STATE FAIR OF TEXAS: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: STATE FAIR OF TEXAS (EIN 75-6002511)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-11-15
IRS object ID: 201843199349316499
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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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City	DALLAS	CityNm
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Filer Filer

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Form 990 IRS990

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Activity Or Mission	the state fair of texas celebrates all things texan by promoting agriculture, education, and community involv -ement through quality entertainment in a family-friendly environment.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities EOY	$23,592,462	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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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
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Desc	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 Youth Livestock Auction celebrates the agricultural heritage of our great state, while also providing scholarships and prizes to students throughout Texas. With a focus on educating visitors about Texas history and agriculture, the Fair offers a unique experience that is both informative and entertaining. With education at the core of its foundation, the State Fair of Texas aims to provide quality educational opportunities for students within the community, both locally and statewide. In support of its student ticketing program, which provided 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. 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. Below is only a glimpse of the achievements during the 2017 State Fair of Texas, but the measurement of success goes far beyond these numbers. - At the time of this release, the Fair welcomed approximately 2.2 million fairgoers through the gates - Approximately $54.2 million was generated in gross coupon sales for food, beverages, and rides, supporting 108 businesses, many of which are small and independently owned. - Military Appreciation Day provided free admission for more than 11,300 members of the military and their families - More than 7,400 first responders visited the Fair for free on First Responders Day - The Fairs single-day gross coupon sales record was broken on October 14, 2017 the Red River Showdown with $5.1 million generated - The Fairs livestock and agricultural events hosted a record total of almost 13,000 livestock entries, with 8,100 students competing - On Friday, October 6, 2017 the annual Youth Livestock Auction raised a record of more than $1.18 million for youth livestock exhibitors - The Grand Champion Market Steer of the Youth Livestock Auction was sold to Superior Trailers and the Big Tex Champion Club for a record high of $141,000 - Ag Awareness Day gathered more than 8,400 students and leaders representing 179 chapters of 4-H, FFA, and FCCLA to participate in the canned food drive, donating more than 28,000 pounds of food to the north texas food bank. - through discount day programs like kroger's "it's a fair dealcoca-cola thursdays, the state fair helped raise more than 221,577 pounds of food equating to 184,647 meals, all donated 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 273 in attendance - Community members got crafty with a record of 9,569 entries in the Fairs Creative Arts competitions - The Hall of State welcomed 150,000 fairgoers through the doors to showcase its featured exhibits including Texas in the first world war - 60 dogs found forever homes at the fair thanks to "bark at the park", the dog adoption booth run by dfw rescue me - Fletchers celebrated their 75th anniversary by selling more than 615,000 Corny Dogs across their seven concession stands - The Big Tex Urban Farms donated more than 220 pounds of fresh produce, including 108 lettuce heads and 72 live basil plants from the farms new hydroponic grow tank - In 2017, the Fair awarded more than $1.3 million in new college scholarships to 217 graduating seniors throughout the Lone Star State - Free concerts were once again held on the Chevrolet Main Stage, with FLO RIDA, For King and Country, La Mafia, and The Charlie Daniels Band drawing the largest crowds - The Fair hosted 53 events at the brand-new Briscoe Carpenter Livestock Center during its 24-day run - More than 128,000 dots were used on the VisitDallas map along Lone Star Boulevard for people to show us where they are from. The dots represented locations from all throughout the world. - A new scholarship opportunity was made available to seasonal employees whove worked for the Fair for a minimum of 3 years. Eligible recipients include seasonal staff directly employed by the State Fair of Texas or the dependent of a seasonal staff member	Desc
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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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City	dallas	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75210	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (72 entries)

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Joe Alcantar
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Marissa Anchia
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Lance Andrews
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Norm P Bagwell
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Robert W Best
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jan Hart Black
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
April Box
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Richie Butler
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John W Carpenter III
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Roy C Coffee Jr
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Terry R Dallas
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John de la Garza III
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Paul Dyer
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Walter Elcock
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Matrice Ellis-Kirk
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Victor Elmore
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Randy R Engstrom
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Ruben E Esquivel
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Robert Estrada
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Rob Farrell
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Lois Finkelman
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
J Guadalupe V Garcia
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Gary Griffith
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Donna Halstead
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Douglas D Hawthorne
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
James Hitzelberger
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Brenda Jackson
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)
Tom Lazo
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
J Michael Lewis
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Wendy Lopez
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Alex Madrazo
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Steven Mancillas
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Stephen L Mansfield
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Todd C Meier
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
James M Moroney III
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Alice Murray
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Donnie Nelson
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)
Raymond F Quintanilla
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
James Roberts
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Rowland K Robinson
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Pete Schenkel
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
John F Scovell
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
George A Shafer
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Bruce A Sifford
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Chris Simmons
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mary Suhm
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Doug Thompson
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Nina Vaca
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
W Kelvin Walker
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Alan Walne
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Matthew R Walters
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
A B Wharton
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Joel T Williams III
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Craig A Woodcook
Vice Chairman	3.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Rev S M Wright II
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mitchell Glieber
President	45.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$641,628	$0	$75,071	Yes (X)
Jaime Navarro
CFO/Sr. VP Finance	45.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$326,970	$0	$61,368	Yes (X)
Robert hilbun
GM/SVP	45.0	0.0		$370,522	$0	$40,558		Yes (X)
Daryl Real
SVP, Livestock	45.0	0.0		$226,464	$0	$55,393		Yes (X)
Carey Risinger
SVP, Concessions	45.0	0.0		$250,075	$0	$27,185		Yes (X)
Jennifer Schuder
SVP, Marketing	45.0	0.0		$232,646	$0	$34,550		Yes (X)
Russell Fitzgerald
SVP - Operations	45.0	0.0		$231,842	$0	$34,116		Yes (X)
Karissa Condoianis
SVP, Public Relations	45.0	0.0		$166,738	$0	$28,601		Yes (X)
Jason K Hays
Director, Creative Media	45.0	0.0		$149,973	$0	$21,359			Yes (X)
Robert Forswall
Director, Purchasing	45.0	0.0		$122,468	$0	$33,145			Yes (X)
Margaret Hannah
Director, Human Resources	45.0	0.0		$127,389	$0	$19,987			Yes (X)
Kelly Pound
Director, Exhibitor	45.0	0.0		$125,122	$0	$21,245			Yes (X)
Susan Brosin
Director, Development	45.0	0.0		$116,900	$0	$26,593			Yes (X)
Errol Mckoy
Former President	0.0	0.0		$42,559	$0	$0				Yes (X)

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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$479,171	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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ACT EVENT SERVICES INC
PO Box 463	ADDISON	TX	75001	JANITORIAL/ecologic	$1,673,817
THOS S BYRNE LTD DBA BYRNE CONST
PO BOX 470546	FORT WORTH	TX	76147	construction	$1,247,342
GLENN SMITH PRESENTS INC
PO BOX 7814	HORSESHOE BAY	TX	78657	NAMEd ENTERTAINMENT	$1,052,500
THOMPSON AND KNIGHT LLP
POBOX 660684	DALLAS	TX	65266	LEGAL SERVICES	$990,131
WELDON WILLIAMS LICK INC
711 N A ST	FORT SMITH	AR	72901	TICKET PRINTING	$930,624

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	52	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$923,264	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$850,748	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$43,750	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,774,012	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS PARKING ENTRY	900099	$18,959,891	$18,959,891
CONCESSIONS SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS	900099	$29,379,520	$29,379,520

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$48,339,411	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$414,615	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$414,615	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	$3,174,358	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,376,745	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$797,613	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$797,613	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$797,613	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$394,322	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$923,264	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$245,691	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$148,631	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$148,631	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	$51,474,282	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$48,339,411	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$1,360,859	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,438,874	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,438,874	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,000	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	$2,803,727	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,803,727	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,559	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,559	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,757,153	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,757,153	ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$161,634	TotalAmt
Management And General	$161,634	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$424,019	TotalAmt
Management And General	$424,019	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$741,036	TotalAmt
Management And General	$741,036	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$480,091	TotalAmt
Management And General	$480,091	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,491,447	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,491,447	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$163,305	TotalAmt
Management And General	$163,305	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	$96,765	TotalAmt
Management And General	$96,765	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,411,772	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,411,772	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,850,681	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,850,681	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,580,394	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,580,394	ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,804	TotalAmt
Program Services	$172,804	ProgramServicesAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,799,575	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,799,575	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,312	TotalAmt
Program Services	$94,312	ProgramServicesAmt

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	$3,458,268	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,458,268	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,069,333	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,069,333	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MAINT	$10,381,696	$10,381,696
OPERATING SUPPLIES & EXP	$6,806,149	$6,806,149
FAIR TIME EXPENSE	$4,961,596	$4,961,596

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,202,190	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,232,121	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,970,069	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$344,299	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,041	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,612,843	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,518,181	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,165	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$330,345	BOYAmt
EOY	$246,166	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	$289,263	BOYAmt
EOY	$278,935	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$329,336	BOYAmt
EOY	$252,129	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$71,472,435	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$45,212,734	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,765,877	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,259,701	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,654,514	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,392,578	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	$1,146,151	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,431,653	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$78,487,793	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,518,384	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,075,628	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,121,924	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	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,534,355	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	$2,107,274	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	$18,014,181	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,936,183	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,197,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,592,462	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,136,436	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,886,703	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,112,605	BOYAmt
EOY	$997,550	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	$57,290,710	BOYAmt
EOY	$57,925,922	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$78,487,793	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,518,384	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$727,908	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,363,120	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	$2,012,795	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,936,216	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,207,887	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,096,690	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,774,012	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,027,600	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$42,411,006	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$44,800,612	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$53,612,317	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$56,386,155	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$48,339,411	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$245,549,501	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	$44,423,801	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$46,736,828	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$56,820,204	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$58,482,845	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$50,113,423	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$256,577,101	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	$256,577,101	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,996,251	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$128,406	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$149,679	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$111,925	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$414,615	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,800,876	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	$5,996,251	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$128,406	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$149,679	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$111,925	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$414,615	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,800,876	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	$50,420,052	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$46,865,234	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$56,969,883	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$58,594,770	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$50,528,038	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$263,377,977	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.97418	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.97284	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.02582	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.02716	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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	$5,058,422	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$5,058,422	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$20,594,527	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,376,765	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,217,762	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$13,998,323	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$11,660,749	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,337,574	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$31,479,002	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$17,175,220	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$14,303,782	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$342,161	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$342,161	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$26,259,701	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (8 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED SCHOLARSHIPS PAYABLE	$1,738,209
ACCRUED RETIREMENT EXPENSE	$1,431,653
ACCRUED RENT	$9,328,650
ACCRUED LEGAL FEES	$111,530
ACCRUED COMPENSATION	$1,028,411
ACCRUED AUDIT FEES	$97,464
ACCRUED BANK ANALYSIS FEES	$106,963
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES	$1,093,303

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$14,936,183	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$55,202,263	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$1,363,120	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,276,582	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$2,639,702	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$52,562,561	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$96,765	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$1,185,044	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$1,088,279	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$51,474,282	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$54,567,051	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$1,276,582	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,276,582	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$53,290,469	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$96,765	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	-$1,185,044	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	-$1,088,279	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$52,202,190	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: $(939,353) FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES RECLASS: $(245,691)
EXPENSE ITEMS ON THE RETURN BUT NOT ON BOOKS	form 990, schedule d, part xii, line 4b: RENT EXPENSE: $(939,353) FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES RECLASS: $(245,691)
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 EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3). THE FAIR RECEIVES CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS TO PARTIALLY OFFSET THE COSTS OF VARIOUS EVENTS AT THE ANNUAL FAIR. THE FAIR BELIEVES SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RELATED TO ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE AND, ACCORDINGLY, EXCLUDES SUCH AMOUNTS FROM ITS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME COMPUTATION.
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	$1,015,131	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$827,300	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$187,831	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$6,217	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$58,011	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$11,467	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$89,663	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	golf tournament	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$92,680	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$49,545	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$43,135	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$250	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$7,674	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$2,472	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$21,957	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	2	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$209,775	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$46,419	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$163,356	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$333	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$14,418	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$5,620	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$7,137	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$20,472	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$1,317,586	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$923,264	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$394,322	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$333	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$20,885	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$71,305	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$21,076	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$132,092	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$245,691	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$148,631	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (56 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM
PO BOX 150157	DALLAS	TX	753150157	751678200	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Program funding & operational support
BRASWELL CHILD DEVELOPMENT
2203 2ND AVE	DALLAS	TX	75210	752538361	501(c)(3)	$10,000	UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
CIRCLE OF SUPPORT INC
5207 McKINNEY AVE STE 200	DALLAS	TX	75205	752870638	501(c)(3)	$26,000	SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDING
CITY OF DALLAS parks & recreation dept
3809 GRAND AVE	DALLAS	TX	75210	756000508		$50,000	FAIR PARK MARKETING AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
1819 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD	DALLAS	TX	75215	752623357	501(c)(3)	$12,500
DALLAS BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
2838 MARTIN LUTHER KING	DALLAS	TX	75215	750690541	501(c)(6)	$10,000	luncheon sponsor
DALLAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 150038	DALLAS	TX	75315	750851204	501(c)(3)	$172,000	2017 HALL OF STATE EXHIBIT
THE DALLAS FOUNDATION
3963 MAPLE AVE SUITE 390	DALLAS	TX	75219	752890371	501(c)(3)	$25,000	program sponsor
DALLAS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
PO BOX 227455	DALLAS	TX	75222	752583815	501(c)(3)	$10,000	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
FRAZIER REVITALIZATION INC
5646 MILTON ST 407	DALLAS	TX	75206	203395474	501(c)(3)	$7,500	SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDING
FRIENDS OF FAIR PARK INC
1121 FIRST AVE	DALLAS	TX	75210	752007688	501(c)(3)	$12,000	program sponsorship
FRIENDS OF THE S DALLAS CULTURAL CTR
1851 FULLER	DALLAS	TX	75228	471653282	501(c)(3)	$10,000	grant funding-summer program
GET HEALTHY DALLAS
2278 MONITOR STREET	DALLAS	TX	75207	455585232	501(c)(3)	$22,000	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
GREATER HOUSTON COMM FOUND
5120 WOODWAY DR SUITE 6000	HOUSTON	TX	77056	237160400	501(c)(3)	$68,623	HURRICANE HARVEY DONATION
HIP HOP GOVERNMENT INC
616 ELM FALLS PLACE	MESQUITE	TX	75181	800840663	501(c)(3)	$8,000	ENTREPRENEURSHIP FUNDING
HOPE RESTORATION INC
3907 ROBERT L PARISH SR AVE	DALLAS	TX	75210	752616695	501(c)(3)	$18,000	SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDING
IAFE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
3043 E CAIRO ST	SPRINGFIELD	MO	65802	134220818	501(c)(3)	$5,300	DONATION-TUCKER FUND
KWANZAA FEST
510 E 5TH ST	DALLAS	TX	75203	752851704	501(c)(3)	$10,000	EVENT SPONSOR
MILES OF FREEDON
2922 MLK JR BLVD	DALLAS	TX	75215	454959062	501(c)(3)	$7,500	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
NORTH TEXAS CAPACITY BUILDERS INC
5529 STRATTON DR PO BOX 763397	DALLAS	TX	75376	752660320	501(c)(3)	$10,000	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
REBUILDING TOGETHER GREATER DALLAS
1611 N INTERSTATE 35W STE 310	CARROLLTON	TX	75006	043613194	501(c)(3)	$15,000	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
REGIONAL BLACK CONTRACTORS ASSOC
PO BOX 765129	DALLAS	TX	75376	472590800	501(c)(6)	$10,000	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
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)	$25,000	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
SOUTHFAIR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
2610 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD	DALLAS	TX	75215	752399684	501(c)(3)	$10,000	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
TEXAS DISCOVERY GARDENS
PO BOX 152537	DALLAS	TX	75315	750974342	501(c)(3)	$25,000	SPONSORSHIP
T R HOOVER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
5106 BEXAR STREET	DALLAS	TX	75215	752700136	501(c)(3)	$17,500	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
UNDIES FOR EVERYONE
1700 BISSONNET ST	HOUSTON	TX	77005	460640114	501(c)(3)	$15,000	UNDERWEAR DONATION
UNION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
PO BOX 224486	DALLAS	TX	75222	020683218	501(c)(3)	$20,000	PROJECT UNITY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS
1800 N LAMAR ST	DALLAS	TX	75202	756005352	501(c)(3)	$20,000	NONPROFIT INITIATIVE
VIOLA'S HOUSE INC
2711 S ERVAY 201	DALLAS	TX	75215	463200741	501(c)(3)	$7,500	OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
YMCA OF METROPOLITAN DALLAS
601 N AKARD ST	DALLAS	TX	75201	750800696	501(c)(3)	$8,000	SUMMER PROGRAM FUNDING
ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY
2601 West Ave N	San Angelo	TX	76909	756002403	501(c)(3)	$9,750	Student Scholarship
AUSTIN COLLEGE
900 N Grand	Sherman	TX	75090	750827409	501(c)(3)	$14,250	Student Scholarship
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
1301 S university parks dr	waco	TX	76706	741159753	501(c)(3)	$11,250	Student Scholarship
BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE
902 College Ave	Brenham	TX	77833	746000400	501(c)(3)	$15,000	Student Scholarship
CLARENDON COLLEGE
1122 college drive	Clarendon	TX	79226	752378278	501(c)(3)	$7,500	Student Scholarship
DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEG
1601 S Lamar ST	DALLAS	TX	75215	751213149	501(c)(3)	$9,000	Student Scholarship
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
100 University Dr	Prairie View	TX	77446	760336834	501(c)(3)	$8,250	Student Scholarship
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
1905 University Ave	Huntsville	TX	77340	760079981	501(c)(3)	$11,250	Student Scholarship
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE
1401 S College Ave	Levelland	TX	79336	756275181	501(c)(3)	$9,750	Student Scholarship
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
P O Box 750196	Dallas	TX	75275	750800689	501(c)(3)	$13,500	Student Scholarship
ST EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY
3001 S Congress Ave	Austin	TX	787046489	741109641	501(c)(3)	$6,750	Student Scholarship
STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
1936 North St	Nacogdoches	TX	75962	751494062	501(c)(3)	$5,250	Student Scholarship
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY
Box T 0310 Tarlton Station	Stephenville	TX	76402	756001870	501(c)(3)	$27,000	Student Scholarship
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE
The Pavilion	College Station	TX	77843	746000531	501(c)(3)	$228,625	Student Scholarship
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - COMMERC
P O Box 3011 TAMU Station	Commerce	TX	75429	756001353	501(c)(3)	$12,750	Student Scholarship
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
601 University Drive	San Marcos	TX	78666	746002248	501(c)(3)	$8,750	Student Scholarship
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
P O Box 45011	Lubbuck	TX	79409	756002622	501(c)(3)	$93,125	Student Scholarship
TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY
P O Box 425439	Denton	TX	76204	756002618	501(c)(3)	$12,000	Student Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
P O Box 311317	Denton	TX	76203	756002149	501(c)(3)	$19,500	Student Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN
P O Box 7699	Austin	TX	78713	746000203	501(c)(3)	$29,750	Student Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGT
PO Box 19199	Arlington	TX	76019	756000121	501(c)(3)	$13,500	Student Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
800 W Campbell Rd	Richardson	TX	75083	751305566	501(c)(3)	$18,000	Student Scholarship
WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY
WTAMU Box 60939	Canyon	TX	76016	756031405	501(c)(3)	$14,250	Student Scholarship
other organizations with grants or
scholarships below reporting	threshold	TX	75231			$132,701

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	52	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	FUNDING PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL YOUTH IN STOMP WARS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	4286	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$15,000	CashGrantAmt

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 Beginning in 2018, the State Fair of Texas Seasonal Employee Scholarship will award at least one scholarship 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. 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 of the City of Dallas at Fair Park. In addition to rent, as part of the contract, the Fair is to give 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 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.	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 (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Mitchell Glieber
President	$300,933	$0	$313,500	$0	$27,195	$0	$43,645	$0	$31,426	$0	$716,699	$0	$0	$0
Jaime Navarro
CFO/Sr. VP Finance	$189,026	$0	$119,840	$0	$18,104	$0	$28,731	$0	$32,637	$0	$388,338	$0	$0	$0
Robert hilbun
GM/SVP	$204,888	$0	$122,640	$0	$42,994	$0	$27,660	$0	$12,898	$0	$411,080	$0	$0	$0
Daryl Real
SVP, Livestock	$141,581	$0	$53,120	$0	$31,763	$0	$21,974	$0	$33,419	$0	$281,857	$0	$0	$0
Carey Risinger
SVP, Concessions	$166,832	$0	$61,200	$0	$22,043	$0	$23,285	$0	$3,900	$0	$277,260	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer Schuder
SVP, Marketing	$158,513	$0	$63,360	$0	$10,773	$0	$22,764	$0	$11,786	$0	$267,196	$0	$0	$0
Russell Fitzgerald
SVP - Operations	$158,990	$0	$51,300	$0	$21,552	$0	$22,157	$0	$11,959	$0	$265,958	$0	$0	$0
Karissa Condoianis
SVP, Public Relations	$114,350	$0	$44,640	$0	$7,748	$0	$17,276	$0	$11,325	$0	$195,339	$0	$0	$0
Jason K Hays
Director, Creative Media	$102,329	$0	$47,500	$0	$144	$0	$9,062	$0	$12,297	$0	$171,332	$0	$0	$0
Robert Forswall
Director, Purchasing	$99,680	$0	$21,600	$0	$1,188	$0	$7,754	$0	$25,391	$0	$155,613	$0	$0	$0
Errol Mckoy
Former President	$42,559	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$42,559	$0	$0	$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (6 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
substantial contributor
substantial contributor	$1,738,848	cleaning service -see note 1	false
Errol Mckoy
Former president	$42,559	Counsulting -see note 2	false
Robert B Smith
Former Director	$401,439	Legal SERVICE -see note 3	false
substantial contributor
substantial contributor	$482,149	rides operating -see note 4	false
substantial contributor
substantial contributor	$371,105	phone service -see note 5	false
Linda Smith
family member of Robert B. Smith, former director	$117,524	employment -see note 6	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. MCKOY IS THE RETIRED PRESIDENT & CEO OF SFT AND PROVIDED CONSULTING SERVICES TO SFT THROUGH APRIL 2017. 3. MR. SMITH MAINTAINS A PRIVATE LAW PRACTICE. HE PROVIDES LEGAL SERVICES TO SFT AT DISCOUNTED RATES. 4. RIDE VENDORS AT THE ANNUAL FAir CONDUCTED BY THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS (SFT) MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO STATE FAIR'S Youth Livestock Auction. 5. PHONE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO SFT ON THE SAME TERMS AS THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 6. MS. SMITH IS THE STEPMOTHER OF ROBERT B. SMITH AND HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BY SFT FOR 36 YEARS AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. LINDA RETIRED december 31, 2017. Please see attachment 1 for details.	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	$18,750	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
Executive committee	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1a: Article V Section 1 of State Fair of Texas Bylaws provides for the establishment of an Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and vests in the Executive Committee the authority to act on behalf of the Board of Directors between meetings of the Board. In July 2017, SFT amended its bylaws to modify its governing body by removing the Executive Committee and creating a Board of Advisors. The Board of Directors comprises 20 voting members. The amended 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. The amended bylaws also create a Board of Advisors whose members act in an advisory capacity only and do not have voting rights
DIRECTOR OR KEY EMPLOYEE FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2: Name of Individuals Type of Relationship Roy Coffee and J. Michael Lewis Business John W. Carpenter III and J. Michael Lewis Business Ruben Esquivel and Robert W. Best Business
significant changes to governing documents	form 990, part vi, line 4: In July 2017, SFT amended its bylaws to modify its governing body by removing the Executive Committee and creating a Board of Advisors. The amended bylaws state that SFT shall have General Counsel serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the Board of Directors; additionally, The amended 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 Executive Committee and/or 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 recommended amounts to the finance/audit committee of the board of directors. The finance/audit committee deliberates on the recommended amounts 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. The firm provided 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: 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:CLEANING TOTAL FEES:1604098
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:SECURITY TOTAL FEES:1475511
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:TICKET-TICKETING SERV TOTAL FEES:984378
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:RIDE OPERATORS TOTAL FEES:948160
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:MARKETING SERVICES TOTAL FEES:125420
FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G	DESCRIPTION:OTHER TOTAL FEES:274205