# The Big Four Fair Association

Nashua, Iowa. EIN 42-1241919.
Exempt and current.

Source: IRS public records as of October 13, 2026, as shown by the Alleviate Index. https://index.alleviate.org/org/the-big-four-fair-association-421241919

## At a glance

Figures come from the organization’s latest return, for the fiscal year ending September 2024, as recorded by the IRS.

- Revenue: $343,158 (FY2024)
- Assets: $489,874 (Year end)
- Required return: Form 990 (Full return required from $200K of receipts)
- Fiscal year: October to September (Ends in September)
- Focus: Fairs (NTEE N52, recreation and sports)
- Charity type: Publicly supported (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

## What is due, and when

Computed from the fiscal year end and the return type. Federal dates are fixed by law. The state line is the general charitable solicitation rule of Iowa, read from the regulator’s own guidance; exemptions vary, and the regulator’s page is the authority.

- Feb 17, 2026: Form 990 for FY2025. Not yet on the IRS file. The October 2026 IRS file shows FY2024 as the latest return.
- Aug 17, 2026: Extended deadline for FY2025. Not yet on the IRS file. Six month automatic extension (Form 8868). August 15 falls on a Saturday, so the deadline moves to Monday. The October 2026 IRS file does not show the return. A return can take weeks to reach the file.
- Feb 16, 2027: Form 990 for FY2026. Fifteenth day of the fifth month after year end. February 15 is a legal holiday (Washington's Birthday), so the deadline moves to the next business day.
- Feb 15, 2028: Form 990 for FY2027. Fifteenth day of the fifth month after year end.
- State: Iowa charitable solicitation registration. Iowa does not require charities to register before they ask for contributions. Regulator: Consumer Protection Division, Office of the Attorney General of Iowa (https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/for-businesses/charities-nonprofits-fundraising-information/).
- Watch: Automatic revocation rule. No risk shown. Exempt status is revoked after three consecutive years without a return. The latest return on file is FY2024.

## When each return reached the IRS

IRS records of electronically filed returns show no return of this organization that can be dated. Form 990-N is not among them.

## What the IRS lists say

Three IRS lists, read each month. This is a display of what they show, not a determination of status.

- Exempt status: Listed as exempt. The IRS list of exempt organizations. As of October 13, 2026.
- Deductible donations: Listed. The IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax deductible contributions. Listed with code PC (public charity). As of October 13, 2026.
- Automatic revocation: Not on the list. The IRS list of organizations whose exemption was revoked for not filing three years in a row. As of October 13, 2026.

## Against Iowa recreation and sports organizations of similar size

297 public charities share this focus and state with revenue between $50K and $500K on a recent return. The shaded band is the middle half of the group.

Revenue scale from $50K to $500K. The Big Four Fair Association at $343K, peer median at $128K.

- Revenue rank: 87th percentile (Among the 297 peers)
- Assets held: About 17 months (Of annual revenue, from public figures)
- Age: About the typical age (Approved 2015; the median peer, 2014)

## What public data cannot tell you

A 990 shows money in and money out. It cannot show whether programs, outcomes, funding and compliance live in one place, or how long a funder report takes to produce. The five pillars below are scored only by the organization itself.

- Mission & Strategic Clarity: Unscored
- Stakeholders & Positioning: Unscored
- Programs & Program Design: Unscored
- Evidence, Data & Storytelling: Unscored
- Systems, Governance & Readiness: Unscored

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