Nonprofit · EIN 44-0615551
AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · KANSAS CITY, MO 64102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $12,486,812 | $8,412,018 | $4,074,794 | $175,997,848 | $125,563,785 | $50,434,063 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $23,489,504 | $8,177,952 | $15,311,552 | $69,018,776 | $22,697,023 | $46,321,753 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,060,216
- of which government grants
- $3,498,666
- Membership dues
- $27,516
- Program service revenue
- $4,136,675
- Investment income
- $170,237
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $12,410
- Net income from fundraising events
- $65,431
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $54,253
- Other revenue
- $119,684
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $229,410
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $649,734
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,506,204
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,542,686
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $57,670
- Occupancy
- $663,779
- Travel
- $47,138
- Depreciation
- $145,224
- Program services (functional)
- $6,828,723
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,022,772
- Fundraising (functional)
- $560,523
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $69,018,776
- Total assets, end of year
- $175,997,848
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $125,563,785
- Net assets, end of year
- $50,434,063
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $165,205,578
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,166,140
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,501,492
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $46,932,571
- Gross receipts
- $13,060,321
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 1899
- State of legal domicile
- MO
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKIE MCCLASKEY | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $241,441 | $30,448 |
| KYLE VENA | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $189,000 | $24,975 |
| TIM CARROLL | CFO Officer | 40 | $159,968 | $22,401 |
| SARA BEFORT | COO Officer | 40 | $111,940 | $18,457 |
| LAUREN LUHRS | DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,740 | $16,852 |
| HAROLD BERTZ | COO (THRU 5/2024) Officer | 40 | $60,932 | $4,147 |
| GORDON LANSFORD | BOG CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE TETRICK | BOG 1ST VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MITCHELL JR | BOG CO-VICE/LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA SAVAGE | BOG CO-VICE/LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE STANLAND | BOG CO-VICE/LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN WAGNER | BOD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY SMITH | BOD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD BENDLE | BOD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| WALT GEORGE | BOD SECRETARY AND CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
52 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRET BOROTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN BUBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL CARLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM CONGROVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW FAHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN FUCHS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM GAMBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALDEN HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN HEIKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA HUDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARL ICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK KOLKHORST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN KONECNY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN LAGEMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MISSY LOVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX LOWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT MACY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSS MEINHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MONCKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAKE NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN NICHOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MOLLY OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY POLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANETTE PRENGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE REBEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY REINHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY ROHR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE ROOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JARA SETTLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID STOFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH TATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAE VENERABLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY WILKERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN WILKERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF YOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MALCOLM ASLIN | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN BEAVER | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRY CLEBERG | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DILLINGHAM | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID FOWLER | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY HUNKELER | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARINER KEMPER | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANT LAUE | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETE LEMKE | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED LYONS | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG MADAY | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT PETERSEN | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 61 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKIE MCCLASKEY | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $230,680 | $29,361 |
| CLIFF BECKER DECD 123023 | VP, NEW CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $248,835 | $7,760 |
| KYLE VENA | VP, NEW CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,624 | $4,261 |
| TIM CARROLL | CFO Officer | 40 | $153,150 | $21,969 |
| HAROLD BERTZ | COO (AS OF 05/01/2023) Officer | 40 | $102,273 | $0 |
| GORDON LANSFORD | BOG CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE TETRICK | BOG 1ST VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MITCHELL JR | BOG CO-VICE CHAIR/LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA SAVAGE | BOG CO-VICE CHAIR/LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE STANLAND | BOG CO-VICE CHAIR/LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN WAGNER | BOD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY SMITH | BOD VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD BENDLE | BOD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WALT GEORGE | BOD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRET BOROTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN BUBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL CARLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM CONGROVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW FAHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FUCHS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM GAMBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALDEN HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA HUDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN ILLIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIFF ILLIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK KOLKHORST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN KONECNY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LAGEMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MISSY LOVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX LOWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT MACY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB MARSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FORD MAURER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSS MEINHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MONCKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BLAKE NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN NICHOLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY POLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANETTE PRENGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE ROOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JARA SETTLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID STOFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH TATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN WILKERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF YOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MALCOLM ASLIN | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN BEAVER | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY CLEBERG | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID FOWLER | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY HUNKELER | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARINER KEMPER | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANT LAUE | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETE LEMKE | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED LYONS | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG MADAY | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PETERSEN | LIFETIME DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1701 AMERICAN ROYAL CT, KANSAS CITY, MO 64102-1024
- In care of
- % TIM CARROLL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JACKIE MCCLASKEY, 1701 AMERICAN ROYAL COURT, KANSAS CITY, MO 64102
- Signed the 990
- PAT MACY, MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (816) 221-9800
- Website
- AMERICANROYAL.COM
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO BE THE NATION'S LEADER FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE EDUCATION, EVENTS, AND ENGAGEMENT.
Program accomplishments
- THE AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATION ANNUALLY MANAGES AND HOSTS ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST AGRICULTURE EXPOSITIONS INCLUDING LIVESTOCK SHOWS, PRESTIGIOUS HORSE SHOWS, PRCA RODEO, WORLD SERIES OF BARBEQUE CONTEST, AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. THESE EVENTS PROVIDE A FOCUS ON THE REGION'S INHERENT ECONOMIC AND AGRARIAN HERITAGE.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE AMERICAN ROYAL IS THE NATION'S HIGHEST CALIBER LIVESTOCK SHOW PROVIDING A PREMIER EXPERIENCE FOR EXHIBITORS. ROOTED IN OUR LEGACY, WHICH BEGAN IN 1899, WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR COMPETITION, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND EDUCATION. THE 125TH AMERICAN ROYAL LIVESTOCK SHOW MAINTAINED NATIONAL PROMINENCE, FEATURING 7,931 ENTRIES FROM 2,422 EXHIBITORS, HAILING FROM 42 STATES. ACCOMPANYING THE LIVESTOCK SHOW WAS A SERIES OF LIVESTOCK, CROP AND MEAT JUDGING CONTESTS, WITH A TOTAL OF 132 TEAMS COMPETING FOR TOP HONORS.EACH YEAR, HUNDREDS OF AMERICA'S YOUTHS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 7 AND 21 TRAVEL FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO KANSAS CITY TO COMPETE AT THE AMERICAN ROYAL LIVESTOCK SHOW AND A SELECT FEW QUALIFY TO SELL THEIR ANIMAL IN THE AMERICAN ROYAL JUNIOR PREMIUM LIVESTOCK AUCTION WHERE THE EXHIBITOR'S PROCEEDS WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT THEIR FURTHER EDUCATION. THESE YOUTHS HAVE WORKED ALL YEAR TO PREPARE THEIR ANIMALS TO BE JUDGED ON A NATIONAL STAGE BY TOP PROFESSIONAL LIVESTOCK JUDGES. AFTER CHAMPIONS WERE CROWNED AND LIVESTOCK WERE PLACED IN THE ROYAL ELITE GRAND DRIVE, TOP EXHIBITORS SOLD THEIR ANIMALS AT THE JUNIOR PREMIUM LIVESTOCK AUCTION. THE RECORD-BREAKING SALE GROSSED $882,588, WITH 62 EXHIBITORS SELLING IN THE SALE. THE AMERICAN ROYAL WORLD SERIES OF BARBECUE, A LONGSTANDING TRADITION IN KANSAS CITY, IS THE LARGEST BARBECUE COMPETITION IN THE WORLD, IN TERMS OF BOTH THE NUMBER OF TEAMS AND THE WINNING PURSE. IT'S KANSAS CITY'S BIGGEST PARTY, WITH LIVE MUSIC, COLD DRINKS, AND OF COURSE MOUTH-WATERING BARBECUE. THERE WERE 444 TEAMS COMPETING FROM 40 STATES AND 8 COUNTRIES.AMERICAN ROYAL EVENTS DRIVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY, WITH AN IMPACT OF NEARLY $84 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT IN 2024. THE AMERICAN ROYAL OFFERS NEARLY 100 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED THROUGH APPLICATIONS OR IN THE SHOW ARENA.Expenses $6,828,723 · grants $229,410 · revenue $4,190,928
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 44-0615551
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1948
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N520)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $175,997,848
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,060,321
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $12,486,812 | $8,412,018 | $175,997,848 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $23,489,504 | $8,177,952 | $69,018,776 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $10,079,767 | $6,593,046 | $34,425,376 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | $7,000,256 | $6,233,048 | $28,283,023 | IRS |
| 990-T | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 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 44-0615551).
Questions about AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATION is 44-0615551.
- Is AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1948.
- Are donations to AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN ROYAL 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 AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JACKIE MCCLASKEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 67 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $241,441 (JACKIE MCCLASKEY, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN ROYAL ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $12,486,812, expenses of $8,412,018 and total assets of $175,997,848 at year end.
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