LA IZQUIERDA FEST INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $149K · expenses $101K · assets $75K

EIN
83-2782253
Address
3800 AVENUE T, GALVESTON, TX 77550-8859
NTEE code
A20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2021 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, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Brian Kuhn (its 2023 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

La Izquierda is dedicated to enriching the Galveston and Gulf Coast communities through surf the arts and fostering local culture. For the last seven years through our Save the Locals Summer concert series the Galveston Sandcastle Festival and La Izquierda Fest we have brought in local and regional artists to help our community celebrate and connect over art music surf culture and the preservation of our beach habitat. These events create economic opportunities for the local artists who make Galveston a special place for locals and visitors alike and help support the mental health and cohesion of our community.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jessica Antonelli Director of Operations2024-2025 $0$9,550 1
Robert Kuhn (former) Executive Director2024 $10,900$10,900 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
Brian Kuhn Chairman of the Board2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Justine St Cyr Secretary2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Mark Dellosso Treasurer2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Janese Maricelli (former) Board member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Michael Niebuhr (former) Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1
Judith Smith (former) Board Member2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jeff Antonelli (former) Board Member2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brian Kuhn Chairman of the Board1 $0$0$0 $01
Justine St Cyr Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Mark Dellosso Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Jessica Antonelli Director of Operations40 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Kuhn Executive Director20 $10,900-$0 $10,9001
Jessica Antonelli Director of Operations20 $9,550-$0 $9,5501
Brian Kuhn Chairman of the Board2 $0-$0 $01
Justine St Cyr Board Member - Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Mark DellOsso Board member - treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
Janese Maricelli Board member1 $0-$0 $01
Michael Niebuhr Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Judith Smith Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Jeff Antonelli Board Member1 $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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$148,691$101,137 $75,410$75,410 $0$148,691 $0075
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$153,215$161,423 $29,789$29,789 $38,500$113,340 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $46,903 in all, tax years 2021 to 2023. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
IPPOLITO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION OF GALVESTON Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “La Izquierda Fest Inc”, “LA IZQUIERDA FEST INC” 2021-2023 3$25,000 2023$10,000
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PHILANTHROPITCH Public charity Exact 2022 1$19,903 2022$19,903
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HARRIS AND ELIZA KEMPNER FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LA IZQUIERDA FEST INC” 2023 1$2,000 2023$2,000
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $101,137 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,053
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $53,852$52,352$0$1,500 53.2%
Fees: management $32,225$0$32,225$0 31.9%
Occupancy $5,798$5,798$0$0 5.7%
Advertising and promotion $2,750$2,750$0$0 2.7%
Payments to affiliates $2,364$2,364$0$0 2.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,053$2,053$0$0 2.0%
Insurance $1,915$1,915$0$0 1.9%
Fees: accounting $180$0$180$0 0.2%
Total$101,137100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $161,423 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $80,079 49.6%
Fees to independent contractors $73,118 45.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,347 3.3%
Printing, publications, postage $2,879 1.8%
Total$161,423100%

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State business registration

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