Public Charity

DANE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION INC

DANE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION INC, of OREGON, WI, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $445K in revenue, $438K in expenses, $249K in total assets. IRS filings disclose 2 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $11K.

EIN: 390818102 OREGON, WI Fairs NTEE: N52 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$445K
Total Expenses$438K
Total Assets$249K
Grants Given2
Grant Total$11K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE DANE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION PROMOTES AND SPONSORS THE DANE COUNTY FAIR, AN ANNUAL PUBLIC EXHIBITION IN MADISON, WISCONSIN. THE FAIR'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO DEVELOP EXCELLENCE IN DANE COUNTY YOUTH BY GIVING RECOGNITION TO THEIR ENDEAVORS THROUGH EXHIBITS IN LEADERSHIP, ANIMAL SCIENCES, MECHANICAL SCIENCES, HOME AND FAMILY ARTS, CULTURAL ARTS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH PREMIUMS ARE AWARDED.

Where $100 goes at Dane County Fair Association Inc

How Dane County Fair Association Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $83 for programs

$83
The dane county fair is an annual, family-friendly event held in wisconsin's capital city every july
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 29,638 people; 538 youth; 266 youth
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR (THRU JANUARY) Beth Putney
TREASURER (THRU AUGUST) Casey Jentz
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE Chester Ace
GENERAL MANAGER Danielle Ziegler
PRESIDENT Dick Straub
DIRECTOR James Howard

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$5,616 1 grant
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$5,534 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $445K $438K $249K
2024 $418K $432K $241K
2023 $371K $394K $251K
2021 $402K $282K $271K
2020 $6K $110K $165K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6K to $445K (+6894%), with total assets most recently reported at $249K.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in WI.

WI

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