2026-08-04T16:02:25-04:00 2025-09-30 541896113 ROBINSON FARMER COX ASSOCIATES 530 WESTFIELD RD CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 229011726 990 2024-10-01 541828449 WINTERGREEN PERFORMING ARTS INC WINT 4343610541 PO BOX 816 NELLYSFORD VA 22958 JEFFREY GALLAGHER PRESIDENT 4343610541 2026-08-04 true true DAVID E FOLEY P01457488 4349738314 2026-08-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WINTERGREEN MUSIC JEFFREY GALLAGHER PO BOX 816 NELLYSFORD VA 22958 977526 false X HTTPS://WINTERGREEN-MUSIC.ORG X 1996 VA WINTERGREEN MUSIC INSPIRES AND BUILDS CONNECTION THROUGH EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL EXPERIENCES. WE DO THIS BY CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE, SPARKING CURIOSITY, FOSTERING BELONGING, AND CELEBRATING THE BOND BETWEEN OUR BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN HOME AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE ARTS. 11 11 8 103 0 583640 619830 231887 241237 10902 8223 63307 97826 889736 967116 0 0 298045 263798 0 73826 613705 648195 911750 911993 -22014 55123 290451 318845 45205 18476 245246 300369 X WINTERGREEN MUSIC INSPIRES AND BUILDS CONNECTION THROUGH EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL EXPERIENCES. WE DO THIS BY CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE, SPARKING CURIOSITY, FOSTERING BELONGING, AND CELEBRATING THE BOND BETWEEN OUR BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN HOME AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE ARTS. false false 628990 230822 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. AS AUDIENCE ATTENDANCE GREW AND ZIP CODE ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED KEY PATRON AND DONOR MARKETS, WINTERGREEN MUSIC EXPANDED ITS OFF-SEASON AND OFF-SITE PROGRAMMING TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING SUPPORTERS, CULTIVATE NEW AUDIENCES, AND EXTEND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC BEYOND THE FESTIVAL. EVENTS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH SUPPORTERS IN A KEY AUDIENCE MARKET, STRENGTHEN RELATIONS WITH PATRONS AND DONORS, AND ENCOURAGE NEW AUDIENCES TO EXPERIENCE THE FESTIVAL. WINTERGREEN MUSIC ALSO PILOTED A NEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODEL IN WINTERGREEN, INVITING NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS OF CURRENT PATRONS AND BOARD MEMBERS TO INTRODUCTORY GATHERINGS THAT FOSTERED NEW CONNECTIONS AND WELCOMED PROSPECTIVE ATTENDEES INTO THE WINTERGREEN MUSIC COMMUNITY. IN DECEMBER, WINTERGREEN MUSIC PARTNERED WITH ROCKFISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND THE VIRGINIA CONSORT TO PRESENT A HOLIDAY CONCERT, DEEPENING CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE NELSON COUNTY COMMUNITY AND REINFORCING THE ORGANIZATION'S YEAR-ROUND COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE REGION THROUGH MUSIC. 45874 10415 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. 674864 true true false false false false false false false false true 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 119 0 8 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 JEFFREY HARRIS 4343610541 PO BOX 816 NELLYSFORD VA 22958 JEFFREY GALLAGHER PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 KRIS BROWN VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY HARRIS TREASURER 15.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANA HICKERT-HILL SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 VICTORIA SABIN PAST PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA BENEKE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY CARROLL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JIM MCCAFFERY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BOB MEYER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CORINNE HORVATH EXECUTIVE DI 30.00 X 61271 0 0 ERIN FREEMAN ARTISTIC DIR 30.00 X 74375 0 0 135646 false false false 3950 42862 573018 11148 619830 PERFORMANCE SALES 900099 230822 230822 LEAD COOPERATIVE 900099 10415 10415 241237 8223 8223 101506 3950 10410 91096 91096 PROGRAM ADVERTISING 900099 6730 6730 6730 967116 241237 106049 X 135646 33912 40694 61040 111275 104857 2567 3851 16877 9485 2957 4435 33795 1170 32625 332852 293855 38997 19049 6158 8391 4500 43750 38435 5315 8787 301 8486 54508 47314 7194 4912 4792 120 9009 9009 HOUSING 35919 35919 EQUIPMENT 33781 33781 FOOD AND BEVERAGE 25365 24637 728 EQUIPMENT RENTAL / MOVING 14415 14415 32053 25833 6220 911993 674864 163303 73826 78600 162981 171191 117238 36500 8699 32261 293 293 1240 21508 21508 290451 318845 45205 18476 45205 18476 X 142751 195709 102495 104660 245246 300369 290451 318845 X 55123 X false true X true false X 501580 656563 556361 583640 619830 2917974 501580 656563 556361 583640 619830 2917974 359155 2558819 61 1747 3082 10902 8223 24015 33031 39995 33850 73281 108236 288393 3230382 999037 0.79210 0.79540 X PART II, LINE 10 ADVERTISING AND OTHER 24,935 FUNDRAISING EVENTS 263,458 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 21508 21508 981026 3500 10410 13910 967116 967116 925903 3500 10410 13910 911993 911993 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D DIRECT ACTIVITY EXPENSES 10,410 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D DIRECT ACTIVITY EXPENSES 10,410 ANNUAL FUNDRAIS 105456 3950 101506 7675 600 2135 105456 3950 101506 7675 600 2135 10410 91096 DREW CAHOON HUSBAND 10000 CONCERT MANAGER false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION WINTERGREEN MUSIC INSPIRES AND BUILDS CONNECTION THROUGH EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL EXPERIENCES. WE DO THIS BY CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE, SPARKING CURIOSITY, FOSTERING BELONGING, AND CELEBRATING THE BOND BETWEEN OUR BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN HOME AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE ARTS. 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 AS AUDIENCE ATTENDANCE GREW AND ZIP CODE ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED KEY PATRON AND DONOR MARKETS, WINTERGREEN MUSIC EXPANDED ITS OFF-SEASON AND OFF-SITE PROGRAMMING TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING SUPPORTERS, CULTIVATE NEW AUDIENCES, AND EXTEND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC BEYOND THE FESTIVAL. EVENTS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH SUPPORTERS IN A KEY AUDIENCE MARKET, STRENGTHEN RELATIONS WITH PATRONS AND DONORS, AND ENCOURAGE NEW AUDIENCES TO EXPERIENCE THE FESTIVAL. WINTERGREEN MUSIC ALSO PILOTED A NEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODEL IN WINTERGREEN, INVITING NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS OF CURRENT PATRONS AND BOARD MEMBERS TO INTRODUCTORY GATHERINGS THAT FOSTERED NEW CONNECTIONS AND WELCOMED PROSPECTIVE ATTENDEES INTO THE WINTERGREEN MUSIC COMMUNITY. IN DECEMBER, WINTERGREEN MUSIC PARTNERED WITH ROCKFISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND THE VIRGINIA CONSORT TO PRESENT A HOLIDAY CONCERT, DEEPENING CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE NELSON COUNTY COMMUNITY AND REINFORCING THE ORGANIZATION'S YEAR-ROUND COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE REGION THROUGH MUSIC. 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 237,244 0 0 PERFORMER FEES 6,835 0 0 PERFORMER FEES 350 0 0 CONTRACT LABOR 23,575 17,161 0 BANK FEES 0 21,836 0 FACULTY 2,220 0 0 FACULTY 23,631 0 0 TOTAL 293,855 38,997 0 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DIRECT ACTIVITY EXPENSES 10,410 DIRECT ACTIVITY EXPENSES -10,410