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US nonprofit · EIN 814944641 · Springfield, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 814944641) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: 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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2017.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Illinois Fairgrounds Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$74k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$269k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$869k
$116 liabilities
Net assets
$869k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
5.0 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
John Slayton
Left since last filing
4
27% of the board
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Illinois Fairgrounds Foundation's network

15 people3 organisationsi15 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

15 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 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 15 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
John Slayton ChairChairman2018
8 yrs
Andy RashBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Dr Paul WalkerBoard Member2024
2 yrs
George Obernagel IIITreasurer2018
8 yrs
Jennifer ShikeBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Jerry CostelloEx-Officio Board Member2019
7 yrs
Jim AdcockBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Matt BarnardBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Orion SamuelsonBoard Member Emeritus2018
8 yrs
Phil FarrellBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Rebecca ClarkEx-Officio Board Member2024
2 yrs
Rod StollCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Sherri TomhaveBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Stephanie KreherBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Theresa MillerVice Chair2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
John SlaytonChairman5$0
George Obernagel IIITreasurer5$0
Theresa MillerVice Chair1$0
Rod StollSecretary1$0
Jim AdcockBoard Member1$0
Matt BarnardBoard Member1$0
Phil FarrellBoard Member1$0
Stephanie KreherBoard Member1$0
Andy RashBoard Member1$0
Jennifer ShikeBoard Member1$0
Sherri TomhaveBoard Member1$0
Dr Paul WalkerBoard Member1$0
Orion SamuelsonBoard Member Emeritus1$0
Jerry CostelloEx-Officio Board Member1$0
Rebecca ClarkEx-Officio Board Member1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Illinois Fairgrounds Foundation
EIN
814944641
Address
5 Wildwood Rd, Springfield, IL, 62704-4359
State
Illinois
Mission
To facilitate repairs and restoration of the illinois state fairgrounds in springfield, il and du quoin, il. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
N11 Recreation and sports
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Recreation & Sports
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
John C Slayton (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2017
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 filingsJohn Slayton
≥8years on the filingsGeorge Obernagel III
≥8years on the filingsOrion Samuelson
≥8years on the filingsPhil Farrell

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$869k
Total liabilities
$116
Net assets or fund balances
$869k
Contributions and grants received
$37k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$74k$269kDeficit $195k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.