2025-06-13T10:51:13-04:00 2024-09-30 541896113 ROBINSON FARMER COX ASSOCIATES 530 WESTFIELD RD CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 229011726 990 2023-10-01 541828449 WINTERGREEN PERFORMING ARTS INC WINT 4343610541 PO BOX 816 NELLYSFORD VA 22958 VICTORIA SABIN PRESIDENT 4343610541 2025-05-13 true true KRISTEN L CHOATE P01407869 4349738314 2025-06-13 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WINTERGREEN MUSIC VICTORIA SABIN PO BOX 816 NELLYSFORD VA 22958 899710 false X WWW.WINTERGREEN-MUSIC.ORG X 1996 VA WINTERGREEN MUSIC INSPIRES, EDUCATES, AND WELCOMES AUDIENCES, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS ALIKE THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC. 11 11 6 100 0 556361 583640 227565 231887 3082 10902 22826 63307 809834 889736 0 0 229111 298045 0 89306 577939 613705 807050 911750 2784 -22014 280190 290451 12930 45205 267260 245246 X WINTERGREEN MUSIC INSPIRES, EDUCATES, AND WELCOMES AUDIENCES, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS ALIKE THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC. false false 656370 221492 THE WINTERGREEN MUSIC FESTIVAL IS HELD FOR FOUR WEEKS EACH SUMMER IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA AT WINTERGREEN RESORT AND NEIGHBORING PARTNER VENUES. THE FESTIVAL ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND VISITORS FROM UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST. THE WINTERGREEN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS DRAWN FROM ORCHESTRAS AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. FULL ORCHESTRA CONCERTS ARE PERFORMED EACH WEEKEND, FEATURING THE CLASSICAL CANNON AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY INTRODUCING NEW WORKS ALONG WITH WORKS FROM HISTORICALLY OVERLOOKED COMPOSERS. WEEKNIGHTS FEATURE CHAMBER MUSIC AND COLLABORATIVE CONCERTS WITH AREA PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THE FULL REGIONAL OFFERINGS. CONCERTS, EVENTS, SEMINARS AND MASTERCLASSES ARE PRESENTED DAILY, FEATURING A VARIETY OF MUSICAL GENRES. FRIDAY NIGHTS OFFER JAZZ, BLUEGRASS, MOTOWN, POP AND MORE. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AREA BUSINESSES AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS INCLUDE WINTERGREEN RESORT, WINTERGREEN PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, WINTERGREEN REAL ESTATE, REMAX MOUNTAIN VALLEY PROPERTIES, VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, NELSON COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER, JABA, NELSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, VERITAS VINEYARD & WINERY, THREE NOTCH'D BREWING, VALLEY ROAD VINEYARDS AND BRYANT'S CIDER. 6010 10395 WITH GROWING AUDIENCE SIZE AND ZIP CODE ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY MAJOR PATRON AND DONOR GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, WINTERGREEN MUSIC EXPLORED A VARIETY OF OFF- SEASON AND OFF-SITE OFFERINGS TO DEEPEN AND EXPAND THE WM COMMUNITY AND TO BRING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC TO NEW AUDIENCES OUTSIDE OF THE FESTIVAL. COLLABORATIONS WITH VERITAS VINEYARD & WINERY IN THE FALL INCREASED AUDIENCE AWARENESS OF THE FESTIVAL AND LEAD COOPERATIVE. A NEW EVENT HELD AT THREE NOTCH'D BREWERY IN RICHMOND, VA ALLOWED STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH RICHMOND-BASED SUPPORTERS AND ENCOURAGE NEW ATTENDEES TO MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THE UPCOMING FESTIVAL. AN EVENT HELD IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA OFFERED SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES. A HOLIDAY CONCERT COLLABORATION WITH AREA PARTNERS ROCKFISH VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE VIRGINIA CONSORT WAS PRESENTED IN DECEMBER, CONNECTING WM WITH THE GREATER NELSON COUNTY COMMUNITY. 3429 THE LEAD COOPERATIVE (LEARN, EXPLORE, ADAPT, DIVERSIFY) IS AN INNOVATIVE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS AND ARTS LEADERS AT THE CUSP OF THEIR CAREERS THE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE AND MENTORSHIP THEY NEED TO THRIVE. EACH SUMMER, A SELECT GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 30 STUDENTS IS SELECTED FROM A POOL OF APPLICANTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ATTEND A TWO-WEEK INTENSIVE PROGRAM, WHICH RUNS ALONGSIDE THE FESTIVAL. TRAINING IS OFFERED IN INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE, CONDUCTING, COMPOSITION, COLLABORATIVE PIANO, AND ARTS ADMINISTRATION. EMERGING LEADERS STUDY WITH ACCLAIMED FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS OF THE WINTERGREEN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, WITH SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM SIDE BY SIDE WITH PROFESSIONALS. STUDIES INCLUDE PROGRAM-SPECIFIC CLASSES, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES, AND CHAMBER MUSIC. CURRICULUM PROVIDES EXPOSURE BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF STUDENTS' PRIMARY DISCIPLINE, OFFERING PRACTICAL INSIGHT INTO THE BUSINESS, OPERATIONAL AND ARTISTIC ASPECTS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. LEAD IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF WM'S VISION TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND TEACHING, AND TO PREPARE PASSIONATE AND TALENTED STUDENTS TO FIND THEIR PATH, THRIVE, AND LEAD THE EVER- CHANGING MUSICAL INDUSTRY. LEAD EXEMPLIFIES WM'S COMMITMENT TO BE A MODEL OF INCLUSIVE AND INVITING COMMUNITY-BUILDING. THE FULL COST OF TUITION FOR EVERY LEAD STUDENT IS COVERED BY WM'S GENEROUS DONORS, OPENING ACCESS TO THIS EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAM TO ANY QUALIFIED STUDENT REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION. 665809 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 93 0 6 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false VA X X CORINNE HORVATH 4343610541 PO BOX 816 NELLYSFORD VA 22958 VICTORIA SABIN PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY GALLAGHER VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 WENDY JEWELL TREASURER 15.00 X X 0 0 0 R MORGAN ARMSTRONG SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER WINIK PAST PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RANDY CARROLL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KRIS BROWN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA CONNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN HUMPHREY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANET R JONES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANE STEVENS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JULIANNE AKINS SMITH EXECUTIVE DI 30.00 X 74250 0 0 ERIN FREEMAN ARTISTIC DIR 30.00 X 66250 0 0 140500 false false false 8550 41651 533439 583640 PERFORMANCE SALES 900099 221492 221492 FESTIVAL ACADEMY 900099 10395 10395 231887 10902 10902 67106 8550 9974 57132 57132 PROGRAM ADVERTISING 900099 6175 6175 6175 889736 231887 74209 X 140500 35126 42150 63224 138062 113644 9767 14651 19483 10405 3631 5447 23410 1290 22120 311179 281451 29728 20353 10251 5943 4159 42305 24151 18154 11517 2701 8816 3739 3453 286 6284 6284 FACILITY RENTAL 53094 46018 5251 1825 HOUSING 40621 40621 EQUIPMENT 32070 32070 FOOD AND BEVERAGE 30449 28888 1561 38684 35740 2944 911750 665809 156635 89306 186199 162981 75700 117238 17998 8699 293 293 1240 280190 290451 12930 45205 12930 45205 X 168780 142751 98480 102495 267260 245246 280190 290451 X -22014 X false true X true false X 241810 501580 656563 556361 583640 2539954 241810 501580 656563 556361 583640 2539954 347250 2192704 27 61 1747 3082 10902 15819 20795 33031 39995 33850 73281 200952 2756725 779169 0.79540 0.77840 X PART II, LINE 10 ADVERTISING AND OTHER 18,205 FUNDRAISING EVENTS 182,747 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 903210 3500 9974 13474 889736 889736 925224 3500 9974 13474 911750 911750 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D DIRECT ACTIVITY EXPENSES 9,974 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D DIRECT ACTIVITY EXPENSES 9,974 ANNUAL FUNDRAIS 75656 8550 67106 8593 1350 31 75656 8550 67106 8593 1350 31 9974 57132 DREW CAHOON HUSBAND 5000 CONCERT MANAGER false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE WINTERGREEN MUSIC FESTIVAL IS HELD FOR FOUR WEEKS EACH SUMMER IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA AT WINTERGREEN RESORT AND NEIGHBORING PARTNER VENUES. THE FESTIVAL ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND VISITORS FROM UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST. THE WINTERGREEN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS DRAWN FROM ORCHESTRAS AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. FULL ORCHESTRA CONCERTS ARE PERFORMED EACH WEEKEND, FEATURING THE CLASSICAL CANNON AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY INTRODUCING NEW WORKS ALONG WITH WORKS FROM HISTORICALLY OVERLOOKED COMPOSERS. WEEKNIGHTS FEATURE CHAMBER MUSIC AND COLLABORATIVE CONCERTS WITH AREA PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THE FULL REGIONAL OFFERINGS. CONCERTS, EVENTS, SEMINARS AND MASTERCLASSES ARE PRESENTED DAILY, FEATURING A VARIETY OF MUSICAL GENRES. FRIDAY NIGHTS OFFER JAZZ, BLUEGRASS, MOTOWN, POP AND MORE. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AREA BUSINESSES AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS INCLUDE WINTERGREEN RESORT, WINTERGREEN PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, WINTERGREEN REAL ESTATE, REMAX MOUNTAIN VALLEY PROPERTIES, VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, NELSON COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER, JABA, NELSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, VERITAS VINEYARD & WINERY, THREE NOTCH'D BREWING, VALLEY ROAD VINEYARDS AND BRYANT'S CIDER. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B WITH GROWING AUDIENCE SIZE AND ZIP CODE ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY MAJOR PATRON AND DONOR GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, WINTERGREEN MUSIC EXPLORED A VARIETY OF OFF- SEASON AND OFF-SITE OFFERINGS TO DEEPEN AND EXPAND THE WM COMMUNITY AND TO BRING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC TO NEW AUDIENCES OUTSIDE OF THE FESTIVAL. COLLABORATIONS WITH VERITAS VINEYARD & WINERY IN THE FALL INCREASED AUDIENCE AWARENESS OF THE FESTIVAL AND LEAD COOPERATIVE. A NEW EVENT HELD AT THREE NOTCH'D BREWERY IN RICHMOND, VA ALLOWED STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH RICHMOND-BASED SUPPORTERS AND ENCOURAGE NEW ATTENDEES TO MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THE UPCOMING FESTIVAL. AN EVENT HELD IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA OFFERED SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES. A HOLIDAY CONCERT COLLABORATION WITH AREA PARTNERS ROCKFISH VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE VIRGINIA CONSORT WAS PRESENTED IN DECEMBER, CONNECTING WM WITH THE GREATER NELSON COUNTY COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE LEAD COOPERATIVE (LEARN, EXPLORE, ADAPT, DIVERSIFY) IS AN INNOVATIVE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS AND ARTS LEADERS AT THE CUSP OF THEIR CAREERS THE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE AND MENTORSHIP THEY NEED TO THRIVE. EACH SUMMER, A SELECT GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 30 STUDENTS IS SELECTED FROM A POOL OF APPLICANTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ATTEND A TWO-WEEK INTENSIVE PROGRAM, WHICH RUNS ALONGSIDE THE FESTIVAL. TRAINING IS OFFERED IN INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE, CONDUCTING, COMPOSITION, COLLABORATIVE PIANO, AND ARTS ADMINISTRATION. EMERGING LEADERS STUDY WITH ACCLAIMED FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS OF THE WINTERGREEN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, WITH SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM SIDE BY SIDE WITH PROFESSIONALS. STUDIES INCLUDE PROGRAM-SPECIFIC CLASSES, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES, AND CHAMBER MUSIC. CURRICULUM PROVIDES EXPOSURE BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF STUDENTS' PRIMARY DISCIPLINE, OFFERING PRACTICAL INSIGHT INTO THE BUSINESS, OPERATIONAL AND ARTISTIC ASPECTS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. LEAD IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF WM'S VISION TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND TEACHING, AND TO PREPARE PASSIONATE AND TALENTED STUDENTS TO FIND THEIR PATH, THRIVE, AND LEAD THE EVER- CHANGING MUSICAL INDUSTRY. LEAD EXEMPLIFIES WM'S COMMITMENT TO BE A MODEL OF INCLUSIVE AND INVITING COMMUNITY-BUILDING. THE FULL COST OF TUITION FOR EVERY LEAD STUDENT IS COVERED BY WM'S GENEROUS DONORS, OPENING ACCESS TO THIS EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAM TO ANY QUALIFIED STUDENT REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF BOARD MEMBERS EVALUATE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR BASED UPON A SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC METRICS. THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE THEN MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON VALID REQUEST. FORM 990 ALSO PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PERFORMER FEES 236,199 0 0 PERFORMER FEES 4,985 0 0 PERFORMER FEES 248 0 0 CONTRACT LABOR 21,158 10,795 0 BANK FEES 3,101 18,933 0 FACULTY 15,760 0 0 TOTAL 281,451 29,728 0 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DIRECT ACTIVITY EXPENSES 9,974 DIRECT ACTIVITY EXPENSES -9,974