Texas · Nonprofit
ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES
ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES (Texas) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,499 to it, the largest being GIBSON GIVES FOUNDATION DBA GIBSON GIVES ($2,999). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $57k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $5k
- Net assets
- $23k
What Athens Old Fiddlers Foundation Wilkes does
Mission
The athens old fiddlers foundations mission is to preserve and celebrate the rich heritage of traditional music and fiddle music through community engagement and cultural initiatives. We aim to foster a deeper appreciation for this timeless art form, support local talent, and ensure its legacy for future generations by organizing live performances and music education programs. Established as a texas nonprofit corporation on june 13, 2024, the foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization based in athens, texas. It plays a central role in organizing the annual athens old fiddlers contest & reunion, the longest-running fiddle contest in texas, dating back to 1932. This free, family-friendly event features fiddling competitions, street dances, arts and crafts, classic car shows, and workshops, drawing musicians and fans from across the country. Through its efforts, the foundation ensures that the tradition of fiddling continues to thrive in east texas and beyond.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
Fostering community engagement to support local talent and preserve our musical heritage.
$39,486 spent$26,051 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990. Program spending in total: $39,486.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES leans on a few funders — its largest provides 55% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
55% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES draws 55% of its grant income from funders outside Texas, across 2 states in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES
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In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES?
- ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES (Texas) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,499 to it, the largest being GIBSON GIVES FOUNDATION DBA GIBSON GIVES ($2,999). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $5,499 in grants to ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES.
- Who is the largest funder of ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES?
- GIBSON GIVES FOUNDATION DBA GIBSON GIVES is the largest funder on record, with $2,999 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ATHENS OLD FIDDLERS FOUNDATION WILKES find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing