Athfest Incorporated

“Committee chairs are nominated by the board from those who volunteer for the position. The existing committee chairs vote for the next years slate of chair positions. Committee chairs of the organization elect the board of officers for the year. All committee chairs are members of the board of directors.”

“Decisions by the executive committee are subject to the approval by the board. Committees are given budgets and any expenses outside those budgeted are approved by the board in advance.”

“The return was prepared by a third party tax preparer who sent the return to the executive director for review. The 990 was the approved by the finance committee before it was filed”

“A conflict of interest policy is reviewed and signed by the board and all committee chairs on an annual basis. All existing or potential conflicts are made known to the board and the chairs.”

“Jill helme was hired as the athfest educates executive director on april 15, 2014. Jill has her masters degree in nonprofit leadership and brings with her extensive experience in nonprofit management including grant making, program development, program evaluation and event planning. Jill has been working in youth development and education for more than 15 years and 10 of those years have been in 501(c)(3)nonproft settings.”

“Contracts with officers, board members, committee chairs or their related business entities are all made through written contracts and approved in advance by the unrelated members.”

“Currently copies of the organizations form 990 are made available for public inspection at the organizations offices during normal business hours. Financial reports and documents are also open to public inspection as requested.”

“ATHFEST EDUCATES”

“Athfest educates produces the annual athfest music & arts festival. Athfest showcases local, regional and national talent to athens residents and residents of surrounding communities and states. Over the past 25 years the festival has gained a dedicated fan base and we see festival goers from all over georgia and the southeast. The athens convention and visitors bureau estimates that approximately 60,000 people attend athfest annually. The festival gives more than 120 musicians an opportunity to perform live and get their music out to thousands of fans they may not have reached otherwise. Less that 10% of the bands who apply to perform at athfest are accepted to perform on the main and second stages. In addition, nearly 60 local and regional artists showcase their art in the athfest artists market. This artist market is a juried artist market and athfest takes pride in selecting high-quality artist to partcipate.”

“Athfest educates accepts grant applications from local educators and youth development specialties working in athens, ga schools, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, community organizations, and government programs with k-12 youth in the areas of music and arts education. Athfest educates awards grants annually to support the advancement of high-quality music and arts education programs. On average, athfest educates grants serve approximately 6,000 students each year. These grants enable young people to attend live, professional musical and artistic performances and installations, participate in hands-on music and arts programs, and increase their access to, and use of,professional music and arts equipment. In addition, athfest educates proudly awards grants to permit educators and youth development specialties to attend professional development opportunities. As of 2020, athfest educates has awarded over 454,000 in grants.”

“The ultimate mission of athfest educates is to advance music and arts education for the young people of athens. One way we achieve this goal is through the kidfest component of the athfest music & arts festival. Kidfest is a three-day celebration that showcases kid-friendly bands and gives youth an opportunity to participate in free arts-based activities approximately 3,000 youth attend kidsfest each year. Kidsfest prides itself on giving up-and-coming middle school and high school-aged musicians the stage and a chance to perform live in front of athfest festival-goers. We believe this exposure, be it for band members or their young fans, is building the basis for music appreciation and encouraging all youth to get excited about playing music. Kidsfest is free and is a draw for many of our area's low-income residents which is particularly valuable to our mission since low-income communities often do not have the financial resources needed to attend live musical performances.”

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