2021-01-15T06:11:17-06:00 2020-08-31 205788602 GLASER AND COMPANY LLC 149 E BAY ST SUITE 200 CHARLESTON SC 294013134 990 2019-09-01 813123725 CHARLESTON TO CHARLESTON INC CHAR 8436193000 PO BOX 1825 CHARLESTON SC 29402 WALTER FIEDEROWICZ PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 8436973833 2021-01-15 true ERIK M GLASER CPA P00724565 8438490179 2021-01-15 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SEE SCHEDULE O DEBORAH GAGE PO BOX 1825 CHARLESTON SC 29402 317305 false X WWW.CHARLESTONTOCHARLESTON.COM X 2016 SC THE CHARLESTON TO CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL AIMS TO INSPIRE RATIONAL AND HUMANE DISCOURSE AND A CULTURE OF LIFELONG LEARNING BY CREATING A WORLD- CLASS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE AND IDEAS IN (CONT. SCH. O) 13 13 1 40 0 280979 209938 84121 106728 268 639 0 365368 317305 0 0 53531 0 62596 265811 302809 265811 356340 99557 -39035 205510 166467 0 205510 166467 X THE CHARLESTON TO CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL AIMS TO INSPIRE RATIONAL AND HUMANE DISCOURSE AND A CULTURE OF LIFELONG LEARNING BY CREATING A WORLD- CLASS, INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE AND IDEAS IN (CONT. SCH. O) false false 278572 106728 THE THIRD CHARLESTON TO CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE FROM NOVEMBER 7-10, 2019, AND WAS A THRILL FOR ALL WHO PARTICIPATED. THE FESTIVAL FEATURED PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS, AN ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER, AND ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC WRITERS OF OUR TIMES. SPEAKERS INCLUDED AUTHOR JOYCE CAROL OATES, HISTORIAN DAVID W. BLIGHT, ACTIVIST AND BIOGRAPHER JUNG CHANG, FORMER NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR JILL ABRAMSON, SHORT FICTION LEGENDS DEBORAH EISENBERG AND LIONEL SHRIVER, NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING NOVELIST REBECCA MAKKAI, AND SCIENCE WRITER CARL ZIMMER. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION RANGED FROM THE AIDS EPIDEMIC IN 1980S CHICAGO, THE FASCINATING SCIENCE OF GENETICS, THE HEROIC LIVES OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS AND FDR, A SMALL GIRL'S JOURNEY OF SURVIVAL (CONT. SCHEDULE. O) 278572 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 false false false false false false false true 13 0 1 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true true false true true true true false false false false false SC X LEAH RHYNE 8436973833 1433 AZURE LANE 33202 CHARLESTON SC 29414 X DEBORAH GAGE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 WALTER FIEDEROWICZ PRESIDENT/DI 15.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNN HANLIN TREASURER/DI 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE BLESSING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FARTHING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BELINDA GERGEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH KENNEDY KENNARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEIGH MCNAIRY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EUGENE MASSAMILLO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WENDA HARRIS MILLARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA NICHOLSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL SANFORD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN TAYLOR IKE WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 209938 22313 209938 ADMISSIONS - SESSION EVENTS 711190 106728 106728 106728 639 639 317305 106728 639 X 49824 46798 3026 3707 3481 226 90662 31500 2500 56662 31 31 656 656 53007 52895 112 40808 38801 450 1557 1103 563 494 46 3611 788 2823 5212 5212 5410 5094 26 290 53619 53588 31 2879 2879 SPEAKER TRAVEL 37966 37406 560 BANK FEES 5442 43 1358 4041 TAXES AND LICENSES 1903 1903 FILM LICENSING FEES 500 500 356340 278572 15172 62596 91107 84261 114403 82206 205510 166467 0 0 X 205510 166467 205510 166467 205510 166467 -39035 -8 X false false false X 123930 280979 209938 614847 123930 280979 209938 614847 202285 412562 3 268 639 910 615757 309805 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM C THE CHARLESTON TO CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL FORM 990 PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED) CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. PAIRING INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS IN UNIQUE COMBINATIONS IN A CITY RICH WITH HISTORY AND CULTURE, THE FESTIVAL'S THIRD YEAR WAS MET WITH ACCLAIM FROM SPEAKERS, ATTENDEES, BOARD AND STAFF ALIKE. FORM 990, PART III PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION (CONTINUED) CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. PAIRING INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS IN A CITY RICH WITH HISTORY AND CULTURE, THE FESTIVAL COMPLETED ITS FIRST YEAR IN NOVEMBER, 2019, TO HIGH ACCLAIM AND EXCITEMENT. PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A (CONTINUED) DURING THE HOLOCAUST, THE JOYS OF SHORT FICTION, SOCIAL ACTIVISM, VIRGINIA WOOLF AND SYLVIA PLATH, AND SO MUCH MORE. A GROUP OF OVER 60 STUDENTS FROM THE LOCAL ARTS HIGH SCHOOL, CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, ATTENDED MS. OATES' SESSION AND ENJOYED A PRIVATE CONVERSATION WITH HER AFTERWARDS. WE PROVIDED OVER 400 TICKETS TO REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS FREE OF CHARGE. OUR MAIN EXPENSES CONTINUE TO BE AIRFARE AND LODGING FOR SPEAKERS, AS WELL AS MODEST HONORARIA FOR ALL SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES AS AN INDEPENDENT, STAND-ALONE ORGANIZATION, WITH ITS OWN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF. THE ORGANIZATION WAS CONCEIVED AS A RESULT OF DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY, A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP SUPPORTED LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTER (SEE WWW.CHARLESTONLIBRARYSOCIETY.ORG) AND THE CHARLESTON TRUST, A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION BASED IN SUSSEX, ENGLAND, THAT HOSTS PERHAPS THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS LITERARY AND IDEAS FESTIVAL IN EUROPE FEATURING INNUMERABLE WELL-KNOWN AUTHORS, CREATORS, AND THINKERS (SEE WWW.CHARLESTON.ORG.UK). THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS SPECIFY THAT FOR CERTAIN "FUNDAMENTAL- OR "RESERVED" MATTERS, SUCH AS A MERGER OR SALE OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ASSETS AND ANY OTHER ACTIONS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY DAMAGE THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, THE UNANIMOUS VOTE OF DIFFERENT CLASSES OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THOSE DESIGNATED BY THE CHARLESTON LIBRARY SOCIETY AND THE CHARLESTON TRUST, RATHER THAN A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE, WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CONSTITUTE AUTHORIZATION OF ACTION BY THE BOARD. THE BY-LAWS (ARTICLE IV) PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT HAS BROAD AUTHORITY, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN ARTICULATED EXCEPTIONS, TO EXERCISE THE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF THE CHAIR AND TWO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED TO THE FULL BOARD AT ITS NEXT MEETING, WITH THE BOARD HAVING THE AUTHORITY TO RATIFY OR DISAPPROVE OF THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 9 MICHAEL FARTHING FROG FIRLE BARN, WITEWAY, ALFRISTON EAST SUSSEX, UK BNC26 5TT VIRGINIA NICHOLSON COURT HOUSE, BARCOMBE EAST SUSSEX, ENGLAND BN85TS, UK JOHN TAYLOR (IKE) WILLIAMS 9 ORCHARD STREET CAMBRIDGE , MA 02140 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE CHAIR OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ITS FINANCIAL MANAGER ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR GATHERING THE KEY COMPONENTS AND SUPPORTING SCHEDULE INFORMATION FOR THE FORM 990. THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF THE FORM 990 AND THEN IT GOES THROUGH A REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE IT IS COMPLETED ACCURATELY. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS THEN RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION WHERE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE DOCUMENT. PRIOR TO FILING, THE APPROVED DRAFT RETURN IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FINAL REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM THEN ELECTRONICALLY FILES THE FINAL INFORMATIONAL RETURN WITH THE IRS. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CORPORATE OFFICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THIS POLICY AND TO COMPLY AND TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE OF RELATED PARTIES WITH IT. IN ADDITION TO THE DISCLOSURES REQUIRED BY THIS POLICY, ANNUALLY EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EACH OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDED WITH A STATEMENT TO COMPLETE AND RETURN INDICATING THAT THEY HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND ARE INCOMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. THOSE STATEMENTS ARE RETAINED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CORPORATE RECORDS. THE STATEMENTS OF COMPLIANCE ARE REVIEWED BY THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REPORT TO THE BOARD AT LEAST ONCE ANNUALLY CONCERNING ANY DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MADE TO THEM, AND ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS WHICH HAVE OCCURRED. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS WHO KNOWINGLY OR UNKNOWINGLY VIOLATE THIS POLICY ARE SUBJECT TO CENSURE OR REMOVAL, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EMPLOYEES WHO KNOWINGLY OR UNKNOWINGLY VIOLATE THIS POLICY WILL BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION, INCLUDING POSSIBLE DISMISSAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MADE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS UPON REQUEST: 1. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY 2. FORM 990 INFORMATIONAL TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER (FILM CREW AND HAIR ) 18,774 112 0 PHOTOGRAPHER 1,500 0 0 SPEAKER/MODERATOR HONORARIUM 21,201 0 0 INTERNS 4,731 0 0 STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTANT 6,689 0 0 TOTAL 52,895 112 0