2025-09-07T13:40:19-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 882660565 SWORDWIND HISTORICAL SWORDSMANSHIP SWOR 9806668201 1915 Elmwood Dr Gastonia NC 28054 Deborah Timmons Treasurer 7048367995 2025-09-07 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X www.swordwind.org X X 72719 X 1787 0 68318 0 190 5 185 0 2204 46 2158 220 130 90 0 72538 0 0 0 4720 29549 3560 33840 71669 869 5689 0 6558 5689 6558 0 0 0 0 5689 6558 0 0 5689 6558 The purpose of this corporation is to is to promote the research and education of historical European Martial traditions and practices by engaging in research, transcription, and translation of historic manuscripts, acquiring period accurate historic replicas and/or training equipment that allow our members and the public to develop an accurate understanding of how the equipment was historically used, offering classes that help educate our members and the general public , schedule events the promote historic martial arts practices, and promote social events that encourage the exchange of ideas relating to historic European martial arts. Created class offerings for our member for historic use of weapons that include the long swords, side sword, staff, partisans ( poleax & Spear), small sword, messer, and sickle. Classes are available to all members and members of the public are allowed to watch the classes. Invited instructors for other schools to teach work shops for our members. Attended community events to promote Historical European Martial Arts and provided demonstrations during those events. Attended community events to demonstrate different historical techniques and weaponry used. Spoke to attendees about historical time frame of the when the manuscripts and treaties were written and how we are applying them to todays training. 0 47568 We sponsored our Queen's Gambit tournament which over 140 participants attend including staff and volunteers. Participants were able to attend 4 lectures by instructors from other historical European martial arts schools and were able compete with martial artists from across the country in events including dagger, long sword, side sword and spear. Along with the tournament, we hosted an awards dinner to sponsor a sense of community among the participants and allow a chance to members to exchange ideas on techniques and training. 0 22826 Hosted monthly member group meetings so our members have and visiting practitioners from other schools have a place to meet and exchange ideas and knowledge relating to European martial Arts and foster a sense of community among it members. 0 1275 71669 Britney Atwell President 25 0 0 0 Andrew Osprysko Vice President 20 0 0 0 Deborah Timmons Treasurer 15 0 0 0 Erin Bowman Secretary 15 0 0 0 Pike Pullen Board member 15 0 0 0 Owen Sykes Board member 10 0 0 0 Robin Conrad Board Member 10 0 0 0 Jessica Allen Harrigan Board Member 10 0 0 0 Robin Conrad Board Member 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC Deborah Timmons 1915 Elmwood Dr Gastonia NC 28054 7048367995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 41844 44745 86589 15253 27793 43046 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57097 72538 129635 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129635 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57097 72538 129635 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 We to promote the research and education of historical European Martial traditions and practices by engaging in research, transcription, and translation of historic manuscripts and offer instruction in accurately recreating the historical martial arts of the period to our members. The support from our members allows us to acquire period accurate historic replicas and/or training equipment that allow our members and the public to develop an accurate understanding of how the equipment was historically used, offer classes that help educate our members and the general public in the martial practices of middle ages to renaissance, schedule events the promote historic martial arts practices, and promote social events that encourage the exchange of ideas relating to historic European martial arts. Support for Swordwind Historical Swordsmanship comes membership dues, donations to our organization by either monetary donation or physical donation to raffle off during our annual tournament event, membership for our annual tournament. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Gear: staffs, masks, gloves, & practice swords - $6920.26 Workshops (members & nonmembers): travel fees for out of state instructors - $907.09 Photos for instructors/ officers for web page - $224.25 Member monthly meetings - $1274.94 Officer & board meetingsmeals - $260.31 Insurance - $937.10 Credit Card fees - $2561.74 Refunds/Credits - $2464.00 Office supplies (paper, shelving, ink, pens)/ advertising fees - $ 1764.25 Queens Gambit tournament: patches, awards dinner, metals, prizes, computers, monitors, video equipment, volunteer shirts, volunteer meals, tape, & medical supplies -$ 16,526.06 An extension was granted due to their system did not update Swordwind historical Swordsmanship account correctly from 2023. It was requested by IRS to delay the filing while their system went through the update process.