2023-01-13T13:19:33-05:00 2022-09-30 472364727 PRESSLER THOMPSON AND COMPANY LLC 819 WATER STREET SUITE 320 KERRVILLE TX 780285343 990 2021-10-01 742938648 KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION KERR 8302573600 3876 MEDINA HIGHWAY KERRVILLE TX 78028 MARY MUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8302573600 2022-12-30 MARY MUSE 999009999 BRENDA G BEATY CPA P00842008 8302577241 2023-01-03 2021 2023-03-07 01:45:13Z KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL VAL STINSON 3876 MEDINA HIGHWAY KERRVILLE TX 78028 1778649 false X WWW.KERRVILLE-MUSIC.COM 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 4 900 -12631 533528 1009786 61248 546083 609 755 106522 89573 701907 1646197 0 0 157676 127290 0 6952 329335 1070306 487011 1197596 214896 448601 1351248 1558540 395696 160861 955552 1397679 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 1133183 546083 ANNUALLY, THE KFF FOUNDATION PRODUCES: THE 18-DAY KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL (KFF), THE GRASSY HILL NEW FOLK COMPETITION, AND A FALL EVENT CALLED WELCOME HOME FESTIVAL (WHF). THE FOUNDATION ALSO CO-PRODUCES MUSIC CAMP FOR TEENS WITH THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL TEXAS AND A CONCERT SERIES, "MUSIC AT THE MANSION" WITH SCHREINER UNIVERSITY. THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL (KFF) IS THE FOUNDATION'S FLAGSHIP EVENT. ESTABLISHED IN 1972, KFF IS AMONG THE LONGEST RUNNING MUSIC FESTIVALS IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2022, WE CELEBRATED THE 50TH KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL, AND HAD 5 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE WHO HAD COME TO ALL 50 FESTIVALS. DURING THE 18-DAY FESTIVAL THE FOUNDATION HOSTS THE GRASSY HILL NEW FOLK COMPETITION IN WHICH 800 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. SIX FINALISTS ARE SELECTED AS WINNERS. THE 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 SECOND WELCOME HOME FESTIVAL WAS HELD OCTOBER 7 - 16, 2022. IT WAS WELL RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO ATTENDED; HOWEVER, ATTENDANCE WAS LOW. OVER THE TWO FESTIVAL WEEKENDS, THERE WERE MANY OTHER COMMUNITY GATHERINGS HROUGHOUT 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 OF CENTRAL TEXAS (BGCCT), THE FOUNDATION COVERS THE FACULTY AND FACILITY EXPENSES. THE BGCCT COVERS THE FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND CAMP COUSELOR EXPENSES. DUE TO COVID, CAMPS WERE NOT HOSTED IN 2020 OR 2021. ATTENDANCE WAS DOWN IN 2022 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. 2022 WAS THE 10TH YEAR FOR THIS SERIES. SINCE 2011, EXCEPT FOR THE YEARS 2020 AND 2021 DUE TO COVID, THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION ALONG WITH THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL TEXAS HOSTED A FIVE-DAY MUSIC CAMP FOR TEENS 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 FOR 70 TEENS, MANY OF WHOM ARE FROM LOW INCOME AND SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS. THE CAMP RESUMED IN 2022 HOWEVER, ONLY 50 TEENS ATTENDED. 1133183 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 40 0 true 4 true false 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 HILARY ADAMSON BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BOWERS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID OBERMANN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 TOM PRASADA-RAO 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 SAMI BURK VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY KNERR TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHUCK LESNIAK SECRETARY 5.00 X 0 0 0 VAL STINSON PRESIDENT 5.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 75185 365090 569511 5002 1009786 TICKET SALES INCOME 711190 330929 330929 CAMPGROUND INCOME 711190 163744 163744 WORKSHOPS/PROGRAMS 711190 51410 51410 546083 755 755 24901 19031 5870 5870 -12631 18501 61478 61478 61478 133742 113421 20321 20321 OTHER MISC INCOME 532000 1904 1904 1904 1646197 566404 -12631 82638 118156 100432 16542 1182 9134 7764 1279 91 2250 2250 50899 43264 7635 4204 4174 30 8131 6912 1138 81 30596 26007 4283 306 250 212 35 3 46181 39254 6927 22317 18970 3124 223 FESTIVAL EXPENSES 742088 742088 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 37124 37124 VOLUNTEER STAFF EXPENSE 30749 30749 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 28472 24201 4271 67045 52032 9947 5066 1197596 1133183 57461 6952 642531 858222 6000 1045562 421199 627250 624363 38431 37714 43036 32241 1351248 1558540 4144 -5788 391552 166649 395696 160861 X 955552 1397679 955552 1397679 1351248 1558540 448601 -6474 X false false false X 316353 288386 493489 533528 1009786 2641542 316353 288386 493489 533528 1009786 2641542 2641542 770 1936 25754 7914 19256 55630 4720 4720 22817 42569 34980 90037 63382 253785 2955677 1968438 0.89370 0.88700 X PART II, LINE 10 FALL FESTIVAL 194,497 SILENT AUCTION 35,160 RAFFLE TICKETS 4,489 MISC INCOME 19,639 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 198340 198340 128815 63556 65259 435020 142691 292329 186430 179913 6517 96957 35039 61918 624363 LAMB CREEK PROPERTY LOAN 166649 166649 FALL FESTIVAL 47720 47720 SILENT AUCTION 13758 13758 61478 61478 61478 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 COMPETITION, AND A FALL EVENT CALLED WELCOME HOME FESTIVAL (WHF). THE FOUNDATION ALSO CO-PRODUCES MUSIC CAMP FOR TEENS WITH THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL TEXAS AND A CONCERT SERIES, "MUSIC AT THE MANSION" WITH SCHREINER UNIVERSITY. THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL (KFF) IS THE FOUNDATION'S FLAGSHIP EVENT. ESTABLISHED IN 1972, KFF IS AMONG THE LONGEST RUNNING MUSIC FESTIVALS IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2022, WE CELEBRATED THE 50TH KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL, AND HAD 5 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE WHO HAD COME TO ALL 50 FESTIVALS. DURING THE 18-DAY FESTIVAL THE FOUNDATION HOSTS THE GRASSY HILL NEW FOLK COMPETITION IN WHICH 800 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. SIX FINALISTS ARE SELECTED AS WINNERS. THE 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 SECOND WELCOME HOME FESTIVAL WAS HELD OCTOBER 7 - 16, 2022. IT WAS WELL RECEIVED BY THOSE WHO ATTENDED; HOWEVER, ATTENDANCE WAS LOW. OVER THE TWO FESTIVAL WEEKENDS, THERE WERE MANY OTHER COMMUNITY GATHERINGS HROUGHOUT 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 OF CENTRAL TEXAS (BGCCT), THE FOUNDATION COVERS THE FACULTY AND FACILITY EXPENSES. THE BGCCT COVERS THE FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND CAMP COUSELOR EXPENSES. DUE TO COVID, CAMPS WERE NOT HOSTED IN 2020 OR 2021. ATTENDANCE WAS DOWN IN 2022 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. 2022 WAS THE 10TH 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.