Nonprofit · EIN 26-3416729
AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC
Also known as WESTOBOU FESTIVAL
Tax-exempt · AUGUSTA, GA 30901
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $174,503 | $257,503 | -$83,000 | $222,540 | $4,148 | $218,392 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $342,121 | $265,851 | $76,270 | $307,033 | $5,641 | $301,392 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $304,738 | $299,511 | $5,227 | $233,234 | $8,112 | $225,122 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $136,651
- Program service revenue
- $33,120
- Investment income
- $0
- Net rental income
- $4,700
- Other revenue
- $4,732
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $62,495
- Other salaries and wages
- $57,590
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $134,736
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,062
- Occupancy
- $36,219
- Depreciation
- $529
- Program services (functional)
- $215,562
- Management and general (functional)
- $41,941
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $307,033
- Total assets, end of year
- $222,540
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,148
- Net assets, end of year
- $218,392
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,765
- Gross receipts
- $174,503
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 2008
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW PORTER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $62,495 |
| ELIZABETH FERRARA | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WES CHILDERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| HALLEY BADGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CLAIRE RICHE | FUNDRAISING CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAFIA CARTWRIGHT | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN PRICE | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR ANTHONY ROBINSON | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY GRACE WYNN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHELL BERRY | MEMBER EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW PORTER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $65,100 |
| ELIZABETH FERRARA | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WES CHILDERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| HALLEY BADGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CLAIRE RICHE | FUNDRAISING CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAFIA CARTWRIGHT | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN PRICE | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR ANTHONY ROBINSON | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY GRACE WYNN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHELL BERRY | MEMBER EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW PORTER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $24,375 |
| ELIZABETH FERRARA | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| OGDEN TABB | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WES CHILDERS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| HALLEY BADGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MELANIE O'MEARA | PROGRAMMING CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY PADGETT | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN PRICE | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR ANTHONY ROBINSON | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHELL BERRY | MEMBER EMERITUS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1129 BROAD ST, AUGUSTA, GA 30901-1117
- Mailing address (990-N for 2008)
- 540B Telfair Street, Augusta GA 30901
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- WES CHILDERS, 1129 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA 30901
- Principal officer (990-N for 2008)
- Beth Morrison, 1029 Greene Street, Augusta GA 30901
- Signed the 990
- WES CHILDERS, TREASURER
- Phone
- (706) 755-2878
- Website
- WWW.WESTOBOUFESTIVAL.COM
- Return prepared by
- CHERRY BEKAERT ADVISORY LLC
Mission
WESTOBOU FOSTERS A VIBRANT, CULTURALLY-RICH COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING ARTISTS AND THEIR IDEAS TO PRESENT ENGAGING, CREATIVE AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES.
Program accomplishments
- WESTOBOU GALLERYDESIGNED AS A CONTEMPORARY VENUE FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF EXHIBITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WESTOBOU GALLERY OFFERS CURATED EXHIBITIONS BY NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL ARTISTS WITH A FOCUS ON EMERGING AND MID-CAREER CONTEMPORARY AND EXPERIMENTAL ARTISTS. WESTOBOU GALLERY OPENED IN MAY 2015. SINCE THEN, THE GALLERY HAS PRESENTED VARIOUS EXHIBITIONS THAT INCLUDED WORK BY A MULTITUDE OF ARTISTS. ANNUALLY, WESTOBOU PRESENTS 5-6 EXHIBITIONS INCLUDING CURATED SHOWS, A LOCAL ARTIST FEATURE, STUDENT SHOW, AND A JURIED SMALL WORKS SHOW. EXHIBITIONS ARE TYPICALLY OPEN FOR 6-8 WEEKS AND INCLUDE SPECIAL EVENTS LIKE ARTIST TALKS, GALLERY TOURS, AND WINE AND CHEESE RECEPTIONS.PROJECT COMMISSIONSWESTOBOU SUPPORTS CREATIVE, CULTURAL, CONTEMPORARY AND EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO MURALS, INSTALLATIONS, SMALL CONCERTS, SHORT FILMS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, POP-UP EXHIBITIONS, SPOKEN WORD AND FOOD EVENTS.INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR ONE OR MORE PROJECTS. THOSE CHOSEN ARE COMMISSIONED UP TO $5,000 TO IMPLEMENT THEIR PROJECT.WESTOBOU ARTIST IN RESIDENCEWESTOBOU AIMS TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY IN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT. THIS INSPIRED US TO CREATE A YEAR-LONG ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM FOR ARTISTS AND CREATIVES IN THE AUGUSTA AREA.THE WESTOBOU ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM AWARDS FREE STUDIO SPACE TO AN EMERGING OR MID-CAREER AUGUSTA-BASED VISUAL ARTIST FOR ONE YEAR AT THE GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART (GHIA). THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A STIPEND FOR RESEARCH, TOOLS AND SUPPLIES TO BUILD A BODY OF WORK FOR AN EXHIBITION AT WESTOBOU GALLERY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GHIA, THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE TEACHES A YEAR-LONG WORKSHOP SERIES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.Expenses $215,562 · revenue $37,852
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-3416729
- 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
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $222,540
- Income (IRS master file)
- $174,503
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $174,503 | $257,503 | $222,540 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $342,121 | $265,851 | $307,033 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $304,738 | $299,511 | $233,234 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $287,092 | $294,662 | $229,825 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2008 Officer: Beth Morrison | December 31, 2008 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 26-3416729).
Questions about AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC
- What is the EIN of AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC is 26-3416729.
- Is AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AUGUSTA WESTOBOU 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 AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names WES CHILDERS.
- Who are the officers and directors of AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $62,495 (MATTHEW PORTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AUGUSTA WESTOBOU FESTIVAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $174,503, expenses of $257,503 and total assets of $222,540 at year end.
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