MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION (EIN 41-2013696)
Tax period
2014-11-01 to 2015-10-31
Filed
2016-03-10
IRS object ID
201600709349300325
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-03-10T11:54:28-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-10-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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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 Begin2014-11-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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)
PersonMITCH DAVISPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone6512884323PhoneNum
Signature2016-02-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER TINGLEYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01485570PTIN
Phone6123764500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKAY CADYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11265 SNELLING AVENUE NORTHAddressLine1Txt
CityST PAULCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP551083099ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,672,550GrossReceiptsAmt
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
Voting Members Governing Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee6TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers220TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,590,615PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,249,769CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,940PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,455CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$192,445PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$232,924CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,786,000PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,484,148CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,330,005PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,447,902CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$537,628PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$576,775CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$3,500PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$295,569CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$230,280PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$216,974CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,101,413PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,241,651CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$684,587PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$242,497CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,388,702TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$76,271TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$123,610TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,017,580NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,265,092NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$1,721,174ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,447,902GrantAmt
DescIN 2015, THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION GRANTED $1.4 MILLION (INCLUDING $53,835 FOR IN-KIND) TO THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOR CAPITAL AND PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS. CASH GRANTS WERE PRIMARILY FOR THE NEW WEST END MARKET AND HISTORY & HERITAGE CENTER. FUNDS ALSO SUPPORTED PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH ARTS A'FAIR; VOCABULARY-BUILDING THROUGH ALPHABET FOREST; PUBLIC ART EXPERIENCE THROUGH GIANT SING-ALONG; MATH LITERACY THROUGH MATH ON-A-STICK; AND PROJECTS THAT IMPROVED THE FAIRGROUNDS WITH SEATING AND TREES. FOUNDATION SUPPORT IS ALIGNED WITH THESE STATE FAIR PROGRAM AREAS: AGRICULTURE, ART, FAIRGROUNDS 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 20-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,721,174TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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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 Document5IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee6EmployeeCnt
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
Governing Body Voting Members20GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member20IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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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Phone6512884323PhoneNum

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Address Line11265 SNELLING AVENUE NORTHAddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

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MITCH DAVIS
BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTY D SMITH
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY HAMMER
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF HAWKINS
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK BAILEY
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDY CRAIGHEAD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN FABIE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY GILBERSTADT
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERT GREENER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBYN HANSEN
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
GINNY HUBBARD MORRIS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK PARISI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AL PAULSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE POPPEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD RIBAR
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (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 MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE SULLIVAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM WINTER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAY CADY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$167,119$0$27,692
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$2,170,481AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$126,251NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,249,769TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,588TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,588ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,425SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,558SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$133SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$133TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$22,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$22,000ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$335,318GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$80,394CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$254,924TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$254,924ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$234,379ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,447,902TotalAmt
Program Services$1,447,902ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$205,768TotalAmt
Program Services$102,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,153ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$61,731FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$279,688TotalAmt
Program Services$104,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,922ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$104,883FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,639TotalAmt
Program Services$5,789ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,340ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,510FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,764TotalAmt
Program Services$16,077ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,475ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,212FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,916TotalAmt
Program Services$11,966ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,180ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,770FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,790TotalAmt
Management And General$31,790ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,913TotalAmt
Management And General$8,863ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100TotalAmt
Fundraising$100FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,302TotalAmt
Program Services$2,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,159ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,765FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$488TotalAmt
Program Services$195ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$176FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,253TotalAmt
Program Services$6ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,046ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$201FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,873TotalAmt
Program Services$368ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,173ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$332FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$579TotalAmt
Program Services$232ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$139ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$208FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,107TotalAmt
Program Services$319ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,231ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,557FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MATERIALS$62,826$108$3,451$59,267
SALES TAXES$16,937$16,937
BANK CHARGES$13,502$13,502
RECOGNITION$9,720$5,779$2,281$1,660

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,584TotalAmt
Program Services$5,351ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,086ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,147FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,241,651TotalAmt
Program Services$1,721,174ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$224,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$295,569FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$146,507BOYAmt
EOY$234,771EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$777,522BOYAmt
EOY$769,103EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$922,128BOYAmt
EOY$1,081,331EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$3,806EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,735BOYAmt
EOY$4,886EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,424BOYAmt
EOY$6,609EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,329LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,610LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,298BOYAmt
EOY$719EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$235,237BOYAmt
EOY$287,477EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,093,851BOYAmt
EOY$2,388,702EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,271BOYAmt
EOY$123,610EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,271BOYAmt
EOY$123,610EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$468,017BOYAmt
EOY$545,757EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,309,165BOYAmt
EOY$1,425,100EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$240,398BOYAmt
EOY$294,235EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,017,580BOYAmt
EOY$2,265,092EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,093,851BOYAmt
EOY$2,388,702EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$242,497ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$5,015NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$1,721,863CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,002,797CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$869,789CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,590,615CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,249,769CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,434,833TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,002,797CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$869,789CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,590,615CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,249,769CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,434,833TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,624,571SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,810,262PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,805CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,193CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,747CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,245CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,588CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,578TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,043CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$75CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$4,118TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,460,529TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,594,856GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.82560PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.78330PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 4,043. 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$235,237BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$56,649ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,015InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships-$9,424GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$287,477EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$78,516BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$66,771ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$21,596InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$166,883EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,599BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$54,200ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,717InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$78,516EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$18,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$99InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$18,599EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01280BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.87090PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.11630TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,329OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,610DepreciationAmt
Book Value$719BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$719TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,540,979TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$5,015NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$42,769DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$9,047OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$56,831RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,484,148RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,484,148TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,293,467TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$42,769DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$9,047OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$51,816ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,241,651ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,241,651TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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$155,738GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$79,288CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$76,450GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$29,094NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$6,814FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$3,300EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$59,242OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$155,738GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$79,288CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$76,450GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$29,094NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$6,814FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$3,300EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$59,242OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$98,450DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$22,000NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$1,408,252CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$39,650NonCashAssistanceAmt
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)
PersonKAY CADYPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$166,763BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$356OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,797DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$18,895NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$194,811TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)FOOD AND BEVERAGE21$50,194FMV
Yes (X)CONSTRUCTION/LANDSCAPING2$39,650FMV
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS117$29,094FMV
Yes (X)POSTER/PRINTS1$7,312FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 30B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS ON PART I, COLUMN (B)ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 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 11THE 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, STAFF MEMBERS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE AFOREMENTIONED. 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 DIRECTOR, K. CADY WAS UNDERTAKEN DURING 2015.
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.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR

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