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GREAT RIVER FESTIVAL OF ARTS INC

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $64K · expenses $65K · assets $31K

EIN
23-7105498
Address
PO BOX 1434, LA CROSSE, WI 54602-1434
NTEE code
A20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
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Mission

PROMOTE THE ARTS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Karen Houlihan EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2017-2023 $0$15,600 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
David Schipper PRESIDENT2017-2023 2 $0 reported 1
David Boen TREASURER2023 2 $0 reported 1
David Nash SECRETARY2023 2 $0 reported 1
Bobbie Wilson (former) TREASURER2017-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Shirley Newberry (former) SECRETARY2017-2022 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID SCHIPPER PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
DAVID BOEN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
DAVID NASH SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
KAREN HOULIHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID SCHIPPER PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
BOBBIE WILSON TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
SHIRLEY NEWBERRY SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
KAREN HOULIHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $8K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KAREN HOULIHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5 $7,800-$0 $7,8001
DAVID SCHIPPER PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
BOBBIE WILSON TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
SHIRLEY NEWBERRY SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $8K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KAREN HOULIHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5 $7,800-$0 $7,8001
DAVID SCHIPPER PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
BOBBIE WILSON TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
SHIRLEY NEWBERRY SECRETARY2 $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
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,686$65,329 $30,650$30,245 $15,054$18,643 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,726$60,839 $35,665$31,888 $27,517$25,491 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,519$53,607 $19,434$19,057 $11,964$21,929 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,074$52,619 $25,781$25,145 $16,254$22,908 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $5,450 in all, tax years 2018 to 2018. 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
LACROSSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$5,450 2018$5,450
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Where the money went

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $65,329 spent · pay $8,397 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $32,563 49.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,991 16.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $8,397 12.9%
Printing, publications, postage $7,634 11.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,744 8.8%
Total$65,329100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $60,839 spent · pay $8,427 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $24,635 40.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,522 20.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,211 15.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $8,427 13.9%
Printing, publications, postage $6,044 9.9%
Total$60,839100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $53,607 spent · pay $8,397 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $21,470 40.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $10,487 19.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,932 18.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $8,397 15.7%
Printing, publications, postage $3,321 6.2%
Total$53,607100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $52,619 spent · pay $7,697 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $18,700 35.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,488 27.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,917 16.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $7,697 14.6%
Printing, publications, postage $2,817 5.4%
Total$52,619100%

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