2025-11-10T07:03:56-08:00 2025-06-30 843967180 CLH CPAs LLC 468 S HOUSTON LAKE RD WARNER ROBINS GA 31088 990 2024-07-01 581648127 Macon Georgia Cherry Blossom Festival MACO 4787372850 794 Cherry Street Macon GA 31201 Stacy Laine Moore President & CEO 2025-11-10 true true J Russell Lipford Jr P01308497 4789530125 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Stacy Laine Moore 794 Cherry Street Macon GA 31201 1492511 false X cherryblossom.com X 1982 GA Macon, Georgia's International Cherry Blossom Festival works to enhance the quality of life, community fellowship, and civic pride of all Macon and Middle Georgia residents through the encouragement, development, and coordination of selected recreational, cultural, educational and social activities. Through each activity the Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the Macon and Middle Georgia Community by honoring "love, beauty, and international friendship". 21 21 7 20 0 377106 343532 1024781 1069519 42611 38236 16042 20367 1460540 1471654 0 0 597449 596778 0 228861 1045500 815607 1642949 1412385 -182409 59269 1338646 1733994 199368 206353 1139278 1527641 Macon, Georgia's International Cherry Blossom Festival works to enhance the quality of life, community fellowship, and civic pride of all Macon and Middle Georgia residents through the encouragement, development, and coordination of selected recreational, cultural, educational and social activities. Through each activity the Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the Macon and Middle Georgia Community by honoring "love, beauty, and international friendship". false false 948717 Macon, Georgia's International Cherry Blossom Festival celebrated its 43rd festival as it showcased the best of Macon and Middle Georgia for 10 days, guests from all around Georgia, the country and the world celebrated the beauty of the Yoshino Cherry trees in Macon, Georgia, a town referred to by congressional records as the Cherry Blossom Capital of the World. The community and visitors celebrated the 41st festival by walking and driving the cherry blossom trail, participating in cornerstone and community favorite events, and joining in the fun of new programming put on by Macon, Georgia's International Cherry Blossom Festival and its umbrella, sanctioned events. With 80 percent of International Cherry Blossom Festival's in-house produced events free or at a nominal admission fee, all residents and visitors were able to put on their pink, join in the festivities, and celebrate "love, beauty, and international friendship", the Festival's founding principles. 948717 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 16 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 21 21 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false GA X Jenny O'Neal 4783307050 794 Cherry Street Macon GA 31201 Stacy Laine Moore President & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 130000 0 0 Jonathan Barton Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patty Gibbs Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carolyn Crayton Founder 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kenny Burgamy Past Chair 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Fickling III Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen Daugherty Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Jimmy Asbell Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gregory Brown Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Bowman-Hampton Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Karla Redding Andrews Board Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Cassandra Cox Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dr LaToya Smith Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Vernard Hodges Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robby Redmond Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kenna Scragg Festival Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Yvonne Gabriel Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Tate Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chrissy Miner Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Danzie Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tiffany Harvey Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kaitlynn Kressin Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 130000 1 false false false 0 343532 343532 Festival Event Income 900099 660323 660323 Hotel Motel Tax Revenue 900099 409196 409196 1069519 38236 38236 0 0 0 0 0 0 35139 20857 14282 14282 Other Income 900099 6085 6085 6085 1471654 1128122 0 0 0 0 141300 14130 21195 105975 0 354831 187696 125263 41872 19435 7906 5736 5793 51098 20787 15085 15226 30114 12250 8890 8974 1153 1153 0 15035 15035 0 0 0 12814 3462 6852 2500 15600 7800 7800 5275 2146 1557 1572 15228 7614 7614 0 0 7169 7169 0 2264 921 668 675 5567 5567 0 21255 8646 6274 6335 32260 25933 3587 2740 Festival Expenses 610785 610785 Repairs and maintenance 30785 12523 9088 9174 Telephone 16013 6514 4727 4772 Utilities 11352 4618 3351 3383 13052 7817 779 4456 1412385 948717 234807 228861 142381 210601 827970 959454 69906 0 123045 74189 0 0 0 12462 9975 6513 5092 572014 185956 71017 386058 0 71733 78790 0 0 13619 9835 1338646 1733994 43225 44562 13500 142404 138220 13739 10071 199368 206353 X 992719 1448851 146559 78790 1139278 1527641 1338646 1733994 X 59269 4988 324106 X false true X true false X 251450 928669 519083 377106 343532 2419840 725737 1052060 965652 1057511 1104658 4905618 0 0 0 977187 1980729 1484735 1434617 1448190 7325458 250 1000 500 1750 0 250 1000 500 1750 7323708 4543 4443 11717 42611 38236 101550 0 4543 4443 11717 42611 38236 101550 0 69005 3512 3683 3386 6085 85671 1050735 1988684 1500135 1480614 1492511 7512679 0.97480 0.97760 0.01350 0.00960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 61157 375 6682 68214 61157 3995 6581 71733 56302 4855 61157 62678 1500 -7877 56301 46519 250 15909 62678 true false false 195000 195000 129106 1379 127727 82035 30055 51980 61407 58362 3045 104466 96160 8306 386058 Financing lease 10071 10071 2222976 4988 726630 731618 1491358 1153 -20857 -19704 1471654 1834613 402524 20857 423381 1411232 1153 1153 1412385 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. To generate income for the operating expenses, special projects and capital expenditures of the Festival. Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Gift shop expenses netted with revenue $20857 Katie Hart Family Employment false Don Bailey Chairman 19073 Printing service false Chrissy Miner Director 4667 Marketing service false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Organization's president, board chair and treasurer review the form 990 before presenting it to the board of directors for approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Monitored monthly by the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board compares salary to similar positions in other organizations. All compensation is reviewed and approved by the Board annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Board compares salary to similar positions in other organizations. All compensation is reviewed and approved by the Board annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Organization makes its governing documents available upon written request. The form 990 is also available on the Candid website at guidestar.org. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Donated building = $324106