2025-07-14T12:19:28-05:00 2024-08-31 651164012 PROSPERITY PARTNERS 200 E CARRILLO ST STE 300 SANTA BARBARA CA 93101 990 2023-09-01 952122508 OJAI FESTIVALS LTD OJAI 8056462094 PO BOX 185 OJAI CA 93024 ARA GUZELIMIAN ARTISTIC AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8056462094 2025-07-14 1 1 CHRISLEY REED CPA P00025230 8059629175 2025-07-06 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ARA GUZELIMIAN PO BOX 185 OJAI CA 93024 4075137 0 X WWW.OJAIFESTIVAL.ORG X 1947 CA HAILED AS A CREATIVE MUSIC LABORATORY, THE OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS NURTURED MANY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS AND COMPOSERS TO INTERNATIONAL PROMINENCE FOR OVER 70 YEARS. 20 20 27 384 0 0 1746114 1567326 563730 592111 2968 177674 64080 52390 2376892 2389501 0 0 0 0 537465 581710 0 0 267004 1384561 1703139 1922026 2284849 454866 104652 3018883 3192953 201792 201563 2817091 2991390 X THE OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL SERVES AS A CREATIVE MUSIC LABORATORY FOR PIONEERING NEW WORKS,CHAMPIONING ADVENTUROUS PROGRAMMING, AND WORKING WITH TODAY'S EMERGING ARTISTS WITH EVENTS DURING THE YEAR AND THE OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL SERVES AS A CREATIVE MUSIC LABORATORY FOR PIONEERING NEW WORKS, CHAMPIONING ADVENTUROUS PROGRAMMING, AND WORKING WITH TODAY'S EMERGING ARTISTS WITH EVENTS DURING THE YEAR AND CULMINATING WITH A FOUR-DAY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE IN JUNE IN OJAI, CALIFORNIA. THE FESTIVAL IS KNOWN FOR ITS UNIQUE STRUCTURE OF HAVING THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR APPOINT A NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR EACH YEAR, GIVING AUDIENCES THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER A MULTITUDE OF MUSIC FORMS. AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE FESTIVAL IS ITS BRAVO MUSIC EDUCATION & COMMUNITY PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS FREE WORKSHIPS, ARTIST RESIDENCIES, AND CONCERTS FOR OJAI'S PUBLIC-SCHOOL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS. 0 0 1766276 592111 THE 78TH OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL, JUNE 6 TO 9, 2024, WAS LED BY INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED PIANIST MITSUKO UCHIDA AS MUSIC DIRECTOR. THE 2024 OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL REPERTORY REFLECTED MANY OF THE COMPOSERS CHAMPIONED BY MS. UCHIDA WITH FOCUS ON THE MUSIC OF THE LATE KAIJA SAARIAHO, SOFIA GUBAIDULINA, HELMUT LACHENMANN, GYORGY KURTG, AND JORG WIDMANN. AMERICAN MUSIC WAS ALSO REPRESENTED WITH IMPORTANT WORKS BY JOHN ZORN, MISSY MAZZOLI AND JOHN ADAMS. THE FESTIVAL INTRODUCED YOUNG ARTISTS TO OJAI AUDIENCES, WITH THE PERCUSSIONIST SAE HASHIMOTO, THE VIDEO ARTIST/MUSICIAN XUAN, SOPRANO LUCY FITZ GIBBON, AND THE ACCORDIONIST LJUBINKA KULISIC, IN ADDITION TO THE RETURN OF VIOLINIST ALEXI KENNEY, CELLIST JAY CAMPBELL, AND THE MAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA. DURING THE CONCENTRATED FOUR DAYS OF THE FESTIVAL, THERE WERE SEVEN MAIN LIBBEY BOWL CONCERTS, TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH 2024 ARTISTS AND COMPOSERS, OFF-SITE MULTIMEDIA MUSIC PRESENTATIONS, AND FREE POP-UPS AND CONCERTS OPENED TO THE OJAI COMMUNITY. TO ENSURE THE FESTIVAL REACHES A FAR WIDER AUDIENCE OUTSIDE OF LIBBEY BOWL, FREE LIVE STREAMING OF THE MAINSTAGE CONCERTS WAS MADE AVAILABLE ON THE FESTIVAL'S WEBSITE AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ALONG WITH OTHER ARCHIVED FESTIVAL SEASONS. THE FESTIVAL CONTINUED PROVIDING FREE ONLINE OFFERINGS INCLUDING THE OJAICAST PODCAST AND VIRTUAL OJAI TALKS TO FURTHER ENGAGE WITH PATRONS. THESE SESSIONS WITH 2024 FESTIVAL ARTISTS GAVE PARTICIPANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE FESTIVAL REPERTOIRE AND PROGRAMS AND ENJOY MUSIC VIA THE VIRTUAL WORLD. THE FESTIVAL PARTICIPATED IN THE STATEWIDE CALIFORNIA FESTIVAL, LAUNCHING ITS "CREATIVE LAB" CONCERT SERIES INTENDED TO PRESENT A SERIES OF PERFORMANCES IN AND AROUND OJAI DURING THE YEAR BETWEEN THE FLAGSHIP JUNE FESTIVAL.THE FESTIVAL'S CELEBRATED BRAVO MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM CONTINUED TO SERVE OJAI PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH FREE WORKSHOPS, INTERACTIVE DEMONSTRATIONS, AND CONCERTS. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, BRAVO SERVED 3500 STUDENTS. THANKS TO CONTINUED FUNDING, BRAVO PRESENTED ITS ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM LED BY SIX LOCAL AREA MUSICIANS GOING INTO THE CLASSROOMS. SPRING PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE IMAGINE CONCERT AT LIBBEY BOWL FOR UPPER ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WHO ENJOY A LIVE CONCERT WITH PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND MUSIC VAN, ORGANIZED BY BRAVO VOLUNTEERS, WHICH VISITED EIGHT SCHOOLS ALLOWING STUDENTS TO TRY DIFFERENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. DURING THE SUMMER, BRAVO CONTINUES WITH TWO ART & MUSIC CAMPS LED BY BRAVO TEACHERS AND VOLUNTEERS WHERE CHILDREN LEARN IN AN INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT OF MUSIC, MOVEMENT, AND ART. ANOTHER ASPECT OF BRAVO IS BRIDGE WHERE STUDENTS VISIT LOCAL SENIOR RETIREMENT HOMES AND SHARE MUSIC THROUGH SONGS AND GAMES WITH THE RESIDENTS. 1766276 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 64 0 1 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X ACCOUNTANT 8056462094 201 S SIGNAL STREET OJAI CA 93023 CATHRYN KRAUSE SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JERROLD L EBERHARDT CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCYBELL COE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIDGET TSAO-BROCKMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED FISHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY SANDERS VICE-CHAIR, GOVERNANCE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELE BRUSTIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHAN FARBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICE SINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES BENNETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH ELIEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN MERCER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOPE TSCHOPIK SCHNEIDER TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG GRINNELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS MCNALLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON PATTISON VICE-CHAIR DEVELOPMENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NEIL SELMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET BATES MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREL CRARY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUTHER LUEDTKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARA GUZELIMIAN ARTISTIC AND EXECUTIVE DIR 40.00 X 108335 0 0 GINA GUTIERREZ MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 114564 0 205 222899 0 205 2 0 0 0 0 19049 1548277 47136 1567326 FESTIVAL TICKET SALES 711130 566573 566573 OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE 711130 25538 25538 592111 68374 68374 1729732 1620432 109300 109300 109300 117594 19049 65204 52390 52390 2389501 592111 0 230064 X 125001 81251 18750 25000 388602 220800 84309 83493 24730 12914 7800 4016 43377 19684 15487 8206 18000 18000 15280 15280 1031545 962544 29569 39432 46873 28780 10856 7237 281924 223399 10275 48250 17120 8560 4280 4280 146554 94896 17753 33905 18988 9494 4747 4747 18649 13987 4662 EQUIPMENT 76853 61117 7298 8438 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE 29670 28850 820 LICENSES AND FEES 1683 1683 2284849 1766276 251569 267004 288333 1031627 740869 603898 10066 9290 12306 36624 23486 556368 444655 124215 111713 1627353 1193433 182133 216490 3018883 3192953 97285 110022 104507 91541 201792 201563 X 635406 868900 2181685 2122490 2817091 2991390 3018883 3192953 104652 69647 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1289898 1740311 1908387 1796114 1567326 8302036 180458 302 948601 563730 592111 2285202 1470356 1740613 2856988 2359844 2159437 10587238 244643 298880 569500 366683 403594 1883300 396776 296324 623546 294227 336776 1947649 641419 595204 1193046 660910 740370 3830949 6756289 40430 26909 45014 51935 68374 232662 40430 26909 45014 51935 68374 232662 1510786 1767522 2902002 2411779 2227811 10819900 0.62440 0.64380 0.02150 0.01980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1545123 68316 197277 197277 1613439 1523623 21500 67642 67642 1545123 1523623 1523623 1523623 231207 231207 1523623 1523623 69895 69895 1523623 1.00000 1 0 4340 4340 227908 183578 44330 324120 261077 63043 111713 VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT 216490 F 216490 X 2473868 69647 30000 99647 2374221 15280 15280 2389501 2299569 30000 30000 2269569 15280 15280 2284849 PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED AN ENDOWMENT FUND TO PROVIDE INCOME TO ENSURE BOTH THE FESTIVAL AND ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM BRAVO! CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF TOP CALIBER PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY, CALIFORNIA, THE NATION, AND THE WORLD. PART X, LINE 2: THE FESTIVAL IS A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTION 23701(D); THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS REQUIRED. THE FESTIVAL QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B) (1) (A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A FESTIVAL THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A) (1). THE FESTIVAL EVALUATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, WHEREBY THE EFFECT OF THE UNCERTAINTY WOULD BE RECORDED IF THE OUTCOME WAS CONSIDERED PROBABLE AND REASONABLY ESTIMABLE. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2024, THE FESTIVAL HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCRUAL. THE FESTIVAL FILES TAX RETURNS IN CALIFORNIA AND U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTIONS. THE FESTIVAL IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE AUGUST 31, 2020 AND AUGUST 31, 2019, RESPECTIVELY. WOMEN'S COMMITTEE 120616 19049 101567 49823 SUPPERS IN THE PARK 16027 16027 3524 11018 839 136643 19049 117594 3524 11018 50662 65204 52390 X 2 15328 FMV ON DATE OF CONT. X WINE 2 20503 X INTEREST 1 11305 FMV DISCOUNT 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY STAFF COMPLETE A FORM DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD REVIEWS AND MONITORS ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE ARTISTIC AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE SALARY IS BASED UPON A COMBINATION OF COMPARABLE DATA AND PAST PERFORMANCE. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE ARTISTIC AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 ARE AVAIABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTISTS AND RELATED FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 962,544. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 29,569. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 39,432. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,031,545. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERSIGHT PROCESS AND SELECTION PROCESS REALTED TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED AUGUST 31, 2024, REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR(S).