SANDBAR STORY TELLING FESTIVAL

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $170K · expenses $78K · assets $99K

EIN
87-3223266
Address
980 W LAKE BLVD, WINONA, MN 55987-6376
Website
WWW.SANDBARSTORYTELLINGFESTIVAL.ORG
NTEE code
A60
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2023 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) 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
Judy Myers (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

TO PRESENT STORYTELLING PERFORMANCES WHICH CELEBRATE AND PRESERVE THE POWER AND PLEASURE OF OUR VARIED CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND HUMAN EXPERIENCES AND TO PROMOTE THE ART OF STORYTELLING FOR ALL AGES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 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
Taff Roberts ARTISTIC DIRECTOR2024 10 $0 reported 1
Terri Karsten PRESIDENT2024 5 $0 reported 1
Laurie Lucas VICE PRESIDENT2024 1 $0 reported 1
Gary Diomandes TREASURER2024 5 $0 reported 1
Judy Myers SECRETARY2024 12 $0 reported 1
Jim Bedtke DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jerome Christenson DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Farrell DIRECTOR2024 5 $0 reported 1
Michael Todd DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tracy Morgan DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 1
Dave Casey DIRECTOR2024 0 $0 reported 1
Karen Dulak DIRECTOR2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TAFF ROBERTS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
TERRI KARSTEN PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
LAURIE LUCAS VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
GARY DIOMANDES TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
JUDY MYERS SECRETARY12 $0-$0 $01
JIM BEDTKE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JEROME CHRISTENSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
MARY FARRELL DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
MICHAEL TODD DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TRACY MORGAN DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
DAVE CASEY DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
KAREN DULAK DIRECTOR1 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$169,791$77,623 $99,329$99,329 $154,393$10,183 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $97,500 in all, tax years 2024 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
WINONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$75,000 2024$75,000
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ELIZABETH CALLENDER KING FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SANDBAR STORY TELLING FESTIVAL” 2024-2025 2$22,500 2025$8,500
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $77,623 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $44,675 57.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,008 41.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $940 1.2%
Total$77,623100%

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