California · Nonprofit
SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION
SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $160,417 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($150,317). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 94% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $8.7M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $160k
- Net assets
- $5.6M
What Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Mgmnt Corporation does
Mission
To entertain and promote the communities' traditions, talents, diversity, vision, and architectural heritage, in a secure and fiscally responsible way to promote education for the youth of the county through exhibits, volunteering, tours, and fundraising events.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Property management - the corporation enters into a license agreement with licensees for the temporary use of a designated location on the fairgrounds for a specific term. The licensee agrees to pay the corporation a monthly license fee in connection with the permitted use. The corporation also collects a monthly use fee from guests for the temporary uses of a designated space in the recreational vehicle location on the fairgrounds.
$1,935,644 spent$2,927,222 earned by the program29% of program spendingCounty fair - the santa clara county fair brings together the best of the past and the excitement of today's technology in presenting its annual fair programming. The 4h and ffa animal exhibits along with multiple still exhibits provides much to see by young and old alike. In addition to the abundance of entertainment, the carnival and the presentation of an international cuisine of foods provides something for all interest to enjoy and share.
$1,541,910 spent$714,043 earned by the program23% of program spendingVenue sales & events - the fairgrounds offers a variety of building venues and an abundance of acres of land for cultural and community events throughout the year. Offerings include concerts, family fun runs, toy and reptile shows, fireworks and pet friendly activities. Businesses have found the fairgrounds as the place to host their all-employee parties while the farmers market and car shows are additional attractions to the use of the offerings outdoors.
$1,344,371 spent$3,369,831 earned by the program20% of program spendingFacilities (should be allocated to each programs) - include county reimbursement and misc revenue
$891,254 spent$78,588 earned by the program13% of program spendingOff track betting - san jose fairgrounds brings the excitement of live horseracing via satellite on multiple video screens, including a fun filled environment for wagering on your favorite horse while enjoying delicious food and your favorite drink.
$844,131 spent$1,254,897 earned by the program13% of program spendingHosted events - in addition to the annual county fair, the corporation typically produces four (4) events during the year: hop 'n vine festival & market, fourth of july celebration, puptoberfest, and the wednesday night music series (wnms). Revenues are generated from admission fees, parking fees, food and beverage sales, sponsorships, and vendor revenue sharing.
$66,144 spent$17,529 earned by the program1% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,623,454.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $3.8M to $6.9M (+83%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 0% · 2018 1% · 2019 2% · 2020 4% · 2021 14% · 2022 12% · 2024 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
4% of SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (13% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Vicky Bosworth
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $8k → $26k.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 94% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 94% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
94% of SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $10k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $150k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION is better cushioned than half of the 2,728 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,728 recreation & sports nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
81%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Santa Clara County · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION?
- SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $160,417 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($150,317). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 94% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $160,417 in grants to SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $150,317 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SANTA CLARA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS MGMNT CORPORATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing