Nonprofit · EIN 01-0224214
UNION FAIR SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · UNION, ME 04862
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990 | $339,638 | $311,677 | $27,961 | $342,777 | $26,741 | $316,036 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $292,709 | $367,584 | -$74,875 | $331,289 | $43,214 | $288,075 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $96,647 | $44,576 | $52,071 | $374,196 | $11,246 | $362,950 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $62,022
- of which government grants
- $47,301
- Program service revenue
- $234,448
- Investment income
- $906
- Net rental income
- $38,444
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $886
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $3,818
- Other revenue
- $42,262
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $15,497
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $16,821
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,585
- Occupancy
- $35,593
- Depreciation
- $5,774
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $331,289
- Total assets, end of year
- $342,777
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $26,741
- Net assets, end of year
- $316,036
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $126,492
- Gross unrelated business income
- $29,709
- Gross receipts
- $354,816
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1869
- State of legal domicile
- ME
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICK BUTLER | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE LUCE | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| EARLAND LUCE | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ANDREW JURA | 1ST VICE-PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| SPENCER FIELDER | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RYAN SOULE | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| TOM PITZI | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| SANDRA SAVAGE | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KRISTIN GOULD | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| NATHAN LITTLEFIELD | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| YVONNE PITZI | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRITANY ANTHONY | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRIAR BOETSCH | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID GOULD | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GEORGE GROSS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA BILLINGS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ROBERT WHEELIS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JUDY GALLANT | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MATT GERRISH | 2ND VICE-PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| SHARON CARON | Trustee Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SHANNON FIELDER | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MIKE DRICKEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JUDY GROSS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICK BUTLER | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE LUCE | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| EARLAND LUCE | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ANDREW JURA | 1ST VICE-PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| VALERIE JACKSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RYAN SOULE | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| TOM PITZI | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SANDRA SAVAGE | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DIANNE SHAW | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| NATHAN LITTLEFIELD | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| OTTO HUNT | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SARAH DRICKEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRITANY ANTHONY | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRIAR BOETSCH | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JANETTE SMALL | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GEORGE GROSS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LINDA BILLINGS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ROBERT WHEELIS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JUDY GALLANT | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MATT GERRISH | 2ND VICE-PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| SHARON CARON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SHANNON FIELDER | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MIKE DRICKEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JUDY GROSS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICK BUTLER | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE LUCE | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| EARLAND LUCE | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ANDREW JURA | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| VALERIE JACKSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RYAN SOULE | 1ST VICE-PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| TOM PITZI | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SANDRA SAVAGE | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DIANNE SHAW | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MATT ELWELL | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| OTTO HUNT | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SARAH DRICKEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRITANY ANTHONY | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRIAR LYONS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JANETTE SMALL | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GEORGE GROSS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LINDA BILLINGS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| WILLIAM JACKSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JUDY GALLANT | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MATT GERRISH | 2ND VICE-PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| SHARON CARON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SHANNON FIELDER | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MIKE DRICKEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JUDY GROSS | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 421, UNION, ME 04862-0421
- Signed the 990
- TOM PITZI, Treasurer
- Phone
- (207) 785-3281
- Website
- www.unionfair.org
- Return prepared by
- ERICA HARRIMAN CPA LLC
Mission
Education in matters of Maine agriculture
Program accomplishments
- The Union Fair Society conducted a five day agricultural fair with public attendance exceeding 12,000. Premiums paid for agricultural exhibits and contests were $51,969.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0224214
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1938
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $342,777
- Income (IRS master file)
- $354,816
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2026 | $339,638 | $311,677 | $342,777 | XML |
| 990 | March 2025 | $292,709 | $367,584 | $331,289 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $96,647 | $44,576 | $374,196 | XML |
| 990 | October 2023 | $353,397 | $321,973 | $327,078 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0224214).
Questions about UNION FAIR SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of UNION FAIR SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UNION FAIR SOCIETY is 01-0224214.
- Is UNION FAIR SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1938.
- Are donations to UNION FAIR SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does UNION FAIR SOCIETY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of UNION FAIR SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending March 31, 2027) is due August 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did UNION FAIR SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2026.
- Who are the officers and directors of UNION FAIR SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 lists 23 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does UNION FAIR SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 it reported revenue of $339,638, expenses of $311,677 and total assets of $342,777 at year end.
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- VOSE LIBRARY EIN 01-0364464 · last filed 990 for 2025
- COME SPRING FOOD PANTRY EIN 30-0461633 · last filed 990-EZ for 2025
- UNION CORPORATION FOR BETTER HOUSING EIN 23-7169049 · last filed 990-EZ for 2024
- THOMPSON MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION EIN 87-4218911 · last filed 990-N for 2025
- THE ANCIENT ONES EIN 01-0487080 · last filed 990-PF for 2024
- FRIENDS OF UNION FAIR SOCIETY EIN 82-4385624 · last filed 990-EZ for 2024
- ASSISTING TRIBAL SAINTS EIN 20-1584942 · last filed 990-N for 2025