Nonprofit · EIN 75-0247290
PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC
Also known as EAST TEXAS STATE FAIR
Tax-exempt · TYLER, TX 75704
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,964,350 | $2,127,708 | -$163,358 | $6,611,946 | $1,252,464 | $5,359,482 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,898,570 | $1,561,946 | $2,336,624 | $6,444,158 | $853,142 | $5,591,016 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $275,650
- Program service revenue
- $1,563,832
- Investment income
- $103,343
- Net rental income
- $11,172
- Other revenue
- $21,525
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $23,150
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $375,501
- Other salaries and wages
- $336,557
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $774,489
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $46,498
- Travel
- $13,125
- Depreciation
- $27,272
- Program services (functional)
- $1,401,463
- Management and general (functional)
- $726,245
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,444,158
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,611,946
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,252,464
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,359,482
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,108,658
- Gross receipts
- $1,964,350
- Employees
- 50
- Volunteers
- 165
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN SYKES | PAST CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $255,239 |
| CODY ROSENBALM | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $131,200 |
| MICHAEL STOLTZ | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN JACKSON | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK UZZELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK COOPER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BOB BREEDLOVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID DIAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRESTON SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE WATTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG ADCOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE ARNOLD III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DREW BANKSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DERRITH BONDURANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTANY CHILDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN FITZGERALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN FOWLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOBBY GARMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHELBIE GLOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARK HAMPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILLIP HERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J SCOTT HEROD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN IRWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MICHAEL ROWLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SOAPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 38 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN SYKES | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $230,415 | $7,775 |
| PRESTON SMITH | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY LILLY | PAST CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE CAVENDER | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN FITZGERALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB BREEDLOVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBY GARMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN IRWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYCE HARVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARTER GROOMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK HAMPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COURTNEY LOGGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DIAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DERRITH BONDURANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW BANKSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE ARNOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG ADCOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEB JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MICHAEL ROWLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON ROWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN FOWLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELBIE GLOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE WATTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY BAILES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LONNY UZZELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK STRAWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK UZZELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STOLTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP HERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED CONOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STAN SURRATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 11315 STATE HIGHWAY 64 W, TYLER, TX 75704-6927
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CODY ROSENBALM, DBA EAST TEXAS STATE FAIR, TYLER, TX 75704
- Signed the 990
- CODY ROSENBALM, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (903) 597-2501
- Website
- WWW.ETSTATEFAIR.COM
- Return prepared by
- GOLLOB MORGAN PEDDY PC
Mission
THE PARK OF EAST TEXAS, INC (POET) OPERATES, MAINTAINS, AND SUPPORTS AN ANNUAL FAIR PRODUCED BY THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS OF THE PARK OF EAST TEXAS, INC. THE POET PROMOTES THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH ESSAY CONTESTS, ART EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS OF AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL ADVANCEMENTS, AND TECHNIQUES AND OTHER SUBJECTS THAT ARE USEFUL TO INDIVIDUALS AND BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY. THE PARK OF EAST TEXAS HAS ACQUIRED 240 ACRES WITH PLANS FOR A YEAR-ROUND MASTER PLANNED AREA WHICH INCLUDES EQUESTRIAN FACILITIES, EXHIBITION AND EXPO SPACE, MEETING ROOMS, OPEN DEMONSTRATION AND EDUCATIONAL SPACE, AN AMPHITHEATER, AN EVENTS CENTER, EQUESTRIAN AND PEDESTRIAN TRAILS AND A HOTEL. AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTROLLED, MULTI-PURPOSE ARENA IS PLANNED FOR PHASE 1 WITH PLANNED USAGE TO INCLUDE TRADE SHOWS, COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMS, CONVENTIONS, CONCERTS, HORSE SHOWS, CAR SHOWS, AND OTHER EVENTS LEFT TO THE IMAGINATION.
Program accomplishments
- THE PARK OF EAST TEXAS, INC. (DBA EAST TEXAS STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION) OFFERS UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUTH THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED THROUGH THE POET AND THROUGH AN INTERNAL EDUCATIONAL COMPETITION, ACADEMIC RODEO. GRADUATING SENIORS ARE ABLE TO APPLY FOR POET SCHOLARSHILPS TO ATTEND TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE FOR A $750 PER SEMESTER STIPEND. UP TO TEN TWO-YEAR POET SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED ANNUALLY ($30,000) TO STUDENTS ATTENDING TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE. ACADEMIC RODEO PARTICIPANTS WHO PLACE FIRST-THIRD IN ANY COMPETITION ARE ABLE TO APPLY FOR ACADEMIC RODEO SCHOLARSHIPS. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL SUDENTS, FOR A TOTAL OF 10 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ANNUALLY. THE PARK OF EAST TEXAS IS ITS OWN EDUCATIONAL TOOL. STUDENT TOUR GROUPS VISIT THE FAIR ANNUALLY TO TOUR THE VARIOUS EXHIBITS. THESE TOURS ARE THE INITIAL EXPOSURE MANY STUDENTS HAVE TO THE WORLD OF AGRICULTURE, FARMING, AND LIVESTOCK. THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE TO CHILDREN HOW AGRICULTURE TOUCHES THEIR DAILY LIVES IS AN IMPORTANT LESSON. THE EAST TEXAS STATE FAIR LIVESTOCK SHOW SUPPORTS OVER 3,500 ENTRIES AND HONORS WINNERS WITH CASH PREMIUMS TOTALING OVER $20,000 PER YEAR.Expenses $1,401,463 · grants $23,150 · revenue $1,563,832
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
- 75-0247290
- 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
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N520)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,611,946
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,964,350
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,964,350 | $2,127,708 | $6,611,946 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,898,570 | $1,561,946 | $6,444,158 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,856,412 | $1,580,510 | $4,090,713 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 75-0247290).
Questions about PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC
- What is the EIN of PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC is 75-0247290.
- Is PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC 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 PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC 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 PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC 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 PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CODY ROSENBALM.
- Who are the officers and directors of PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 28 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $255,239 (JOHN SYKES, PAST CEO).
- How much revenue does PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,964,350, expenses of $2,127,708 and total assets of $6,611,946 at year end.
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