Louisiana · Nonprofit
TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC
TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC (Louisiana) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $714,315 to it, the largest being CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION ($701,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.9M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $714k
- Net assets
- $-2323100
What Tales of the Cocktail Foundation Inc does
Mission
Tales of the cocktail foundation is a non-profit organization that educates, advances, and supports the global hospitality industry and creates lasting impact in host communities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
Tales of the Cocktail: Tales of the Cocktail is equal parts cocktail conference and family reunion, featuring a schedule of educational seminars, tastings, competitions, and networking events representing the latest the global drinks industry has to offer. Supported by the Education Committee and Cocktail Apprentice Program (recruiting and training and executing thousands of drinks for the conference), this annual event provides education, training and resources (including mental health and wellness activations through Beyond the Bar) to the drinks community.Singapore X Tales: In July 2022, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation announced a partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board to highlight the culture and talent within the island nation. Featuring two activations at Tales of the Cocktail in 2022, Singapore bars and talent were integrated across multiple Foundation programs in 2023 including the announcement of the Spirited Awards nomination period and Regional Honorees, a digital marketing campaign, and a residency at Tales of the Cocktail 2023.Education: Guided by the Education Committee, the Foundation provides world class education through seminars. Moderators and panelists…
$5,593,412 spentof which $781,608 as grants$2,641,208 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2023 Form 990. Program spending in total: $5,593,412.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $380k to $1.9M (+391%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 6% · 2021 6%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
6% of TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Eileen Wayner
Chief executive officer
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $3k → $251k.
From the IRS filings of TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION 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
TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 98% 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
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% — broadly stable.
“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
TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Louisiana, across 2 states in all.
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
TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC has grown faster than half of the 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,127 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Louisiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
94% 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
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION 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 TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC?
- TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC (Louisiana) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $714,315 to it, the largest being CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION ($701,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $714,315 in grants to TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC?
- CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $701,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like TALES OF THE COCKTAIL FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Louisiana. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), 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