2026-02-17T18:00:05-05:00 2025-09-30 472364727 PRESSLER THOMPSON AND COMPANY LLC 819 WATER STREET SUITE 320 KERRVILLE TX 780285343 990 2024-10-01 742938648 KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION KERR 8302573600 3876 MEDINA HIGHWAY KERRVILLE TX 78028 DEB ROUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8302573600 2026-02-12 true BRENDA G BEATY CPA P00842008 8302577241 2026-02-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL VAL STINSON 3876 MEDINA HIGHWAY KERRVILLE TX 78028 1571511 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. 10 10 4 750 9586 385453 658149 518988 562163 18972 30987 238872 189543 1162285 1440842 0 0 158675 186217 0 3072 907572 863975 1066247 1050192 96038 390650 1658993 2007837 181071 108201 1477922 1899636 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 972121 562163 ANNUALLY, THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION ("KFF FOUNDATION- OR "FOUNDATION") NORMALLY PRODUCES THE 18-DAY KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL (MAY 22 - JUNE 8, 2025) AND A 3-DAY EVENT CALLED WELCOME HOME FEST (OCTOBER 9-11). BECAUSE OF SEVERE FLOODING IMPACTS IN THE REGION THIS YEAR, WE CANCELED WELCOME HOME FEST TO FOCUS ON SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL ("KFF") IS THE FOUNDATION'S FLAGSHIP EVENT. ESTABLISHED IN 1972, THE KFF IS AMONG THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING MUSIC FESTIVALS IN THE COUNTRY AND, IN 2025, WE CELEBRATED OUR 53RD ANNUAL FESTIVAL. DURING KFF, THE FOUNDATION HOSTS THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL GRASSY HILL SINGER SONGWRITER COMPETITION. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED ALMOST 1200 ENTRIES, FROM WHICH 24 FINALISTS WERE SELECTED TO PERFORM AT THE FESTIVAL. FROM THOSE 24 FINALISTS, 6 WINNERS ARE SELECTED; WINNERS RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE AND ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A 10-DAY TOUR, PERFORMING AT TEXAS VENUES. DURING THE FESTIVAL, WE ALSO HOST A NUMBER OF SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS (HARMONICA, UKULELE AND GUITAR) AS WELL AS SONGWRITING WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS SUCH AS CO-WRITING AND CREATIVE PROCESS. WE ALSO HOSTED A NUMBER OF EVENTS GEARED TOWARD THE YOUNGER GENERATION, INCLUDING FAMILY CONCERTS, A GOLF CART PARADE, A YOUNG ARTIST PERFORMANCE INCUBATOR ("YAPI") AND PRE-TEEN/TEENAGE SONGWRITING WORKSHOPS. WE WERE SCHEDULED TO HOLD OUR THREE-DAY WELCOME HOME FEST IN OCTOBER BUT ON JULY 4, THE KERR COUNTY AREA WAS HIT BY DEVASTATING FLOODS. WHILE THE PROPERTY WHERE THE FESTIVAL IS HELD WAS NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTED, WE RECOGNIZED THAT WE NEEDED TO SHIFT OUR FOCUS TO HELPING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. AS PART OF THAT EFFORT, WE CANCELED WELCOME HOME FEST AND PIVOTED TO DOING WHAT WE COULD TO HELP THOSE IMPACTED. TO THAT END, IN JULY, OUR STAFF KITCHEN AND A DEDICATED TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS PREPARED AND DELIVERED HOT MEALS TO RESCUE WORKERS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND IMPACTED CITIZENS, SOMETIMES PROVIDING AS MANY AS 1,000 MEALS A DAY. WE ALSO WORKED WITH OUR FAR-RANGING FESTIVAL COMMUNITY TO RAISE MONEY FOR FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS AND TO PROVIDE NEEDED SUPPLIES SUCH AS WORK GLOVES, GENERATORS AND CHAIN SAWS. IN ADDITION, WE OPENED THE PROPERTY WHERE THE FESTIVAL OCCURS TO HOUSE DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS AND DEBRIS REMOVAL PERSONNEL. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PARTICIPATED IN MUSICAL FUND-RAISING EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY HELD IN AUSTIN, TX (WITH MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHY AND LYLE LOVETT) AND SAN ANTONIO, TX (LYLE LOVETT, LOS LONELY BOYS, RECKLESS KELLY AND BRI BAGWELL). WE ALSO WORKED WITH A LOCAL PARTNER, ARCADIA LIVE, TO PRESENT A NUMBER OF SHOWS IN KERRVILLE, COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE TO RESIDENTS OF KERR COUNTY (SHINYRIBS, JOSH & CHRISTY GRIDER AND JAMES MCMURTRY). 972121 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 126 0 true 4 false true true false false false false false false false X 10 10 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 DAVID OBERMANN TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 J FRANK WEBSTER SECRETARY 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 VALERIE LEIBERMAN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE WILMOTH BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 KATE PREJEAN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOVITA ROY BOARD MEMEBE 5.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 96339 103846 457964 10264 658149 TICKET SALES INCOME 711190 302974 302974 CAMPGROUND INCOME 711190 148114 148114 WORKSHOPS/PROGRAMS 711190 111075 111075 562163 30987 30987 46995 6014 40981 40981 9586 31395 102032 103846 98954 3078 3078 88748 25701 63047 63047 EMPLOYEE RETENTION CR-2021 59245 59245 EMPLOYEE RETENTION CR-2020 22074 22074 VENDING SALES 836 836 282 282 82437 1440842 625210 9586 147897 173413 147401 24278 1734 12804 10883 1793 128 3000 3000 63170 53694 9476 63903 63903 47703 40548 6678 477 56813 48291 8522 41093 34929 5753 411 FESTIVAL EXPENSES 438411 438411 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 62703 53298 9405 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 23308 23308 VOLUNTEER STAFF EXPENSE 17535 17535 46336 39920 6094 322 1050192 972121 74999 3072 385298 693099 55589 1256821 565901 646844 690920 563945 619363 7317 4455 1658993 2007837 1822 4872 56187 3850 123062 99479 181071 108201 X 1477922 1899636 1477922 1899636 1658993 2007837 X 390650 26173 4891 X false false X 533528 1009786 468730 385453 658149 3055646 533528 1009786 468730 385453 658149 3055646 3055646 7914 19256 15218 39936 62382 144706 4720 2852 91019 98591 90037 63382 41450 417945 91525 704339 4003282 2562939 0.76330 0.79110 X PART II, LINE 10 FALL FESTIVAL 302,753 SILENT AUCTION 41,061 RAFFLE TICKETS 6,204 MISC INCOME 85,772 KERRCLIPSE 268,549 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 198340 198340 143121 76982 66139 507051 223358 283693 277992 1276 205785 73483 129041 59776 69265 690920 LAMB CREEK PROPERTY LOAN 99479 99479 FLOOD RELIEF 103846 103846 5986 FALL FESTIVAL 93792 93792 91943 1 7740 7740 205378 103846 101532 97929 97929 3603 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ANNUALLY, THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION ("KFF FOUNDATION- OR "FOUNDATION") NORMALLY PRODUCES THE 18-DAY KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL (MAY 22 - JUNE 8, 2025) AND A 3-DAY EVENT CALLED WELCOME HOME FEST (OCTOBER 9-11). BECAUSE OF SEVERE FLOODING IMPACTS IN THE REGION THIS YEAR, WE CANCELED WELCOME HOME FEST TO FOCUS ON SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL ("KFF") IS THE FOUNDATION'S FLAGSHIP EVENT. ESTABLISHED IN 1972, THE KFF IS AMONG THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING MUSIC FESTIVALS IN THE COUNTRY AND, IN 2025, WE CELEBRATED OUR 53RD ANNUAL FESTIVAL. DURING KFF, THE FOUNDATION HOSTS THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL GRASSY HILL SINGER SONGWRITER COMPETITION. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED ALMOST 1200 ENTRIES, FROM WHICH 24 FINALISTS WERE SELECTED TO PERFORM AT THE FESTIVAL. FROM THOSE 24 FINALISTS, 6 WINNERS ARE SELECTED; WINNERS RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE AND ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A 10-DAY TOUR, PERFORMING AT TEXAS VENUES. DURING THE FESTIVAL, WE ALSO HOST A NUMBER OF SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS (HARMONICA, UKULELE AND GUITAR) AS WELL AS SONGWRITING WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS SUCH AS CO-WRITING AND CREATIVE PROCESS. WE ALSO HOSTED A NUMBER OF EVENTS GEARED TOWARD THE YOUNGER GENERATION, INCLUDING FAMILY CONCERTS, A GOLF CART PARADE, A YOUNG ARTIST PERFORMANCE INCUBATOR ("YAPI") AND PRE-TEEN/TEENAGE SONGWRITING WORKSHOPS. WE WERE SCHEDULED TO HOLD OUR THREE-DAY WELCOME HOME FEST IN OCTOBER BUT ON JULY 4, THE KERR COUNTY AREA WAS HIT BY DEVASTATING FLOODS. WHILE THE PROPERTY WHERE THE FESTIVAL IS HELD WAS NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTED, WE RECOGNIZED THAT WE NEEDED TO SHIFT OUR FOCUS TO HELPING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. AS PART OF THAT EFFORT, WE CANCELED WELCOME HOME FEST AND PIVOTED TO DOING WHAT WE COULD TO HELP THOSE IMPACTED. TO THAT END, IN JULY, OUR STAFF KITCHEN AND A DEDICATED TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS PREPARED AND DELIVERED HOT MEALS TO RESCUE WORKERS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND IMPACTED CITIZENS, SOMETIMES PROVIDING AS MANY AS 1,000 MEALS A DAY. WE ALSO WORKED WITH OUR FAR-RANGING FESTIVAL COMMUNITY TO RAISE MONEY FOR FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS AND TO PROVIDE NEEDED SUPPLIES SUCH AS WORK GLOVES, GENERATORS AND CHAIN SAWS. IN ADDITION, WE OPENED THE PROPERTY WHERE THE FESTIVAL OCCURS TO HOUSE DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS AND DEBRIS REMOVAL PERSONNEL. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PARTICIPATED IN MUSICAL FUND-RAISING EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY HELD IN AUSTIN, TX (WITH MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHY AND LYLE LOVETT) AND SAN ANTONIO, TX (LYLE LOVETT, LOS LONELY BOYS, RECKLESS KELLY AND BRI BAGWELL). WE ALSO WORKED WITH A LOCAL PARTNER, ARCADIA LIVE, TO PRESENT A NUMBER OF SHOWS IN KERRVILLE, COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE TO RESIDENTS OF KERR COUNTY (SHINYRIBS, JOSH & CHRISTY GRIDER AND JAMES MCMURTRY). 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 4,891