Association of Connecticut Fair Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
060973371
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Berlin, CT, USA
Phone
8603014605
Rating
39
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Farm Bureau, Grange

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$70,106
Expenses
$65,509
Assets
$132,275
Liabilities
$931

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

34 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Paul Burnham (President)
  • Barbara Breor (First Vice President)
  • Patricia Kelly (Second Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Paul Burnham (President)
  • Barbara Breor (First Vice President)
  • Patricia Kelly (Second Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Association of Connecticut Fairs, Inc. advertises and markets the dates and locations of agricultural fairs and events across the state of Connecticut as well as other events taking place at some of Connecticut's fairgrounds. The organization connects members with other fairs across the state of Connecticut for tips, tricks, and best practices. The organization also hosts multiple meetings each year to allow member fairs to become acquainted with their industry partners.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization advertised and marketed the dates and locations of agricultural fairs and events across the state as well as other events that took place at some of Connecticut's fairgrounds. The organization connected members with other fairs across Connecticut for tips, tricks, and best practices. Director and membership meetings were held throughout the year. Participants contributed goods from their organizations that were auctioned off during the membership meetings. The funds were used for scholarships for high school students entering college to encourage their interest in fields related to agriculture.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.6%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.02; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 34 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.