examination was performed for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.”

“Other program service expenses: cleaning services-$13,912; security services-$14,968; refuse- $11,885; sound system-$13,000; electrical services-$13,500; other services-$18,655; senior fair expenses-$44,505; junior fair expenses-$516,276; entertainment- $198,123; tickets-$17,500; total:$862,324 other management expenses: cleaning services-$1,546; refuse-$1,321; security - $3,742; memberships -$305 total- $6,914”