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Chatham County Agricultural Industrial Fair Incorporated

EIN 56-1681584 · Pittsboro, NC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

EXEMPT PURPOSE: TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHATHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. ANNUAL FAIR: TO SPONSOR AN ANNUAL FAIR FOR THE PEOPLE OF CHATHAM COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES TO EXHIBIT THEIR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LIVESTOCK, CRAFTS, FARM MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, AND CONSUMER SERVICES. EDUCATION: TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LIVESTOCK, CRAFTS, FARM EQUIPMENT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES, AND HOME SAFETY, AND WORKPLACE DEVELOPMENT.

Income
$47,412
Spending
$35,469
Reserves
23.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 58%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (3)
  1. $12,081 spent. ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR ACTIVITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF CHATHAM COUNTY TO EXHIBIT THEIR AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS, LIVESTOCK, CRAFTS, MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.
  2. $17,235 spent. TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY SPACE TO HOLD PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EVENTS TO DRAW PEOPLE TO THE CHATHAM COUNTY AREA WHICH BENEFIT THE BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY.
  3. SPECIAL EVENTS-DANCES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THESE ARE SPONSORED BY THE ASSOCIATION & STAFFED BY BOARD MEMBERS TO PROVIDE AN ENTERTAINMENT VENUE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY OF CHATHAM COUNTY WITH THE INTENT TO PROVIDE REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2014 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2014.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2016.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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