2019-01-16T07:46:04-06:00 2018-08-31 205788602 GLASER AND COMPANY LLC 149 E BAY ST SUITE 200 CHARLESTON SC 294013134 990 2017-09-01 813123725 CHARLESTON TO CHARLESTON INC CHAR 8437239912 PO BOX 1825 CHARLESTON SC 29402 WALTER FIEDEROWICZ SECRETARY/DIRECTOR 8436973833 2019-01-15 true ERIK M GLASER CPA P00724565 8438490179 2019-01-16 162.217.140.173 2019-01-16 07:46:04 CS P C7502B9BE47F9B8354F737866145CBAECF522AE1 C7502B9BE47F9B8354F737866145CBAECF522AE1 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z THE CHARLESTON TO CHARLESTON DEBORAH GAGE PO BOX 1825 CHARLESTON SC 29402 242889 false X WWW.CHARLESTONTOCHARLESTON.COM X 2016 SC THE CHARLESTON TO CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL AIMS TO INSPIRE RATIONAL AND HUMANE DISCOURSE AND A CULTURE OF LIFELONG LEARNING BY CREATING A WORLD- CLASS, INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF BOOKS AND IDEAS IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. 6 6 0 25 0 123930 118956 3 0 242889 0 0 0 0 8215 164785 164785 78104 27849 105953 0 27849 105953 X THE CHARLESTON TO CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL AIMS TO INSPIRE RATIONAL AND HUMANE DISCOURSE AND A CULTURE OF LIFELONG LEARNING BY CREATING A WORLD- CLASS, INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE AND IDEAS IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. PAIRING INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS IN A CITY RICH WITH HISTORY AND CULTURE, THE FESTIVAL COMPLETED ITS FIRST YEAR IN NOVEMBER 2017 TO HIGH ACCLAIM AND EXCITEMENT. false false 139234 118956 THE FIRST CHARLESTON TO CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE FROM NOVEMBER 2-5, 2017, IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. FEATURING 10 SESSIONS ON TOPICS RANGING FROM THE FAMED BRITISH BLOOMSBURY GROUP OF ARTISTS AND AUTHORS TO WOMEN'S RIGHTS TO WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, THE FOUR DAYS WERE FULL OF WIDELY VARIED DISCUSSIONS AND CONVERSATIONS. SPEAKERS INCLUDED WORLDWIDE BESTSELLING AUTHOR BERNARD CORNWELL, POET BEN OKRI, ARTIST JONATHAN GREEN, LGBTQ WRITER JEANETTE WINTERSON, SCHOLARS MARJORIE SPRUILL, BARBARA BELLOWS ROCKEFELLER, AND FRANCES SPALDING, AND FORMER BRITISH DIPLOMAT CHARLES ANSON. OUR ESTIMATES SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 1500 VISITORS TO THE FESTIVAL IN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR AT EVENTS SPANNING FOUR UNIQUE VENUES. PATRON FEEDBACK INCLUDED STATEMENTS LIKE, "FABULOUS, INSPIRING, MAGICAL, ESPECIALLY FOR SHAKESPEARE AND WOOLF FANS." BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER AND 2017 SPEAKER VIRGINIA NICHOLSON CALLED THE FESTIVAL "MORE THAN ANY OF OUR DREAMS, PERHAPS?" 2017 EXPENSES WERE LARGELY DEVOTED TO INTERNATIONAL AIRFARE FOR OUR 9 INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS, AS WELL AS LODGING FOR ALL 17 OF OUR SPEAKERS. WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER ALL SPEAKERS SMALL HONORARIA AS WELL. WE ALSO HOSTED THREE RECEPTIONS ALLOWING SPEAKERS TO MINGLE WITH STAFF AND GUESTS. 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PAIRING INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS IN A CITY RICH WITH HISTORY AND CULTURE, THE FESTIVAL COMPLETED ITS FIRST YEAR IN NOVEMBER 2017 TO HIGH ACCLAIM AND EXCITEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A SHAKESPEARE AND WOOLF FANS." BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER AND 2017 SPEAKER VIRGINIA NICHOLSON CALLED THE FESTIVAL "MORE THAN ANY OF OUR DREAMS, PERHAPS?" 2017 EXPENSES WERE LARGELY DEVOTED TO INTERNATIONAL AIRFARE FOR OUR 9 INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS, AS WELL AS LODGING FOR ALL 17 OF OUR SPEAKERS. WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER ALL SPEAKERS SMALL HONORARIA AS WELL. WE ALSO HOSTED THREE RECEPTIONS ALLOWING SPEAKERS TO MINGLE WITH STAFF AND GUESTS. THE EXCHANGES OF IDEAS AT THESE EVENTS WERE NOTHING SHORT OF INSPIRING AND EXCITING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AS AN INDEPENDENT, STAND-ALONE ORGANIZATION, WITH ITS OWN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF. THE ORGANIZATION WAS CONCEIVED AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY, A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP-SUPPORTED LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTER (SEE WWW.CHARLESTONLIBRARYSOCIETY.ORG) AND THE CHARLESTON TRUST, A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION BASED IN SUSSEX, ENGLAND THAT HOSTS PERHAPS THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS LITERARY AND IDEAS FESTIVAL IN EUROPE FEATURING INNUMERABLE WELL-KNOWN AUTHORS, CREATORS AND THINKERS (SEE WWW.CHARLESTON.ORG.UK). THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS SPECIFY THAT FOR CERTAIN "FUNDAMENTAL- OR "RESERVED" MATTERS, SUCH AS A MERGER, SALE OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ASSETS AND ANY OTHER ACTIONS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY DAMAGE THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, THE UNANIMOUS VOTE OF DIFFERENT CLASSES OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESIGNATED BY THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY AND THE CHARLESTON TRUST, RATHER THAN A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE, WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CONSTITUTE AUTHORIZATION OF ACTION BY THE BOARD. THE BY-LAWS (ARTICLE IV) PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT HAS BROAD AUTHORITY, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN ARTICULATED EXCEPTIONS, TO EXERCISE THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR AND TWO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED TO THE FULL BOARD AT ITS NEXT MEETING, WITH THE BOARD HAVING THE AUTHORITY TO RATIFY OR DISAPPROVE OF THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 9 VIRGINIA NICHOLSON COURT HOUSE, BARCOMBE EAST SUSSEX, ENGLAND BN85TS, UK MICHAEL FARTHING FROG FIRLE BARN, WHITEWAY, ALFRISTON EAST SUSSEX, ENGLAND BN26 5TT, UK FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE CHAIR OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ITS FINANCIAL MANAGER ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GATHERING THE KEY COMPONENTS AND SUPPORTING SCHEDULE INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990. THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990 AND THEN IT GOES THROUGH A REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE IT IS COMPLETED ACCURATELY. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS THEN RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION WHERE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE DOCUMENT. PRIOR TO FILING, THE APPROVED DRAFT RETURN IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM THEN ELECTRONICALLY FILES THE FINAL INFORMATIONAL RETURN WITH THE IRS. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS ALSO PUBLICLY POSTED IN ELECTRONIC FORM ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE WHERE IT IS FREELY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THIS POLICY AND TO COMPLY AND TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE OF RELATED PARTIES WITH IT. IN ADDITION TO THE DISCLOSURES REQUIRED BY THIS POLICY, ANNUALLY EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EACH OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDED WITH A STATEMENT TO COMPLETE AND RETURN INDICATING THAT THEY HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. THOSE STATEMENTS ARE RETAINED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CORPORATE RECORDS. THESE STATEMENTS OF COMPLIANCE ARE REVIEWED BY THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REPORT TO THE BOARD AT LEAST ONCE ANNUALLY CONCERNING ANY DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MADE TO THEM, AND ANY OTHER CONFLICTS-OF-INTERESTS, WHICH HAVE OCCURRED. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS WHO KNOWINGLY OR UNKNOWINGLY VIOLATE THIS POLICY ARE SUBJECT TO CENSURE OR REMOVAL, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EMPLOYEES WHO KNOWINGLY OR UNKNOWINGLY VIOLATE THIS POLICY WILL BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION, INCLUDING POSSIBLE DISMISSAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MADE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE: 1. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY 2. FORM 990 INFORMATIONAL TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST FISCAL YEAR IN THE FUTURE, THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE THREE YEARS OF FORM 990 INFORMATIONAL TAX RETURNS AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE.