Boone County Fair Association
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.3m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$3.3m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$3.5m
$738k liabilities
Net assets
$2.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
36
5.9 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
3
8% of the board
Voting members
36
reported in Part VI
Boone County Fair Association's network
36 people6 organisationsi36 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (36). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
36 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 36 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR Henninger | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Bob Scherer | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brad Walter | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian O'Dell | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bryson O'Dell | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Butch Peters | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dave Tinberg | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dean Page | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Don Ellwanger | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| ED Cosman | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| ED Kasper | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gordan Butt | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Hunter Walter | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Iris Humphry | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jack Ratcliffe | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jason Schmeling | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jeff Vance | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeremy Meyers | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| JO Ellen Coleman | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Joe Muzzillo | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| John Henninger | Vice-President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Nall | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kelly Christensen | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ken Fidder | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Melissa Irwin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rick O'Dell | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Rocky Temple | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Russell Caldwelll | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ruth Blasingame | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Shannon Walter | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sharyn Geske | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sheri Bochman | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Susan Banks | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Teri Keegan | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Todd Hegge | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tom Ratcliffe | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Ratcliffe | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Susan Banks | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Russell Caldwelll | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| John Henninger | Vice-President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Gordan Butt | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ruth Blasingame | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sheri Bochman | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kelly Christensen | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jo Ellen Coleman | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ed Cosman | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Don Ellwanger | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ken Fidder | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sharyn Geske | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Todd Hegge | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ar Henninger | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Iris Humphry | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Irwin | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ed Kasper | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Teri Keegan | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Meyers | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Joe Muzzillo | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| John Nall | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Brian O'dell | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Bryson O'dell | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Rick O'dell | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dean Page | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Tom Ratcliffe | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Bob Scherer | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jason Schmeling | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Rocky Temple | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dave Tinberg | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Vance | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Brad Walter | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Hunter Walter | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Butch Peters | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Shannon Walter | Director | 5 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Boone County Fair Association
- EIN
- 237166010
- Address
- Po Box 456, Belvidere, IL, 61008-0456
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Operation of an agricultural county fair. Many service clubs and tax-exempt organizations use fair as their fund raisers. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K99 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1957
- Principal officer
- Gordon Butt (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBrad Walter
≥8years on the filingsButch Peters
≥8years on the filingsDean Page
≥8years on the filingsED Kasper
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.5m
- Total liabilities
- $738k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2.3m
- Employees
- 0
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.5m | $2.2m | $368k |
| 2022 | $2.1m | $1.7m | $490k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.