Nonprofit · EIN 31-4392680
OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES
Also known as ATHENS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · ATHENS, OH 45701
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2025 | 990 | $988,838 | $1,054,131 | -$65,293 | $4,927,187 | $0 | $4,927,187 |
| November 30, 2024 | 990 | $828,887 | $747,332 | $81,555 | $4,992,480 | $0 | $4,992,480 |
| November 30, 2023 | 990 | $570,236 | $499,673 | $70,563 | $4,910,925 | $0 | $4,910,925 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $94,432
- of which government grants
- $14,960
- Membership dues
- $9,610
- Program service revenue
- $444,669
- Investment income
- $15,029
- Net rental income
- $313,508
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $14,295
- Other revenue
- $434,708
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $13,018
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $13,018
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,255
- Travel
- $3,839
- Program services (functional)
- $1,054,131
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,992,480
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,927,187
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,927,187
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,536,785
- Gross receipts
- $988,838
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 1851
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 November 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Abfall | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $5,920 | $0 |
| Scott Rawlins | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer, Former | 10 | $0 | $2,100 |
| David Christman III | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $778 |
| Jeff Cox | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $560 |
| Calvin Jarvis | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $495 |
| Jerry Smith | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $491 |
| Ranson Calaway | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $488 |
| Scott Simons | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $466 |
| Jeremy Carr | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $460 |
| JC Varner | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $460 |
| Chris Lance | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $372 |
| Matt Day | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $344 |
| Seth Calaway | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $321 |
| Tommy Tedrow | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $278 |
| Wes Hollon | Director Trustee or director, Former | 5 | $0 | $217 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ervin | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $185 |
| Kenny Meeks | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $100 |
| Shawn Donahue | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $100 |
990 for the year ended November 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Abfall | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $6,967 | $0 |
| Scott Rawlins | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $2,972 | $0 |
| Ranson Calaway | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| Seth Calaway | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| Jeremy Carr | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| David Christman III | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| Jeff Cox | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| John Ervin | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| Ron LLwellyn | Director Trustee or director, Former | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| Calvin Jarvis | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| Kenny Meeks | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| Shawn Donahue | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| Scott Simons | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| Wes Hollon | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| Tommy Tedrow | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| JC Varner | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| Matt Day | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
| Chris Lance | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $290 |
990 for the year ended November 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Abfall | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $4,300 |
| Scott Rawlins | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $2,320 |
| Rebecca Pierce | Office Staff Key employee, Highest-paid employee, Former | 40 | $2,137 | $0 |
| Ranson Calaway | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $989 |
| David Christman III | VicePresident Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $976 |
| Matt Day | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $777 |
| Scott Simons | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $722 |
| JC Varner | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $705 |
| Jeremy Carr | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $618 |
| Calvin Jarvis | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $586 |
| Jeff Cox | DIrector Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $500 |
| Tommy Tedrow | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $443 |
| Seth Calaway | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $434 |
| Ron LLwellyn | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $407 |
| Kenny Meeks | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $353 |
| Wes Hollon | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $250 |
| John Ervin | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $100 |
| Shawn Donahue | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $100 |
| Chris Lance | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $100 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 669, ATHENS, OH 45701-0669
- In care of
- % BEN ABFALL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Ben Abfall, Po Box 669, Athens, OH 457010669
- Signed the 990
- Benjamin Abfall, Treasurer
- Phone
- (740) 592-1991
- Website
- www.athenscofair.org
Mission
Host and operate the Athens County Fair allowing residents to display and showcase their horticulture products livestock and skills that are agriculturally based thus providing an education for the young persons in the county.
Program accomplishments
- Jr. & Sr. Fair EntertainmentExpenses $347,559
- Grounds & UtilitiesExpenses $427,047
- Misc ExpensesExpenses $279,525
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 November, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | November 30, 2025 | April 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | November 30, 2024 | April 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2022 | November 30, 2023 | April 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-4392680
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- November
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K20)
- Group exemption
- 6181: OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,927,187
- Income (IRS master file)
- $988,838
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | November 2025 | $988,838 | $1,054,131 | $4,927,187 | XML |
| 990 | November 2024 | $828,887 | $747,332 | $4,992,480 | XML |
| 990 | November 2023 | $570,236 | $499,673 | $4,910,925 | XML |
| 990 | November 2022 | $584,795 | $564,390 | $4,840,362 | IRS |
| 990 | November 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | November 2020 | $177,132 | $145,876 | $5,006,609 | 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 31-4392680).
Questions about OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES
- What is the EIN of OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES is 31-4392680.
- Is OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Which annual return does OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES 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 OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending November 30, 2026) is due April 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended November 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES?
- The 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 names Ben Abfall.
- Who are the officers and directors of OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES?
- The 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $5,920 (Ben Abfall, Treasurer).
- How much revenue does OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $988,838, expenses of $1,054,131 and total assets of $4,927,187 at year end.
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