Nonprofit · EIN 48-6116019
CHEROKEE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION FAIR ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, KS 66725
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $196,117 | $180,177 | $15,940 | $57,625 | $0 | $57,625 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $131,666 | $134,570 | -$2,904 | $41,685 | $0 | $41,685 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $64,243 | $78,757 | -$14,514 | $60,103 | $4,402 | $55,701 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $16,000
- of which government grants
- $16,000
- Program service revenue
- $163,882
- Investment income
- $74
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $16,161
- Other revenue
- $16,161
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $100
- Program services (functional)
- $180,177
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $41,685
- Total assets, end of year
- $57,625
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $57,625
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,654
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $57,625
- Gross receipts
- $228,617
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1929
- State of legal domicile
- KS
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KURTIS GREGORY | VETERINARIAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTA BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY KETCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARON DAVOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY BASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY GIDEON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSI CAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RODNEY OELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY HOLDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE COLBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY NORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN WELCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE SHARP | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HOLMES | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD WELLS | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARY DRENNAN | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM A ASHER | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE SHARP | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID HOLMES | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD WELLS | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| GARY DRENNAN | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM A ASHER | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| KURTIS GREGORY | VETERINARIAN | 1 | $0 |
| MARTA BROWN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY KETCHER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| ARON DAVOLT | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY BASS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| GARY GIDEON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| JESSI CAIN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| RODNEY OELS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY HOLDING | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE COLBERT | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY NORTH | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN WELCH | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARY DRENNAN | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
| MARTA BROWN | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| KURTIS GREGORY | VETERINARIAN | 0 | $0 |
| BRAD WELLS | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
| ANNE SHARP | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID HOLMES | VICE PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
| LARRY KETCHER | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| ARON DAVOLT | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| RANDY BASS | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| GARY GIDEON | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| AARON ASHER | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| JESSI CAIN | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| RODNEY OELS | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| RANDY HOLDING | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| MIKE COLBERT | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| TERRY NORTH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| BRIAN WELCH | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 245, COLUMBUS, KS 66725-0245
- In care of
- % WILLIAM A ASHER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ANNE SHARP, PO BOX 245, COLUMBUS, KS 66725
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM A ASHER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (620) 762-0588
- Return prepared by
- Patricia L Edmondson CPA
Mission
PROVIDE COUNTY FAIR FOR COMMUNITY
Program accomplishments
- TO ORGANIZE AND OPERATE THE ANNUAL CHEROKEE COUNTY FAIR FOR THE ENJOYMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THOSE IN THE SOUTHEAST KANSAS AREAExpenses $180,177 · revenue $228,617
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 48-6116019
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1950
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $57,625
- Income (IRS master file)
- $228,617
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $196,117 | $180,177 | $57,625 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $131,666 | $134,570 | $41,685 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $64,243 | $78,757 | $60,103 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 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 48-6116019).
Questions about CHEROKEE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION FAIR ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of CHEROKEE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION FAIR ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHEROKEE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION FAIR ASSOCIATION is 48-6116019.
- Is CHEROKEE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION FAIR ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1950.
- Are donations to CHEROKEE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION FAIR ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does CHEROKEE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION FAIR ASSOCIATION 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 CHEROKEE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION FAIR ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHEROKEE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION FAIR ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHEROKEE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION FAIR ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ANNE SHARP.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHEROKEE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION FAIR ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CHEROKEE COUNTY AMERICAN LEGION FAIR ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $196,117, expenses of $180,177 and total assets of $57,625 at year end.
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