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FLORIDA LITFEST INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
FLORIDA LITFEST INC (EIN 46-3527772)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-03
IRS object ID
201603089349302010
Schema version
2015v2.1
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-03T14:14:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN753057236PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN463527772EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFLORBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8505085813PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11500 MAHAN DRIVE STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonAMANDA STRINGERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8505085813PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonJ ADAM WATSON CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Phone8506682228PhoneNum
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Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerAMANDA STRINGERPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32308ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$203,516GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Formation2013FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$411,275ExpenseAmt
Revenue$80,824RevenueAmt
DescTHE FIRST FESTIVAL WAS HELD APRIL 11-12, 2015. THE FIRST FESTIVAL BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 200 ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, POETS, WRITERS, AND OTHER PERFORMERS. OVER 2000 PEOPLE ATTENDED.Desc
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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BERNEICE COX
VICE PRESIDE2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NAN NAGEE
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STEVE DOLLAR
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRYS GOODWYNE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTI HILAMAN
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ANGIE SIPPLE
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CARLA DELOACH
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAMAR TAYLOR
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DAVID KILLEEN
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CALYNNE HILL
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LAURA ROGERS
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MEAGAN BONNELL
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AMANDA STRINGER
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Government Grants$87,500GovernmentGrantsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$80,824TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$267,946TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,409TotalAmt
Program Services$47,409ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,039TotalAmt
Management And General$7,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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FESTIVAL SITE COSTS$77,189$77,189
LICENSES/DUES/SUBSCRIPTIO$2,980$2,980

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$205,289BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$33,634EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$146,250EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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BOY$205,289BOYAmt
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BOY$205,289BOYAmt
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$205,289BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$311,570CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$122,692CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$434,262TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year$80,824CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$80,824TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year$203,516CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$515,086TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$515,086PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$311,570CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$203,516CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$515,086TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTO FURTHER THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE TALLAHASSEE, FL AREA COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING A PUBLIC LITERARY FESTIVAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AMEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD TO SERVE A TERM OF TWO YEARS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWED THE RETURN WITH THE CONTRACTED CPA BEFORE SUBMITTING TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE BOARD USED RELEVANT NON PROFIT COMPENSATION DATA IN DETERMINING A COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND OFFER FOR THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19HELD IN OFFICE AND AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GMUSICIANS AND AUTHORS 212,704 850 0 MUSICIANS/AUTHORS TRAVEL 15,390 0 0 MUSICIAN/AUTHOR ACCOMODATIONS 25,425 0 0 MUSICIANS/AUTHORS FOOD 13,577 0 0