MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION (EIN 41-2013696)
Tax period
2018-11-01 to 2019-10-31
Filed
2020-03-16
IRS object ID
202040769349300929
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-03-16T13:11:01-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-10-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55402ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-11-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN412013696EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMINNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6512884323PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11265 SNELLING AVENUE NORTHAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP551083099ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSANDY CRAIGHEADPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone6512884323PhoneNum
Signature2020-03-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDEIRDRE HODGSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01485570PTIN
Phone6123764500PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address67.137.57.251IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-03-11IPDt
IP Tm07:23:54IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARY CHUNGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11265 SNELLING AVENUE NORTHAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP551083099ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,812,807GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MSFFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE AND SUPPORT THE HISTORIC MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee13TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers275TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,390,058PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,334,736CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$7,583PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$511CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$251,888PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$324,897CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,649,529PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,660,144CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,440,581PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,001,250CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$719,901PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$35,309CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$486,142CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$260,587PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$311,705CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,421,069PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,972,256CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$228,460PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$687,888CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,939,520TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,796,174TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$95,952TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$108,770TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,843,568NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,687,404NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND IMPROVE THE HISTORIC MINNESOTA STATE FAIRGROUNDS AND SUPPORT STATE FAIR AGRICULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,212,331ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,001,250GrantAmt
DescIN 2019, THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION GRANTED APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION (INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY $60,000 FOR IN-KIND) TO THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOR CAPITAL AND PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS. CASH GRANTS SUPPORTED PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH STUDIO:HERE; AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION THROUGH URBAN AG DAY; CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE WEST END REDEVELOPMENT; REDEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE NORTH END INCLUDING THE NEW "FAIRSTALK; IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SWINE BARN; RECYCLING EFFORTS; AND PROJECTS THAT IMPROVED THE FAIRGROUNDS WITH VENTILATION, SEATING AND TREES. FOUNDATION SUPPORT IS ALIGNED WITH THESE STATE FAIR PROGRAM AREAS: AGRICULTURE, ART, ENVIRONMENT, HISTORY AND HERITAGE, AND EDUCATION. THE FOUNDATION ALSO RETAINED ASSETS FOR FUTURE GRANTS, AND CONTINUED TO BUILD ENDOWMENT FUNDS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,212,331TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document8IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee13EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members25GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JENNINE DUDABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6512884323PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11265 SNELLING AVENUE NORTHAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP551083099ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
PATTY SMITH
BOARD CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDY CRAIGHEAD
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY HAMMER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF HAWKINS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DALE BACHMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE CRAVEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN FABIE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LITTON FIELD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERT GREENER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON KOERTH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LIZ KRAMER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLEN LEVINE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MERKINS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE MONA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK PARISI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD RIBAR
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN SANDVIK
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN SHOGREN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SORENSEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE SULLIVAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA TANK
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA CASHMAN
FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$167,371$0$31,586
MARY CHUNG
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$167,371TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$155,485FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$2,179,251AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$113,157NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,334,736TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$511TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$511ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$81,515FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Fundraising Direct Expenses$60,707FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$20,808TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$20,808ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$396,045GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$91,956CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$304,089TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$304,089ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,660,144TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$325,408ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,001,250TotalAmt
Program Services$1,001,250ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,627TotalAmt
Program Services$44,251ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,251FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$383,392TotalAmt
Program Services$80,512ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$99,682ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$203,198FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,896TotalAmt
Program Services$6,961ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,905ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,030FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$65,632TotalAmt
Program Services$14,108ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,972ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,552FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,445TotalAmt
Program Services$8,820ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,111ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,514FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,470TotalAmt
Management And General$1,470ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,115TotalAmt
Management And General$34,115ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,309TotalAmt
Fundraising$35,309FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,110TotalAmt
Program Services$6,998ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,932ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,180FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,376TotalAmt
Program Services$1,900ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,735ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,741FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60TotalAmt
Program Services$15ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$799TotalAmt
Management And General$302ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$497FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,234TotalAmt
Program Services$1,013ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,769ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,452FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103TotalAmt
Program Services$25ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,306TotalAmt
Management And General$2,215ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,091FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MATERIALS$93,404$18,918$7,478$67,008
BANK CHARGES$27,000$27,000
SALES TAXES$19,701$19,701
FOOD$18,700$4,411$10,682$3,607

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,327TotalAmt
Program Services$3,448ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,630FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,972,256TotalAmt
Program Services$1,212,331ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$273,783ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$486,142FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$535,322BOYAmt
EOY$749,305EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,183,915BOYAmt
EOY$1,603,837EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$266,313BOYAmt
EOY$264,835EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,003BOYAmt
EOY$6,271EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,602BOYAmt
EOY$11,375EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,813LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,025LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$891BOYAmt
EOY$788EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$942,474BOYAmt
EOY$1,159,763EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,939,520BOYAmt
EOY$3,796,174EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,952BOYAmt
EOY$108,770EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,952BOYAmt
EOY$108,770EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,154,230BOYAmt
EOY$1,481,595EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$673,892BOYAmt
EOY$1,002,883EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,015,446BOYAmt
EOY$1,202,926EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,843,568BOYAmt
EOY$3,687,404EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,939,520BOYAmt
EOY$3,796,174EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$687,888ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$155,948NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,249,769CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,803,704CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,754,146CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,390,058CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,302,736CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,500,413TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,249,769CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,803,704CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,754,146CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,390,058CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,302,736CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,500,413TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$485,852SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,014,561PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,588CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,688CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,813CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,583CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$511CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,183TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,516,596TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,175,066GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.95230PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.86950PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$942,474BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$108,734ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$130,635InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships-$22,080GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,159,763EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$638,421BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$325,446ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$6,393InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships-$15,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$942,474EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$356,360BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$221,882ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$76,085InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships-$15,906GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$638,421EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$287,477BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$67,535ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$17,269InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships-$15,921GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$356,360EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$235,237BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$56,649ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,015InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships-$9,424GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$287,477EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.83980PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.16020TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,813OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,025DepreciationAmt
Book Value$788BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$788TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,870,673TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$155,948NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$34,800DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$19,781OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$210,529RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,660,144RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,660,144TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,026,837TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$34,800DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$19,781OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$54,581ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,972,256ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,972,256TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION'S RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT IS TO BE HELD IN PERPETUITY. EARNINGS ON ENDOWMENT INVESTMENTS MAY BE USED FOR CAPITAL AND PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS TO BENEFIT THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE MINNESOTA REGULATIONS. THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES IN EXCESS OF DIRECT BENEFIT 19,781.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES IN EXCESS OF DIRECT BENEFIT 19,781.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VERITUS GROUPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 18294AddressLine1Txt
CityASHEVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28814ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivitySTAFF DEVELOPMENT AND MAJOR GIFT PROCESS CONSULTINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$35,309RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$35,309NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$35,309TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$35,309TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1TASTE OF THE FAIREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$237,000GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$155,485CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$81,515GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$7,179NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$42,826FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$2,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,702OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$237,000GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$155,485CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$81,515GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$7,179NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$42,826FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$8,702OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$60,707DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$20,808NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MINNESOTA STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11265 SNELLING AVENUE NORTHAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN411531915RecipientEIN
IRC SectionN/AIRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$941,003CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$60,247NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceCONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, & FOOD FOR EVENTNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantIMPROVEMENTS & PROGRAMMING AT/FOR THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIRPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION REQUIRES DOCUMENTATION OF ESTIMATED COSTS AND FINAL EXPENDITURES FROM THE GRANTEE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCYNTHIA CASHMANPersonNm
TitleFORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$167,371BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$31,586NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$198,957TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (5 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)FOOD AND BEVERAGE16$42,176FMV
Yes (X)CONSTRUCTION/LANDSCAPING2$32,000FMV
Yes (X)PROGRAM MATERIAL2$26,997FMV
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS15$7,179FMV
Yes (X)POSTER/PRINTS1$4,805FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE FOUNDATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS OF THE FOUNDATION. IN ADDITION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CANNOT ELECT OR REMOVE DIRECTORS OR ANY OF THE OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JIM AND CINDIE SMART - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL GOVERNING BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE FOUNDATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS BOARD MEMBERS, BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND STAFF MEMBERS. EACH COVERED INDIVIDUAL WILL ANNUALLY SIGN A FORM AFFIRMING THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY, AND HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. COVERED MEMBERS HAVE THE DUTY TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, OR LACK THEREOF, TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT INCLUDING ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL, HE/SHE WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED, DETERMINED BY THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND VOTED UPON. THE MINUTES OF BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETINGS DOCUMENT THE NAMES OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT, MATERIAL FACTS, ACTIONS TAKEN TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT WAS PRESENT, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE'S DECISION ON THE TRANSACTION, AND THE NAMES OF INDEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS PRESENT FOR THE DETERMINATION AND VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD EITHER ON THE EMPLOYMENT ANNIVERSARY OR A CHANGE IN POSITION. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON A MARKET REVIEW AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE FAIR PAY SCALES. A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS HIRED DURING THE YEAR AND A SIMILAR PROCESS WAS USED TO ESTABLISH THE RANGE OF COMPENSATION FOR THIS POSITION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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