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Greene County Agricultural and Mechanical Society Inc

EIN 44-0562789 · Springfield, MO

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What it says it does

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Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

THE ANNUAL OZARK EMPIRE FAIR HELD IN THE SUMMER TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE FOR MORE THAN 92,548 ATTENDEES AND 120 VOLUNTEERS.
THE ORGANIZATION HELD LIVESTOCK SHOWS DURING THE YEAR TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE AND OUTDOOR LIVING. THERE WERE 11 DIFFERENT SPECIES TO COMPETE IN AND ROUGHLY 82 DIVISIONS. IN 2024 WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 686 EXHIBITORS AND HELD AN APPROXIMATELY 10,200 CLASSES.
THE ORGANIZATION HELD A LIFE & ARTS SHOW DURING THE YEAR TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE. IN 2024, WE HAD 459 EXHIBITORS AND 1,877 AVAILABLE CLASSES. EACH EXHIBITOR HAD THE OPTION TO ENTER IN UP TO 75 CLASSES, AND WE SAW AN OVERALL TOTAL OF 2,729 ENTRIES INTO CLASSES IN 2024.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 1946.
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 October 21, 2026.

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