Public Charity

THE WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION

THE WESTERN STOCK SHOW ASSOCIATION is a Public Charity headquartered in DENVER, CO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $49.8M revenue, $30.4M expenses, $111.5M total assets. 85 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 840517361 DENVER, CO Fairs NTEE: N52 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$49.8M
Total Expenses$30.4M
Total Assets$111.5M
Grant Records85
Funding Total$8.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ASSOCIATION IS AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSES INCLUDE (1) LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION EDUCATION (2) EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH, AND (3) EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SEE "SCHEDULE O" FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.

Where $100 goes at The Western Stock Show Association

How The Western Stock Show Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$72
Presentation of the national western stock show, horse show androdeo: wssa organizational documents and application for taxexempt status require it to produce the show each year
88% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 600,000 people
$8
Off-season educational shows and related programs
9% of program spending
$1
National western scholarship programs
2% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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

VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Barth Whitham
DIRECTOR Brooke Fox
TREASURER Bruce Wagner
VICE PRESIDENT OF EVENT OP Clint Chitsey
CHAIRMAN Doug Jones
DIRECTOR Dr Tony Frank

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$5,310,288 38 grants
Education
$1,219,094 16 grants
Human & Social Services
$809,800 7 grants
Arts & Culture
$144,750 6 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$92,482 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $49.8M $30.4M $111.5M
2024 $44.5M $28.1M $83.4M
2023 $39.1M $38.6M $70.1M
2022 $39.1M $50.0M $72.7M
2021 $9.3M $12.4M $78.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.3M to $49.8M (+437%), with total assets most recently reported at $111.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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