Dutchess County Agricultural Society Inc.
Dutchess County Agricultural Society Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
See schedule. The organization is actively engaged in the promotion of agriculture, horticulture, mechanical and domestic arts, fine arts and allied sciences through education, instruction, display and competition.
About
See schedule omission. Our vision is a society actively engaged in the pursuit and promotion of our rural and agricultural heritage, from neighborhood back yards to family farms and commercial enterprises. Our mission is to showcase, promote and sustain agriculture through education, display, competition and community involvement. The Sheep and Wool Family Festival is a showcase of the Northeast's thriving sheep industry, and it's a famous fiber festival that draws 30,000 visitors from across the country. Not only are there sheep, llamas, alpacas, and their luscious fibers. There are 300 fiber artists and crafts galore, amazing sheep herding demonstrations and sheepdog trials, a petting zoo, and other children's activities. Various livestock shows such as the Progressive Goat Show, the Summer Classic Livestock Show, the Eastern NY Jr. Holstein Show, the Youth Goat Show and Wool Spin In, serve to educate the public on the importance of agriculture in our lives. The Dutchess County Agricultural Society's flagship event is the annual Dutchess County Fair. The fair is an opportunity for our farmers to showcase the very best of their livestock, and the best their fields and farms can produce. Over 1,000 individual exhibitors prepare everything from cows, horses, pigs, chickens, sheep, and goats to jams, jellies, quilts, and fine arts for the fair. They provide us the essence of what an authentic county fair is all about and they give our fairgoers an appreciation for agriculture and education as to where the food we eat comes from. There is no better place to showcase agriculture than at a county fair. Agricultural and educational components of the fair include: Livestock Hill-12 acres of the fairgrounds dedicated to showcasing the finest in local livestock, show arenas for judging, and milk demonstrations and sheep shearing. Salute to Agriculture Tent includes the Dairy Birthing Center allowing fairgoers to witness the live birth of a calf and displays of award-winning agricultural crops and produce. Agriventure Kids Activity Tent - presents a mock farm, letting 3 to 10 year-olds see how food is grown and sold. The kids can dig up potatoes from a sandbox, shear a wooden (and woolen) sheep, pick apples from a plywood tree, and milk 'Dutchess' the cow. They will take their crop to a 'warehouse' where they will sell it for funny money. That money will buy them a half-pint of milk or a bag of carrot sticks, showing them that food doesn't 'just appear on grocery shelves'. 2 Horse Show Rings - featuring equestrian events, an antique tractor pull, and farrier competition. Horticulture Building - area landscapers gather to showcase their talents in breathtaking garden displays. Century Museum Village-turn-of-the-century displays featuring 'story tellers' in costume will take you back to a quieter, simpler time. Stroll past a printer's shop complete with a working 1900 printing press, marvel at a living room filled with Victorian furniture, view a rural kitchen and watch as repairs are done in a Model-T-era auto shop. Working Blacksmith Shop & Gas Powered Engine Show - witness how work was done and things were made long before the robots were introduced to the workplace. Bentley One-Room Schoolhouse - an authentic one-room schoolhouse which had been moved to the fairgrounds, is filled with memorabilia that reflects educational practices and schoolhouse activities in an era long past. Pleasant Valley Historic Train Station - relocated and restored, the historic Pleasant Valley Train Station allows the community the opportunity to view and learn about the industrial era; an integral part of the Hudson Valley's historic story. Judging Pavilion from Washington Hollow - the Victorian Judge's Stand came from the old Dutchess County Fairgrounds Washington Hollow location. Working Sugar House and Cider Mill - learn how maple syrup is made with sap gathered from the 100 maple trees that grace the fairgrounds.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “The promotion of agriculture, horticulture, mechanical and domestic arts, fine arts and allied sciences through education, instruction, display and competition.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “See schedule othe organization is actively engaged in the promotion of agriculture, horticulture, mechanical and domestic arts, fine arts and allied sciences through education, instruction, display and competition.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is NY, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2019 was PO BOX 389, RHINEBECK, NY, 12572.
- The form of the non-profit reports 305 employees as of 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $497,634.
- The organization has 16 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1950.
- The organization pays $1,200,476 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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