GREAT RIVER FESTIVAL OF ARTS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023
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- Organization
- GREAT RIVER FESTIVAL OF ARTS INC (EIN 23-7105498)
- Tax period
- 2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30
- Filed
- 2025-08-13
- IRS object ID
- 202532259349200628
- Schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-08-13T12:14:35-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-09-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 391430424 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | LAKESHORE ACCOUNTING INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 115 E WALDO BLVD | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | MANITOWOC | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | WI | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 54220 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2023-10-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 237105498 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | GREAT RIVER FESTIVAL OF ARTS INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | GREA | BusinessNameControlTxt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 1434 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | LA CROSSE | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | WI | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 546021434 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | DAVID SCHIPPER | PersonNm |
| Person Title | PRESIDENT | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 6087843033 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-08-15 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (true) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | KATIE JANSEN | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00910693 | PTIN |
| Phone | 9206846940 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2025-08-13 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2023 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $63,686 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $15,054 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $18,643 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $6 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $29,983 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $63,686 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $8,397 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $32,563 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $5,744 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $7,634 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $10,991 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $65,329 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$1,643 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $31,888 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $30,245 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $35,665 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $30,650 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $35,665 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $30,650 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,777 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $405 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $31,888 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $30,245 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | PROMOTE THE ARTS | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | GREAT RIVER FOLK FESTIVAL - PROMOTES EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $15,054 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $30,718 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $30,718 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID SCHIPPER | ||||
| PRESIDENT | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BOEN | ||||
| TREASURER | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID NASH | ||||
| SECRETARY | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN HOULIHAN | ||||
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 5.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | WI | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | KAREN HOULIHAN | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 1434 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | LA CROSSE | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | WI | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 546021434 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 6087843033 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $12,158 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $10,789 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $18,763 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $27,517 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $15,054 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $84,281 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $2,090 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $10,810 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $6,291 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $25,491 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $18,643 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $63,325 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $2,234 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $14,959 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $12,602 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $25,713 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $29,988 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $85,496 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $16,482 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $36,558 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $37,656 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $78,721 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $63,685 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $233,102 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $233,102 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $9 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $3 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $6 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $19 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $9 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $3 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $6 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $19 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $16,483 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $36,558 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $37,665 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $78,724 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $63,691 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $233,121 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.99990 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.99990 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Description of other revenue Part I line 8 | DESCRIPTION AMOUNTEVENT BEVERAGE SALES 5,344SPONSORSHIP REVENUE 14,448CRAFT AND VENDOR FEES 2,561PRODUCT SALES - CDS TSHIRTS ETC 5,123SONGWRITER CONTEST 346MIDWINTER DANCE 1,436RAFFLE 700HOSPITALITY REVENUE 25 |
| Description of other expenses Part I line 16 | DESCRIPTION AMOUNTGENERAL SUPPLIES 2,573FOOD AND BEVERAGE 2,961AWARDS 300OFFICE SUPPLIES 728CC AND BANK FEES 10MEMBERSHIPS 110HOSPITALITY 833CD AND TSHIRT PRODUCTS 3,451RAFFLE 25 |
| Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 | CATEGORY BEGINNING OF YEAR END OF YEARFICA 3,563 298STATE WITHHOLDING 214 107 |