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STATE FAIR OF TEXAS: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
STATE FAIR OF TEXAS (EIN 75-6002511)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-13
IRS object ID
201313179349305886
Schema version
2012v2.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-11-13T16:53:43-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRUCE E BERNSTIEN & ASSOC PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110440 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY STE 1040AddressLine1
CityDALLASCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code75231ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN756002511EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STATE FAIR OF TEXASBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of Name% JAIME NAVARROInCareOfName
Name ControlSTATNameControl
Phone2144218701Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 150009AddressLine1
Address Line2SuiteAddressLine2
CityDALLASCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code75315ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameJAIME NAVARROName
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Phone2144218701Phone
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Preparer Preparer

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NameBRUCE E BERNSTIENName
Phone2147060840Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Mission DescriptionIN KEEPING WITH ITS HISTORICAL COMMITTMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS, THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS FOLLOWS SOUND BUSINESS PRACTICES AND DEMONSTRATES CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TO PRODUCE AN ANNUAL EVENT, RECOGNIZED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE FOR ITS QUALITY PROGRAMMING, PRICE ACCESSIBILITY AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT.MissionDescription
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense27648389Expense
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Marissa R Anchia
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Norman P Bagwell
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Robert W Best
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Jan Hart Black
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Sam P Burford Jr
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John W Carpenter III
Director1.0X000
April Chamberlain
director1.0X000
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John F Crawford
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Dianne A Curry
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Terry R Dallas
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Levi H Davis
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Randall R Engstrom
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Roy Gene Evans
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Donna Halstead
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Douglas D Hawthorne
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Tom Lazo
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J Michael Lewis
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Wendy Lopez
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Steve Mancillas
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Todd C Meier
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Alice Murray
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Gina Norris
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Rowland K Robinson
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Carl Sewell
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Carey D Risinger
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Jaime Navarro
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PO Box 159090DALLASTX75315police,utilities svc1592065
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Weldon Williams Lick Inc
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INTERLACED PRODUCTIONS LLC
3085 Haynes Club CircleGRAYSONGA30017SUPPLY RENTAL875213
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years3264292CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
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Current Tax Year38036731CurrentTaxYear
Total177823877Total

Gross Receipts From Non UBI GrossReceiptsFromNonUBI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit509 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Total509 Total509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years36641423CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years32475961CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years43629656CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year40350690CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year41556468CurrentTaxYear
Total194654198Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509194654198PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years299570CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years160089CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years135411CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year125633CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year538225CurrentTaxYear
Total1258928Total

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years299570CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years160089CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years135411CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year125633CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year538225CurrentTaxYear
Total1258928Total

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years36940993CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years32636050CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years43765067CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year40476323CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year42094693CurrentTaxYear
Total195913126Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5090.99357PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage0.99382PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0.00643InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0.00618PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbying
Total Direct LobbyingTotalDirectLobbying
Total Lobbying ExpendituresTotalLobbyingExpenditures
Other Exempt Purpose ExpendituresOtherExemptPurposeExpenditures
Total Exempt Purpose ExpendituresTotalExemptPurposeExpenditures
Lobbying NontaxableLobbyingNontaxableAmount
Grassroots NontaxableGrassrootsNontaxableAmount
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non TxTotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying NontxTotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmtsArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art AmtsHeldWorksOfArtAmts

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance41669BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses8InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures8OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance41669EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance41669BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses8InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures8OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance41669EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance41669BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses9InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures9OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance41669EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance37500BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions4169Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses116InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures116OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance41669EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions37500Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses180InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures180OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance37500EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance1.00000PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis5058422OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value5058422BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis14361111OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation11201229Depreciation
Book Value3159882BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis11570291OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation7461973Depreciation
Book Value4108318BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis14982817OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation9425965Depreciation
Book Value5556852BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis10248760OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value10248760BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings28132234TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Federal Income Tax Liability0FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (16 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
ACCRUED SCHOLARSHIPS PAYABLE$623,188
ACCRUED POLICE OT-CITY OF DALL$575,400
DEFERRED COMPENSATION-SEC 457$1,922,726
ACCRUED RENT$5,849,250
ACCRUED LEGAL FEES$24,114
ACCRUED MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE$1,048,111
ACCRUED AUDIT FEES$75,002
ACCRUED BANK ANALYSIS FEES$48,163
ACCRUED CREDIT CARD FEES$9,745
AUCTION SALES-2011 SEASON$83,213
ACCRUED INTEREST$44,338
ACCRUED FMV SWAP DERIVATIVE$313,612
ACCRUED UTILITIES$490,000
LIVESTOCK BUILDING CENTER CONT$1,564,785
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES$509,648
LONG-TERM PLEDGES$9,775
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts13191070TotalOfAmounts
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt37990141TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal37990141RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included3712194OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt3712194RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99041702335TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt31689621TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal31689621ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included3637253OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt3637253ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99035326874TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Revenue on 990, not on bookform 990, schedule d, part xi, line 4b:- Fundraising Net Income Reclassification $50,900 - rent expense (846,622) - CASH SPONSORSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS & IN-KIND SPONSORSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS 4,483,873 - Realized Investment gain 24,043 ______________ Total $3,712,194
EXPENSE ITEMS ON THE RETURN BUT NOT ON BOOKSform 990, schedule d, part xii, line 4B:- rent expense $ (846,622) - CASH SPONSORSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS & IN-KIND SPONSORSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS 4,483,873 - Rounding 2 _____________ Total $3,637,253
intended use of endowment fundFORM 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.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1auctionNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1540342GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1540342CharitableContributionsEvent1
Name Of Event2golf tournamentNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event277415GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event277415GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event226515OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events0TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total617757GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total540342CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events77415GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events26515OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events26515DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary50900NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records MaintainedtrueRecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (7 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipientIRC SectionIRCSectionAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
Southern Methodist University
P O Box 750196DallasTX75275750800689501 (c)(3)9375Education
Tarleton State University
Box T 0310 Tarleton StationStephenvilleTX7640275600187011516125Education
Texas A&M University - College Station
The PavilionCollege StationTX77843746000531115100188Education
Texas A&M University - Commerce
PO Box 3011 TAMU StationCommerceTX754297560013531158750Education
Texas Tech University
PO Box 45011LubbockTX7940975600262211531125Education
University of Texas at Austin
P O Box 7699AustinTX7871374600020311522500Education
West Texas A&M University
WTAMU Box 60939CanyonTX760167560314051157500Education
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants1TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations6TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROCEDURE FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANTS IN THE USIdentifier
Return ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2ReturnReference
ExplanationThe recipients of scholarships from the State Fair of Texas Youth Scholarship Fund must meet these five requirements: (1) Compete in one of the State Fair of Texas competitive agriculture/livestock events; (2) Submit high school transcript (complete through third six weeks of senior year) including verified ACT and/or SAT scores and verfied rank in graduating class and graduating class size; (3) Submit a completed application during the period March 1-15. (4) Graduate from high school during the current year and begin college or university course work the following Fall Semester; (5) Attend an accredited college or university in Texas and take a minimum of 12-hour course load per term and maintain a minimum 2.5 grade point average. Scholarship awards are determined on the basis of financial need, academic performance and participation in extra-curricular activities, with preference given to those applicants who enroll in an agricultural and/or natural resources curriculum who show financial need. Additionally, scholarships are awarded to inner-city youth attending the five Dallas Independent School District high schools surrounding the Fair Park area (James Madison, Lincoln, North Dallas, Irma Rangel and Woodrow Wilson high schools). Such awards are based upon applications received from students at the five high schools and selection is based upon financial need, academic performance and participation in extra-curricular activities and the criteria listed in items two through five above.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up PaymentsXIdemnificationGrossUpPayments
Written Policy Re T And E ExpensesfalseWrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation RequiredtrueSubstantiationRequired
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire PlantrueSupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp ArrangementfalseEquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related OrgsfalseCompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing OrgtrueCompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate OrgsfalseCompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (9 entries)

TitleTitleBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Errol McKoy
President304378029500002014704590001624790827904000
Lee D Winton
CFO/SVP Finance212207011300004140482690220950395985000
Robert L Hilbun
SVP Maintenance Operations154977062000022860297960429350291994000
Mitchell S Glieber
SVP Marketing/Public Relations14620306200002700282860113550248114000
Carey D Risinger
SVP Food & Beverage147337059000011880312630505130289301000
Jaime Navarro
vp finance/controller13181403300001800205920326810218267000
Wanda S Gooding
VP Public Relations11731103400007740380280519790242092000
Daryl E Real
VP Livestock9158303000001620203950154030157543000
Russell W Fitzgerald
Director Midway Operations/Spe10812403000004250231700362150197934000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
written policy regarding payment of reimbursementform 990, schedule j, part i, line 1b:THE PRESIDENT RECEIVES A CAR ALLOWANCE OF $1,000 PER MONTH WHICH IS GROSSED UP. THE CAR ALLOWANCE WAS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION IN THE MINUTES OF ITS MEETING.
participation in supplemental nonqualified retirement planform 990, schedule j, part i, line 4b:In 2007, SFT adopted a nonqualified deferred compensation plan under IRC Section 457(f) and entered into deferred compensation agreements with the President and CFO/Senior Vice President of Finance. In 2012, the plan was amended due to the departure of the CFO/Senior Vice President of Finance. SFT's contributions to the nonqualified plan for services performed by the executives in 2012 were as follows: Errol McKoy $130,000
compensation contingent on the net earnings of the organizationform 990, schedule j, part i, line 6a:SFT maintains a capped management bonus plan for department directors, vice presidents, senior vice presidents and the President. 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 bonus percentage and makes recommended bonus awards to the Finance/Audit Committee. The Finance/Audit Committee deliberates on the recommended awards and any bonus award for the President without management present and makes a recommendation to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors ("Executive Committee"). The Executive Committee deliberates and decides on the management bonus awards without management present. All such decisions of the Executive Committee are documented with contemporaneous minutes of its meetings.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonROBERT B SMITHNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationshipgen counsel & vchair/secRelationship
Amount Of Transaction300000AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionROUTINE LEGAL BUSINESSDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenues

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierBusiness Transactions Involving Interested PersonsIdentifier
Return ReferenceSchedule L, Part IV:ReturnReference
ExplanationState Fair of Texas made payments totaling $300,000 to Robert Smith, attorney at law, for legal services rendered. Mr. Smith serves as the organization's general legal counsel and is Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. The organization conducts routine business with entities affiliated with members of its Board of Directors. With respect to the organization and these entities, such transactions are conducted in the normal course of operations.Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Works Of ArtWorksOfArt
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasures
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterest
Books And PublicationsBooksAndPublications
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoods

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehicles

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions33NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99084183NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesLEASE VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanes
Intellectual PropertyIntellectualProperty
Securities Publicly TradedSecuritiesPubliclyTraded
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStock
Securities Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecuritiesPrtnrshpTrustIntrsts
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneous
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStruct
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOther
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidential
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercial
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOther
CollectiblesCollectibles
Food InventoryFoodInventory
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSupplies
TaxidermyTaxidermy
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifacts
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimens
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifacts

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxDescriptionDescriptionNumber Of ContributionsNumberOfContributionsNoncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
XCELLULAR TELEPHONE7322066FMV
XUNIFORMS176128230REPLACEMENT VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received11NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC GiftstrueReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (11 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
THE NUMBER OF VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODYFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1a:State Fair of Texas ("SFT") is governed by a 55 member Board of Directors elected by its stockholders (see Schedule O supplementary statement for Part VI - Section A - 6). Article V Section 1 of SFT's bylaws provides for the establishment of an Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, as follows: "The Corporation shall have an Executive Committee consisting of the Chairman of the Board, acting ex officio as chairman of the Executive Committee, the President, the General Counsel, the Chief Financial Officer/Senior Vice President of Finance, each of the other Vice Chairmen, the Treasurer, the Secretary and the chairman of the Finance/Audit Committee ... The Executive Committee shall have and exercise all of the authority and power of the Board of Directors in connection with the management, business and affairs of the Corporation, provided that the Executive Committee shall not be authorized to take any action which the Charter or the By Laws require to be taken by vote of a specified number of directors or any other action required or specified by the Texas Business Organizations Code or other applicable law to be taken by the Board of Directors. Each officer of the Corporation shall report to the Executive Committee. The appointment of the Executive Committee and the delegation of authority thereto shall not operate to relieve the Board of Directors or any director of any responsibility imposed upon the Board of Directors or such director by law.
DIRECTOR OR KEY EMPLOYEE FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2:Name of Individuals Type of Relationship Roy Coffee and J. Michael Lewis Business Roy Gene Evans and Pete Schenkel Business Roy Gene Evans and Rob Farrell Business Roy Gene Evans and Bruce Sifford Business Roy Gene Evans and Alan Walne Business Roy Gene Evans and Joel Williams, Jr. Business Roy Gene Evans and Joel Williams III Business Joel Williams, Jr. and Joel Williams III Family John W. Carpenter III and J. Michael Lewis Business Ruben Esquivel and Robert W. Best Business
MEMBERS AND OTHERS WHO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODYFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A:SFT has a single class of stockholders which is entitled to elect the Board of Directors at each annual meeting of the stockholders and to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors which result from an increase in the number of directors.
DECISIONS OF GOVERNING BODY SUBJECT TO APPROVALFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B:SFT has a single class of stockholders which has the authority to approve amendments to SFT's Restated Certificate of Formation and to approve the Board of Directors' recommendations of the distribution of assets upon the dissolution of SFT.
PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION b, LINE 11B:The Form 990 was reviewed in detail with the Finance/Audit Committee at its meeting on November 12, 2013. The Form 990 was then distributed to all members of the Board of Directors prior to filing.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHISTLEBLOWER, DOCUMENT retention POLICYFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 12-14:Although SFT had not adopted a Conflict of Interest Policy as of December 31, 2008, SFT adopted a Conflicts of Interest and Ethics Policy (the "Policy") on April 15, 2009. The Policy also includes a Whistleblower Policy for SFT. SFT also adopted a Document Retention Policy on April 15, 2009.
MONTIORING AND ENFORCING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICYFORM 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 organization's directors, officers and key employees. Any exceptions noted are reviewed by the Finance/Audit Committee which recommends any necessary corrective action to the Executive Committee.
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATIONFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15:In August 2010, SFT engaged a national accounting and consulting firm to update the previous compensation review which was last performed in 2006. Positions included in this compensation review were President, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents and Department Directors. The firm conducted market analyses for these positions base and total cash compensation and concluded that all amounts were within the competitive range. The President provides salary and bonus recommendations for all employees (other than the President), which are reviewed by the Finance/Audit Committee. The Chairman of the Board of Directors makes a recommendation of the President's salary and bonus, which is also reviewed by the Finance/Audit Committee. Salary and bonus amounts are deliberated on by the Finance/Audit Committee without the presence of management and utilizing the compensation review referenced above, with recommendations then made to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for consideration, deliberation and decision. All such decisions of the Executive Committee are documented with contemporaneous minutes of its meetings.
HOW MAKE DOCUMENTS PUBLICFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: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. Additionally, the following documents are available to the general public on SFT's website at www.bigtex.com: Bylaws, Certificate of Formation, Conflict of Interest/Ethics Policy, Finance/Audit Committee Charter, Early Adoption of Business Organizations Code and audited financial statements.
Reconciliation of Net AssetsForm 990, Part XI, Line 9:- Fundraising Net Income Reclassification $(50,900) - Rounding 2 _________ Total $(50,898)
the organization have members or stockholdersFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6:SFT was originally charted as a Texas corporation on May 27, 1904, prior to the enactment of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act. At the time of SFT's incorporation, all Texas corporations, whether for-profit or non-profit, were required to have capital stock. In accordance with the original charter, SFT has outstanding capital stock. All of the capital stock is one class without nominal or par value. The Restated Certificate of Formation and the Bylaws of SFT provide that no part of the net earnings shall inure to the benefit of any stockholder and upon dissolution of SFT, all of its assets shall be distributed to an organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, and/or public purposes and exempt from Federal income tax. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote per share of capital stock for each matter submitted at a meeting of the stockholders. the stockholders of SFT elect the Board of Directors, which manages the affairs of SFT.