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Gratiot County Fair for Youth

Alma, Michigan · EIN 38-6109129 · Recreation & Sports · tax-exempt since 2008

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 79.2 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended October 2025.

Graded against 22,516 recreation & sports nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.13.9 months85
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.82% of practices82
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.86
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.20% from one source48
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.94.7%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.2.9%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.09not scored

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Year by year

201620172018202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Oct 2025Form 990$1.08M$976K$104K$1.13M13.95A
Oct 2024Form 990$1.15M$1.06M$91K$1.01M11.45B
Oct 2023Form 990$1.14M$1.07M$68K$929K10.45B
Oct 2022Form 990$1.11M$1.00M$110K$868K10.43B
Oct 2021Form 990$944K$875K$69K$766K10.53B
Oct 2020Form 990$389K$400K−$11K$698K20.93C
Oct 2018Form 990$854K$823K$31K$652K9.54B
Oct 2017Form 990$832K$819K$13K$621K9.14A
Oct 2016Form 990$900K$873K$27K$608K8.43A

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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