MEEKER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
EIN 41-0805327 · Fairs (N52)
What they do
OUR OPERATION of A COUNTY FAIR GIVES RURAL YOUTH AN OPPORTUNITY to DISPLAY THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS IN A RECEPTIVE SETTING. THE FAIR ALSO GIVES RURAL RESIDENTS IN GENERAL A VENUE to MEASURE THEIR PROGRESS IN AGRICULTURAL and RURAL ACTIVITIES AGAINST OTHER RESIDENTS. IT GIVES COUNTY RESIDENTS and OTHERS A PLACE to SEE AGRICULTURE and RURAL LIVING AT ITS BEST. OUT COUNTY FAIR ALLOWED 290 4H YOUTH to GAIN EVALUATION of THEIR PROJECTS and to PARTCIPATE IN FRIENDLY COMPETITION. IT ALSO ALLOWED 22 FFA MEMBERS THIS OPPORTUNITY. IN OUR COMPETITIONS OPEN to ALL AGES, MORE THAN 327 PARTICPATED. OUR FAIR WAS VISITED BY OVER 16,000 WHO CAME to SEE THE EXHIBITS and DISPLAYS.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
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They name their leaders28 people are listed in the latest report.
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (28)
JUNIOR LAWRENC GEISLINGERDIRECTOR
STEVE LUDWIGDIRECTOR
STEPHANIE PAUTZKEDIRECTOR
SABRINA SACKETTDIRECTOR
ROBERT SACKETTDIRECTOR
RANDY LIPINSKIDIRECTOR
RACHAEL RUSCHDIRECTOR
PAM RADUNZDIRECTOR/EXE
MELISSA WECKWERTHEXECUTIVE CO
MARK ADAMSDIRECTOR
LOREE SCHULTZTREASURER
LAURA NIECEDIRECTOR
LARRY LUDWIGDIRECTOR
KRIS GRUENESDIRECTOR
ALLISON RADUNZDIRECTOR
JOSH CARLSONEXECUTIVE CO
JORDAN NIECEDIRECTOR
JILL TRAUTVICE PRESIDE
HOLLY SCHULTZ-ANDERSONEXECUTIVE CO
GREG NELSONPRESIDENT
CHUCK FINCHDIRECTOR
CHRISTA WILLIAMSONEXECUTIVE CO
CHELSEA SNODGRASSDIRECTOR
CAROL WARRENDIRECTOR
BRANDON FISCHERDIRECTOR
BRANDON FARBERDIRECTOR
BOBBI JO VALIANTSECRETARY
ARNIE GRUENESDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1945
- Location
- PO BOX 214, LITCHFIELD, MN 55355-0214
- County
- Meeker
- In care of
- % JUDY BARKA HEATHER THYEN
- Primary officer
- LOREE SCHULTZ, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- October 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CONWAY DEUTH & SCHMIESING PLLP
- NTEE classification
- Fairs (N52)
- IRS tax category
- Fairs