MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION (EIN 41-2013696)
Tax period
2013-11-01 to 2014-10-31
Filed
2015-02-06
IRS object ID
201540379349300419
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-02-06T11:49:44-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-10-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET SUITE 300AddressLine1
CityMINNEAPOLISCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55402ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-11-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN412013696EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMINNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6512884323PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11265 SNELLING AVENUE NORTHAddressLine1
CityST PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code551083099ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPATRICK BAILEYPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone6512884323PhoneNum
Signature2015-02-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER TINGLEYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01485570PTIN
Phone6123764500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKAY CADYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11265 SNELLING AVENUE NORTHAddressLine1
CityST PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code551083099ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,936,505GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Employee7TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers220TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$869,790PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,590,615CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$4,747PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,940CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$152,230PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$192,445CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,026,767PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,786,000CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$518,766PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,330,005CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$421,879PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$537,628CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$2,135PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$3,500CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$299,462CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$170,200PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$230,280CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,112,980PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,101,413CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$86,213PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$684,587CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,093,851TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$53,001TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$76,271TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,317,381NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,017,580NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$2,582,982ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,330,005GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescIN 2014, THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR FOUNDATION GRANTED $2.3 MILLION (INCLUDING $70,622 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, AND FOR UPGRADES AT THE LEE AND ROSE WARNER COLISEUM. FUNDS ALSO SUPPORTED PERFORMING ARTS THROUGH ARTS A'FAIR; VOCABULARY-BUILDING THROUGH ALPHABET FOREST; PUBLIC ART EXPERIENCE THROUGH GIANT SING ALONG; 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 20-MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,582,982TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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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 Document8IRPDocumentCnt
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
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JENNINE DUDABusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6512884323PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11265 SNELLING AVENUE NORTHAddressLine1
CityST PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code551083099ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

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PATRICK BAILEY
BOARD CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MITCH DAVIS
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY HAMMER
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SORENSEN
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDY CRAIGHEAD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN FABIE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM FOSS
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
ROBYN HANSEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF HAWKINS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLEN LEVINE
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
STEVE POPPEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD RIBAR
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
PATTY SMITH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM WINTER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAY CADY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$162,531$0$26,614
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Total Other Compensation$26,614TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$47,946FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$3,542,669AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$110,307NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,590,615TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,245TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,245ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,281SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,586SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$2,305SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$2,305TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$2,305ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$71,836FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$47,946ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,602TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,602ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$261,528GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$82,685CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$178,843TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$178,843ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,786,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$195,385ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,330,005TotalAmt
Program Services$2,330,005ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,208TotalAmt
Program Services$97,604ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,042ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,562FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$264,797TotalAmt
Program Services$97,181ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,198ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$101,418FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$3,857ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,162ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,872FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,185TotalAmt
Program Services$13,932ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,294FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,547TotalAmt
Program Services$10,619ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,305ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,623FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,572TotalAmt
Management And General$34,572ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,500TotalAmt
Fundraising$3,500FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,096TotalAmt
Management And General$9,490ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,606FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125TotalAmt
Fundraising$125FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,362TotalAmt
Program Services$3,954ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,602ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,806FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$375TotalAmt
Program Services$150ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$136FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,405TotalAmt
Program Services$80ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$183ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,142FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,374TotalAmt
Program Services$490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$440ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$444FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$579TotalAmt
Program Services$232ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$137ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$210FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,054TotalAmt
Program Services$313ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,246ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,495FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
MATERIALS$49,206$2,692$46,514
SALES TAXES$14,340$14,340
BANK CHARGES$12,313$12,313
FOOD$9,583$3,127$2,400$4,056

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,896TotalAmt
Program Services$6,169ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,412ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,315FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,101,413TotalAmt
Program Services$2,582,982ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$218,969ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$299,462FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,274BOYAmt
EOY$146,507EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$994,549BOYAmt
EOY$777,522EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,144BOYAmt
EOY$922,128EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,335BOYAmt
EOY$4,735EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,321BOYAmt
EOY$6,424EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,329LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,031LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,876BOYAmt
EOY$1,298EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,883BOYAmt
EOY$235,237EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,370,382BOYAmt
EOY$2,093,851EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,732BOYAmt
EOY$76,271EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,269BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,001BOYAmt
EOY$76,271EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$421,544BOYAmt
EOY$468,017EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$734,078BOYAmt
EOY$1,309,165EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$161,759BOYAmt
EOY$240,398EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,317,381BOYAmt
EOY$2,017,580EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,370,382BOYAmt
EOY$2,093,851EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$684,587ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$15,612NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$626,483CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,721,863CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,002,797CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$869,789CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,590,615CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,811,547TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,721,863CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,002,797CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$869,789CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,590,615CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,811,547TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,671,741SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,139,806PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,218CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,805CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,193CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,747CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,245CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,208TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,043CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$75CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$4,118TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,838,873TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,487,483GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.78330PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.85050PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$18,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$99InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$18,599EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.01530BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.82350PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.16120TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,329OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,031DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,298BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,298TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,854,454TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$15,612NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$45,458DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$7,384OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$68,454RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,786,000RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,786,000TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,154,255TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$45,458DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$7,384OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$52,842ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,101,413ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,101,413TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION'S RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT IS TO BE HELD IN PERPETUITY. EARNINGS ON ENDOWMENT INVESTMENTS MAY BE USED FOR CAPITAL AND PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS TO BENEFIT THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE MINNESOTA REGULATIONS. THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS 2011 TO 2013 ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES IN EXCESS OF DIRECT BENEFIT 7,384.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES IN EXCESS OF DIRECT BENEFIT 7,384.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1TASTE OF THE FAIRNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$119,782GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$47,946CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$71,836GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$26,997NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$4,278FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$3,325EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$23,634OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$119,782GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$47,946CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$71,836GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$26,997NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$4,278FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$3,325EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$23,634OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$58,234DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$13,602NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11265 SNELLING AVENUE NORTHAddressLine1
CityST PAULCity
StateMNState
ZIP Code55108ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN411531915RecipientEIN
IRC SectionN/AIRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$2,273,866CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$56,139NonCashAssistanceAmt
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$162,175BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$8,500DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$18,114NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$189,145TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 (8 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)CONSTRUCTION/3$45,698FMV
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS142$27,187FMV
Yes (X)FOOD AND BEVE9$16,690FMV
Yes (X)PROGRAM MATER1$11,874FMV
Yes (X)SCULPTURES1$8,050FMV
Yes (X)POSTER/PRINTS1$5,460FMV
Yes (X)GARDEN SHED1$5,000FMV
Yes (X)PROFESSIONAL1$1,762FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

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 SMART 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 2014.
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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