2017-05-11T15:42:35-05:00 2016-06-30 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 300 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10017 990EZ 2015-07-01 273612523 GLOBALFEST INC GLOB 2125398540 C/O CFSI 601 WEST 26TH ST NO 325 NEW YORK NY 10001 SHANNON THAKE TREASURER 2125398540 2017-05-02 1 MARTIN BERKOWITZ P00154047 2126972299 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X WWW.GLOBALFEST.ORG X X 172225 X 98222 71303 2700 172225 110759 17702 1268 137427 267156 -94931 454919 0 359988 X 135641 187640 336310 185000 471951 372640 17032 12652 454919 359988 X TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS TRADITIONS THROUGHOUT THE NORTH AMERICAN PRESENTING FIELD THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING FESTIVALS, SHOWCASES AND CONCERTS, ETC. GLOBALFEST FLAGSHIP AT ARTS PRESENTERSOUR FLAGSHIP FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK CITY SHOWCASES 12 BANDS TO AN AUDIENCE OF ARTS PROFESSIONALS AND ALLOWS THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SUCCESSFUL TOURING AND SUSTAINABLE CAREERS. GLOBALFEST ALSO PROVIDED A PLATFORM FOR ARTISTS AT THE ARTS PRESENTERS CONFERENCE WHERE THEY COULD INTERACT WITH AGENTS AND PRESENTERS DIRECTLY. THE NEW YORK TIMES STATED "OVER THE LAST DECADE GLOBALFEST HAS PRESENTED 21ST-CENTURY WORLD MUSIC AS AN ACCELERATING FUSION, A RECOMBINANT FREE-FOR-ALL OF LOCAL TRADITIONS MEETING IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGIES FROM AFAR. IT'S A REALISTIC VIEW OF HOW MUSICIANS WORK; VERY FEW ARE PURISTS. AND SOME HYBRIDS HAVE GROWN DURABLE ENOUGH TO FEEL LIKE TRADITIONS OF THEIR OWN." ONCE AGAIN, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO CONTINUED IT'S SUPPORT OF GLOBALFEST WHICH LED TO ALL TWELVE SETS BEING STREAMED ON THEIR SITE, REACHING MILLIONS OF LISTENERS AND EXPANDING THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF WORLD MUSIC. 0 86312 GLOBALFEST TOURING FUNDTHIS YEAR, WE FUNDED ARTISTS TOURING TO NEW MARKETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FURTHERING OUR MISSION OF CREATING CULTURAL DIALOGUE THROUGH THE ARTS. 0 16000 GLOBALFEST ON THE ROAD AT SXSW AND BONNAROO THIS YEAR, WE CONTINUED OUR ACTIVITIES AT COMMERCIAL FESTIVALS, CURATING AT SXSW AND BONNAROO AND REACHING THOUSANDS OF NEW AUDIENCES. 0 6886 ARTIST SERVICES, CREOLE CARNIVAL TOUR, GLOBALFEST HANGOUT SERIES, GLOBALFEST ON THE ROAD AND LINCOLN CENTER. 0 31511 140709 ISABEL SOFFER PRESIDENT 15.00 0 0 0 SHANNON THAKE TREASURER 15.00 0 0 0 WILLIAM M BRAGIN SECRETARY 15.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY ISABEL SOFFER 260 WEST 26TH STREET 325 MAILBOX 264 NEW YORK NY 10001 9172926812 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 76158 165241 92070 523840 98222 955531 76158 165241 92070 523840 98222 955531 598481 357050 1872 2068 3245 2700 9885 965416 249865 0.36980 0.31580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: BADGE REIMBURSEMENTS. AMOUNT: 2,700. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 6,146. DESCRIPTION: ARTIST FEES. AMOUNT: 64,193. DESCRIPTION: PRODUCTION EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 39,797. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 7,272. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 3,796. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 3,064. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS, AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 4,945. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,392. DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 1,238. DESCRIPTION: PERSONNEL EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 4,584. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 137,427. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: PLEDGES AND GRANTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 326,310. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 175,000. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 10,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 17,032. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 12,652. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.