2011-07-07T11:50:40-00:00 2010-12-31 Joe W Kilpatrick CPA PC 100 Crescent Centre Pkwy Ste 710 Tucker GA 30084 990 2010-01-01 208669575 DECATUR BOOK FESTIVAL DECA 4043731603 P O BOX 337 DECATUR GA 30031 Alice murray 2011-07-07 true Alta Birdsong 7704558706 2011-07-07 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Alice Murray 33 Village Court Decatur GA 30030 565866 false X www.decaturbookfestival.com X 2006 GA The exempt purpose of the Decatur Book Festival is to provide a community-based event to promote literacy. The yearly Festival is the largest independent book festival in the country. More than 150 world-class authors participate. The exempt purpose of the Decatur Book Festival is to provide a community-based event to promote literacy. The yearly Festival is the largest independent book festival in the country. More than 150 world-class authors participate. 10 10 0 500 0 521844 443947 96662 121919 0 0 618506 565866 0 0 10040 9006 0 0 576469 583169 586509 592175 31997 -26309 44670 1773 16588 0 28082 1773 X The Decatur Book Festival encourages a love of reading, writing, and other expressions of the written and spoken word in people of all ages and builds a more engaged and cohesive community of readers and writers throughout the greater Atlanta metropolitan region. false false 527898 The annual Decatur Book Festival is a community event open to the public and supported by cash contributions from the corporate community and others as well as with in-kind donations. It is the largest Book Festival in the Southeast and brings authors from around the country. There are venues around the city wherein attendees may hear and meet with these authors. The Decatur Book Festivals Labor Day weekend event gathers over 50,000 people to an annual gatthering that supports litearacy efforts throughout Atlanta. It is a free event. 527898 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true X 3 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false GA X Heritage Accounting LTD 4043731603 417 Claremont Ave 117 Decatur GA 30030 X Alice Murray 006.00 X X 0 0 0 William Starr 003.00 X X 0 0 0 Judy Turner 003.00 X X 0 0 0 Linda Harris 003.00 X X 0 0 0 Richard Lenz 001.00 X 0 0 0 William Means 001.00 X 0 0 0 Brett Gadsden 001.00 X 0 0 0 Rob Jenkins 001.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Dewberry 001.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas Bell 040.00 X 0 0 0 Daren Wang 040.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 1 1950 441997 245700 443947 Book Festival Revenue 121919 121919 565866 0 0 0 0 0 0 9006 6755 2251 0 0 0 0 8500 6375 2125 3163 3163 0 0 0 112542 84407 28135 0 0 0 0 21776 21776 0 0 0 0 0 1664 1664 Book Festival Expenses - Authors/Tents/Sound 66536 65489 1047 Bank Service Fees 1623 1623 Outside Management/Program Director 121635 97366 24269 In-Kind Contribution Expenses 245700 245700 Taxes - License - Permits 30 30 0 592175 527898 64277 0 44445 1773 225 44670 1773 16588 16588 0 X 28082 1773 28082 1773 44670 1773 -26309 X X true false X false X 0.00000 105556 213334 239663 280144 198247 1036944 22803 58052 79725 96662 121919 379161 128359 271386 319388 376806 320166 1416105 1416105 0 0 0 0 128359 271386 319388 376806 320166 1416105 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X Advertising of Event 6 179300 Donorsvalue X Programming Venue 7 61400 Donors Value X Signed Guitar 1 5000 Donors Value false false false Form 990 Part III 1 The Decatur Festival was organized to promote literacy within the Decatur community. Since its inception it has become the largest independent book festival in the country. With more than 150 world-class authors in attendance, the Festival draws large crowds. The City of Decatur hosts the event in venues around the city core. There is considerable in-kind community support involving donations of advertising and space. Form 990 Part V 2a The Decatur Book Festival has no employees. The Festival contracts with companies for the Management Director and the Program Director. The Festival contracts with the Decatur Downtown Development Authority for contract labor, which includes security, cleanup, and other services. Three contract laborers were given Form 1099MISC Form 990 Part VI 15 No compensation is provided to a CEO, Executive Director, or top management. The management of the Festival is provided with a contract to the Managing Director and Program Director. Form 990 Part XII 2a The organizations financial statements were compiled by an independent accountant. The firm, Heritage Accounting, LTD, is listed on Part VI - Section C as possessing the books and records Form 990 26-28 The Decatur Book Festival receives in-kind contributions from government and private organizations. The greatest in-kind contribution is for advertising, and the following entities contributed Atlanta Journal Constitution, Public Broadcasting Atlanta, JW Broadcasting, Mental Floss Magazine, Lenz Marketing, and Decatur Arts Alliance. To support an event such as the festival, space rental, police security, consulting, and such other expenses are needed. In-kind contributors were DeKalb Public Library, Georgia Center for the Book, City of Decatur space security, Booklogix Publishing Services, Coca Colar Enterprises, Eddies Attic, and WSB. A special donation of a 5000 signed guitar was made by Eagle Rock Distributors. Form 990 Part IX 7 .There are no employees of the Decatur Book Festival. There is contract labor, and this expense has been reported on line 7 Form 990 Part VI 3 The management of the festival is contracted with Verb Productions LLC and Chronicle LLC