Clinton County 4H & Youth Fair

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382467323
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Dewitt, MI, USA
Phone
9892245252
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$109,665
Expenses
$48,190
Assets
$213,770
Liabilities
$11,517

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

People named in this filing

  • ABBY THELEN (DIRECTOR)
  • CINDY CARTER (DIRECTOR)
  • CYNTHIA MOINET (DIRECTOR)

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

To promote the annual clinton county 4h and youth fair in cooperation with the clinton county msu extension service staff.

What it reported doing in 2024

To promote and advance the interest in agriculture, horticulture, household arts and mechanic arts and science, and all kindred sciences and arts in their valued branches. Over 300 individuals, groups, and approximately 98 families participated in the fair for the fiscal year 2024-2025.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 38.7%; rating input score 39
  • Program expense ratio: 88%; rating input score 88

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 56.1%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.44; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 38.7% of revenue deployed · 88% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $42K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.