Nonprofit · EIN 36-6108234
MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · WOODSTOCK, IL 60098
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,336,285 | $1,172,990 | $163,295 | $1,386,555 | $389,317 | $997,238 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,234,551 | $1,219,345 | $15,206 | $1,268,690 | $434,747 | $833,943 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,180,094 | $1,024,278 | $155,816 | $1,341,631 | $478,222 | $863,409 |
| September 30, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $1,056,109 | $1,256,019 | -$199,910 | $1,330,456 | $617,417 | $713,039 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $68,283
- of which government grants
- $64,473
- Membership dues
- $1,310
- Program service revenue
- $1,223,552
- Investment income
- $17,696
- Other revenue
- $26,754
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $98,296
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $98,296
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $505
- Accounting fees
- $33,027
- Occupancy
- $27,407
- Travel
- $2,339
- Depreciation
- $64,054
- Program services (functional)
- $1,126,107
- Management and general (functional)
- $46,883
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,268,690
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,386,555
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $389,317
- Net assets, end of year
- $997,238
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,056,654
- Publicly traded securities
- $236,530
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $997,238
- Gross receipts
- $1,336,285
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 250
- Year formed
- 1949
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICK ARMBRUST | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHAD BAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KEN BAUMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN BERTRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MIKE CASPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CYNDIE ERKFRITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LEIGHA ERKFRITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JACKIE FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRETT GIESEKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CASEY GIVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| WADE HEISLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| TOM LINNEMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ROYCE MADULA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KIM MARTIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANDY MYSHKOWEC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEIDI SALAMONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JEFF SCHUMACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BETH SUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BECKY WATKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| COLE WILKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| TYLER WILKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOANN WOLSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICK ARMBRUST | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHAD BAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KEN BAUMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN BERTRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MIKE CASPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CYNDIE ERKFRITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LEIGHA ERKFRITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JACKIE FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRETT GIESEKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CASEY GIVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| WADE HEISLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| TOM LINNEMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ROYCE MADULA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KIM MARTIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANDY MYSHKOWEC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| HEIDI SALAMONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JEFF SCHUMACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BETH SUND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BECKY WATKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| COLE WILKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| TYLER WILKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOANN WOLSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEN BAUMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD TOBIASZ | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TOM LINNEMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KIM MARTIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| HEIDI SALAMONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WADE HEISLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF SCHUMACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY GIVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHAD BAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNDIE ERKFRITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY MEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRETT GIESEKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER WILKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACKIE FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BERTRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACK OLSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROYCE MADULA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK ARMBURST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK CALHOUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE CASPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEIGHA ERKFRITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2022: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEN BAUMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD TOBIASZ | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TYLER WILKE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KIM MARTIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| HEIDI SALAMONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WADE HEISLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF SCHUMACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY GIVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHAD BAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNDIE ERKFRITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY MEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRETT GIESEKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM LINNEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACKIE FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BERTRAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACK OLSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROYCE MADULA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK ARMBURST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK CALHOUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE CASPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEIGHA ERKFRITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 375, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098-0375
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TOM LINNEMAN, PO BOX 375, WOODSTOCK, IL 60098
- Signed the 990
- TOM LINNEMAN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (815) 338-5315
- Website
- MCHENRYCOUNTYFAIR.COM/
- Return prepared by
- MILLER VERCHOTA INC CPAS
Mission
THE MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION'S OBJECTIVE AND PURPOSE SHALL BE TO FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF AGRICULTURE THROUGH THE EDUCATING, DISPLAYING, GROWING AND SELLING OF ALL COMPONENTS CONSIDERED PART OF AGRICULTURE. THE ASSOCIATION'S OTHER MAIN GOAL IS TO HOLD ANNUAL FAIRS.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE ANNUAL FAIRExpenses $1,126,107 · revenue $1,223,552
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-6108234
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1950
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,386,555
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,336,285
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,336,285 | $1,172,990 | $1,386,555 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,234,551 | $1,219,345 | $1,268,690 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,180,094 | $1,024,278 | $1,341,631 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,056,109 | $1,256,019 | $1,330,456 | XML |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | 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 36-6108234).
Questions about MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION is 36-6108234.
- Is MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1950.
- Are donations to MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION 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 MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names TOM LINNEMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MCHENRY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,336,285, expenses of $1,172,990 and total assets of $1,386,555 at year end.
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