Nonprofit · EIN 46-0238981
CENTRAL STATES FAIR
Tax-exempt · RAPID CITY, SD 57701
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $6,063,449 | $4,929,440 | $1,134,009 | $3,093,129 | $373,322 | $2,719,807 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,141,250 | $5,172,675 | -$31,425 | $1,947,419 | $361,619 | $1,585,800 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,730,392 | $5,088,960 | $641,432 | $7,285,392 | $446,781 | $6,838,611 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,742,512
- of which government grants
- $980,366
- Membership dues
- $6,165
- Program service revenue
- $1,832,500
- Investment income
- $3,249
- Net rental income
- $843,052
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$7,820
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $641,783
- Other revenue
- $1,485,188
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $116,977
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,201,281
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,514,757
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $26,839
- Occupancy
- $847,594
- Travel
- $26,091
- Depreciation
- $72,875
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,947,419
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,093,129
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $373,322
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,719,807
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $656,223
- Publicly traded securities
- $23,298
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,356,061
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,363,746
- Gross receipts
- $7,122,215
- Employees
- 241
- Volunteers
- 203
- Year formed
- 1945
- State of legal domicile
- SD
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RON JEFFRIES | GENERAL MANA Officer | 50 | $111,609 | $3,459 |
| TANNER SCHILDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM HUNT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| QUENTIN RIGGINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER PORCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER TREVILLYAN | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIE BRUNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES HALVERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUSTIN JENNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELBY LANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LARABEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB MILLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN TUPPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIE WHETHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LLOYD LACROIX | COUNTY LIAIS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RON JEFFRIES | GENERAL MANA Officer | 50 | $111,609 | $6,651 |
| JERRY COPE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TANNER SCHILDER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN KENDALL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER PORCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER TREVILLYAN | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB MILLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELBY LANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN TUPPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA WHETHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM HUNT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIE BRUNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| QUENTIN RIGGINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ROBERTS | CITY LIAISON Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEB HADCOCK | COUNTY LIAIS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RON JEFFRIES | GENERAL MANA Officer | 50 | $109,165 | $3,344 |
| JERRY COPE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TANNER SCHILDER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN KENDALL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER PORCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER TREVILLYAN | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIE BRUNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM HUNT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELBY LANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB MILLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| QUENTIN RIGGINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN TUPPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNA WHETHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN ROBERTS | CITY LIAISON Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEB HADCOCK | COUNTY LIAIS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAYCE GERLACH | TERMED 02/20 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN JOHNSON | TERMED 02/20 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY DREWES | TERMED 02/20 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BART BANKS | TERMED 02/20 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM HAAR | TERMED 02/20 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 800 SAN FRANCISCO ST, RAPID CITY, SD 57701-3057
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RON JEFFRIES, 800 SAN FRANCISCO STREET, RAPID CITY, SD 57701
- Signed the 990
- RON JEFFRIES, GENERAL MANAGER
- Phone
- (605) 355-3861
- Website
- WWW.CENTRALSTATESFAIR.COM
- Return prepared by
- KETEL THORSTENSON LLP
Mission
WE SHOWCASE AGRICULTURE, TOURISM, AND OUR COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- CENTRAL STATE FAIR - AGRICULTURAL LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION, FAIR AND CARNIVAL
- BLACK HILLS STOCK SHOW - LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION
- EVENTS CENTER - COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
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
- 46-0238981
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Exempt since
- 1958
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,093,129
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,122,215
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $6,063,449 | $4,929,440 | $3,093,129 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $5,141,250 | $5,172,675 | $1,947,419 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $5,730,392 | $5,088,960 | $7,285,392 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $4,358,357 | $4,236,923 | $6,354,015 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 46-0238981).
Questions about CENTRAL STATES FAIR
- What is the EIN of CENTRAL STATES FAIR?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTRAL STATES FAIR is 46-0238981.
- Is CENTRAL STATES FAIR tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1958.
- Which annual return does CENTRAL STATES FAIR 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 CENTRAL STATES FAIR 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 CENTRAL STATES FAIR 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 CENTRAL STATES FAIR?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names RON JEFFRIES.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTRAL STATES FAIR?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $111,609 (RON JEFFRIES, GENERAL MANA).
- How much revenue does CENTRAL STATES FAIR have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,063,449, expenses of $4,929,440 and total assets of $3,093,129 at year end.
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