Nonprofit · EIN 55-0855326
OZARK EMPIRE FAIR FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SPRINGFIELD, MO 65803
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,193,567 | $1,870,914 | -$677,347 | $31,281,098 | $7,326,394 | $23,954,704 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $13,460,432 | $629,961 | $12,830,471 | $31,048,603 | $6,416,552 | $24,632,051 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,031,955
- of which government grants
- $466,864
- Program service revenue
- $131,437
- Investment income
- $5,121
- Net income from fundraising events
- $171
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $24,883
- Other revenue
- $25,054
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $292,154
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $11,671
- Travel
- $3,753
- Depreciation
- $778,780
- Program services (functional)
- $1,785,357
- Management and general (functional)
- $67,557
- Fundraising (functional)
- $18,000
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $31,048,603
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,281,098
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,326,394
- Net assets, end of year
- $23,954,704
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $30,366,785
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,890,984
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,063,720
- Gross receipts
- $1,234,577
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 41
- Year formed
- 2003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN MCDONOUGH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BUD THOMAS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TARA WILBURN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD KISER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HOWARD HARDECKE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ELSWICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN CRAVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BO CHASTAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM KISSEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JEFF GOWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLY CLAIBORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER DEFOREST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT HYDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK HARMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRIS NAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNELLE LITTLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSIDY BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE FRIEZE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN ELLISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD HARDECKE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN MCDONOUGH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TARA WILBURN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BUD THOMAS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ELSWICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN CRAVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BO CHASTAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM KISSEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JEFF GOWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLY CLAIBORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER DEFOREST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT HYDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK HARMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRIS NAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHNELLE LITTLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSIDY BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3001 N GRANT AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65803-1021
- In care of
- % LARRY ELLISON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRIAN MCDONOUGH, 3001 NORTH GRANT, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65803
- Signed the 990
- TOM KISSEE, AUTHORIZED SIGNOR
- Phone
- (417) 833-2660
- Return prepared by
- KPM CPAS PC
Mission
ESTABLISHED IN 2003, THE OZARK EMPIRE FAIR FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT 501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AGRICULTURAL YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS, AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS TO GREENE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL SOCIETY AND ITS FACILITIES.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR THE OZARK EMPIRE FAIR TO CREATE AND PRESENT EXHIBITS AND ATTRACTIONS WHICH EMPHASIZE AGRICULTURE AND PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY. THE MAIN ATTRACTION IS THE GOLD BUCKLE GALA. APPROXIMATELY 595 PEOPLE ATTEND THE EVENT, WHICH INCLUDES A MEAL, SILENT AUCTION, AND AUCTION OF THE TOP JUNIOR LIVESTOCK ENTRIES.Expenses $1,769,357 · grants $276,154 · revenue $131,437
- THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES A PROGRAM IN WHICH SPONSORSHIP FUNDS ARE OBTAINED FROM PUREBRED LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS. THESE FUNDS ARE THEN AWARDED, IN THE FORM OF $1,000 ANIMAL PURCHASE CERTIFICATES, BY RANDOM DRAWING TO YOUTH LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS TO ASSIST THEM IN PURCHASING ANIMALS FROM THE PARTICIPATING BREEDERS.Expenses $10,500 · grants $10,500
- THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES THE SUPREME BEEF AWARD PROGRAM WHICH RECOGNIZES THE TOP JUNIOR BEEF LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS AT THE OZARK EMPIRE FAIR. A TOTAL OF $5,500 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO 4-H AND FFA MEMBERS.Expenses $5,500 · grants $5,500
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
- 55-0855326
- 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
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $31,281,098
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,234,577
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,193,567 | $1,870,914 | $31,281,098 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $13,460,432 | $629,961 | $31,048,603 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $11,460,554 | $591,606 | $12,358,160 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 55-0855326).
Questions about OZARK EMPIRE FAIR FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of OZARK EMPIRE FAIR FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OZARK EMPIRE FAIR FOUNDATION is 55-0855326.
- Is OZARK EMPIRE FAIR FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to OZARK EMPIRE FAIR FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OZARK EMPIRE FAIR FOUNDATION 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 OZARK EMPIRE FAIR FOUNDATION 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 OZARK EMPIRE FAIR FOUNDATION 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 OZARK EMPIRE FAIR FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BRIAN MCDONOUGH.
- Who are the officers and directors of OZARK EMPIRE FAIR FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does OZARK EMPIRE FAIR FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,193,567, expenses of $1,870,914 and total assets of $31,281,098 at year end.
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