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Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New Richmond, WI EIN: 27-0506251 Website

Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New Richmond, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $33K in total assets.

Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc at a glance

Total assets
$33,455
+0.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$71,208
+19.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$70,910
-24.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Emerald

How Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2019 to 2022 (+8%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $32K (2021) to $85K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $85K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Croix County Fair Emerald, WI—$84,641
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$33,455$71,208$70,910———
2024$33,157$59,659$93,462———
2022$30,615$39,684$87,437$84,6411$46
2021$78,368$47,199$35,159$32,0621$7
2020$66,328$60,430$36,896$33,6961$5
2019$42,794$72,641$89,033$78,1501$8

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc is led by Christopher Libbey, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christopher Libbey

    President

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beverly Mitchell

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carole Schurtz

    Treasurer

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Timmerman

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Engstrom

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Smart

    Treasurer T

    Treasurer → Treasurer T, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Mitchell

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Hesselink

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Deboer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Adkins

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Chris Wood (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Randy Peterson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Shelby Krupa (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Eric Schachtner (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc

How large is Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc?

Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc reported $33K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $71K.

What is Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc?

Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New Richmond, WI. It holds $33K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc operate?

Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc's EIN?

Friends of the St Croix County Fairgrounds Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0506251. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 1, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 30, 2023)
  5. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 3, 2026)

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