Liabilities / Assets
84th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 84% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 36-2406732 • 501(c)5 • Wheaton, IL
Profile
The mission of the dupage county fair association is to further the interests of agriculture and home economics, to improve and encourage the breeding of fine stock and poultry, to stimulate the study of arts and sciences, to display merchandise, manufactured articles and machinery of all sorts, kinds and classes, to hold and give an annual fair where the products of the same may be exhibited, and to do any and all other things that are necessarily incident thereto.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
84th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
80th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
25th percentile
Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
19th percentile
Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
20th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 20% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$936,814
Down $24,115 (-2.5%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$155,412
Down $2,661 (-1.7%) from 2023
Net Assets
Down$781,402
Down $21,454 (-2.7%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$1,194,698
Up $1,549 (+0.1%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$1,216,152
Down $10,339 (-0.8%) from 2023
Net Income
Up-$21,454
Up $11,888 (+36%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The mission of the dupage county fair association is to further the interests of agriculture and home economics, to improve and encourage the breeding of fine stock and poultry, to stimulate the study of arts and sciences, to display merchandise, manufactured articles and machinery of all sorts, kinds and classes, to hold and give an annual fair where the products of the same may be exhibited, and to do any and all other things that are necessarily incident thereto.
Preparation and presentation of dupage county fair and associated activities.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $727,763 | $700,775 | ▼ $26,988 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $101,047 | $138,478 | ▲ $37,431 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $114,691 | $74,792 | ▼ $39,899 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $12,921 | $22,769 | ▲ $9,848 |
| Accounts Receivable | $4,507 | - | - |
| Total Assets | $960,929 | $936,814 | ▼ $24,115 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Other Liabilities | $104,704 | $107,014 | ▲ $2,310 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $53,369 | $48,398 | ▼ $4,971 |
| Total Liabilities | $158,073 | $155,412 | ▼ $2,661 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $802,856 | $781,402 | ▼ $21,454 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $802,856 | $781,402 | ▼ $21,454 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $960,929 | $936,814 | ▼ $24,115 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | $639,898 | $3,046,084 | $3,685,982 |
| Equipment | $60,877 | $670,883 | $731,760 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Mcguire | Chief Executive Manager | FT | $129,800 | $3,879 | $133,679 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bonnie Paganis | President |
| Ellen Sietmann | 1st Vice President |
| Bob Radkiewicz | 2nd Vice President |
| Bill Britton | Director |
| Bob Batek | Director |
| Cindy Hoch | Director |
| Tom Meyer | Director |
| Pat Schaefer | Secretary |
| RUTH O'SULLIVAN | Treasurer |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $768,186 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $447,966 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | - | - | - | $264,861 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | - | - | - | $141,484 |
| Occupancy | - | - | - | $92,467 |
| Depreciation Depletion | - | - | - | $81,588 |
| Insurance | - | - | - | $71,258 |
| Payroll Taxes | - | - | - | $31,507 |
| Advertising | - | - | - | $24,355 |
| Office Expenses | - | - | - | $18,284 |
| Conferences and Meetings | - | - | - | $18,135 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | - | - | $11,950 |
| Pension Plan Contributions | - | - | - | $10,114 |
| Information Technology | - | - | - | $5,762 |
| Other Expenses | - | - | - | $4,507 |
| All Other Expenses | - | - | - | $2,416 |
| Fees for Services Other | - | - | - | $280 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,216,152 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,233,037 |
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,216,152 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $1,216,152 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $16,885 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $0 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| Security Deposits | $88,675 |
| Due to Friends of Dupage County Fair Inc. | $18,339 |
“The fair manager and assistant manager work closely with the form 990 preparer in answering all questions of the form as well as providing accurate financial and other information for inclusion. A draft of the form is then reviewed by the president and fair manager prior to finalization. Any changes they determine are required are incorporated into the form prior to issue. A draft is also provided to the governing board prior to filing.”
“The conflict of interest polciy for dupage county fair association covers members of the board of directors, staff and officers of the association. Actual conflicts, if any, are required to be disclosed to the board and are reviewed at the board level. Annual conflict of interest disclosure statements are currently required to be signed by covered persons.”
“The executive committee of the board annually reviews the compensation of the fair manager. Compensation is based on the employee performance and is measured against comparable positions at other fair organizations.”
“Forms are made available upon request.”
“Dupage county fair association makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”
“Accounting standards provide guidance for how certain tax positions should be recognized, measured, disclosed and presented in the financial statements. This requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the association's information returns to determine whether the tax position are "more-likely-than-not" of being sustained "when challenged or "when examined" by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit and asset or expense and liability in the current year. The association files information returns in the u.s. Federal jurisdiction and illinois state jurisdiction. The association is no longer subject to u.s. Federal and state examinations by tax authorities for years before 2021. As of and for the year ended september 30, 2024, management has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions.”
“Friends of dupage county fair inc. 33684.”
“Friends of dupage county fair, inc. 16885.”
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | ACCOUNTING STANDARDS PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR HOW CERTAIN TAX POSITIONS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED, MEASURED, DISCLOSED AND PRESENTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ASSOCIATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITION ARE "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" OF BEING SUSTAINED "WHEN CHALLENGED OR "WHEN EXAMINED" BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. TAX POSITIONS NOT DEEMED TO MEET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD WOULD BE RECORDED AS A TAX BENEFIT AND ASSET OR EXPENSE AND LIABILITY IN THE CURRENT YEAR. THE ASSOCIATION FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND ILLINOIS STATE JURISDICTION. THE ASSOCIATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2021. AS OF AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. |
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | FRIENDS OF DUPAGE COUNTY FAIR, INC. 16885. |
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE FAIR MANAGER AND ASSISTANT MANAGER WORK CLOSELY WITH THE FORM 990 PREPARER IN ANSWERING ALL QUESTIONS OF THE FORM AS WELL AS PROVIDING ACCURATE FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION. A DRAFT OF THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND FAIR MANAGER PRIOR TO FINALIZATION. ANY CHANGES THEY DETERMINE ARE REQUIRED ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM PRIOR TO ISSUE. A DRAFT IS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLCIY FOR DUPAGE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION COVERS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STAFF AND OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. ACTUAL CONFLICTS, IF ANY, ARE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD AND ARE REVIEWED AT THE BOARD LEVEL. ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE CURRENTLY REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED BY COVERED PERSONS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE FAIR MANAGER. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON THE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND IS MEASURED AGAINST COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT OTHER FAIR ORGANIZATIONS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | FORMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | DUPAGE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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