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← MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,605,633
Total expenses
$2,333,693
Contributions and grants received
$3,035,554
Grants paid
$1,216,874
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$141,962
Other revenue
$428,117
Total assets, end of year
$6,560,863
Total liabilities, end of year
$130,064
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,430,799
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,485,433
Management and general expenses
$290,980
Fundraising expenses
$557,280
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,485,433

Program services were 63.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $137,550

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,898,004

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $230,307

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $141,962 · excluded $141,962

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $90,044

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $137,550

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $22,601

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $67,443 · excluded $67,443

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $63,341

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $63,341 · excluded $63,341

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $446,201

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $148,918

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $297,283 · excluded $297,283

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $50 · excluded $50

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $50

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,216,874 · program services $1,216,874

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $131,575 · program services $43,419 · management and general $23,684 · fundraising $64,472

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $368,702 · program services $119,326 · management and general $67,930 · fundraising $181,446

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $31,309 · program services $11,090 · management and general $4,498 · fundraising $15,721

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $84,141 · program services $29,939 · management and general $11,887 · fundraising $42,315

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,754 · program services $16,014 · management and general $6,863 · fundraising $22,877

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $59,411 · management and general $59,411

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $34,569 · program services $16,860 · management and general $11,295 · fundraising $6,414

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $35,755 · program services $2,721 · management and general $12,473 · fundraising $20,561

  • 17 · Travel

    total $774 · management and general $504 · fundraising $270

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $239 · fundraising $239

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $103 · program services $36 · management and general $15 · fundraising $52

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,222 · management and general $3,960 · fundraising $1,262

  • 24a · Other expenses: MATERIALS

    total $136,839 · program services $539 · management and general $24,076 · fundraising $112,224

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES

    total $62,737 · fundraising $62,737

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $43,567 · management and general $43,567

  • 24d · Other expenses: SALES TAXES

    total $23,661 · program services $23,661

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $52,461 · program services $4,954 · management and general $20,817 · fundraising $26,690

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $754,900 · end of year $284,227

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,351,376 · end of year $3,745,157

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $344,729 · end of year $195,882

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $930 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $6,616 · end of year $3,744

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,183 · end of year $13,758

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $6,813

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,437

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $479 · end of year $376

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,700,705 · end of year $2,317,719

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $117,266 · end of year $130,064

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,525,570 · end of year $3,003,367

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,534,082 · end of year $3,427,432

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE HISTORIC MINNESOTA STATE FAIRGROUNDS AND SUPPORT STATE FAIR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS IN AGRICULTURE, ARTS & CULTURE, EDUCATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND HISTORY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR BUILDING, THE FAIRGROUNDS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

  • THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION GRANTS TO THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR SUPPORT CAPITAL AND PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS ALIGNED WITH THESE STATE FAIR PROGRAM AREAS: AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, ART AND CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, HISTORY AND HERITAGE, AND EDUCATION. THE FOUNDATION ALSO RETAINED ASSETS FOR FUTURE GRANTS, AND CONTINUED TO BUILD ENDOWMENT FUNDS.

    Expenses $1,485,433 · Grants $1,216,874

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jason Koerth

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Litton Field

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerry Hammer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Renee Alexander

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Britt

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrea Ames

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dale Bachman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Craven

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danny Grunhovd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doug Huebsch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ted Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Liz Kramer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cathy Lawrence

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dave Mona

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frank Parisi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Remes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad Ribar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ken Sandvik

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Shogren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Sorensen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Sullivan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Linda Tank

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darrell Thompson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kayla Yang-Best

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peggy Lucas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frank Sullivan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandy Craighead

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allen Levine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Chung

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $150,281
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $141,131
    Other
    $9,150
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $141,131 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,022 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $128 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $150,281 related
  • Shana Zaiser

    DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $131,575
    From this org
    $100,492
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,083
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE FOUNDATION USES THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS ANNUAL SALARY SURVEY FOR COMPARISON. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMANCE AND SALARY REVIEW IS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • MINNESOTA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

    $1,191,688

    IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE MN STATE FAIR

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • MINNESOTA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

    PRODUCTION OF THE ANNUAL MINNESOTA STATE FAIR AND CARE OF FAIRGROUNDS · MN

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
12 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202430459349300913

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