STATE FAIR OF TEXAS: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
STATE FAIR OF TEXAS (EIN 75-6002511)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-14
IRS object ID
201633199349309858
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-14T15:27:15-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line110440 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY STE 1040AddressLine1Txt
CityDALLASCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN756002511EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1STATE FAIR OF TEXASBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSTATBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2144218701PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 150009AddressLine1Txt
CityDALLASCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJAIME NAVARROPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
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Preparer PersonBRUCE E BERNSTIENPreparerPersonNm
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerMITCHELL GLIEBERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CitydallasCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$57,607,160GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.bigtex.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1886FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO CONDUCT AN ANNUAL STATE FAIR, CELEBRATE TEXAS BY PROMOTING AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers250TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$384,485CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$96,831PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$95,194CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$57,299,883CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$296,375PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$17,800,808TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionTHE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS CELEBRATES ALL THINGS TEXAN BY PROMOTING AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THROUGH QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT IN A FAMILY-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT.MissionDesc
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Expense$40,728,834ExpenseAmt
Grant$808,000GrantAmt
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DescCONDUCTED ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL AND AGRICULTURAL STATE FAIR FROM SEPTEMBER 25 THROUGH OCTOBER 18, 2015.Desc
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Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (66 entries)

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Joe Alcantar
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marissa Anchia
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Norm P Bagwell
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert W Best
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jan Hart Black
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHIE BUTLER
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John W Carpenter III
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
April Box Chamberlain
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roy C Coffee Jr
VICE CHAIRMAN3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Dianne A Curry
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Terry R Dallas
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Levi H Davis
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John de la Garza
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Dyer
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Walter Elcock
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Victor J Elmore
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matrice Ellis-Kirk
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy R Engstrom
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ruben E Esquivel
Vice Chairman3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Robert Estrada
VICE CHAIRMAN3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Rob Farrell
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lois Finkelman
Vice ChaiRPERSON3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
J Guadalupe V Garcia
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary Griffith
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donna Halstead
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Douglas D Hawthorne
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES HITZELBERGER
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brenda Jackson
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Knight Jr
Chairman6.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Tom Lazo
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Michael Lewis
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wendy Lopez
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX MADRAZO
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven Mancillas
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Todd C Meier
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
James M Moroney III
Vice Chairman3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Alice Murray
Vice ChairPERSON3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DONNIE NELSON
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gina Norris
Vice ChairPERSON3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Raymond F Quintanilla
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
James C Roberts
Vice ChairPERSON3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Rowland K Robinson
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pete Schenkel
Vice Chairman3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
John Field Scovell
Treasurer/Vice Chairman3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
George A Shafer
Vice Chairman3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Bruce A Sifford
Vice Chairman3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Robert B Smith
Corp Sec'y/Gen'l Cons/Vice Cha3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARY SUHM
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Doug Thompson
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nina Vaca
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
W KELVIN WALKER
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alan Walne
VICE Chairman3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
A B Wharton
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joel T Williams Jr
Vice Chairman3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Joel T Williams III
Director1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Craig A Woodcook
VICE CHAIRMAN3.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MATTHEW WALTERS
DIRECTOR1.00.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mitchell S Glieber
President45.00.0Yes (X)$640,162$0$68,407Yes (X)
Jaime Navarro
CFO/SVP FINANCE45.00.0Yes (X)$304,565$0$67,237Yes (X)
Robert L Hilbun
SVP Maint/GM SFT45.00.0$336,156$0$62,979Yes (X)
Carey D Risinger
SVP Food & Beverage45.00.0$231,946$0$36,973Yes (X)
Russell W Fitzgerald
SVP Operations45.00.0$209,441$0$53,654Yes (X)
Daryl E Real
VP Livestock45.00.0$186,587$0$56,906Yes (X)
Jennifer Schuder
VP Marketing45.00.0$181,520$0$44,807Yes (X)
Christopher Berner
Director - Accounting45.00.0$134,325$0$28,688Yes (X)
KARISSA CONDOIANIS
DIRECTOR-PUBLIC RELATIONS45.00.0$131,977$0$22,329Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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ACT EVENT SERVICES INC
PO Box 463ADDISONTX75001CLEANING/JANITORIAL$1,347,853
WELDON WILLIAMS LICK INC
711 N A STFORT SMITHAR72901TICKET PRINTING$1,262,879
GLENN SMITH PRESENTS INC
PO BOX 7814HORSESHOE BAYTX78657NAMEd ENTERTAINMENT$809,000
JC COMMERCIAL
1801 LAKEPOINTE DR 129LEWISVILLETX75057CONSTRUCTION$720,939
PLATINUM EVENT SERVICES INC
400 NORTH ST PAUL STREET 330DALLASTX75201SECURITY SERVICES$575,618
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ADMISSIONS PARKING ENTRY900099$21,767,476$21,767,476
CONCESSIONS SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS900099$31,844,841$31,844,841
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Personal$0PersonalAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$479,680ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$808,000TotalAmt
Program Services$808,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

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Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$5,987,779ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$461,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$684,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$442,847ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$794,304ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$93,802ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$41,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,841,652ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,569,848ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$103,139ProgramServicesAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,633,646ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$87,216ProgramServicesAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$43,097ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$3,943,590ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,101,738TotalAmt
Management And General$1,101,738ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MAINT$9,077,974$9,077,974
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS$8,852,795$8,852,795
OPERATING SUPPLIES & EXP$6,380,348$6,380,348

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$1,146,635EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,889,467BOYAmt
EOY$31,020,919EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,052BOYAmt
EOY$17,474EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$215,026BOYAmt
EOY$556,645EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$251,003BOYAmt
EOY$307,971EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$292,817BOYAmt
EOY$323,159EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$67,282,177LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$38,078,071LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,130,499BOYAmt
EOY$29,204,106EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,806,626BOYAmt
EOY$6,862,554EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$993,420BOYAmt
EOY$963,689EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,787,072BOYAmt
EOY$70,403,152EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$402,749BOYAmt
EOY$276,313EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,130,256BOYAmt
EOY$3,118,765EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,810,134BOYAmt
EOY$14,405,730EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,343,139BOYAmt
EOY$17,800,808EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,393,189BOYAmt
EOY$51,381,963EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,009,075BOYAmt
EOY$1,178,712EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,669BOYAmt
EOY$41,669EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,443,933BOYAmt
EOY$52,602,344EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,787,072BOYAmt
EOY$70,403,152EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,534,162ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$280,558NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$95,193OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,469,745CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,519,737CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,012,795CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,936,216CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,207,887CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,146,380TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$36,880,945CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,036,731CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42,411,006CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,800,612CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$53,612,317CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$215,741,611TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$40,350,690CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$41,556,468CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$44,423,801CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$46,736,828CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$56,820,204CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$229,887,991TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$229,887,991PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$125,633CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$538,225CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,996,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$128,406CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$149,679CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,938,194TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$125,633CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$538,225CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,996,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$128,406CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$149,679CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,938,194TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$40,476,323CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,094,693CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$50,420,052CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$46,865,234CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$56,969,883CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$236,826,185TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.97070PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.96904PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02930InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.03096InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,669BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$41,669EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,669BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$41,669EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,669BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$41,669EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,669BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$41,669EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,669BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$41,669EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,028,422OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,058,422BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,906,523OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,048,776DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,857,747BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,911,823OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,218,375DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,693,448BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,405,409OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,810,920DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,594,489BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$29,204,106TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (15 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED SCHOLARSHIPS PAYABLE$1,231,125
ACCRUED POLICE OT-CITY OF DALL$575,400
DEFERRED COMPENSATION-SEC 457$963,689
ACCRUED RENT$7,936,890
ACCRUED LEGAL FEES$24,114
ACCRUED MANAGEMENT BONUS$1,675,359
ACCRUED AUDIT FEES$98,927
ACCRUED BANK ANALYSIS FEES$115,772
ACCRUED CREDIT CARD FEES$2,500
AUCTION SALES-2015 SEASON$30,167
ACCRUED INTEREST$3,340
ACCRUED UTILITIES$500,000
LIVESTOCK BUILDING CENTER CONT$794,892
LONG-TERM PLEDGES$16,624
OTHER ACCRUED LIABILITIES$436,931
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$14,405,730TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$53,450,724TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$53,450,724RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$41,170InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$3,807,989OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$3,849,159RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$57,299,883TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$47,292,313TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$47,292,313ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$41,170InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$3,432,238OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,473,408ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$50,765,721TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Revenue on 990, not on bookform 990, schedule d, part xi, line 4b: CASH SPONSORSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS $4,319,429 FUNDRAISING NET INCOME RECLASSIFICATION $95,194 RENT EXPENSE $(885,189) REALIZED INVESTMENT GAIN $ 234,806 IN KIND GOODS $ 43,750 ROUNDING $(1) TOTAL $ 3,807,989
EXPENSE ITEMS ON THE RETURN BUT NOT ON BOOKSform 990, schedule d, part xii, line 4b: CASH SPONSORSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS $ 4,319,429 RENT EXPENSE $(885,189) IN KIND GOODS $ 43,750 REALIZED & UNREALIZED GAIN OR LOSS $(45,752) TOTAL $ 3,432,238
intended use of endowment fundFORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT IS RESTRICTED BY THE DONOR FOR PURPOSES OF LIVESTOCK AUCTION PREMIUMS AT THE ANNUAL YOUTH LIVESTOCK AUCTION.
FIN 48 (ASC 740)THE FAIR IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3). THE FAIR RECEIVES CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS TO PARTIALLY OFFSET THE COSTS OF VARIOUS EVENTS AT THE ANNUAL FAIR. THE FAIR BELIEVES SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RELATED TO ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE AND, ACCORDINGLY, EXCLUDES SUCH AMOUNTS FROM ITS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME COMPUTATION.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1AUCTIONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$251,051GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$251,051CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Event2GOLF TOURNAMENTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$82,700GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$82,700GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$16,085NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$8,349RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$63,508GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$63,508GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$1,381NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$15,314RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$9,884OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$397,259GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$251,051CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$146,208GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$17,466NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$23,663RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$9,884OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$51,013DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$95,195NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (16 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE
P O Box 30016College StationTX77843746000531503(c)(3)$134,250Student Scholarship
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
P O Box 45011LubbuckTX79409756002618503(c)(3)$56,875Student Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN
P O Box 7699AustinTX78713746000203503(c)(3)$26,125Student Scholarship
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY
Box T 0310StephenvilleTX76402756001870503(c)(3)$23,750Student Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
800 W Campbell RdRichardsonTX75083751305566503(c)(3)$9,438Student Scholarship
BLINN JUNIOR COLLEGE
902 College AveBrenhamTX77833746000400503(c)(3)$10,188Student Scholarship
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
P O Box 750196DallasTX75275750800689503(c)(3)$7,313Student Scholarship
TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY
P O Box 42543DentonTX76204756002618503(c)(3)$13,875Student Scholarship
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
P O Box 311317DentonTX76203756002149503(c)(3)$7,625Student Scholarship
ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY
2601 West Ave NSan AngeloTX76909756002403503(c)(3)$7,625Student Scholarship
AUSTIN COLLEGE
900 N GRAND STE 6FSHERMANTX75090750827409501(C)(3)$6,375STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
CLARENDON COLLEGE
PO BOX 968CLARENDONTX79226752378278501(C)(3)$5,625STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1601 S LAMAR STREETDALLASTX75215237326612501(C)(3)$6,875STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
UNI ADV 1806 AVENUE JHUNTSVILLETX77340746001430501(C)(3)$5,625STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
601 UNIVERSITY DRSAN MARCOSTX78666746002248501(C)(3)$5,375STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
WTAMU BOX 60939CANYONTX76016756031405501(C)(3)$9,000STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org16Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePROCEDURE FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANTS IN THE USFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe recipients of scholarships from the State Fair of Texas Youth Scholarship Fund must meet these five requirements: (1) Compete in one of the State Fair of Texas competitive agriculture/livestock events; (2) Submit high school transcript (complete through third six weeks of senior year) including verified ACT and/or SAT scores and verified rank in graduating class and graduating class size; (3) Submit a completed application during the period March 1-15. (4) Graduate from high school during the current year and begin college or university course work the following Fall Semester; (5) Attend an accredited college or university in Texas and take a minimum of 12-hour course load per term and maintain a minimum 2.5 grade point average. Scholarship awards are determined on the basis of financial need, academic performance and participation in extra-curricular activities, with preference given to those applicants who enroll in an agricultural and/or natural resources curriculum who show financial need. Additionally, scholarships are awarded to inner-city youth attending the five Dallas Independent School District high schools surrounding the Fair Park area (James Madison, Lincoln, North Dallas, Irma Rangel and Woodrow Wilson high schools). Such awards are based upon applications received from students at the five high schools and selection is based upon financial need, academic performance and participation in extra-curricular activities and the criteria listed in items two through five above.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgYes (true)CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Mitchell S Glieber
President$267,563$0$357,000$0$15,599$0$48,243$0$20,164$0$708,569$0$0$0
Jaime Navarro
CFO/SVP FINANCE$178,358$0$125,000$0$1,207$0$41,018$0$26,219$0$371,802$0$0$0
Robert L Hilbun
SVP Maint/GM SFT$195,383$0$125,000$0$15,773$0$40,515$0$22,464$0$399,135$0$0$0
Carey D Risinger
SVP Food & Beverage$160,677$0$65,000$0$6,269$0$32,136$0$4,837$0$268,919$0$0$0
Russell W Fitzgerald
SVP Operations$154,250$0$50,000$0$5,191$0$33,375$0$20,279$0$263,095$0$0$0
Daryl E Real
VP Livestock$132,725$0$50,000$0$3,862$0$28,076$0$28,830$0$243,493$0$0$0
Jennifer Schuder
VP Marketing$121,250$0$60,000$0$270$0$26,375$0$18,432$0$226,327$0$0$0
Christopher Berner
Director - Accounting$100,744$0$33,000$0$581$0$20,226$0$8,462$0$163,013$0$0$0
KARISSA CONDOIANIS
DIRECTOR-PUBLIC RELATIONS$93,977$0$38,000$0$0$0$6,156$0$16,173$0$154,306$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Referencecompensation contingent on the net earnings of the organizationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanationform 990, schedule j, part i, line 6a: State Fair of Texas maintains a capped management bonus plan for all employees, including department directors, vice presidents, senior vice presidents and the President. Each employee must complete written goals and objectives for their operating area which is approved by the President. The President makes assessments of all employees' (excluding himself) performance and achievement of written goals and objectives and their target bonus percentage and makes recommended bonus awards to the Finance/Audit Committee. The Finance/Audit Committee deliberates on the recommended awards and any bonus award for the President without management present and makes a recommendation to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors ("Executive Committee"). The Executive Committee deliberates and decides on the final management bonus awards without management present. All such decisions of the Executive Committee are documented with contemporaneous minutes of its meetings.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT B SMITHPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship Descriptiongen counsel & vchair/secRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$412,580TransactionAmt
TransactionROUTINE LEGAL SERVICESTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceBusiness Transactions Involving Interested PersonsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSchedule L, Part IV: STATE FAIR OF TEXAS MADE PAYMENTS TOTALING $412,580 TO ROBERT SMITH FOR LEGAL SERVICES RENDERED. MR. SMITH SERVES AS THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL COUNSEL AND WAS A VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM 1/1/2015 TO 4/14/2015. FROM TIME TO TIME THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS ROUTINE BUSINESS WITH ENTITIES AFFILIATED WITH CERTAIN MEMBERS OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WITH RESPECT TO THE ORGANIZATION AND THESE ENTITIES, TRANSACTIONS ARE CONDUCTED IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF OPERATIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Works Of ArtWorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And PublicationsBooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other VehiclesCarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual PropertyIntellectualPropertyGrp
Securities Publicly TradedSecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOtherGrp
CollectiblesCollectiblesGrp
Food InventoryFoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
TaxidermyTaxidermyGrp
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)BOOTS1$18,750FMV
Yes (X)UNIFORMS1$25,000FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Executive committeeFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1a: Article V Section 1 of State Fair of Texas-SFT's bylaws provides for the establishment of an Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and vests in the executive committee the authority to act on behalf of the board of directors between meetings of the board.
DIRECTOR OR KEY EMPLOYEE FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2: Name of Individuals Name of Individuals Type of Relationship Joel Williams, Jr. and Joel Williams III Family Roy Coffee and J. Michael Lewis Business John W. Carpenter III and J. Michael Lewis Business Ruben Esquivel and Robert W. Best Business
PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION b, LINE 11B: The Form 990 was reviewed in detail with the Finance/Audit Committee at its meeting on November 9, 2016. The Form 990 was then distributed to all members of the Board of Directors prior to filing.
MONTIORING AND ENFORCING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICYFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: State Fair of Texas("SFT") performs an annual survey of its directors, officers, and key employees regarding any business or family relationships with SFT or with other of the organization's directors, officers and key employees. Any exceptions noted are reviewed by the Finance/Audit Committee which recommends any necessary corrective action to the Executive Committee.
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATIONFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A & 15B: In November 2014, State Fair of Texas("SFT") engaged a national accounting and consulting firm to update the previous compensation review which was last performed in 2012 and 2010 (finalized in 2011). Positions included in this compensation review were President, Senior Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents and Department Directors. The firm conducted market analyses for these positions' base and total cash compensation and concluded that all amounts were within the competitive range. The President provides salary and bonus recommendations for all employees (other than the President), which are reviewed by the Finance/Audit Committee. The Chairman of the Board of Directors makes recommendation of the President's salary and bonus, which is also reviewed by the Finance/Audit Committee. Salary and bonus amounts are deliberated on by the Finance/Audit Committee without the presence of management and utilizing the compensation review referenced above, with recommendations then made to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for consideration, deliberation and decision. All such decisions of the Executive Committee are documented with contemporaneous minutes of its meetings.
HOW MAKE DOCUMENTS PUBLICFORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: State Fair of Texas ("SFT") makes the following documents available to the general public on SFT's website at www.bigtex.com: Bylaws, Certificate of Formation, Conflict of Interest/Ethics Policy, Finance/Audit Committee Charter, Early Adoption of Business Organization Code and audited financial statements. In addition, SFT makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements available to the public by providing copies upon request and available for inspection at its administrative office.
Reconciliation of Net AssetsForm 990, Part XI, Line 9: FUNDRAISING NET INCOME RECLASSIFICATION $(95,194) ROUNDING ADJUSTMENT $ 1 Total $(95,193)
FORM 990, PART X, LINE 23SECURED MORTGAGES AND NOTES PAYABLE THE INTEREST RATE OF NOTES PAYABLE IS THAT British Bankers Association one-month floating LIBOR plus 1.0%

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