STATE FAIR OF TEXAS: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: STATE FAIR OF TEXAS (EIN 75-6002511)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-14
IRS object ID: 201923189349311212
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return	2019-11-14T14:52:44-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10440 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY STE 1040	AddressLine1Txt
City	DALLAS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75231	ZIPCd

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Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN	756002511	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	the state fair of texas celebrates all things texan by promoting agriculture, education & community involve- ment through quality entertainment in a family-friendly environment.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$727,908	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,800,941	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$81,518,384	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$80,269,862	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$23,592,462	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$25,738,731	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$57,925,922	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$54,531,131	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS CELEBRATES ALL THINGS TEXAN BY PROMOTING AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THROUGH QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT IN A FAMILY-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT. THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH PROCEEDS HELPING TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE FAIR PARK; UNDERWRITE MUSEUM, COMMUNITY, AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS; AND HELP IMPROVE STATE FAIR OPERATIONS TO HELP PUT ON THE NEXT STATE FAIR OF TEXAS. OUR NONPROFIT PURPOSE IS FUNDED THROUGH THE PROCEEDS FROM THE ANNUAL 24-DAY STATE FAIR OF TEXAS EVENT, WHICH SERVES AS THE ORGANIZATIONS LARGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR. THE FAIR IS COMPLETELY SELF-SUPPORTIVE AND RECEIVES NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$41,401,258	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$3,793,771	GrantAmt
Revenue	$42,155,852	RevenueAmt
Desc	Since its inception in 1886, the State Fair of Texas has celebrated all things Texan by promoting agriculture, education, and community involvement through quality entertainment in a family-friendly environment. Agriculture serves not only as a pillar of this organization, but as a fundamental feature of the Lone Star state and its history. The State Fair of Texas offers a variety of interactive exhibits focusing on agriculture and livestock, implementing hands-on activities that are both enjoyable and informative. Each year thousands of students from around the state work diligently in preparation for the competitive livestock events and leadership contests at the State Fair. As the largest of these events, the annual Big Tex Youth Livestock Auction celebrates the agricultural heritage of our great state, while also providing scholarships and prizes to students throughout Texas. The Fairs educational initiatives extend far beyond our 24-day exposition. With education at the very core of our foundation, the State Fair of Texas continues to serve as a showcase for Texas history, agriculture, and the community that connects it all. In support of its student ticketing program, which provided more than 2.1 million free tickets to students and teachers, the Fair expands its educational initiatives to the classroom with an innovative curriculum, created in partnership with Big Thought. The online curriculum combines the unique culture of the Fair with Texas history and agriculture, incorporating it into a TEKS-aligned program that focuses on STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and math) for grades 4 through 12. With a focus on educating visitors about Texas history and agriculture, the Fair offers a unique experience that is both informative and entertaining. As a long-standing Dallas institution, the State Fair of Texas has a unique appreciation for the local support that makes such a big event possible every year. With the ultimate goal of having a positive community impact, the Fair aims to give back through our partnerships with local charitable organizations and initiatives. The Fair continues to expand outreach programs while placing a special priority on promoting community involvement at the local level. Our impact in the community focuses on three areas that complement our mission social capital, human capital, and financial capital. In addition, the Fair seeks to assist food insecurity in the South Dallas/Fair Park area through its Big Tex Urban Farms initiative. Each year, the State Fair of Texas brings guests from all walks of life together for 24 days in celebration of the Lone Star States evolving culture. Beginning in 1886 as a local gathering place for people to share ideas and learn from new cultures, the annual state fair and exposition in Fair Park became a breeding ground for Texas education and innovation. 2018s theme gave a nod to Texas past and present by connecting the Fairs own innovative roots with the many Texans and Texas organizations who have been influential in the growth of our great state. "Celebrating texas innovation" served as a platform for showcasing texas history of delivering groundbreaking inventions, technological advancements, and scientific milestones. With dedicated shows and exhibits during the Fair, as well as programs throughout the year, the 2018 theme worked to highlight the many achievements rooted in the progression of Texas and inspire the next era of pioneers. The 2018 State Fair of Texas proved to make a difference in more ways than we can count. Below are just a few of the noteworthy successes from this years exposition: - The State Fair welcomed more than 2 million fairgoers through the gates; - Approximately $45.3 million was generated in gross coupon sales for food, beverages, and rides, supporting 109 businesses, many of which are small and independently owned. - Military Appreciation Day provided free admission for more than 11,400 members of the military and their families; - More than 4,500 first responders and their families visited the Fair for free on First Responders Day; - The State Fair provided more than 2.1 million free admission tickets to students and teachers throughout North Texas; - More than 200,000 dots were used on this years VisitDallas map in Big Tex Circle for fairgoers to proudly showcase where they are from. Dots were scattered across all 50 United States of America and 183 of 195 countries from around the world were represented with at least one dot; - With 9,600 exhibitors competing, the Fairs livestock and agricultural events hosted a record total of more than 16,000 livestock entries; - On Friday, October 5 the annual Youth Livestock Auction raised a record of more than $1.3 million in scholarships and prizes for youth livestock exhibitors; - The Grand Champion Market Steer of the Youth Livestock Auction was sold to Landmark Nurseries with Paula & Jim Prewitt and the Big Tex Champion Club for a record high of $150,000; - Ag Awareness Day gathered more than 7,500 students and leaders representing 165 chapters of 4-H, FFA, and FCCLA to participate in the canned food drive, donating more than 27,000 pounds of food to the North Texas Food Bank; - Several community events were held throughout the 24-day run, the largest being a Community Engagement Day luncheon with approximately 200 in attendance; - The Fair hosted the Inaugural Juanita Craft Humanitarian Awards, awarding three individuals following in Mrs. Crafts footsteps, making a positive impact in their community and in civil rights efforts; - Sensory-Friendly Mornings were introduced for all three Wednesdays of the Fair reducing noise and lights across the grounds to accommodate those with sensory-related concerns; - Community members got crafty with nearly 10,000 entries in the Fairs Creative Arts competitions. With more than 4,000 contestants, 86 newcomers tried their hand in entering Creative Arts competitions a 20 percent increase from last year; - More than 64,000 kids enjoyed the farm-to-market activity, Little Hands on the Farm, at the all-new Home on the Range exhibit inside the Coliseum; - The Hall of State welcomed more than 125,000 fairgoers through the doors to showcase its featured exhibits, Celebrating Texas Innovation and Dallas in the Time of MLK; - Shopping at the Fair included 265 vendor locations across the fairgrounds, supporting 219 small business owners. - The Cotton Bowl welcomed more than 157,000 college football fans for the State Fair Classic, Red River Showdown, and State Fair Showdown games; - Free concerts were once again held on the Chevrolet Main Stage, with Ludacris, Morris Day and The Time, Hunter Hayes, and Casting Crowns drawing the largest crowds; - Fifty-three events were hosted at the Briscoe Carpenter Livestock Center throughout the Fairs 24-day run; - In 2018, the Fair awarded nearly $1.4 million in new college scholarships to 229 graduating seniors throughout the Lone Star State; - With college applications right around the corner, the Fair encourages eligible high school seniors to go online to BigTex.com/scholarship and apply for a State Fair of Texas college scholarship; - As one of its new initiatives, the State Fair of Texas has partnered with Goodwill Industries of Dallas, Inc. to host the Third Annual Big Tex Job Fair following the annual Fair in the Briscoe Carpenter Livestock Center. More than 35 local companies took applications and interviewed for employment positions across a broad range of skill sets. On top of the initiatives and donation programs that take place during the annual exposition, the Fair works to maintain a year-round presence in our community. Through new and existing efforts in 2018, the Fair was able to contribute more than $659,000 in community support, which included sponsorships, program funding of goods, and investments made through our signature programs, benefiting 68 South Dallas/Fair Park area organizations and several agricultural-related programs across the state. In addition to offering financial resources, our Community Affairs & Strategic Alliances department has connected with more than 200 local organizations to foster community relationships, form partnerships, and develop initiatives that work to make a positive impact. Our ability to serve and continue growing our scope of service is strengthened through the support of fairgoers, relationships with like-minded organizations, and the dedication of our State Fair team. Through this investment, we were able to help serve more than 292,000 people in the community and look forward to expanding our impact for future years. Introduced in 2016, the Fairs Big Tex Urban Farms is a mobile agriculture system comprised of portable planting beds and hydroponic systems housed in the heart of Fair Park. The mission of Big Tex Urban Farms is to create a food system that: - Invests financial and human capital into immediate Fair Park neighborhoods and companies;	Desc
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Employee	2236	EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAIME NAVARRO	PersonNm
Phone	2144218701	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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ZIP	75210	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (40 entries)

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Marissa Anchia
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sean Allen
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Cheryl Amerine
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Roy C Coffee Jr
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Estrada
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Lois Finkelman
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Gilbert Gerst
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John D Harkey Jr
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Vonciel Jones Hill
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Knight Jr
Chairman	6.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Alyssa G Martin
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Frank Mihalopoulos
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
James M Moroney III
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Alice Murray
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Gina Norris
Treasurer/Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Bill O'Dwyer
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
James Roberts
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John F Scovell
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bruce A Sifford
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mary Suhm
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Alan Walne
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Craig A Woodcook
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mitchell Glieber
President	45.0	0.0		$541,913	$0	$61,002	Yes (X)
Jaime Navarro
CFO/Sr. VP Finance	45.0	0.0		$329,963	$0	$49,430	Yes (X)
Karissa Condoianis
SVP, Public Relations	45.0	0.0		$180,584	$0	$21,113		Yes (X)
Russell Fitzgerald
SVP, Operations	45.0	0.0		$245,370	$0	$24,193		Yes (X)
Robert Hilbun
GM/SVP	45.0	0.0		$373,989	$0	$30,193		Yes (X)
Daryl Real
SVP, Livestock	45.0	0.0		$241,899	$0	$44,565		Yes (X)
Carey Risinger
SVP, Concessions	45.0	0.0		$283,953	$0	$25,844		Yes (X)
Jennifer Schuder
SVP, Marketing	45.0	0.0		$243,757	$0	$25,071		Yes (X)
Lindsay Clark
controller	45.0	0.0		$133,487	$0	$8,528			Yes (X)
Robert Forswall
Director, Purchasing	45.0	0.0		$122,695	$0	$31,982			Yes (X)
Margaret Hannah
Director, HR	45.0	0.0		$126,738	$0	$20,992			Yes (X)
Jason K Hays
Director, Creative Media	45.0	0.0		$149,986	$0	$20,417			Yes (X)
Kelly Pound
Director, Exhibits	45.0	0.0		$123,753	$0	$20,924			Yes (X)
Froswa Booker-Drew PhD
Director, Community Affairs	45.0	0.0		$119,079	$0	$17,569			Yes (X)
Susan Brosin
Director, Development	45.0	0.0		$117,403	$0	$22,538			Yes (X)
Norman Durbin
Director, Construction	45.0	0.0		$122,055	$0	$10,856			Yes (X)
Melanie Linnear
Director, Concessions	45.0	0.0		$117,534	$0	$11,106			Yes (X)
David Russ
Director, Games	45.0	0.0		$106,224	$0	$28,636			Yes (X)

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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$474,959	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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ACT EVENT SERVICES INC
PO Box 463	ADDISON	TX	75001	JANITORIAL/ecologic	$1,586,942
MIKE SANDONE PRODUCTIONS
403 S HASKELL	DALLAS	TX	75226	tent structures	$1,116,673
PRINCETON CONSTRUCTION
15790 DOOLEY RD 103	ADDISON	TX	75001	construction	$1,086,950
GLENN SMITH PRESENTS inc
PO BOX 7814	HORSESHOE BAY	TX	78657	named entertainment	$1,067,501
WELDON WILLIAMS LICK INC
711 N A ST	FORT SMITH	AR	72901	TICKET PRINTING	$926,709

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	46	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$1,032,257	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,656,425	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$37,000	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,688,682	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS PARKING ENTRY	900099	$17,150,434	$17,150,434
CONCESSIONS SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS	900099	$25,005,418	$25,005,418

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$42,155,852	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$739,383	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$739,383	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,061,588	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$663,486	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$398,102	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$398,102	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$398,102	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$370,823	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$1,032,257	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$350,105	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$20,718	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$20,718	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$47,002,737	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$42,155,852	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$1,158,203	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,166,060	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,166,060	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,627,711	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,627,711	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,722,836	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,952,909	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$554,359	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$215,568	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,546,040	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,129,506	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,739,941	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$676,593	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$134,638	TotalAmt
Program Services	$96,567	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,412	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,659	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$710,027	TotalAmt
Program Services	$509,255	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$144,559	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$56,213	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$808,855	TotalAmt
Program Services	$580,138	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$164,680	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$64,037	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$845,663	TotalAmt
Management And General	$845,663	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$144,084	TotalAmt
Management And General	$144,084	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$119,846	TotalAmt
Management And General	$119,846	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,336,933	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,987,504	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$238,761	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$110,668	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,910,343	TotalAmt
Program Services	$173,524	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,606	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,724,213	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,205,237	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,959,608	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$183,014	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$62,615	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$183,207	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,579	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$119,979	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,649	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,845,626	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,452,846	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$295,899	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$96,881	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$88,968	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,357	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,634	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,977	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,605,691	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,121,450	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$455,728	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,513	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$946,096	TotalAmt
Program Services	$819,036	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$119,578	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,482	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
FAIR PARK IMPROVEMENTS	$4,774,779	$4,774,779
SPECIAL EVENTS FAIRTIME EXP	$6,995,429	$6,985,480	$5,710	$4,239
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE	$903,062	$854,388	$45,207	$3,467
MISCELLANEOUS EXP	$182,547	$118,561	$45,014	$18,972

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,803,678	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,401,258	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,288,674	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,113,746	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$139,041	BOYAmt
EOY	$721,764	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,518,181	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,584,420	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$246,166	BOYAmt
EOY	$457,303	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$278,935	BOYAmt
EOY	$322,396	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$252,129	BOYAmt
EOY	$331,607	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$74,947,301	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$48,465,972	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,259,701	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,481,329	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,392,578	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,895,924	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,431,653	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,475,119	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,518,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$80,269,862	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,121,924	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,136,626	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,534,355	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,680,876	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,936,183	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,921,229	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,592,462	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,738,731	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,886,703	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,927,429	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$997,550	BOYAmt
EOY	$562,033	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,669	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,669	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,925,922	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,531,131	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,518,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$80,269,862	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$2,800,941	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$593,850	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,936,216	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,207,887	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,096,690	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,774,012	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,688,682	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,703,487	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$44,800,612	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$53,612,317	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$56,386,155	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$48,339,411	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$42,155,852	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$245,294,347	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$46,736,828	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$56,820,204	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$58,482,845	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$50,113,423	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$45,844,534	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$257,997,834	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$257,997,834	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$128,406	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$149,679	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$111,925	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$414,615	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$739,383	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,544,008	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$128,406	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$149,679	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$111,925	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$414,615	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$739,383	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,544,008	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$46,865,234	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$56,969,883	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$58,594,770	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$50,528,038	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$46,583,917	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$259,541,842	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99405	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.97418	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00595	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.02582	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (true)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$41,669	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$8	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$8	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$41,669	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$41,669	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$8	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$8	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$41,669	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$41,669	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$8	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$8	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$41,669	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$41,669	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$8	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$8	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$41,669	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$41,669	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$8	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$8	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$41,669	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,754,089	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$4,754,089	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$23,121,393	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$17,229,485	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,891,908	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$14,921,930	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,360,869	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,561,061	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$32,142,562	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$18,875,618	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$13,266,944	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,327	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$7,327	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$26,481,329	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED SCHOLARSHIPS PAYABLE	$2,027,675
ACCRUED RETIREMENT EXPENSE	$1,475,120
ACCRUED RENT	$8,687,030
ACCRUED COMPENSATION	$1,099,974
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES	$631,430

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$13,921,229	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$48,950,243	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$593,850	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,207,446	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$613,596	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$48,336,647	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$119,846	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$1,453,756	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$1,333,910	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$47,002,737	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$52,345,034	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$1,207,446	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,207,446	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$51,137,588	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$119,846	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	-$1,453,756	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	-$1,333,910	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$49,803,678	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Revenue on 990, not on book	form 990, schedule d, part xi, line 4b: RENT EXPENSE: $(1,103,651) FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES RECLASS: $(350,105)
EXPENSE ITEMS ON THE RETURN BUT NOT ON BOOKS	form 990, schedule d, part xii, line 4b: RENT EXPENSE: $(1,103,651) FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES RECLASS: $(350,105)
intended use of endowment fund	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT IS RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR FOR PURPOSES OF LIVESTOCK AUCTION PREMIUMS AT THE ANNUAL YOUTH LIVESTOCK AUCTION.
FIN 48 (ASC 740)	PART X, LINE 2: THE FAIR IS a tax-EXEMPT organization under section 501(C)(3) of the internal revenue code (irc) and, except for unrelated business income, is exempt from federal income tax. in 2018, section 274 of the IRC was amended by the tax cuts and jobs act, requiring tax-exempt entities providing parking as a qualified transportation fringe benefit to their employees to recognize unrelated business income equal to their parking expenses. the fair included a provision for income taxes due as a result of this amendment as part of accrued liabilities on the statement of financial position.
escrow and custodial arrangement	FOrm 990, schedule d, part iv, line 2b: Per a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Dallas dated 6/28/17, funds committed to the City by the State Fair of Texas are allocated by the Fair and the City for major maintenance projects. The amount funding the city's portion of major maintenance projects is deposited into a restricted account known as the "fair park improvement fund." this account is reflected as "restricted cash for fair park major maintenance projects" on the Fair's Statement of Financial Position within its audited financial statements. Upon request from the City, and in compliance with the MOU, the Fair disburses funds from this account to the City.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	auction	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$860,610	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$648,242	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$212,368	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$2,573	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$41,661	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$12,436	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$150,257	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	btcc	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$298,500	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$208,515	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$89,985	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$7,264	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$30,122	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$15,249	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	3	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$243,970	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$175,500	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$68,470	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$1,768	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$24,361	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$10,910	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$53,504	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$1,403,080	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$1,032,257	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$370,823	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$1,768	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$34,198	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$82,693	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$12,436	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$219,010	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$350,105	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$20,718	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (64 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM
PO BOX 150157	DALLAS	TX	753150157	751678200	501(c)(3)	$37,500	Program funding & operational support
AZAR FOUNDATION INC
1111 W MOCKINGBIRD LANE STE 1300-	DALLAS	TX	75247	452670332	501(c)(3)	$7,000	grant funding/summer program
BRASWELL CHILD DEVELOPMENT
2203 2ND AVE	DALLAS	TX	75210	752538361	501(c)(3)	$9,500	grand funding/summer program
BRIDGE LACROSSE DALLAS INC
PO BOX 190844	dallas	TX	75219	161671742	501(c)(3)	$6,000	GRANT FUNDING/SUMMER PROGRAM
CARTER'S HOUSE
2922 MARTIN LUTHER KING	dallas	TX	75215	465198495	501(c)(3)	$7,500	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
CIRCLE OF SUPPORT INC
5207 McKINNEY AVE STE 200	DALLAS	TX	75205	752870638	501(c)(3)	$20,000	SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDING
CITY OF DALLAS parks & recreation dept
3809 GRAND AVE	DALLAS	TX	75210	756000508		$50,000	FAIR PARK MARKETING AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
DALLAS BETHLEHEM CENTER
4410 LELAND AVE	DALLAS	TX	75215	750800667	501(c)(3)	$5,500	SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDING
DALLAS BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
2838 MARTIN LUTHER KING	DALLAS	TX	75215	750690541	501(c)(6)	$15,600	luncheon sponsor
DALLAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 150038	DALLAS	TX	75315	750851204	501(c)(3)	$173,000	2018 HALL OF STATE EXHIBIT
dallas PRESTIGE GROUP
2514 SOUTHLAND ST	dallas	TX	75215	472197353	501(c)(3)	$7,500	GRANT FUNDING/SUMMER PROGRAM
THE DALLAS FOUNDATION
3963 MAPLE AVE SUITE 390	DALLAS	TX	75219	752890371	501(c)(3)	$10,000	MAYOR'S BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR - 2018 BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR
EDUCATION IS FREEDOM
1111 W MOCKINGBIRD LN SUITE 1300B	dallas	TX	75247	043643313	501(c)(3)	$15,000	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
FRAZIER REVITALIZATION INC
5646 MILTON ST 407	DALLAS	TX	75206	203395474	501(c)(3)	$6,000	SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDING
FRIENDS OF FAIR PARK INC
1121 FIRST AVE	DALLAS	TX	75210	752007688	501(c)(3)	$10,000	2018 SFT SPONSORSHIP
FRIENDS OF THE S DALLAS CULTURAL CTR
1851 FULLER	DALLAS	TX	75228	471653282	501(c)(3)	$20,500	grant funding/summer program
HIS BRIDGEBUILDERS
2075 W COMMERCE ST	DALLAS	TX	75208	752596111	501(c)(3)	$6,000	SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDING
HOPE RESTORATION INC
3907 ROBERT L PARISH SR AVE	DALLAS	TX	75210	752616695	501(c)(3)	$5,500	SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDING
ILLUMINATE STEM
PO BOX 130981	dallas	TX	75313	460850680	501(c)(3)	$5,500	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
JUBILEE PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTER CORP
917 BANK STREET	dallas	TX	75223	752726296	501(c)(3)	$11,000	CASH -SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDING/LAND DONATION	$312,581	book	land
KWANZAA FEST
510 E 5TH ST	DALLAS	TX	75203	752851704	501(c)(3)	$10,000	EVENT SPONSOR
MAGDALENO LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
2807 ALLEN 433	dallas	TX	75204	453183459	501(c)(3)	$7,500	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
MILES OF FREEDON
2922 MLK JR BLVD	DALLAS	TX	75215	454959062	501(c)(3)	$13,000	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
MLK DaLLAS DREAM FORWARD
2922 MLK JR BLVD BLDG A	dallas	TX	75215	812617385	501(c)(3)	$10,000	EVENT SPONSOR
NORTH TEXAS CAPACITY BUILDERS INC
5529 STRATTON DR PO BOX 763397	DALLAS	TX	75376	752660320	501(c)(3)	$10,000	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION
P O BOX 670753	DALLAS	TX	75367	736091755	501(c)(3)	$10,000	EVENT SPONSOR
SCHOLARSHOT INC
2904 SWISS AVE	DALLAS	TX	75204	270232250	501(c)(3)	$10,000	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
SOUTH DALLAS FAIR PARK INNER-CITY COMMUNITY DEVELO
4907 SPRING AVENUE	DALLAS	TX	75210	752137179	501(c)(3)	$15,000	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
SOUTHERN DALLAS LINK INC
1020 scotland 3115	desoto	TX	75115	822392922	501(c)(3)	$7,850	OPERATIONS SUPPORT
SOUTHERN SECTOR HEALTH INITIATIVE
4500 SPRING AVE	DALLAS	TX	75210	263087442	501(c)(3)	$6,000	SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDING
SOUTHFAIR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
2610 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD	DALLAS	TX	75215	752399684	501(c)(3)	$7,500	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
ST PHILIPS SCHOOL & COMMUNITY CNTR
1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE	DALLAS	TX	75215	751097360	501(c)(3)	$20,190	SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDING/LUNCHEON SPONSOR/TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
TECO THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS INC
215 S TYLER ST	dallas	TX	75208	582069891	501(c)(3)	$6,500	OPERATIONS SUPPORT
TEXAS DISCOVERY GARDENS
PO BOX 152537	DALLAS	TX	75315	750974342	501(c)(3)	$25,000	SPONSORSHIP
TEXAS STATE FEDERATION OF GARDEN CLUBS INC
2522 AL P LIPSCOMB	dallas	TX	75215	751535529	501(c)(3)	$9,000	OPERATIONS SUPPORT
T R HOOVER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
5106 BEXAR STREET	DALLAS	TX	75215	752700136	501(c)(3)	$18,000	GRANT FUNDING/SUMMER PROGRAM
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS
1800 N LAMAR ST	DALLAS	TX	75202	756005352	501(c)(3)	$30,000	NONPROFIT INITIATIVE
YOUTH REVIVE INC
3209 WICHITA DR	MESQUITE	TX	75149	464680632	501(c)(3)	$6,500	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS
601 N AKARD ST	DALLAS	TX	75201	750800696	501(c)(3)	$5,500	SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDING
ZAN WESLEY HOLMES JR COMMUNITY
2606 MLK BLVD 202	dallas	TX	75215	270054084	501(c)(3)	$10,000	SPONSORSHIP
ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY
2601 West Ave N	San Angelo	TX	76909	756002403	501(c)(3)	$12,750	Student Scholarship
AUSTIN COLLEGE
900 N Grand ave	Sherman	TX	75090	750827409	501(c)(3)	$16,500	Student Scholarship
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
1301 S university parks dr	waco	TX	76706	741159753	501(c)(3)	$6,500	Student Scholarship
BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE
902 College Ave	Brenham	TX	77833	746000400	501(c)(3)	$21,750	Student Scholarship
CLARENDON COLLEGE
po box 968	Clarendon	TX	79226	756055652	501(c)(3)	$6,750	Student Scholarship
DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGe
3030 n dallas ave	lancaster	TX	75134	751213148	501(c)(3)	$25,500	Student Scholarship
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
po box 519	Prairie View	TX	77446	746001078	501(c)(3)	$9,000	Student Scholarship
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
1905 University Ave	Huntsville	TX	77340	760079981	501(c)(3)	$12,750	Student Scholarship
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE
1401 S College Ave	Levelland	TX	79336	756004667	501(c)(3)	$9,000	Student Scholarship
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
P O Box 750196	Dallas	TX	75275	750800689	501(c)(3)	$18,000	Student Scholarship
ST EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY
3001 S Congress Ave	Austin	TX	787046489	741109641	501(c)(3)	$6,000	Student Scholarship
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY
Box T 0310	Stephenville	TX	76402	756001870	501(c)(3)	$33,750	Student Scholarship
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE
The Pavilion	College Station	TX	77843	746000531	501(c)(3)	$260,000	Student Scholarship
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - COMMERCe
P O Box 3011 TAMU Station	Commerce	TX	75429	756001353	501(c)(3)	$15,000	Student Scholarship
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
TCU BOX 297011	ft worth	TX	76129	750827465	501(c)(3)	$5,250	Student Scholarship
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
601 University Drive	San Marcos	TX	78666	746002248	501(c)(3)	$8,000	Student Scholarship
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
P O Box 45011	Lubbuck	TX	79409	756002622	501(c)(3)	$123,900	Student Scholarship
TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY
P O Box 425439	Denton	TX	76204	756002618	501(c)(3)	$12,750	Student Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
P O Box 311317	Denton	TX	76203	756002149	501(c)(3)	$24,000	Student Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS at AUSTIN
P O Box 7699	Austin	TX	78713	746000203	501(c)(3)	$43,375	Student Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTon
PO Box 19199	Arlington	TX	76019	756000121	501(c)(3)	$18,000	Student Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS at DALLAS
800 W Campbell Rd	Richardson	TX	75083	751305566	501(c)(3)	$23,250	Student Scholarship
WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY
WTAMU Box 60939	Canyon	TX	76016	756031405	501(c)(3)	$23,250	Student Scholarship
other organizations with grants or
scholarships below reporting	threshold	TX	75231			$452,314

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	61	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	2	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
FUNDING PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL YOUTH IN STOMP WARS	4286	$15,000
YOUTH LIVESTOCK AUCTION PREMIUMS	1318	$1,318,101
LIVESTOCK AND CREATIVE ARTS PREMIUMS	1897	$294,610

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANTS IN THE US	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: State Fair of Texas Scholarship Program Established in 1992, the State Fair of Texas Youth Scholarship Program has awarded scholarships to thousands of students throughout the Lone Star State. Eligible recipients include graduating high school seniors around the state of Texas who have participated in competitive youth livestock events held at the State Fair, as well as graduating seniors from five Dallas Independent School District high schools in the Fair Park area. Recipients receive a $6,000 grant, renewable in $1,500 annual increments if the student maintains a 3.0 GPA while working towards a degree at a Texas college or university. State Fair scholars must attend an accredited college or university within the state of Texas. Recipients must enroll in, and pass, a minimum of 12 hours each semester, and must achieve a minimum 2.5 GPA the first semester and a 3.0 cumulative GPA for every semester thereafter. To clarify, if recipients make below a 3.0 one semester but their cumulative GPA is still at least a 3.0, they meet the required GPA. For those who have received a State Fair of Texas Youth Livestock Scholarship, the recipient must be enrolled in an agricultural-related or agricultural-benefiting curriculum. Recipients are required to submit their grades to the State Fair at the end of every semester by the communicated deadline. It is also the responsibility of the scholarship recipient to keep their contact information updated with the State Fair. Pete Schenkel Scholarships Honoring its past Chairman Pete Schenkel each year, the State Fair of Texas awards multiple $6,000 scholarships to selected applicants from the following Fair Park-area high schools: Irma Lerma Rangel Young Womens Leadership School, James Madison, Lincoln, North Dallas and Woodrow Wilson High Schools. Youth Livestock Scholarships The State Fair of Texas awards $6,000 scholarships to selected applicants who have competed in specific competitive youth livestock events held at the State Fair. Scholarships are given to applicants who are graduating from a Texas high school and are enrolling in an agricultural related or agricultural-benefiting natural science curriculum at a Texas college or university. Seasonal Employee Scholarship the State Fair of Texas Seasonal Employee Scholarship awards scholarships each year to seasonal staff members directly employed by the State Fair of Texas or to a dependent child, step-child, grandchild, step-grandchild, foster or adopted child of the qualified seasonal employee. This scholarship is available for applicants who plan to attend an accredited two-year or four-year Texas college, university, or vocational-technical school. Eligible seasonal staff are those who have completed at least three years of seasonal employment as of January 1st of the year in which the scholarship is to be awarded and have worked an average of 20 hours a week during the prior Fair. Recipients receive a $6,000 grant, renewable in pre-determined increments (paid by semester or term) if the student maintains a 3.0 GPA while working towards the completion of an eligible degree. Other Livestock Awards and Scholarships During the annual State Fair of Texas event, approximately 170 livestock and agriculture events and leadership contests are held. Participants may receive compensation to reward placement in specific contests, ranging in amounts. These contests include but are not limited to: public speaking, agriculture mechanics, AgRobotics, food, product identification, dairy judging, livestock skill-a-thons, an agriculture science fair, and the annual youth livestock auction. IN 2018, SFT CHANGED ITS ACCOUNTING TREATMENT SO THAT DONATIONS TO ITS SCHOLARSHIP AND Youth livestock auction program are now reported as part of the "contributions and grants" line item, and payments to youth for the livestock auction program are now reported as part of "grants and similar amounts paid" line item. community initiatives As a long-standing Dallas institution, the State Fair of Texas has a unique appreciation for the local support that makes such a big event possible every year. With the ultimate goal of having a positive community impact, the Fair aims to give back through our partnerships with local organizations and initiatives. The Fair continues to expand outreach programs while placing a special priority on promoting community involvement at the local level. Our impact in the community focuses on three areas that complement our mission social capital, human capital, and financial capital. In addition, the Fair seeks to assist food insecurity in the South Dallas/Fair Park area through its Big Tex Urban Farms initiative. Community Grant Funding As a neighbor in the South Dallas/Fair Park community, we are committed to supporting nonprofit organizations that are providing services in this area. We understand that these organizations, like ours, depend on year-round generosity from citizens, volunteers, corporations, and other nonprofit organizations. In order to extend our hand to the members of our community that are bringing about positive change, the State Fair of Texas offers grants and sponsorships to local nonprofit organizations at specific times throughout the year. Since its establishment in 1886, the State Fair of Texas has celebrated all things Texan by promoting agriculture, education, and community involvement through quality entertainment in a family-friendly environment. Through our community donations, the State Fair is focused on supporting the local South Dallas/Fair Park community in three areas: Education (primarily high schools in the Fair Park area); Capacity Building of Nonprofits; and Economic Development. As a neighbor in this community, we are committed to supporting organizations that are providing services in this area. Interested parties must apply and follow the application and funding timeline posted to BigTex.com/community. Sponsorship Those who are seeking sponsorship for an event or opportunity must submit the sponsorship request with all the essential information to the Fair on the indicated date or deadline posted to BigTex.com/community. letters should include: -date of event -targeted audience expected and how many of participants impacted are in the s dallas/fair park area -recruitment/outreach efforts to target s dallas/fair park orgs/individuals -background/history of org -amount requested and why Summer Program Funding Each year the Fair funds summer programs, granting thousands of dollars to the local South Dallas community. Interested parties must apply and follow the summer program funding timeline posted to BigTex.com/community. Payments to the City of Dallas THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS IS A TENANT AT FAIR PARK, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE CITY OF DALLAS. In addition to rent, as part of the FAIR PARK contract, the Fair is to PAY a portion of excess revenues to the City for the upkeep of Fair Park. The Fair also pays money to the City for the services rendered by the Dallas Police Department, in order to help create a safe environment for all fairgoers, vendors, and staff. Contributions to Cultural Facilities and Organizations within Fair Park As part of the fair park contract with the City of Dallas, the Fair gives money to support Fair Park museum facilities and community outreach programs. This includes, but is not limited to, funding given to: the Dallas Historical Society to put on an exhibit in the Hall of State during the Fair, the Texas Discovery Gardens and Childrens Aquarium at Fair Park to provide free or discounted admission during the Fair, the African American Museum, and Friends of Fair Park. The Fair also pays a marketing fee to the City of Dallas, per the contract. the City of Dallas, per the contract.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Mitchell Glieber
President	$350,276	$165,000	$26,637	$31,188	$29,814	$602,915
Jaime Navarro
CFO/Sr. VP Finance	$207,922	$88,082	$33,959	$18,443	$30,987	$379,393
Karissa Condoianis
SVP, Public Relations	$137,180	$32,810	$10,594	$10,199	$10,914	$201,697
Russell Fitzgerald
SVP, Operations	$175,295	$37,706	$32,369	$12,629	$11,564	$269,563
Robert Forswall
Director, Purchasing	$104,227	$17,280	$1,188	$7,765	$24,217	$154,677
Jason K Hays
Director, Creative Media	$107,092	$42,750	$144	$9,036	$11,381	$170,403
Robert Hilbun
GM/SVP	$223,835	$90,140	$60,014	$17,929	$12,264	$404,182
Daryl Real
SVP, Livestock	$157,440	$39,043	$45,416	$12,550	$32,015	$286,464
Carey Risinger
SVP, Concessions	$184,046	$66,482	$33,425	$13,769	$12,075	$309,797
Jennifer Schuder
SVP, Marketing	$180,419	$46,570	$16,768	$13,616	$11,455	$268,828

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
substantial contributor
substantial contributor	$1,586,942	cleaning service -see note 1	false
Robert B Smith
Former Director	$467,185	Legal SERVICE -see note 2	false
substantial contributor
substantial contributor	$336,827	rides operating -see note 3	false

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Footnotes to Schedule L, PART IV:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	1. CLEANING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO SFT ON THE SAME TERMS AS THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 2. MR. SMITH MAINTAINS A PRIVATE LAW PRACTICE. MR. SMITHS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ARE REVIEWED PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE HIS FEES ARE COMPETITIVE IN THE DALLAS MARKET FOR THE TYPE OF WORK REQUIRED BY SFT. DURING THE 2018 TAX YEAR, MR. SMITH PROVIDED MORE HOURS OF LEGAL SERVICES FOR SFT THAN WERE REMUNERATED IN THE MONTHLY FEE PAID WHEN CALCULATED USING A COMPETITIVE MARKET RATE. 3. RIDE VENDORS AT THE ANNUAL FAir CONDUCTED BY SFT MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO the STATE FAIR'S Youth Livestock Auction.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp
Securities Publicly Traded		SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	BOOTS	1	$12,000	FMV
Yes (X)	UNIFORMS	1	$25,000	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
DIFFERENCES IN VOTING RIGHTS AMONG MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1a: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPRISES 20 VOTING MEMBERS. SFTS AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS STATE THAT SFT SHALL HAVE GENERAL COUNSEL SERVE AS AN EX-OFFICIO, NON-VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ADDITIONALLY, EACH PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, EXCEPT FOR THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SHALL BE AN EX-OFFICIO, NON-VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FURTHER, SFTS AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS ALLOW FOR A PAST CHAIR TO BE SELECTED AS A DIRECTOR DESIGNATE WITH VOTING RIGHTS. THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS ALSO CREATE A BOARD OF ADVISORS WHOSE MEMBERS ACT IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY ONLY AND DO NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS.
process to review form 990	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION b, LINE 11B: The Form 990 was reviewed in detail with the Finance/Audit Committee. The Form 990 was then distributed to all members of the Board of Directors prior to filing.
MONTIORING AND ENFORCING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: SFT performs an annual survey of its directors, officers, and key employees regarding any business or family relationships with SFT or with other of the organizations directors, officers and key employees. Any potential conflicts of interest are reviewed by the Finance/Audit Committee which recommends any necessary corrective action to the Board of Directors.
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A & 15B: SFTS INDEPENDENT BOARD DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT USING COMPARABILITY DATA. EACH EMPLOYEE MUST COMPLETE WRITTEN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THEIR OPERATING AREA WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT MAKES ASSESSMENTS OF ALL EMPLOYEES (EXCLUDING HIMSELF) PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT OF WRITTEN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND THEIR TARGET INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PERCENTAGE AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE DELIBERATES ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ANY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT WITHOUT STATE FAIR MANAGEMENT PRESENT AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DELIBERATES AND DECIDES ON THE FINAL STATE FAIR MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION WITHOUT MANAGEMENT PRESENT. ALL SUCH DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE DOCUMENTED WITH CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES OF THE ITS MEETINGS. THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE REGULARLY REQUESTS THIRD-PARTY COMPENSATION STUDIES PERFORMED BY A NATIONAL ACCOUNTING AND CONSULTING FIRM TO ENSURE THE STATE FAIRS COMPENSATION FOR SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS IS WITHIN A COMPETITIVE AND ACCEPTABLE RANGE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE IRS AND DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY "REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION" FEDERAL REGULATION (26 CFR 53.4958-6). THE FIRM PROVIDES THIS ANALYSIS INDEPENDENTLY UNDER THE AICPA INDEPENDENCE STANDARDS.
HOW DOCUMENTS are made available to the PUBLIC	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: SFT makes the following documents available to the general public on SFTs website at www.bigtex.com: amended and restated Bylaws, Restated Certificate of Formation, Conflict of Interest/Ethics Policy, Finance/Audit Committee Charter, and audited financial statements. In addition, SFT makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public by providing copies upon request and available for inspection at its administrative office.
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:RIDES/GAMES OPERATIONS TOTAL FEES:3710790
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:SECURITY TOTAL FEES:1710384
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:CLEANING TOTAL FEES:1559228
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:TICKET-TICKETING SERVICE TOTAL FEES:458959
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:MARKETING SERVICES TOTAL FEES:141274
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:SUPERINTENDENTS, JUDGES, VETS TOTAL FEES:241242
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:OTHER TOTAL FEES:515056