LYON COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION
EIN 42-1087882 · Recreation & Sports (N520)
What they do
THE FAIR SERVES THE ENTIRE POPULATION of LYON COUNTY PLUS PEOPLE FROM THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES. THE FAIR HELPS to INSTRUCT and TRAIN THE PUBLIC IN THE AREAS of AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING, MECHANICS, HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY, RURAL PRACTICE, STOCK RAISING and FOOD PREPARATION IN ORDER to IMPROVE and DEVELOP THE CAPABILITIES of SURROUNDING CITIZENS. THE FAIR HELPS to KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED ON SUBJECTS BENEFICIAL and ESSENTIAL to THE COMMUNITIES and RURAL AREAS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE THE COMMUNITIES and RURAL AREAS WITH SOME ENTERTAINMENT and CULTURAL EVENTS.
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They name their leaders32 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (32)
MARY METZGERDIRECTOR
JERRY HAACKDIRECTOR
JERRY RENSDIRECTOR
JESSICA HARMANDIRECTOR
JOEL VISDIRECTOR
JULIE TIMMERMANDIRECTOR
LATOYA AGESONDIRECTOR
LAURA NACHTIGALDIRECTOR
LORI RENSSECRETARY
JEFF HRDLICKADIRECTOR
MELANIE WARNERTREASURER
MELISSA HARBERTSDIRECTOR
NATALIE KIRCHDIRECTOR
RYAN WARNERDIRECTOR
STEVE HARMANDIRECTOR
TRAVIS NAGELDIRECTOR
WESLEY DE GROOTPRESIDENT
JAYNE GREENFIELDDIRECTOR
JARED AGESONDIRECTOR
HESTER DE GROOTDIRECTOR
HARVEY METZGERVICE PRESIDENT
DOUG BRINKHOUSDIRECTOR
DIANE PETERSDIRECTOR
DESIREE RUSCHDIRECTOR
CORY PETERSDIRECTOR
CHERYL BLANKESPOORDIRECTOR
CAMERON GREENFIELDDIRECTOR
BRENT HOOGENDOORNDIRECTOR
BRANDI MULDERDIRECTOR
AMBER KELLENBERGERDIRECTOR
AMBER BRINKHOUSDIRECTOR
AMANDA EBENDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1996
- Location
- PO BOX 62, ROCK RAPIDS, IA 51246-0062
- County
- Lyon
- In care of
- LATOYA AGESON
- Primary officer
- LATOYA AGESON, Treasurer
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- November 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- DE NOBLE AUSTIN & COMPANY PC
- NTEE classification
- Recreation & Sports (N520)
- IRS tax category
- All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries