2025-04-15T17:39:03-05:00 2024-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 4622 Pennsylvania Ave Ste 1100 Kansas City MO 64112 990 2024-01-01 351053099 Elkhart County 4-H & Agri Expo Inc ELKH 5745333247 17746 CR 34 D Goshen IN 46528 Don Riegsecker Treasurer 5745333247 2025-04-09 1 0 Kevin Ensminger P01310558 8167533000 2025-04-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Randi Yoder 17746 CR 34 D Goshen IN 46528 5059598 0 X www.4hfair.org X 1955 IN A facility for the Elkhart County 4-H clubs to showcase their 4-H projects annually, hold meetings in throughout the year and provide members of our community a place to hold events. The facility also holds large events that bring overnight guests to our community creating economic impact. 130 129 28 200 0 0 576596 725066 3417055 3632930 62673 55030 164061 174255 4220385 4587281 28595 31460 0 0 597871 677312 0 0 0 2865037 2951234 3491503 3660006 728882 927275 8492116 9466138 122960 169707 8369156 9296431 X The Elkhart County 4-H Fair and its facilities were established, expanded and are to be maintained to enhance and encourage family and youth programs that promote the principles expressed in the 4-H creed: "Head, Heart, Hand and Health". Year round activity, economic development and increased community involvement are the base for continued pursuit of our purposes and ideals. Through participation in programs of leadership, education, agriculture, citizenship, character development and entertainment, we will work to enrich the quality of life for family and community. The volunteer spirit must be encouraged in all ways to continue the traditions, pride and achievements of the fair. 0 0 3205479 31460 2789111 4-H Fair activities. 347106 0 777216 To provide the community with space to hold larger private and public events. To attract functions or events that draw the public to our area for multiple night stays, which provides positive economic impact to the businesses in our community. 63146 0 119219 To provide meeting room space for any 4-H clubs and extension service meetings throughout the year. In the current year, we provided meeting room space for 4-H clubs and extension service meetings. 3615731 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 91 0 1 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 130 129 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 IN X Kelly Ropp Secretary 5745333247 17746 CR 34 D Goshen IN 46528 Shelly Steury General Manager 50.00 X X 110858 0 9831 Randi Yoder President 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Jason Wogoman President Elect 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Nick Kiefer Vice President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Don Riegsecker Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Kelly Ropp Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Chris Gillam Director at Large 1.00 X 0 0 0 Monica Gould Director at Large 1.00 X 0 0 0 Harold Schmucker Jr Director at Large 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Lorenz Director at Large 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Lund Fair Board Attorney until 10/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Jason Bailey Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mel Barkman Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Barney Beer Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Shane Blotkamp Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Emil Broni Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bailey Burt Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Christofeno Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ronda Chupp Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Melissa Cloud Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kori Cripe Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Culp Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Josh Culp Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dan Cunningham Board Member until 10/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Dale Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gary Dean Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Eash Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Ann Eash Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sharon Edwards Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Edwards Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mekayla Eppers Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ben Evans Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jodi Evans Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jon Flickinger Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Daryl Fradenburg Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jill Frey Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jenica Fry Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brooke Gabriele Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Andy Gall Board Member until 10/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Marty Gall Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jesse Garris Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jill Garris Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Debbie George Board Member until 10/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Steve George Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gale Gerber Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tad Gongwer Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Judy Good Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Graber Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brandon Gregg Board Member until 10/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Katrina Gregg Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bets Hahn Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Hartzell Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brett Hartzler Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cindy Hawkins Board Member until 5/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Wendell Hershberger Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Melody Hickok Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alexandra Hicks Board Member until 10/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Penni Himes Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jeryl Hochstedler Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Pat Hochstedler Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Becky Hostetler Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cindy Hostetler Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Trent Hostetler Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Howard Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jordan Hunter Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Fred Jessup Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew Johnson Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Krista Kerns Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brandi Kitson Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Krider Board Member until 10/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Diane Kritzman Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Kritzman Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Karen LaCounte Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Landis Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Steve Landis Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Meribethe Lawton Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brittany Leazenby Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jill Leer Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jack Lengacher Jr Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Ann Cross Lienhart Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lynn Loucks Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Mattern Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Mattern Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jade Mattson Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mitch Mattson Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert McClane Board Member until 6/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Karen Meade Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Andrea Miller Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Duane R Miller Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gerald Miller Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Logan Miller Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dorn Nichols Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Nisly Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Noffsinger Board Member until 10/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sam Perri Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sue Perri Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Allison Pinion Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kenneth Pletcher Board Member/Past President until 1/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Powell Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Prough Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kraig Resler Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 DJ Rhoades Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Aaron Rink Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kate Rink Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kim Rink Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jan Robinson Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ted Sautter Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Troy Schwartz Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Jerry Sellon Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Seltenright Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Sharkey Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dennis Sharkey Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Randall Sharkey Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Terry Shewmaker Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rebecca Showalter Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Shroyer Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Siegel Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dan Sink Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Austin Smith Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Randy Sizemore Board Member until 10/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Boyd Smith Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Stephens Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 MacKenzie Taylor Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brad Trenshaw Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Renee Troyer-Campbell Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Troyer Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Eldie Troyer Board Member/Past President until 3/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Troyer Board Member until 10/2024 1.00 X 0 0 0 Pam Vander Wey Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Utley Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cork Wagner Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Wagner Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Amber Weaver Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Diane Wheatley Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jessica Whickcar Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Shelly Wilfong Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Williams Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jean Williams Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sharon Wogoman Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cliff Wolf Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Andy Yeager Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Yoder Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robin Yohn Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Robert Zell Board Member/Past President 1.00 X 0 0 0 110858 0 9831 1 0 0 0 0 12979 712087 23810 725066 4-H Fair Activities 900099 3632930 3632930 3632930 113911 113911 197747 79734 118013 118013 52617 65396 302766 361647 -58881 -58881 -58881 37021 12979 30936 6085 6085 Souvenir Sales 900099 28707 28707 Insurance Reimbursemen 900099 5490 5490 15960 15960 50157 4587281 3685547 0 176668 31460 31460 120689 120689 47611 47611 396386 396386 72155 72155 40471 40471 13534 13534 309596 309596 96963 96963 336824 336824 454718 447300 7418 22392 22392 302677 302677 151450 151450 Fair Entertainment 1121308 1121308 Special Events 49427 49427 4-H Events 10512 10512 81833 58510 23323 3660006 3615731 44275 0 474500 372027 2556058 2212187 9783 22296 22937 52938 13313450 6516677 5417921 6796773 10917 9917 8492116 9466138 39900 63818 83060 105889 122960 169707 X 0 0 0 0 8369156 9296431 8369156 9296431 8492116 9466138 927275 0 X 0 0 0 X 210126 691407 1318252 576596 725066 3521447 375105 3048323 2337102 3417055 3632930 12810515 585231 3739730 3655354 3993651 4357996 16331962 10900 27300 85410 32655 30158 186423 0 10900 27300 85410 32655 30158 186423 16145539 186231 173667 192491 249411 311658 1113458 186231 173667 192491 249411 311658 1113458 38173 15160 2035 6085 61453 211877 253024 138139 54033 50157 707230 1021512 4166421 4001144 4299130 4725896 18214103 0.88640 0.86490 0.06110 0.07280 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12, Explanation of Other Income: Other Income - 2020 Amount: $ 211,877. 2021 Amount: $ 216,797. 2022 Amount: $ 115,897. 2023 Amount: $ 18,184. 2024 Amount: $ 15,960. Souvenir Sales - 2021 Amount: $ 25,888. 2022 Amount: $ 19,622. 2023 Amount: $ 31,504. 2024 Amount: $ 28,707. Vending Machine Income - 2021 Amount: $ 5,569. Insurance Reimbursement - 2021 Amount: $ 4,770. 2022 Amount: $ 2,620. 2023 Amount: $ 4,345. 2024 Amount: $ 5,490. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2613267 81610 340997 93963 0 7087 2934824 2306257 82235 303927 72931 6221 2613267 1392363 1110562 -192785 3883 2306257 1169502 3113 222954 3206 1392363 1046839 3313 165897 43930 2617 1169502 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 1 0 1867697 1867697 8003763 5272772 2730991 662511 87468 575043 1318374 1156437 161937 1461105 1461105 6796773 Part V, Line 4: Funds are held in perpetuity for the benefit of the Elkhart County Community. The Elkhart County 4-H and Agri. Expo., Inc. hopes to receive a percentage of the income earned on these funds annually to cover expense of maintenance projects and upkeep. Golf Outing 50000 12979 37021 9736 10621 7271 3308 50000 12979 37021 9736 10621 7271 3308 30936 6085 1 Community Foundation of Elkhart County Inc 300 Nibco Parkway No 301 Elkhart IN 46516 311255886 501(c)(3) 25000 0 20-Year Agreement Yearly Contribution 1 0 Part I, Line 2: A project list is generated each year. Estimates for jobs are obtained and the Fair Board Executive Committee monitors the expenses to make sure it does not exceed the grant funds. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 The following board members/directors have familial relationships: 1. Trent Hostetler, Cindy Hostetler and Allison Pinion 2. Sharon Edwards and Steve Edwards 3. Jesse Garris and Jill Garris 4. Jeryl Hochstedler, Pat Hochstedler and Mary Ann Lienhart Cross 5. Sam Perri and Sue Perri 6. Eldie Troyer and Kim Rink 7. David Williams, Jean Williams, and Becky Hostetler 8. Richard Utley and Jennifer Prough 9. Kate Rink, Kim Rink, and Aaron Rink 10. Dennis Sharkey, Brian Sharkey, and Randall Sharkey 11. Diane Kritzman, Mark Kritzman and Kathy Eash 12. Diane Wheatley and Sharon Edwards 13. Mekayla Eppers and Ted Sautter 14. Ronda Chupp and Monica Gould 15. Matthew Johnson and Josh Culp 16. Bill Mattern and Jim Mattern 17. Jason Wogoman and Sharon Wogoman 18. Kelly Ropp and Pam Vander Wey 19. Jade Mattson and Mitch Mattson 20. Steve Landis and Jeff Landis 21. Ben Evans and Jodi Evans Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The membership of the corporation shall consist of Fair Board Members, Past Presidents, Fair Board Directors, and the Officers of the corporation. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a According to the bylaws of the organization, there are 28 organizations that may appoint a voting delegate to the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b Members may elect governing body positions. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The annual Form 990 is reviewed by the organization's finance committee and the treasurer. Any revisions need to be approved by the executive committee. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The company's conflict of interest policy is monitored via annual disclosures required by all board members. When a conflict of interest arises, the interested members abstain from voting on the transaction. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The personnel committee and or the Executive Committee is given the task of making all wage recommendations, including those of the general manager. These people consider the wages of comparable types of positions within the community, personal performance, cost of living, hours of work recorded and fluctuations in job responsibility. The Executive Committee approves the final compensation for the general manager. These final decisions are documented contemporaneously. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 A copy of the governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in IRC Section 6104(d).