Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation
TO PRESERVE AND ENRICH THE HERITAGE OF the YOLO COUNTY FAIR AND SHOWCASE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES IN THE COMMUNITY.
Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation at a glance
In short: Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation gave $275K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $275K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $275,091
- +25.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $275,091
- +25.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $275,091
- Total assets
- $312,736
- -25.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Yolo County Fair ($275K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 3 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $70K (2023) to $275K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $275K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Yolo County Fair Woodland, CA | Improvements | $275,091 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $312,736 | $189,194 | $295,911 | $275,091 | 1 |
| 2024 | $419,453 | $412,645 | $239,568 | $219,818 | 1 |
| 2023 | $246,376 | $182,967 | $93,612 | $69,729 | 1 |
| 2022 | $157,021 | $129,399 | $75,390 | — | — |
| 2021 | $103,012 | $25,419 | $66,352 | — | — |
| 2020 | $143,945 | $115,936 | $37,284 | — | — |
| 2019 | $65,293 | $137,657 | $255,576 | — | — |
About Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Woodland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $313K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $275K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation's 2025 filing lists 11 officers; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Darlene Thomsen
Volunteer Director
Executive Director → Volunteer Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lori Hensley
Trustee
Treasurer → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marci Pieratt
Trustee
Vice President → President, 2021
President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Fong
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Jansen
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Roncoroni
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vickie Gustafson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeannie Malcolm
Emeritus
Director → Emeritus, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Aukes
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pat Aukes
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Gardner
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Kim Arthur (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Gary Holman (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Stephanie Borba (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Walt James (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Walter James (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: John Wright (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rod Pool (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Sharon Holman (2020) — Director
- Former: Cecil Padilla (2019) — Director
- Former: Sharon Maccammond (2019) — Director
- Former: Tessa Berg-Vandevegte (2019) — Vice President
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 Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation
How much does Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation give each year?
Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation gave $275K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $220K across 1 grant.
How large is Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation?
Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation reported $313K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $189K.
What is Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation?
Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Woodland, CA. It holds $313K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation operate?
Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation's EIN?
Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0324683. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 4, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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