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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taff Roberts | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 2024 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Terri Karsten | PRESIDENT | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laurie Lucas | VICE PRESIDENT | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Gary Diomandes | TREASURER | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Judy Myers | SECRETARY | 2024 | 12 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jim Bedtke | DIRECTOR | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jerome Christenson | DIRECTOR | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mary Farrell | DIRECTOR | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Todd | DIRECTOR | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tracy Morgan | DIRECTOR | 2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dave Casey | DIRECTOR | 2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Karen Dulak | DIRECTOR | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 12 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAFF ROBERTS | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TERRI KARSTEN | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LAURIE LUCAS | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GARY DIOMANDES | TREASURER | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JUDY MYERS | SECRETARY | 12 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JIM BEDTKE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEROME CHRISTENSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARY FARRELL | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL TODD | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| TRACY MORGAN | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DAVE CASEY | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KAREN DULAK | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $75,000 | 2024 | $75,000 | show |
| ELIZABETH CALLENDER KING FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SANDBAR STORY TELLING FESTIVAL” | 2024-2025 | 2 | $22,500 | 2025 | $8,500 | show |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $77,623 | 100% |
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