Texas · Nonprofit
La Izquierda Fest Inc
La Izquierda Fest Inc (Texas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $46,903 to it, the largest being Ippolito Charitable Foundation of Galveston ($25,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $153k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $47k
- Net assets
- $30k
What La Izquierda Fest Inc does
Mission
La Izquierda is dedicated to enriching the Galveston and Gulf Coast communities through surf the arts and fostering local culture. For the last six years through our Save the Locals Summer concert series the Galveston Sandcastle Festival and La Izquierda Fest we have brought in local and regional artists to help our community celebrate and connect over art music surf culture and the preservation of our beach habitat. These events create economic opportunities for the local artists who make Galveston a special place for locals and visitors alike and help support the mental health and cohesion of our community.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
La Izquierda Surf & Music Fest our flagship event and Galvestons only surf contest that celebrates surf culture and live music while providing paid gigs vendor opportunities friendly competition for youth adults and senior surfers and joyful public gathering spaces. In our 5th year we welcomed over 1,500 participants.
$42,229 spent$77,300 earned by the program63% of program spendingGalveston Sandcastle Festival is a weekend long event that brought in over 15,000 people in 2024. We work in collaboration with the Houston Chapter of AIA American Institute of Architects and the Galveston Park Board to bring in local artists musician businesses and partnerships to support local arts and culture.
$13,253 spent$61,150 earned by the program20% of program spendingSave the Locals our annual free summer concert series activates the historic Menard Park Bandshell uplifts Galveston-based artists and brings diverse communities together around a variety of music genres. We host an average of 300 attendees each week during an eight week run over June and July of each year. This event provides a platform for other Galveston nonprofits supporting our mission to share their work and promote their activities during intermission. This family friendly activity has become an island tradition.
$11,750 spent$10,241 earned by the program17% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $67,232.
Leadership and staff
Board chair
Brian Kuhn
Chairman of the Board
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income fell $25k → $12k.
From the IRS filings of La Izquierda Fest Inc’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
La Izquierda Fest Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 53% 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
42% 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 La Izquierda Fest Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 80% · 2023 83% — growing more concentrated.
“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
100% of La Izquierda Fest Inc's grant income comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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
La Izquierda Fest Inc receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $47k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for La Izquierda Fest Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds La Izquierda Fest Inc?
- La Izquierda Fest Inc (Texas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $46,903 to it, the largest being Ippolito Charitable Foundation of Galveston ($25,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does La Izquierda Fest Inc have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $46,903 in grants to La Izquierda Fest Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of La Izquierda Fest Inc?
- Ippolito Charitable Foundation of Galveston is the largest funder on record, with $25,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like La Izquierda Fest Inc 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 3 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