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US nonprofit · EIN 344429710 · Van Wert, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 344429710) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 November 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Van Wert County Agricultural Society

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.3m
year to 30 November 2025
Expenses
$1.3m
year to 30 November 2025
Total assets
$894k
$754k liabilities
Net assets
$140k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
19
4.0y av
Staff
8
29 volunteers
Left since last filing
2
11% of the board
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Exemption recognised again: the IRS automatically revoked this organisation’s exemption on 15 April 2019, and its IRS ruling date is now 1 February 2020 (a later recognition). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Van Wert County Agricultural Society's network

19 peoplei19 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

19 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brian EtzlerDirector2019
7 yrs
Becki PriceDirector2024
2 yrs
Brendan KarlDirector2024
2 yrs
Dalton SidleTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Frankie BowenDirector2024
2 yrs
Jennifer BallietDirector2022
4 yrs
Jennifer SwandersDirector2024
2 yrs
Jon AvereschDirector2025
1 yr
Justin SeifkerDirector2024
2 yrs
Kathy McCollowDirector2019
7 yrs
Kim Mason (also filed as Kim Mason)Director2019
7 yrs
Kory KlineDirector2024
2 yrs
Mike WortmanVice President2022
4 yrs
Roger WilkinDirector2019
7 yrs
Susie SandersonDirector2019
7 yrs
Shawn ThactherDirector2024
2 yrs
Spencer LinnDirector2025
1 yr
Stephanie BoroffPresident2022
4 yrs
Terry ChildsDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 19 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Michael PolingSecretary - Fair Managersince 2022

Pay and hours

year to 30 November 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Michael PolingSecretary - Fair Manager40$50k
Justin SeifkerDirector2$0
Jennifer BallietDirector2$0
Jon AvereschDirector2$0
Stephanie BoroffPresident2$0
Frankie BowenDirector2$0
Terry ChildsDirector2$0
Brian EtzlerDirector2$0
Spencer LinnDirector2$0
Brendan KarlDirector2$0
Kory KlineDirector2$0
Kim MasonDirector2$0
Kathy McCollowDirector2$0
Becki PriceDirector2$0
Susie SandersonDirector2$0
Dalton SidleTreasurer2$0
Jennifer SwandersDirector2$0
Shawn ThactherDirector2$0
Roger WilkinDirector2$0
Mike WortmanVice President2$0

About

Legal name
Van Wert County Agricultural Society
EIN
344429710
Address
1055 S Washington St, Van Wert, OH, 45891-1475
State
Ohio
Mission
To provide facilities for the Van Wert County Youth for 4-H and Junior Fair Provider for competition of all forms of livestock (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
K20 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
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1980
Principal officer
Michael Poling (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsBrian Etzler
≥7years on the filingsKathy McCollow
≥7years on the filingsKim Mason
≥7years on the filingsRoger Wilkin

Latest return

year to 30 November 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 November 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$894k
Total liabilities
$754k
Net assets or fund balances
$140k
Contributions and grants received
$337k
Program service revenue
$449k
Employees
8
Volunteers
29

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.4m$1.5mDeficit $40k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.