Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Total |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 331,070 | 577,281 | 597,928 | 635,264 | 969,705 | 3,111,248 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 331,070 | 577,281 | 597,928 | 635,264 | 969,705 | 3,111,248 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 913,449 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 2,197,799 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 331,070 | 577,281 | 597,928 | 635,264 | 969,705 | 3,111,248 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 2,106 | 3,615 | 5,721 | |||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 3,116,969 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | 5,721 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION | TAX YEAR 2023 CHANGED THE ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL YEAR END FROM JUNE 30TH TO MARCH 31ST. TAX YEAR 2023 IS A SHORT YEAR RETURN. |
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE GREAT NORTHERN CELEBRATES OUR COLD, CREATIVE WINTERS THROUGH TEN DAYS OF DIVERSE PROGRAMMING THAT INVIGORATE MIND AND BODY. IN AN ERA OF CHANGING CLIMATE THAT THREATENS OUR SIGNATURE SEASON, WE SEEK TO CREATE COMMUNITY, INSPIRE ACTION, AND SHARE THE RESILIENT SPIRIT OF THE NORTH WITH THE WORLD. |
| FORM 990 | THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS YEAR-END TO MARCH 31, EFFECTIVE MARCH, 31 2024. THE NEW YEAR-END CAUSED THE E-FILE TO REJECT WITH THE IRS, SO WE MARKED THIS AS AN INITIAL RETURN, WHICH IS A KNOWN WORK-AROUND FOR E-FILE ERRORS RELATED TO A SHORT PERIOD FILING DUE TO A YEAR-END CHANGE. THIS WAS NOT THE ACTUAL INITIAL FILING OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | IN FY24 THE GREAT NORTHERN (TGN) CONTINUED ITS MISSION TO HOST AN ANNUAL WINTER FESTIVAL ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES, INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS, FOSTERING COMMUNITY, AND BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER DURING THE MOST ISOLATING TIME OF THE YEAR: MINNESOTA'S LONG, COLD WINTERS. TGN ENCOURAGES OUR AUDIENCE TO GET OUTDOORS, BUILD CONNECTIONS, STAY ACTIVE, AND CELEBRATE THE PERSPECTIVES, COMMUNITIES, CULTURES, AND ECOSYSTEMS THAT MAKE THIS REGION SPECIAL. THROUGH MULTIDISCIPLINARY EVENTS, TGN HIGHLIGHTS THE URGENCY OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENCOURAGING AWARENESS, ACTION, AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. BY CULTIVATING AUTHENTIC, RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR AUDIENCE AND PARTNERS, WE CONTRIBUTE TO A BROADER CULTURAL SHIFT TOWARD ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND COLLECTIVE CARE. IN MAY 2023, THE GREAT NORTHERN HIRED JOVAN REBOLLAR AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCREASING ITS LEADERSHIP CAPACITY ALONGSIDE KATE NORDSTRUM, WHO ADOPTED THE ROLE OF CHIEF PROGRAMMING OFFICER. REBOLLAR AMPLIFIED TGN'S INFRASTRUCTURE, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS, AND FUNDRAISING CAPACITY WHILE FOCUSING ON STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH THE BOARD TOWARD GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY. TGN'S 2024 FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING CONTINUED TO CELEBRATE WHAT WINTER GIVES US, WHILE EXPLORING OUR CHANGING CLIMATE THROUGH THE LENSES OF CULTURE/HERITAGE, THE ECONOMY, AND SOCIAL EQUITY. TGN HOSTED 50 FESTIVAL EVENTS INCLUDING MEANINGFUL ARTS PRESENTATIONS, INVIGORATING OUTDOOR EVENTS, AND UNIQUE DINING EXPERIENCES. 25 EVENTS WERE PRODUCED BY TGN, 14 EVENTS WERE FEATURED BY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, 7 EVENTS WERE COPRODUCED BY TGN AND 4 EVENTS WERE PRESENTED BY FESTIVAL SPONSORS. MORE THAN 50% OF THESE EVENTS WERE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE GREAT NORTHERN PRODUCED AND COPRODUCED EVENTS THAT DREW OVER 11,000 ATTENDEES INTO THE COLD TO EXPERIENCE THE FESTIVAL. THE WAY THE GREAT NORTHERN COMBINES ARTS EVENTS WITH A CLIMATE FOCUS IS UNIQUE AND TRANSFORMATIVE. OUR ATTENDEES CAN EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF WINTER ON A CELLULAR LEVEL AND BE INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED TO PRESERVE IT. THE FESTIVAL'S CLIMATE SOLUTIONS SERIES FEATURED A DOZEN IN-PERSON CONVERSATIONS THAT INVESTIGATED CLIMATE ACTION AND ADVOCACY FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES.THESE CONVERSATIONS WERE ATTENDED BY OVER 3000 PEOPLE. OUR OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING REMAINS THE MOST POPULAR WITH MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. THE GREAT NORTHERN SAUNA VILLAGE ATTRACTED MORE THAN 4,000 GUESTS TO 22 DIFFERENT SAUNA STRUCTURES. THE EXPERIENCE INVITED VISITORS TO INTERACT WITH HEAT, STEAM, AROMATHERAPY, AND COLD EXPOSURE, ALL WHILE CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY IN THIS DEEP WINTER TRADITION. IN 2024, IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, WE INCREASED OUR FAMILY PROGRAMMING WITH FAMILY DAYS AT SAUNA VILLAGE AND A CO-PRESENTATION OF MIDWINTER MELT AT SILVERWOOD PARK WHICH FEATURED OUTDOOR LUMINARIES, FOOT GOLF AND INDOOR ACTIVITIES, GAMES AND CREATIVE WORKSHOPS ON SOLAR LAMP MAKING. TGN PARTNERED WITH CARIBOU COFFEE ON NATIONAL HOT CHOCOLATE DAY TO PASS OUT FREE HOT COCOA TO VISITORS TO THE 100 FOOT GREAT NORTHERN ICE BAR IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. TGN'S FAMILY PROGRAMMING DREW OVER 1500 ATTENDEES AND WILL BE A MAINSTAY OF THE FESTIVAL. OUR DANCE PERFORMANCES, LIVE MUSIC AND VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE DREW NEARLY 2000 ATTENDEES. ARTS PROGRAMMING INCLUDED A COMMISSIONED DANCE PERFORMANCE ON A FROZEN LAKE, THE FIRST ALL INDIGENOUS/NATIVE AMERICAN MUSICIAN LINE-UP AT FIRST AVE, A COMMISSIONED MUSIC COMPOSITION PERFORMED IN THE DARK IN AN INTIMATE EXPERIENCE AT THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART, FILM SCREENINGS, A CO- PRESENTED THEATRICAL PRODUCTION AND MORE. IN THE LEAD-UP TO AND DURING THE GREAT NORTHERN'S 2024 FESTIVAL, WE SECURED 81 PIECES OF COVERAGE THAT GARNERED 11.1 MILLION ESTIMATED VIEWS (AND AN AUDIENCE OF AN ESTIMATED 1.42 MILLION). THE GREAT NORTHERN'S SAUNA VILLAGE FEATURED PROMINENTLY IN ARTICLES PUBLISHED BY BOTH NATIONAL AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS. THE GREAT NORTHERN HAD AN ORGANIC REACH OF 258,000, WITH 15,000 INTERACTIONS AND 7,900 LINK CLICKS. OUR FOLLOWER COUNT INCREASED BY 15.5%. WITH THE WARM WINTER CAUSING CANCELLATIONS TO SOME OF OUR PARTNER EVENTS, TGN AND ITS PARTNERS REACHED MORE THAN 50,000 ATTENDEES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B | THERE IS NO COMMITTEE THAT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | 990S ARE DISTRIBUTED IN BOARD MATERIALS PRIOR TO BOARD MEETINGS AND REVIEWED AT BOARD MEETINGS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | A TRANSACTION INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD IF THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE FULLY DISCLOSED OR KNOWN TO THE BOARD AND THE BOARD APPROVES THE TRANSACTION IN GOOD FAITH BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE (WITHOUT COUNTING THE INTERESTED RESPONSIBLE PERSONS) OF A MAJORITY OF THE ENTIRE BOARD AT A MEETING AT WHICH THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT, AGAIN WITHOUT COUNTING THE INTERESTED RESPONSIBLE PERSONS. A RESPONSIBLE PERSON WHO KNOWS HE OR SHE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL FACTS AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON MUST NOT ATTEMPT TO EXERT HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER, EITHER AT OR OUTSIDE THE MEETING. THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON KNOWN TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY NOT VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION AND THE PERSON'S INELIGIBILITY TO VOTE MUST BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. IF IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN A QUORUM OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTION, THE TRANSACTION MAY BE APPROVED BY AT LEAST TWO-THIRDS OF ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE GREAT NORTHERN AND IN ITS BEST INTERESTS. A RESPONSIBLE PERSON WHO DOES NOT PLAN TO ATTEND A MEETING AT WHICH THE BOARD IS LIKELY TO ACT ON A TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST DISCLOSE TO THE PRESIDENT, PRIOR TO THE MEETING, ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE PRESIDENT MUST REPORT THE DISCLOSURE AT THE MEETING AND THE DISCLOSURE MUST BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. IF THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS THE PRESIDENT, THEN THE REQUIRED DISCLOSURE MUST BE MADE TO, AND THE REQUIRED REPORT TO THE BOARD MUST BE MADE BY, THE NEXT HIGHEST RANKING OFFICER. IF IT IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THEN THE PERSON WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT MUST DISCLOSE THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO THE PRESIDENT OR THE PRESIDENT'S DESIGNEE. THE PRESIDENT OR THE PRESIDENT'S DESIGNEE MUST DETERMINE WHETHER THERE EXISTS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT IS SUBJECT TO THIS POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIRES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE PRIOR TO HIRE. COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR OVERSIGHT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIRES THE CHIEF PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE PRIOR TO HIRE. COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF PROGRAMING OFFICER IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR OVERSIGHT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTANT & PROF FEES 45,765 0 0 VIDEOGRAPHY 15,450 0 0 FESTIVAL PRODUCERS & SUPPORT 89,971 1,328 0 TOTAL 151,186 1,328 0 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | COGS MOVED TO PART VIII, LINE 10B 6,512 COGS MOVED TO PART VIII, LINE 10B -6,512 |
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