Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Festival Foundation
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$5.2Mrevenue
FY2025 · +15% in 3 yrs14staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−3.5%
Months of reserve0.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.0%
Middle half of peersMedianFestival
Where the money goes FY2025 · $5.4M spent
Programs$4.5M83%Management and general$943k17%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$311k in FY2024 and −$186k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.1 months, under the peer median of 3.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 8% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort7funders
$91ka year, last 3 years
88%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23DTE Energy FoundationOn and off$80k$80k$80k$80k$160k$80kRoad Runners Club of America Traverse City Track Club IncStopped after FY2019$6k$8k$8k–Rotary Charities of Traverse CityNew in FY2023$10kBaird Foundation IncOn and off$75Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$44$7k$7k$7k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped