What is the EIN of OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES?

The employer identification number (EIN) of OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES is 34-4444311.

Is OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.

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 EUGENE SCHULZE.

Who are the officers and directors of OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES?

The 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 28 received compensation from the organization, the highest $9,140 (BILL CLARK, SECRETARY).

How much revenue does OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES have?

On its 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $755,393, expenses of $839,028 and total assets of $560,173 at year end.

Nonprofit · EIN 34-4444311

OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES

Also known as SHELBY COUNTY

Tax-exempt · SIDNEY, OH 45365

Financials

Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end

Financials of OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year ended	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Net income	Total assets	Liabilities	Net assets
November 30, 2025	990	$755,393	$839,028	-$83,635	$560,173	$0	$560,173
November 30, 2024	990 (amended)	$861,762	$761,805	$99,957	$643,808	$0	$643,808
November 30, 2023	990	$744,937	$672,393	$72,544	$543,851	$0	$543,851

Financial details: 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants: $335,121
of which government grants: $14,261
Program service revenue: $319,216
Investment income: $16,497
Net rental income: $84,559
Other revenue: $84,559

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid: $0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees: $9,140
Other salaries and wages: $9,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total): $20,068
Professional fundraising fees: $0
Accounting fees: $6,691
Occupancy: $118,855
Travel: $42,620
Program services (functional): $839,028

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year: $643,808
Total assets, end of year: $560,173
Total liabilities, end of year: $0
Net assets, end of year: $560,173
Gross unrelated business income: $13,831
Gross receipts: $763,666
Employees: 5
Year formed: 1860
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
BILL CLARK	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	10	$9,140
EUGENE SCHULZE	TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer	10	$9,140
MITCH BRAUTIGAM	PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	2	$1,340
RYAN YINGST	VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer	2	$1,240
SHANNON ROBERTS	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$480
SCOTT BERTSCH	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$260
JUDY BUEHLER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$260
MIKE YORK	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$260
RANDY BENSMAN	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
BEN BRAUTIGAM	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
TIM EVERETT	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
BILL FREY	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
JAMIE MAGOTO	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
BRAD MEYER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
JAMIE REESE	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250

13 more people on this return

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
JERRON REESE	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
JODIE ROWLES	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
JERRY SCHMIDT	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
JAKE YINGER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
CORY EVANS	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
TYLER GEISE	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
KEN IHLE	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
ALLEN REHFUS	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
TIM MARTIN	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$230
ADAM SHOFFNER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$230
CATHY PLATFOOT	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$220
TROY KLOEPPEL	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$210
KEVIN SCHAFFNER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$180

990 for the year ended November 30, 2024: 27 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
SCOTT BERTSCH	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$1,340
RYAN YINGST	VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer	2	$1,240
JUDY BUEHLER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$260
JERRY SCHMIDT	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$260
TYLER GEISE	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$260
MIKE YORK	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$260
BRAD MEYER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
ALLEN REHFUS	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
ADAM SHOFFNER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
BILL FREY	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
MITCH BRAUTIGAM	PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	2	$240
JODIE ROWLES	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
KEN IHLE	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
JAMIE MAGOTO	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
BEN BRAUTIGAM	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
RANDY BENSMAN	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
JAMIE REESE	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
SHANNON ROBERTS	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
JERRON REESE	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
TIM EVERETT	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$230
TIM MARTIN	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$230
JAKE YINGER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$230
CATHY PLATFOOT	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$220
CORY EVANS	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$220
KEVIN SCHAFFNER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$200
EUGENE SCHULZE	TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer	10	$140
BILL CLARK	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	10	$140

990 for the year ended November 30, 2023: 28 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
EUGENE SCHULZE	TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer	10	$8,542
BILL CLARK	SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer	10	$8,542
ERIC GARBER	PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer	2	$1,340
SCOTT BERTSCH	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$1,165
JODIE ROWLES	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$260
JUDY BUEHLER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$260
KEVIN DOSECK	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$260
MIKE YORK	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$260
JERRY SCHMIDT	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
JAKE YINGER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$250
TIM EVERETT	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
BILL FREY	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
MITCH BRAUTIGAM	VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer	2	$240
JASON HOWELL	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
ALLEN REHFUS	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$240
RYAN YINGST	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$230
JAMIE MAGOTO	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$230
BEN BRAUTIGAM	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$230
TYLER GEISE	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$230
RANDY BENSMAN	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$230
JAMIE REESE	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$230
SHANNON ROBERTS	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$230
KEN IHLE	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$220
BRAD MEYER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$210
CATHY PLATFOOT	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$210
TIM MARTIN	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$210
AMANDA CASTELLANOS	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$210
KEVIN SCHAFFNER	BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director	2	$175

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file): 701 S HIGHLAND AVE, SIDNEY, OH 45365-2928
In care of: % FRANCIS SCHAFFNER
Principal officer (990 for 2024): EUGENE SCHULZE, 8700 HARDIN WAPAKONETA RD, SIDNEY, OH 45365
Signed the 990: EUGENE SCHULZE, TREASURER
Phone: (937) 492-5088
Return prepared by: MCCRATE DELAET & CO

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THIS SOCIETY SHALL BE, THE IMPROVEMENT OF AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OTHER INTEREST OF SHELBY COUNTY THAT THE BOARD DEEMS PROPER.
990 for the year ended November 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

SHELBY COUNTY FAIR
Expenses $823,262 · revenue $319,216
SHELBY COUNTY FAIR
Expenses $15,766

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: 34-4444311
Tax-exempt status: 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status: Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78): Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since: 2016
Accounting year ends: November
Files: Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE): Food, agriculture and nutrition (K26)
Assets (IRS master file): $560,173
Income (IRS master file): $763,666

Filing history

Form	Year ended	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Return
990	November 2025	$755,393	$839,028	$560,173	XML
990-T	November 2025	–	–	–	IRS
990	November 2024	$861,762	$761,805	$643,808	XML
990-T	November 2024	–	–	–	IRS
990	November 2023	$744,937	$672,393	$543,851	XML
990-T	November 2023	–	–	–	IRS
990	November 2022	$699,607	$755,919	$471,307	IRS
990-T	November 2022	–	–	–	IRS
990	November 2021	–	–	–	IRS
990-T	November 2021	–	–	–	IRS
990	November 2020	–	–	–	IRS
990	November 2019	–	–	–	IRS
990	November 2018	–	–	–	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 34-4444311).

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 34-4444311.
Is OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES tax-exempt?: Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
Are donations to OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES tax-deductible?: Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
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 EUGENE SCHULZE.
Who are the officers and directors of OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES?: The 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 28 received compensation from the organization, the highest $9,140 (BILL CLARK, SECRETARY).
How much revenue does OHIO COUNTY & INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES have?: On its 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $755,393, expenses of $839,028 and total assets of $560,173 at year end.

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