Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate
Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate reported $10.7 million in revenue and $13.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.59 went to program services, $1.20 to management and general costs and $1.21 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 8.4% of the total. Revenue rose 123% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 212 covered youth development charities: $83.69 programs, $11.78 management, $4.53 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.6% | 82.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.2% | 11.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.2% | 4.5% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.18 | $0.07 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 8.4% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 5.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 6.6% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $274,234 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.76% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.2 | 15.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSupport the junior livestock show of the southwestern exposition and livestock show. Proceeds are contributed to other 501(c)(3) organizations
The james m. "jim bob" norman scholarship fund grants funds for scholarships each year (limited to eight semesters per scholarship) through the texas 4-h youth development foundation and the texas ffa foundation. These two organizations choose the recipients for these scholarships
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 16 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate totaling $335K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate spent in FY2025, $97.59 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate reported that 97.6% of its $13.6 million in expenses went to program services, 1.2% to management and general and 1.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate get its money?
Of $10.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 8.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Fort Worth Stock Show Syndicate a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 75-1790417 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202600149349300910 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540599349300329 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410899349300526 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202223339349301007 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202143199349305679 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202002819349300530 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 75-1790417: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.