Orleans County Fair Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 036010725
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2012–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023
- Location
- Barton, VT, USA
- Phone
- 8026739454
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $360,604
- Expenses
- $367,815
- Assets
- $897,675
- Liabilities
- $168,318
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
27 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JASON SICARD (PRESIDENT; F)
People named in this filing
- ROY AMEY (DIRECTOR)
- SONIA MAXWELL ASHMAN (DIRECTOR)
- JEFF BICKFORD (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. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The orleans county fair association (ocfa), founded in 1867, in barton, Vermont, was formed of local farmers and businessman who wanted to bring the community together to socialize and celebrate at an annual county fair. The fair is now held each year in august. The ocfa continues to embrace agricultural history and has grown to meet the 21st centry with events that appeal to all ages. With the continued support of out community, state, and the many visitors, ocfa intends to provide a meeting place for a wide variety of events that will keep people coming back to the orleans county fairgrounds for years to come.
What it reported doing in 2023
4th of july event. The orleans county fair association (ocfa) celebrates july 4th with an antique tractor pull, horse pulling, and gymkhana. Local military veterans are invited to open the day with a proper flag raising ceremony in order to show them our honor and respect as well as our country. The community participates in the 4th of july parade that ends at the fairgrounds for the ocfa annual chicken barbeque. The ocfa provides games for all ages.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 83% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 87
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 64
- Sustainability: 46
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 99.3%; rating input score 99
- Program expense ratio: 97.4%; rating input score 97
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -2%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.44; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -1.7% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 99.3% of revenue deployed · 97.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 27 of 27 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 27 people listed
- Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2023
- 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.