STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC (EIN 75-0247290)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-04-01
IRS object ID
201640929349300124
Schema version
2015v2.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Business Name Line1Gollob Morgan Peddy PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Filer Filer

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Formation1976FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Park of East Texas, Inc (POET) operates, maintains, and supports an annual fair produced by the staff and volunteers of The Park of East Texas, Inc. The POET promotes the advancement of education through essay contests, art exhibits and displays of agricultural and horticultural advancements, and techniques and other subjects that are usful to individuals and beneficial to the community. The Park of East Texas has acquired 240 acres with plans for a year-round master planned area which includes equestrian facilities, exhibition and expo space, meeting rooms, open demonstration and educational space, an amphitheater, an events center, equestrian and pedestrian trails and a hotel. An environmentally controlled, multi-purpose arena is planned for Phase 1 with planned usage to include trade shows, commencement programs, conventions, concerts, horse shows, car shows, and other events left to the imagination.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionThe Park of East Texas, Inc (POET) operates, maintains, and supports an annual fair produced by the staff and volunteers of The Park of East Texas, Inc. The POET promotes the advancement of education through essay contests, art exhibits and displays of agricultural and horticultural advancements, and techniques and other subjects that are usful to individuals and beneficial to the community. The Park of East Texas has acquired 240 acres with plans for a year-round master planned area which includes equestrian facilities, exhibition and expo space, meeting rooms, open demonstration and educational space, an amphitheater, an events center, equestrian and pedestrian trails and a hotel. An environmentally controlled, multi-purpose arena is planned for Phase 1 with planned usage to include trade shows, commencement programs, conventions, concerts, horse shows, car shows, and other events left to the imagination.MissionDesc
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DescThe Park of East Texas, Inc. (DBA East Texas State Fair Association) offers unique educational opportunities to youth through a wide variety of programs. Annual scholarships are awarded through the POET and through an internal educational competition, Academic Rodeo. Graduating seniors are able to apply for POET scholarships to attend Tyler Junior College for a $750 per semester stipend. Up to ten two-year POET scholarships are awarded annually ($30,000) to students attending Tyler Junior College. Academic Rodeo participants who place first-third in any competition are able to apply for Academic Rodeo scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to both middle school and high school students, for a total of 10 scholarship awards annually. The PARK OF EAST TEXAS is its own educational tool. Student tour groups visit the fair annually to tour the various exhibits. These tours are the initial exposure many students have to the world of agriculture, farming, and livestock. The opportunity to demonstrate to children how agriculture touches their daily lives is an important lesson. The East Texas State Fair livestock show supports over 3,500 entries and honors winners with cash premiums totaling over $20,000 per year.Desc
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

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Roy Lilly
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Rowe Anderson
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Randy Roberts
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Lonny Uzell
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Preston Smith
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Herbert Buie
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Ted Conover
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Bobby Curtis
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Tom Deibel
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Halbert
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Bret Berry
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joe Cavender
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Sam Greenberg
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Richard Griffin
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Lin Barker
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Riley Harris
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Gary Halbrooks
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Charles Hill
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Francis Kay
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Bob Breedlove
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Ralph Caraway
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Candice Gast
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,033,375BOYAmt
EOY$3,142,322EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,074,082BOYAmt
EOY$3,178,289EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$112,883ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$3,936NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$198,825CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25,135CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,225CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,189CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,105CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$248,479TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,280,207CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,055,808CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,106,745CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,373,626CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,469,906CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,286,292TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,479,032CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,080,943CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,108,970CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,383,815CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,482,011CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,534,771TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$6,534,771PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$996CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,954CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,890CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,890CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,066CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,796TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$996CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,954CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,890CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,890CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,066CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,796TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,480,028CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,082,897CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,110,860CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,385,705CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,484,077CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,543,567TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99870PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99840PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00130InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00160InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$150,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,267InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$146,733EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,007,993OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,007,993BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$484,386OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$353,765DepreciationAmt
Book Value$130,621BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,440OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,665DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,775BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,850DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,650BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,162,039TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDamage DepositDesc
Amt$12,640Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$12,640TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.During 2015, the organization established a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for the Chief Executive Officer.
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Association has adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10 (FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes). Under these provisions, the Association records a liability for uncertain tax positions when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Association continually evaluates expiring statutes of limitation, audits, proposed settlements, changes in tax law and new authoritative rulings.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient45RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$39,550CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Park of East Texas (POET)provides scholarships in the amount of $3,000 ($750 per semester) to ten recipients each year. To be eligible student must be a graduating senior from a public, private, or home school, must attend Tyler Junior College for the next two years (2 fall and 2 spring semesters) beginning with the upcoming Fall semester, have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, and must submit a completed scholarship application. The Park of East Texas scholarships are intended to encourage and support students with interest and potential for higher education. The Selection Committee considers a variety of factors including, but not limited to, academic achievement, involvement in extra-curricular or community service activities, educational goals, motivation, and in some instances, financial need. Students awarded POET scholarships must enroll in at least 12 credit hours per semester, maintain a cumulative 3.0 Grade Point Average, and semesters must be consecutive. TJC provides a report on each student at the end of each semester, which is reviewed by POET staff to ensure compliance with eligibility requirements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJohn SykesPersonNm
TitlePresidentTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$195,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$10,200OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$150,000DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$6,624NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$361,824TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessCopy to be reviewed and accepted by 15 member Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. They will be distributed at an EC meeting prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesComparibililty data is used via International Association of Fairs guidance, and the compensation is reviewed and approved by independent persons.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableDocuments and Policies are available upon request at The Park of East Texas office.