Harrisburg Harvest Festival Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE AGRICULTURE AND FARMING IN OUR REGION AND SCHOOLS.
- Income
- $118,800
- Spending
- $78,161
- Reserves
- 16.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 53%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $76,026 spent. HARRISBURG HARVEST FESTIVAL: THE HARRISBURG HARVEST FESTIVAL TRACTOR AND TRUCK PULL HAS DEEP ROOTS IN LINN COUNTY, STARTING BACK IN 1982. WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN ON AND OFF YEARS FOR THE EVENT, IT WAS REIGNITED IN 2013 BY LOCAL FARMER AND BUSINESS OWNER, KURT KAYNER. IN EARLY AUGUST EACH YEAR, FARMERS, LOCALS, PULLING ENTHUSIASTS AND A WHOLE LOT OF FANS FROM ALL OVER THE PNW COME TOGETHER IN A FIELD JUST ONE MILE NORTH OF HARRISBURG, OREGON. HERE, THEY WILL PUT THE STRENGTH AND POWER OF THEIR MACHINES (TRACTORS AND/OR TRUCKS) TO THE TEST WHEN THEY HOOK UP TO A PROGRESSIVE COMPETITION PULLING SLED TO SEE HOW MUCH WEIGHT THEY CAN PULL. WHETHER IT'S A 70-YEAR OLD ALLIS CHALMERS, A MODIFIED GARDEN TRACTOR OR A SHINY BRAND-NEW HALF A MILLION-DOLLAR VERSATILE, YOU MIGHT SEE IT AT THE HARRISBURG HARVEST FESTIVAL. LOCALS OFTEN BRING THEIR DAILY DRIVEN 4WD DRIVE PICK UPS. PROFESSIONAL PULLERS TRAVEL FROM SEVERAL STATES AWAY, SOMETIMES WITH AN EXCESS OF 1500 HORSEPOWER, AND BRING THEIR MODIFIED PULLING TRUCKS TO PUT ON A SHOW FOR THE CROWD. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO LOCAL STUDENTS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2017.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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