2024-08-15T11:01:11-04:00 2023-09-30 462108854 KENDALL PREBOLA AND JONES LLC PO BOX 259 BEDFORD PA 155220259 990 2022-10-01 236443006 PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSN OF COUNTY FAIRS PENN 8668146985 128 CUMBERLAND ROAD BEDFORD PA 15522 HARRY REFFNER SECRETARY/TREASURER 8668146985 2024-08-12 true true JAMIE M MEARKLE CPA P00864606 8146231880 2024-08-12 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z HARRY REFFNER 128 CUMBERLAND ROAD BEDFORD PA 15522 263690 false X WWW.PAFAIRS.ORG X 1912 PA PROMOTE GROWTH OF AGRICULTURE FAIRS, ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES WITHIN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. 25 24 0 34 0 74918 82876 84381 92730 742 607 -603 1765 159438 177978 20080 18240 0 19000 20000 0 902 127538 143294 166618 181534 -7180 -3556 296703 298907 8314 14074 288389 284833 X PROMOTE GROWTH OF AGRICULTURE FAIRS, ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES WITHIN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. false false 174344 18240 92730 THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD SERVE THE INTERESTS OF ALL AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1912. THAT FIRST YEAR, THERE WERE THIRTEEN MEMBERS (13 FAIRS) AND HAS STEADILY GROWN TO OUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP OF ONE-HUNDRED AND SEVEN (107 FAIRS). EACH AGRICULTURAL FAIR, ASSOCIATION OR SOCIETY FOCUSES ON EDUCATION AND SHOWCASING OF AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, TOURISM AND MORE. OVER FIVE AND ONE-HALF MILLION FAIRGOERS EACH YEAR CAN ATTEST TO THE QUALITY OF WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. AT FAIRS, EXHIBITORS COMPETE FOR PRIZE MONEY, RIBBONS, OR MERELY ENJOY THE COMPETITION. THE FOLLOWING LIST IS ONLY SAMPLES OF THIS COMPETITIVENESS - LIVESTOCK, HAY AND GRAIN, VEGETABLES, FRUITS AND NUTS, BAKED AND CANNED GOODS, CHRISTMAS TREES, FLOWERS, SEWING, ART, GRANGE EXHIBITS, CONTESTS, APIARY, ANTIQUE FARM MACHINERY, AND OTHERS. THIS CAN INVOLVE BOTH YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE 174344 false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 0 false false false false true false false false false X 25 24 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false true false false false X HARRY REFFNER 8668146985 128 CUMBERLAND ROAD BEDFORD PA 15522 MARTHA EBERSOLE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG LASH VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 HARRY REFFNER SECRETARY/TR 25.00 X X 19250 0 0 SAMUEL J ZAFFUTO IMMEDIATE PA 5.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN D BIEBER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID W COWDEN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAN DICKEY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER DIRLAM DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN DOBSON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 TONY R FRAZIER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BEVERLY GRUBER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 BEN HAAGEN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOE IRONS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY KMETZ DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DR MIKE KOWALEWSKI DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SHIRLEY MCINTIRE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JANA MELLOTT DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNE MILLER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DR SALLY K NOLT DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES NUTAITIS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JIM REED DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DR DAVID REESE DVM DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE STEPHENSON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF WALASON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WILCOX DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 19250 false false false 57642 25234 82876 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 46395 46395 TRADE SHOW FEES 900099 44125 44125 PROGRAM ADVERTISMENTS 900099 2210 2210 92730 607 607 87477 85712 1765 1765 177978 92730 2372 18240 18240 20000 19000 1000 3900 3900 37653 37653 1765 1765 23211 21947 362 902 19164 18885 279 56156 56156 1445 698 747 181534 174344 6288 902 295758 298064 102 843 843 296703 298907 7694 13124 620 950 8314 14074 X 260552 254786 27837 30047 288389 284833 296703 298907 -3556 X true X false true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ASSOCIATIONS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF MORE LIKELY THAN NOT FOR RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2019 THROUGH 2021 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ASSOCIATION FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE ASSOCIATIONS POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THE ASSOCIATION HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES. CONVENTION MEAL 87477 87477 85712 87477 87477 85712 85712 1765 true SCHOLARSHIPS 6 6000 CONTEST PRIZES AND AWARDS 22 12240 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO STUDENTS ATTENDING COLLEGE (OR OTHER TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING) WHO HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THEIR LOCAL FAIRS. ELIGIIBLE APPLICANTS MUST BE A PA RESIDENT, CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN A FAIR THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE PA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS. APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED TO MEMBER FAIRS. THE MEMBER FAIR MUST SUBMIT A WRITTEN ENDORSEMENT WITH THE APPLICATION TO THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE. THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE APPLICATIONS AND SELECTS THE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS FOR THE YEAR BASED ON PRE-DETERMINED CRITERIA. APLICANTS CAN ONLY RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIP ONE TIME. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD SERVE THE INTERESTS OF ALL AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1912. THAT FIRST YEAR, THERE WERE THIRTEEN MEMBERS (13 FAIRS) AND HAS STEADILY GROWN TO OUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP OF ONE-HUNDRED AND SEVEN (107 FAIRS). EACH AGRICULTURAL FAIR, ASSOCIATION OR SOCIETY FOCUSES ON EDUCATION AND SHOWCASING OF AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, TOURISM AND MORE. OVER FIVE AND ONE-HALF MILLION FAIRGOERS EACH YEAR CAN ATTEST TO THE QUALITY OF WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. AT FAIRS, EXHIBITORS COMPETE FOR PRIZE MONEY, RIBBONS, OR MERELY ENJOY THE COMPETITION. THE FOLLOWING LIST IS ONLY SAMPLES OF THIS COMPETITIVENESS - LIVESTOCK, HAY AND GRAIN, VEGETABLES, FRUITS AND NUTS, BAKED AND CANNED GOODS, CHRISTMAS TREES, FLOWERS, SEWING, ART, GRANGE EXHIBITS, CONTESTS, APIARY, ANTIQUE FARM MACHINERY, AND OTHERS. THIS CAN INVOLVE BOTH YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE SECRETARY/TREASURER REVIEWS A DRAFT COPY OF THE PREPARED 990 AND MAKES REVISIONS AS NECESSARY. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY A DESIGNATED COMMITTEE BEFORE BEING SIGNED AND FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE PA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST.