2024-03-12T00:13:40-04:00 2023-09-30 472364727 PRESSLER THOMPSON AND COMPANY LLC 819 WATER STREET SUITE 320 KERRVILLE TX 780285343 990 2022-10-01 742938648 KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION KERR 8302573600 3876 MEDINA HIGHWAY KERRVILLE TX 78028 DEB ROUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8302573600 2024-03-07 DEB ROUSE 999009999 true BRENDA G BEATY CPA P00842008 8302577241 2024-03-07 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL VAL STINSON 3876 MEDINA HIGHWAY KERRVILLE TX 78028 1216545 false X WWW.KERRVILLEFOLKFESTIVAL.ORG X 2000 TX TO PROMOTE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND SUPPORT FOR SONGWRITERS, THE SONGWRITING CRAFT, AND FOLK MUSIC BY CREATING A COMMUNITY WHERE SONGCRAFT IS SUPPORTED AND FOLK MUSIC IS ENJOYED BY PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. 11 11 6 900 95 1009786 468730 546083 554882 755 2630 89573 91867 1646197 1118109 0 0 127290 261602 0 4628 1070306 934716 1197596 1196318 448601 -78209 1558540 1664996 160861 343015 1397679 1321981 X TO PROMOTE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND SUPPORT FOR SONGWRITERS, THE SONGWRITING CRAFT, AND FOLK MUSIC BY CREATING A COMMUNITY WHERE SONGCRAFT IS SUPPORTED AND FOLK MUSIC IS ENJOYED BY PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. false false 1078411 536702 ANNUALLY, THE KFF FOUNDATION PRODUCES: THE 18-DAY KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL (KFF), THE GRASSY HILL NEW FOLK SONGWRITING COMPETITION, AND A FALL EVENT CALLED WELCOME HOME FESTIVAL (WHF). THE FOUNDATION ALSO CO-PRODUCES MUSIC CAMP FOR TEENS WITH THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB AND A CONCERT SERIES, "MUSIC AT THE MANSION," WITH SCHREINER UNIVERSITY. THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL IS THE FOUNDATION'S FLAGSHIP EVENT. ESTABLISHED IN 1972, KFF IT IS AMONG THE LONGEST RUNNING MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2023, WE CELEBRATED THE 51ST KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL. DURING THE 18-DAY FESTIVAL THE FOUNDATION HOSTS THE GRASSY HILL NEW FOLK COMPETITION IN WHICH 950 SONGWRITERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY SUBMIT TWO SONGS THEY HAVE WRITTEN. OF THOSE, 24 ARE SELECTED TO COMPETE AT THE FESTIVAL IN THE GRASSY HILL NEW FOLK CONTEST. OF THOSE, 6 FINALISTS ARE SELECTED AS WINNERS. WINNERS RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE AND ARE HOSTED ON A WEEK-LONG TOUR IN TEXAS. THE FESTIVALS FEATURE BETWEEN 100 AND 200 PERFORMING SONGWRITERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, A SONGWRITING SCHOOL, AND INSTRUMENT WORKSHOPS. THE KFF FOUNDATION HOSTED ITS SECOND WELCOME HOME FESTIVAL FROM OCTOBER 7 - 16, 2022. IT WAS WELL RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO ATTENDED; HOWEVER, ATTENDANCE WAS LOW, IN PART DUE TO COMPETITION FROM OTHER COMMUNITY GATHERINGS IN THE AREA. MUSIC CAMP FOR TEENS IS A 5-DAY CAMP FOR YOUTH AGED 13 - 18. FACULTY IS COMPRISED OF SONGWRITERS, MUSICIANS AND POETS THAT FOCUS ON HELPING STUDENTS "FIND THEIR OWN VOICE AND SOUND" WHILE INTEGRATING LESSONS THAT HELP TEENS BUILD SELF-ESTEEM, ENGAGE IN POSITIVE LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR UP TO 70 TEENS, MANY OF WHOM ARE FROM LOW INCOME AND SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS. CO-SPONSORED WITH THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB (BGC), THE FOUNDATION COVERS THE FACULTY AND FACILITY EXPENSES. THE BGC COVERS THE FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND CAMP COUNSELOR EXPENSES. DUE TO COVID, CAMPS WERE NOT HOSTED IN 2020 AND 2021. ATTENDANCE WAS DOWN; HOWEVER WE KNOW THAT MANY TEENS RETURN AS MANY YEARS AS THEY CAN, AND WE LOST TWO YEARS OF BUILDING ATTENDEES. MUSIC AT THE MANSION IS A YEARLONG CONCERT SERIES COMPRISED OF SIX SHOWS EACH YEAR, EACH SHOW FEATURING TWO PERFORMING SONGWRITERS. THIS SERIES IS HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHREINER UNIVERSITY, AND THE SHOWS ARE HOSTED ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. 2023 WAS THE 11TH YEAR FOR THIS SERIES. 19917 18180 SINCE 2011, EXCEPT FOR THE YEARS 2020 & 2021 DUE TO COVID, THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION ALONG WITH THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS HAS HOSTED A FIVE-DAY MUSIC CAMP FOR TEENS EACH YEAR IN JULY. FACULTY IS COMPRISED OF SONGWRITERS, MUSICIANS AND POETS THAT FOCUS ON HELPING STUDENTS 'FIND THEIR OWN VOICE AND SOUND' WHILE INTEGRATING LESSONS THAT HELP TEENS BUILD SELF- ESTEEM, ENGAGE IN POSITIVE LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THE CAMP IS TYPICALLY ATTENDED BY 70 TEENS, MANY OF WHOM ARE FROM LOW INCOME AND SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS. THE CAMP RESUMED IN 2022 AND FEWER TEENS ATTENDED IN 2022 AND 2023. WE ARE WORKING WITH BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS TO REBUILD OUR ATTENDANCE AT THIS EVENT. 1098328 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 122 0 true 6 false true true false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false true true true true true false false false true true true false false false false false X CARL HIXKERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL 8302573600 3876 MEDINA HIGHWAY KERRVILLE TX 78028 X VAL STINSON PRESIDENT 5.00 X 0 0 0 SAMI BURK VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BOWERS TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 J FRANK WEBSTER SECRETARY 5.00 X 0 0 0 TOM PRASADA-RAO BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID OBERMANN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 HILARY ADAMSON BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 TEEL STAR FLEMING BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 EVAN SPIELVOGEL BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 STUART VEXLER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE WILMOTH BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 80623 388107 12120 468730 TICKET SALES INCOME 711190 326104 326104 CAMPGROUND INCOME 711190 138158 138158 WORKSHOPS/PROGRAMS 711190 90620 90620 554882 2630 2630 26988 14305 12683 12683 95 12588 40172 40172 40172 121865 84131 37734 37734 OTHER MISC INCOME 532000 1278 1278 1278 1118109 592616 95 56668 247226 210142 34612 2472 14376 12219 2013 144 2425 2425 45452 38634 6818 8882 8829 53 9851 8373 1379 99 30344 25793 4248 303 11904 10120 1665 119 47237 40152 7085 33985 28887 4758 340 FESTIVAL EXPENSES 494641 494641 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 66546 66546 CONTRACT LABOR 47612 40470 7142 TELEPHONE 30969 26323 4336 310 104868 87199 16828 841 1196318 1098328 93362 4628 858222 674301 13185 1093172 460695 630363 632477 37714 325254 32241 19779 1558540 1664996 -5788 42 197024 166649 145949 160861 343015 X 1397679 1321981 1397679 1321981 1558540 1664996 X -78209 -2209 4720 X false false X 288386 493489 533528 1009786 468730 2793919 288386 493489 533528 1009786 468730 2793919 2793919 1936 25754 7914 19256 15218 70078 4720 4720 42569 34980 90037 63382 41450 272418 3141135 1929275 0.88950 0.91270 X PART II, LINE 10 FALL FESTIVAL 221,898 SILENT AUCTION 32,610 RAFFLE TICKETS 9,294 MISC INCOME 8,616 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 198340 198340 128815 67793 61022 462284 167343 294941 206776 182899 23877 96957 42660 54297 632477 LAMB CREEK PROPERTY LOAN 145949 145949 FALL FESTIVAL 27500 27500 SILENT AUCTION 12672 12672 40172 40172 40172 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ANNUALLY, THE KFF FOUNDATION PRODUCES: THE 18-DAY KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL (KFF), THE GRASSY HILL NEW FOLK SONGWRITING COMPETITION, AND A FALL EVENT CALLED WELCOME HOME FESTIVAL (WHF). THE FOUNDATION ALSO CO-PRODUCES MUSIC CAMP FOR TEENS WITH THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB AND A CONCERT SERIES, "MUSIC AT THE MANSION," WITH SCHREINER UNIVERSITY. THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL IS THE FOUNDATION'S FLAGSHIP EVENT. ESTABLISHED IN 1972, KFF IT IS AMONG THE LONGEST RUNNING MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2023, WE CELEBRATED THE 51ST KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL. DURING THE 18-DAY FESTIVAL THE FOUNDATION HOSTS THE GRASSY HILL NEW FOLK COMPETITION IN WHICH 950 SONGWRITERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY SUBMIT TWO SONGS THEY HAVE WRITTEN. OF THOSE, 24 ARE SELECTED TO COMPETE AT THE FESTIVAL IN THE GRASSY HILL NEW FOLK CONTEST. OF THOSE, 6 FINALISTS ARE SELECTED AS WINNERS. WINNERS RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE AND ARE HOSTED ON A WEEK-LONG TOUR IN TEXAS. THE FESTIVALS FEATURE BETWEEN 100 AND 200 PERFORMING SONGWRITERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, A SONGWRITING SCHOOL, AND INSTRUMENT WORKSHOPS. THE KFF FOUNDATION HOSTED ITS SECOND WELCOME HOME FESTIVAL FROM OCTOBER 7 - 16, 2022. IT WAS WELL RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO ATTENDED; HOWEVER, ATTENDANCE WAS LOW, IN PART DUE TO COMPETITION FROM OTHER COMMUNITY GATHERINGS IN THE AREA. MUSIC CAMP FOR TEENS IS A 5-DAY CAMP FOR YOUTH AGED 13 - 18. FACULTY IS COMPRISED OF SONGWRITERS, MUSICIANS AND POETS THAT FOCUS ON HELPING STUDENTS "FIND THEIR OWN VOICE AND SOUND" WHILE INTEGRATING LESSONS THAT HELP TEENS BUILD SELF-ESTEEM, ENGAGE IN POSITIVE LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR UP TO 70 TEENS, MANY OF WHOM ARE FROM LOW INCOME AND SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS. CO-SPONSORED WITH THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB (BGC), THE FOUNDATION COVERS THE FACULTY AND FACILITY EXPENSES. THE BGC COVERS THE FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND CAMP COUNSELOR EXPENSES. DUE TO COVID, CAMPS WERE NOT HOSTED IN 2020 AND 2021. ATTENDANCE WAS DOWN; HOWEVER WE KNOW THAT MANY TEENS RETURN AS MANY YEARS AS THEY CAN, AND WE LOST TWO YEARS OF BUILDING ATTENDEES. MUSIC AT THE MANSION IS A YEARLONG CONCERT SERIES COMPRISED OF SIX SHOWS EACH YEAR, EACH SHOW FEATURING TWO PERFORMING SONGWRITERS. THIS SERIES IS HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHREINER UNIVERSITY, AND THE SHOWS ARE HOSTED ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. 2023 WAS THE 11TH YEAR FOR THIS SERIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION IS A MEMBERSHIP DRIVEN ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH IS THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B CERTAIN DECISIONS, SUCH AS CHANGES IN THE AMOUNT OF MEMBERSHIP DUES, ARE DECIDED BY MEMBERSHIP MAJORITY VOTE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C MONITORING AND ENFORCING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DONE BY EXCLUDING MEMBERS FROM VOTING ON RELATED MATTERS, DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST PRIOR TO DISCUSSIONS, KEEPING RECORD OF ANY MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND STATING THE POLICY FROM TIME TO TIME THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE OBLIGATED TO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY TOPIC UNDER DISCUSSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL MINUTES, DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ALL BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE ALSO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 4,720