GATHERING FESTIVAL INC

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $43K · expenses $39K · assets $6K

EIN
83-2514684
Address
26 WATERTOWN RD, MORRIS, CT 06763-1922
NTEE code
A20 Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2023 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated April 15, 2023 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2021 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
John Murray (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Organize an annual multi-cultural festival in Waterbury, CT, celebrating music, food and dance from around the world.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Michael Kaneb Treasurer2023 5 $0 reported 1
John Murray President2023 5 $0 reported 1
Chelsea Kaneb Secretary2023 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael Kaneb Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
John Murray President5 $0-$0 $01
Chelsea Kaneb Secretary5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,350$38,719 $6,455$6,455 $43,350- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $32,084 in all, tax years 2023 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $22,0842 $15,4172024 2023-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $10,0001 $10,0002025 2025 DAF sponsor Exact
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one $31,2505 4DAF sponsor2022–2024 SPARTA CELTIC FESTIVAL INC; DARTMOUTH CULTURAL CENTER INC; BRATTLEBORO LITERARY FESTIVAL INC; FRIENDS OF THE COMMUNITY GROWING CENTER INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2023 · Form 990EZ · $38,719 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $38,719 100.0%
Total$38,719100%

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State business registration

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