THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY Charity Report

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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

EIN 45-5293326 · Agricultural Programs (K20)

What they do

PROMOTION of THE ADVANCEMENT of THE EDUCATION of AGRICULTURAL, HOME ECONOMICS, MECHANICAL ARTS and THE LIKE for THE YOUTH of MONTGOMERY COUNTY, IOWA.

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Money made simple

75.00%of revenue went to mission work90.1% of expenses · Program services

3.45%of revenue went to fundraising4.1% of expenses

$83.27spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

4.82%of revenue went to management and office costs5.8% of expenses

$3.49in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

22.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$246,964

Mission workProgram services$185,23175.00% of revenue90.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$11,9084.82% of revenue5.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$8,5163.45% of revenue4.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$41,30916.73% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$205,65583.27% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 90.1% mission · 5.8% management · 4.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.27% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 92.1% mission · 7.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.09% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 97.2% mission · 2.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.26% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 97.0% mission · 3.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.56% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 87.6% mission · 12.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 50.16% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 65.9% mission · 34.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.46% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 65.8% mission · 34.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.84% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$246,964

Expenses$205,655

Annual surplus $41,309 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$185,231 · 90.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$11,908 · 5.8% of expenses

Fundraising$8,516 · 4.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$246,964

Expenses$205,655

Assets$717,768

Income$255,043

Contributions$56,501

Mission work (program services)$185,231

Fundraising$8,516

Management and general$11,908

Accounting fees$785

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (35)

MATT CONFERDIRECTOR

GERALD SEDERBURGDIRECTOR

HEATH WOODSDIRECTOR

JASON SICKELSDIRECTOR

JOE DYKESDIRECTOR

KATIE OLSONDIRECTOR

KERRY CONFERSECRETARY

KEVIN BRUNINGDIRECTOR

MARK CONFERVICE PRESIDENT

GAYLE ALLENSWORTHDIRECTOR

NANCY NELSONCO-TREASURER

RILEY PELZERDIRECTOR

RYAN GRAYDIRECTOR

RYAN SUNDERMANNDIRECTOR

SHAWN GOHLINGHORSTDIRECTOR

STEPHANIE PETERSONCO-TREASURER

TREVOR GOHLINGHORSTDIRECTOR

ZACH BURTDIRECTOR

CALEB ORMEDIRECTOR

ALLEN PORTERDIRECTOR

ANDREW HERZBERGDIRECTOR

ANDY VIALDIRECTOR

BEN PETERSONDIRECTOR

BRENDA VRBADIRECTOR

BRIAN CARLSONDIRECTOR

BRIAN CHRISTENSENDIRECTOR

BRIAN LERETTEDIRECTOR

ALEC THOMASDIRECTOR

CAM PRYORDIRECTOR

CANDEN JOHNSONDIRECTOR

CHRIS BOZWELLDIRECTOR

CRAIG ARCHERDIRECTOR

DANNY OLSONDIRECTOR

DAVID JENKINSPRESIDENT

DON NIPPERTDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2013
Location: 1805 N BROADWAY ST, RED OAK, IA 51566-1020
County: Montgomery
In care of: % ROGER VIAL
Primary officer: NANCY NELSON, TREASURER

How to reach them

Phone(712) 789-0517

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CARRICK & ASSOCIATES LLP
NTEE classification: Agricultural Programs (K20)
IRS tax category: Agricultural Programs
Revocation date: January 15, 2011