Nonprofit · EIN 20-5945596
SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL INC
Tax-exempt · SAVANNAH, GA 31406
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $542,346 | $526,547 | $15,799 | $690,047 | $70,207 | $619,840 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $519,664 | $456,066 | $63,598 | $627,592 | $43,656 | $583,936 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $370,657 | $431,497 | -$60,840 | $516,363 | $29,190 | $487,173 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $463,423
- of which government grants
- $43,710
- Membership dues
- $76,196
- Program service revenue
- $51,542
- Investment income
- $26,839
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $14,689
- Other revenue
- $542
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $65,106
- Other salaries and wages
- $67,154
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $142,395
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,550
- Occupancy
- $19,472
- Travel
- $7,308
- Program services (functional)
- $446,246
- Management and general (functional)
- $54,865
- Fundraising (functional)
- $25,436
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $627,592
- Total assets, end of year
- $690,047
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $70,207
- Net assets, end of year
- $619,840
- Publicly traded securities
- $532,650
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $619,840
- Gross receipts
- $554,637
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 220
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TARA SETTER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $65,106 |
| CECILIA ARANGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IVY COUNCIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHEL YOUNG FIELDS | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MATT GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB GRIFFITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETSY LANCASTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAQUELINE MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN PRENTISS OTT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MANDY PARSONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE CAY POWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK ROMANOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRADY SIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SMITH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CARRI STOLTZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN SUWYN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEB WERNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA YOUNT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT ZERBE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TARA SETTER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $66,000 |
| BEAU ANDERS | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY CAPSHEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| IVY COUNCIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ARIEL FELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RACHEL YOUNG FIELDS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAQUELINE MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KRISTIN PRENTISS OTT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE PENDLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BROOKE PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CAROLINE CAY POWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JONATHAN RABB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JACK ROMANOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CARRI STOLTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAN SUWYN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEB WERNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LISA YOUNT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT ZERBE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TARA SETTER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $61,000 |
| JEANNIE AHRENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BEAU ANDERS | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY CAPSHEW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| IVY COUNCIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ARIEL FELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RACHEL YOUNG FIELDS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JUDY LAUTZENHISER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTIN PRENTISS OTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRUCE PENDLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BROOKE PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CAROLINE CAY POWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JONATHAN RABB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CARRI STOLTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEB WERNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LISA YOUNT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT ZERBE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 37 W FAIRMONT AVE STE 216, SAVANNAH, GA 31406-3458
- In care of
- % KIMBERLY BOCKIUS-SUWYN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KRISTIN PRENTISS OTT, 37 WEST FAIRMONT AVE 216, SAVANNAH, GA 31406
- Signed the 990
- MATTHEW SMITH, TREASURER
- Phone
- (912) 598-4040
- Website
- WWW.SAVANNAHBOOKFESTIVAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CANADY RICHBOURG & ASSOCIATES LLP
Mission
THE SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL IS AN ANNUAL EVENT, FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, IN CELEBRATION OF THE WRITTEN WORK AND ITS ROLE IN IMPROVING THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE READING, WRITING, AND CIVIL CONVERSATION.
Program accomplishments
- LITERARY FESTIVAL HELD EACH FEBRUARY IN SAVANNAH THAT FEATURES AUTHORS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. THE FESTIVAL IS A FUN, INFORMATIVE, AND ENTERTAINING THREE-DAY EVENT IN FEBRUARY EACH YEAR THAT CELEBRATES BOOKS AND THE WRITTEN WORD. THE 2025 FESTIVAL ATTRACTED CLOSE TO 11,000 ATTENDEES. OVER FORTY BESTSELLING AUTHORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY COME TO SAVANNAH TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK TO AUDIENCES OF BOOK LOVERS. THE AUTHORS PERFORM COMMUNITY OUTREACH BY PRESENTING THEIR WORK TO STUDENTS IN THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES. OVER 200 INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO MAKE THE FESTIVAL A SUCCESS.Expenses $446,246
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-5945596
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $690,047
- Income (IRS master file)
- $554,637
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $542,346 | $526,547 | $690,047 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $519,664 | $456,066 | $627,592 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $370,657 | $431,497 | $516,363 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $415,212 | $399,818 | $532,864 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-5945596).
Questions about SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL INC
- What is the EIN of SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL INC is 20-5945596.
- Is SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KRISTIN PRENTISS OTT.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $65,106 (TARA SETTER, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $542,346, expenses of $526,547 and total assets of $690,047 at year end.
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