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FULTON COUNTY FAIR FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $8K · expenses $689 · assets $289K

EIN
34-1832047
Address
PO BOX 101, LYONS, OH 43533-0101
NTEE code
P20Z
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1996
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Mission

Raise Funds for Fulton Co Fair

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 15 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ron Rice Fair Board President2021-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Curtis Johnson President2016-2024 0 $0 reported 2
James Fruchey Vice Pres2011-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Laurinda Figley Treasurer2011-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Carl Buehrer Trustee2013-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Edward Miller Trustee2011-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lynn Kinsman Trustee2021-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Gary Truckor Secretary2016-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Dennis R Wyse (former) Fair Board President2016-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Merl Sauder (former) Trustee2016-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Gene Metz (former) Trustee2011-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Curt Johnson (former) Trustee2013-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Meryl Sauder (former) Trustee2011-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Robert Bay (former) Secretary2011-2012 0 $0 reported 1
Robert Frey (former) Trustee2011-2012 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Curtis Johnson President0 $0-- $02
James Fruchey Vice Pres0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Carl Buehrer Trustee0 $0-- $02
Ron Rice Fair Board President0 $0-- $02
Edward Miller Trustee0 $0-- $01
Lynn Kinsman Trustee0 $0-- $02
Gary Truckor Secretary0 $0-- $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Curtis Johnson President0 $0-- $02
James Fruchey Vice Pres0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Carl Buehrer Trustee0 $0-- $02
Ron Rice Fair Board President0 $0-- $02
Edward Miller Trustee0 $0-- $01
Lynn Kinsman Trustee0 $0-- $02
Gary Truckor Secretary0 $0-- $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Curtis Johnson President0 $0-- $02
James Fruchey Vice Pres0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Carl Buehrer Trustee0 $0-- $02
Ron Rice Fair Board President0 $0-- $02
Edward Miller Trustee0 $0-- $01
Lynn Kinsman Trustee0 $0-- $02
Gary Truckor Secretary0 $0-- $01
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Curtis Johnson President0 $0-- $02
James Fruchey Vice Pres0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Carl Buehrer Trustee0 $0-- $02
Ron Rice Fair Board President0 $0-- $02
Edward Miller Trustee0 $0-- $01
Lynn Kinsman Trustee0 $0-- $02
Gary Truckor Secretary0 $0-- $01
2020 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Curtis Johnson President0 $0-- $02
James Fruchey Vice Pres0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Carl Buehrer Trustee0 $0-- $02
Dennis R Wyse Fair Board President0 $0-- $01
Edward Miller Trustee0 $0-- $01
Merl Sauder Trustee0 $0-- $01
Gary Truckor Secretary0 $0-- $01
2019 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Curtis Johnson President0 $0-- $02
James Fruchey Vice Pres0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Carl Buehrer Trustee0 $0-- $02
Dennis R Wyse Fair Board President0 $0-- $01
Edward Miller Trustee0 $0-- $01
Merl Sauder Trustee0 $0-- $01
Gary Truckor Secretary0 $0-- $01
2018 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Curtis Johnson President0 $0-- $02
James Fruchey Vice Pres0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Carl Buehrer Trustee0 $0-- $02
Dennis R Wyse Fair Board President0 $0-- $01
Edward Miller Trustee0 $0-- $01
Merl Sauder Trustee0 $0-- $01
Gary Truckor Secretary0 $0-- $01
2017 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Curtis Johnson President0 $0-- $02
James Fruchey Vice Pres0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Carl Buehrer Trustee0 $0-- $02
Edward Miller Trustee0 $0-- $01
Merl Sauder Trustee0 $0-- $01
Gary Truckor Secretary0 $0-- $01
Dennis R Wyse Fair Board President0 $0-- $01
2016 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Curtis Johnson President0 $0-- $02
James Fruchey Vice Pres0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Carl Buehrer Trustee0 $0-- $02
Gene Metz Trustee0 $0-- $01
Edward Miller Trustee0 $0-- $01
Merl Sauder Trustee0 $0-- $01
Gary Truckor Secretary0 $0-- $01
Dennis R Wyse Fair Board President0 $0-- $01
2015 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Edward Miller President0 $0-- $01
James Fruchey Vice Pres/Secretary0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Carl Buehrer Trustee0 $0-- $02
Gene Metz Trustee0 $0-- $01
Curt Johnson Trustee0 $0-- $01
Meryl Sauder Trustee0 $0-- $01
2014 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Edward Miller President0 $0-- $01
James Fruchey Vice Pres/Secretary0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Carl Buehrer Trustee0 $0-- $02
Gene Metz Trustee0 $0-- $01
Curt Johnson Trustee0 $0-- $01
Meryl Sauder Trustee0 $0-- $01
2013 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Edward Miller President0 $0-- $01
James Fruchey Vice Pres/Secretary0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Carl Buehrer Trustee0 $0-- $02
Gene Metz Trustee0 $0-- $01
Curt Johnson Trustee0 $0-- $01
Meryl Sauder Trustee0 $0-- $01
2012 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
James Fruchey President0 $0-- $01
Edward Miller Vice Pres0 $0-- $01
Robert Bay Secretary0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Gene Metz Trustee0 $0-- $01
Robert Frey Trustee0 $0-- $01
Meryl Sauder Trustee0 $0-- $01
2011 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
James Fruchey President0 $0-- $01
Edward Miller Vice Pres0 $0-- $01
Robert Bay Secretary0 $0-- $01
Laurinda Figley Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Gene Metz Trustee0 $0-- $01
Robert Frey Trustee0 $0-- $01
Meryl Sauder Trustee0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,631$689 $288,843$288,843 $110- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,194$20,286 $269,046$269,046 $12,213- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,915$401 $244,499$244,499 $15,975- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$44,860$17,860 $219,107$219,107 $34,924- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,037$38,194 $217,544$217,544 $56,149- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,525$2,050 $182,807$182,807 $14,265- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,429$1,250 $150,803$150,803 $9,139- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,274$22,013 $140,624$140,624 $7,403- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,672$36,265 $153,363$153,363 $19,485- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,245$24,452 $168,956$168,956 $58,227- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,581$117,386 $134,163$134,163 $86,718- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54,485$12,452 $163,968$163,968 $53,868- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,513$809 $121,935$121,935 $11,219- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,021$414 $111,231$111,231 $11,447$148 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $111,829 in all, tax years 2015 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATURE CONSERVANCY DAF sponsor Exact 2015 1$100,000 2015$100,000
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PREMIER BANK FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FULTON COUNTY FAIR FOUNDATION” 2021-2022 3$11,829 2022$5,379
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2024 · Form 990EZ · $689 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $371 53.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $318 46.2%
Total$689100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $20,286 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,058 98.9%
Fees to independent contractors $228 1.1%
Total$20,286100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $401 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $273 68.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $100 24.9%
Printing, publications, postage $28 7.0%
Total$401100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $17,860 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,602 98.6%
Fees to independent contractors $258 1.4%
Total$17,860100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $38,194 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $38,002 99.5%
Fees to independent contractors $192 0.5%
Total$38,194100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $2,050 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,764 86.0%
Fees to independent contractors $186 9.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $100 4.9%
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2018 · Form 990EZ · $1,250 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
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Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,000 80.0%
Fees to independent contractors $150 12.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $100 8.0%
Total$1,250100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $22,013 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,869 99.3%
Fees to independent contractors $144 0.7%
Total$22,013100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $36,265 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36,100 99.5%
Fees to independent contractors $165 0.5%
Total$36,265100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $24,452 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,282 99.3%
Fees to independent contractors $170 0.7%
Total$24,452100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $117,386 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $117,128 99.8%
Fees to independent contractors $210 0.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $48 0.0%
Total$117,386100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $12,452 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,100 97.2%
Fees to independent contractors $185 1.5%
Printing, publications, postage $119 1.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $48 0.4%
Total$12,452100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $809 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $550 68.0%
Fees to independent contractors $215 26.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $44 5.4%
Total$809100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $414 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $210 50.7%
Printing, publications, postage $110 26.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $50 12.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $44 10.6%
Total$414100%

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