MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION (EIN 41-2013696)
Tax period
2016-11-01 to 2017-10-31
Filed
2018-06-12
IRS object ID
201831639349300828
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2018-06-12T14:32:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-10-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55402ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-11-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN412013696EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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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)
PersonMITCH DAVISPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone6512884323PhoneNum
Signature2018-06-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDEIRDRE HODGSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01485570PTIN
Phone6123764500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCYNTHIA CASHMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11265 SNELLING AVENUE NORTHAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP551083099ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,200,343GrossReceiptsAmt
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, IMPROVE & SUPPORT THE HISTORIC MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent23VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee7TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers220TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,688PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,813CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$232,993PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$275,598CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,044,275PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,033,557CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,059,517PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$666,188PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$232,352CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$1,855,342CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$82,033PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$178,215CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,659,561TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$100,383TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$41,250TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,618,311NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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$1,246,797ExpenseAmt
Grant$974,487GrantAmt
DescIN 2017, THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION GRANTED APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION (INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY $62,000 FOR IN-KIND) TO THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOR CAPITAL AND PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS. CASH GRANTS SUPPORTED PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH ARTS A'FAIR; VOCABULARY-BUILDING THROUGH ALPHABET FOREST; PUBLIC ART EXPERIENCE THROUGH GIANT SING ALONG; AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION THROUGH URBAN AG DAY; CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE WEST END REDEVELOPMENT; AND PROJECTS THAT IMPROVED THE FAIRGROUNDS WITH 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. THE FOUNDATION'S OPERATING EXPENSES ARE FUNDED THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS, EARNED INCOME AND SUPPORT FROM THE STATE FAIR. THE FOUNDATION IS LED BY A 23-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS.Desc
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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 Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document5IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee7EmployeeCnt
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
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member23IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone6512884323PhoneNum

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CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

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MITCH DAVIS
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PATTY SMITH
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JERRY HAMMER
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JEFF HAWKINS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DALE BACHMAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDY CRAIGHEAD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE CRAVEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY CUNNINGHAM
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
TERRY GILBERSTADT
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
DAVE MONA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK PARISI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE POPPEN
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
CINDIE SMART
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM SMART
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
SHARON WESSEL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA CASHMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAY CADY
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$1,613,906AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$100,531NoncashContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$362,925GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$90,759CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

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Exclusion$272,166ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$279,411ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$974,487TotalAmt
Program Services$974,487ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$123,903ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,341ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,560FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$95,583ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$101,594ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$103,398FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$5,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,212ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,761FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$13,628ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,424ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,196FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$13,248ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,141ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,514FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,451TotalAmt
Management And General$32,451ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,140TotalAmt
Management And General$4,635ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$505FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,463TotalAmt
Program Services$2,009ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,754ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,700FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,305TotalAmt
Management And General$756ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$549FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,190TotalAmt
Management And General$80ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,110FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28TotalAmt
Management And General$28ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$167TotalAmt
Program Services$60ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,303TotalAmt
Management And General$2,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,722FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
MATERIALS$71,389$1,841$69,548
BANK CHARGES$20,889$20,889
SALES TAXES$18,061$18,061
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$7,760$7,760

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,206TotalAmt
Program Services$818ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,997FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,855,342TotalAmt
Program Services$1,246,797ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$308,933ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$299,612FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$182,952BOYAmt
EOY$212,878EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,039,789BOYAmt
EOY$1,173,936EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$873,325BOYAmt
EOY$482,770EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,890BOYAmt
EOY$142,206EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,952BOYAmt
EOY$3,537EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,257BOYAmt
EOY$4,698EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,357LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,242LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$253BOYAmt
EOY$1,115EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$356,360BOYAmt
EOY$638,421EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,464,778BOYAmt
EOY$2,659,561EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,383BOYAmt
EOY$41,250EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,383BOYAmt
EOY$41,250EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$747,063BOYAmt
EOY$1,077,331EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,288,072BOYAmt
EOY$933,818EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$329,260BOYAmt
EOY$607,162EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,364,395BOYAmt
EOY$2,618,311EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,464,778BOYAmt
EOY$2,659,561EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$178,215ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$75,701NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$869,789CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,590,615CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,249,769CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,803,704CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,754,146CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,268,023TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,590,615CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,249,769CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,803,704CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,754,146CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,268,023TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,227,730SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,040,293PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,747CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,245CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,588CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,688CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,813CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,081TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$75CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$75TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,286,179TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,861,873GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.87890PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.86200PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 75.ExplanationTxt

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$166,883BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$56,750ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$18,886InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships-$7,282GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$235,237EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$78,516BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$66,771ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$21,596InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$166,883EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.84550PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.15450TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,357OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,242DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,115BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,115TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,193,500TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$75,701NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$52,584DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$31,658OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$159,943RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,033,557RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,033,557TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,939,584TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$52,584DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$31,658OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$84,242ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,855,342ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,855,342TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 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.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1TASTE OF THE FAIREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$219,699GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$140,240CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$79,459GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$15,306NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$43,645FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$3,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$14,076OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$219,699GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$140,240CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$79,459GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$15,306NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$43,645FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$3,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$14,076OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$76,027DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$3,432NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$936,483CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$38,004NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceCONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, & FOOD FOR EVENTNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantIMPROVEMENTS & PROGRAMMING AT/FOR THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIRPurposeOfGrantTxt

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)
PersonKAY CADYPersonNm
TitleFORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$186,061BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$10,526DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$20,596NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$217,183TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 (6 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)FOOD AND BEVERAGE17$44,370FMV
Yes (X)EQUIPMENT1$18,101FMV
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS99$15,306FMV
Yes (X)PROGRAM MATERIAL1$13,885FMV
Yes (X)CONSTRUCTION/LANDSCAPING3$6,016FMV
Yes (X)POSTER/PRINTS2$2,853FMV
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. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON A MARKET REVIEW AND IS CONSISTENT WITH STATE FAIR PAY SCALES. THE LAST REVIEW PROCESS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS K. CADY AND C. CASHMAN WAS UNDERTAKEN DURING 2017
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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