Nonprofit · EIN 23-0394757
PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS
Also known as BEDFORD COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · BEDFORD, PA 15522
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $816,505 | $878,483 | -$61,978 | $1,878,248 | $3,030 | $1,875,218 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $956,870 | $985,458 | -$28,588 | $1,941,466 | $4,270 | $1,937,196 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $951,076 | $901,809 | $49,267 | $1,972,283 | $6,499 | $1,965,784 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $161,862
- of which government grants
- $134,961
- Program service revenue
- $643,704
- Investment income
- $5,641
- Net income from fundraising events
- $5,298
- Other revenue
- $5,298
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,150
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $40,943
- Other salaries and wages
- $49,013
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $99,705
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $150
- Accounting fees
- $7,491
- Occupancy
- $126,925
- Depreciation
- $93,599
- Program services (functional)
- $830,426
- Management and general (functional)
- $46,909
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,148
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,941,466
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,878,248
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,030
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,875,218
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,511,910
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,875,218
- Gross unrelated business income
- $29,075
- Gross receipts
- $828,912
- Employees
- 65
- Year formed
- 1875
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET ZEMBOWER | DIRECTOR MAN Trustee or director | 20 | $20,592 |
| BARBARA MEARKLE | SECRETARY TR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $20,351 |
| WILLIAM HOOVER | PRESIDENT DI Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN SLOAS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HARRY REFFNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SCOTT MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DWAYNE HAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN E HOLBERT | DIRECTOR Officer | – | $0 |
| JEREMY BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TOM WAKEFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA MEARKLE | SECRETARY DI Officer | 24 | $22,367 |
| MARGARET ZEMBOWER | DIRECTOR MAN Trustee or director | 20 | $20,379 |
| WILLIAM HOOVER | PRESIDENT DI Officer | – | $0 |
| HARRY REFFNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SCOTT MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DWAYNE HAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN E HOLBERT | VICE PRESIDE Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN SLOAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JEREMY BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TOM WAKEFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA MEARKLE | SECRETARY DI Officer | 20 | $20,726 |
| MARGARET ZEMBOWER | DIRECTOR MAN Trustee or director | 20 | $20,010 |
| WILLIAM HOOVER | PRESIDENT DI Officer | – | $0 |
| HARRY REFFNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WAYNE JACOB HOOVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DWAYNE HAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN E HOLBERT | VICE PRESIDE Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN SLOAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN W ZEMBOWER | TREASURER DI Officer | – | $0 |
| TOM WAKEFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 729 WEST PITT ST, BEDFORD, PA 15522-0000
- In care of
- % JOHN HOLBERT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WILLIAM HOOVER, 729 WEST PITT ST, BEDFORD, PA 15522
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM HOOVER, PRESIDENT DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (814) 623-9011
- Website
- BEDFORD-FAIR.COM
- Return prepared by
- KENDALL PREBOLA AND JONES LLC
Mission
PRIMARY MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE AND IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY IN THE SCIENCE OF AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND THE MANAGEMENT OF DOMESTIC AND HOUSEHOLD ARTS AND TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC ON AGRICULTURAL MATTERS CONDUCTING ANNUAL PUBLIC FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, ECT. FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE SCIENCE OF AGRICULTURE.
Program accomplishments
- ANNUALLY THE SOCIETY HOLDS AN AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC AND HOUSEHOLD ARTS EXHIBITS FOR ONE WEEK, KNOWN AS THE BEDFORD COUNTY FAIR. THE FAIR WAS HELD THE LAST WEEK OF JULY 2025. NORMALY APPROXIMATELY 53,000 PEOPLE ATTEND THE FAIR THE NUMBER IN ATTENDANCE FOR 2025 WAS A DECREASE OF 4445 FOR A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 48,550. AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, DOMESTIC AND HOUSEHOD ART EXHIBITS WERE AT A LESS THAN THE PREVIOUSLY YEAR. THE RESULTS OF THE ATTENDANCE AND THE EXHIBITS PROVIDED A VERY SUCCESSFUL FAIR. IN ADDITION THE FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND DOMESTIC AND HOUSEHOLD ARTS AND EXHIBITS AND ARE USED ACCORDINGLY.Expenses $830,426 · grants $1,150 · revenue $643,704
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-0394757
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Group exemption
- 3707: PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSN OF COUNTY FAIRS
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,878,248
- Income (IRS master file)
- $828,912
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $816,505 | $878,483 | $1,878,248 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $956,870 | $985,458 | $1,941,466 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $951,076 | $901,809 | $1,972,283 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $774,808 | $787,620 | $1,925,068 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-0394757).
Questions about PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS
- What is the EIN of PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS is 23-0394757.
- Is PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Which annual return does PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names WILLIAM HOOVER.
- Who are the officers and directors of PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $20,592 (MARGARET ZEMBOWER, DIRECTOR MAN).
- How much revenue does PENNSYLVANIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY FAIRS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $816,505, expenses of $878,483 and total assets of $1,878,248 at year end.
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