Nonprofit · EIN 74-2938648
KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION INC
Also known as KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL
Tax-exempt · KERRVILLE, TX 78028
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,440,842 | $1,050,192 | $390,650 | $2,007,837 | $108,201 | $1,899,636 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,162,285 | $1,066,247 | $96,038 | $1,658,993 | $181,071 | $1,477,922 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,118,109 | $1,196,318 | -$78,209 | $1,664,996 | $343,015 | $1,321,981 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $658,149
- Membership dues
- $96,339
- Program service revenue
- $562,163
- Investment income
- $30,987
- Net rental income
- $40,981
- Net income from fundraising events
- $3,078
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $63,047
- Other revenue
- $189,543
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $173,413
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $186,217
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,000
- Occupancy
- $47,703
- Depreciation
- $56,813
- Program services (functional)
- $972,121
- Management and general (functional)
- $74,999
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,072
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,658,993
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,007,837
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $108,201
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,899,636
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $690,920
- Publicly traded securities
- $619,363
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,899,636
- Gross unrelated business income
- $9,586
- Gross receipts
- $1,571,511
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 750
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAL STINSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SAMI BURK | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID OBERMANN | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| J FRANK WEBSTER | SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $0 |
| HILARY ADAMSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TEEL STAR FLEMING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| VALERIE LEIBERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVE WILMOTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KATE PREJEAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOVITA ROY | BOARD MEMEBE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAL STINSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SAMI BURK | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BOWERS | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| J FRANK WEBSTER | SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID OBERMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HILARY ADAMSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TEEL STAR FLEMING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| EVAN SPIELVOGEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVE WILMOTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KATE PREJEAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOVITA ROY | BOARD MEMEBE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAL STINSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SAMI BURK | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BOWERS | TREASURER Officer | 5 | $0 |
| J FRANK WEBSTER | SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TOM PRASADA-RAO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID OBERMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HILARY ADAMSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TEEL STAR FLEMING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| EVAN SPIELVOGEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STUART VEXLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVE WILMOTH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3876 MEDINA HWY, KERRVILLE, TX 78028-8772
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- VAL STINSON, 3876 MEDINA HIGHWAY, KERRVILLE, TX 78028
- Signed the 990
- DEB ROUSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (830) 257-3600
- Return prepared by
- PRESSLER THOMPSON AND COMPANY LLC
Mission
TO PROMOTE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND SUPPORT FOR SONGWRITERS, THE SONGWRITING CRAFT, AND FOLK MUSIC BY CREATING A COMMUNITY WHERE SONGCRAFT IS SUPPORTED AND FOLK MUSIC IS ENJOYED BY PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.
Program accomplishments
- ANNUALLY, THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION ("KFF FOUNDATION- OR "FOUNDATION") NORMALLY PRODUCES THE 18-DAY KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL (MAY 22 - JUNE 8, 2025) AND A 3-DAY EVENT CALLED WELCOME HOME FEST (OCTOBER 9-11). BECAUSE OF SEVERE FLOODING IMPACTS IN THE REGION THIS YEAR, WE CANCELED WELCOME HOME FEST TO FOCUS ON SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL ("KFF") IS THE FOUNDATION'S FLAGSHIP EVENT. ESTABLISHED IN 1972, THE KFF IS AMONG THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING MUSIC FESTIVALS IN THE COUNTRY AND, IN 2025, WE CELEBRATED OUR 53RD ANNUAL FESTIVAL. DURING KFF, THE FOUNDATION HOSTS THE KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL GRASSY HILL SINGER SONGWRITER COMPETITION. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED ALMOST 1200 ENTRIES, FROM WHICH 24 FINALISTS WERE SELECTED TO PERFORM AT THE FESTIVAL. FROM THOSE 24 FINALISTS, 6 WINNERS ARE SELECTED; WINNERS RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE AND ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A 10-DAY TOUR, PERFORMING AT TEXAS VENUES. DURING THE FESTIVAL, WE ALSO HOST A NUMBER OF SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS, INCLUDING INSTRUMENT SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS (HARMONICA, UKULELE AND GUITAR) AS WELL AS SONGWRITING WORKSHOPS ON TOPICS SUCH AS CO-WRITING AND CREATIVE PROCESS. WE ALSO HOSTED A NUMBER OF EVENTS GEARED TOWARD THE YOUNGER GENERATION, INCLUDING FAMILY CONCERTS, A GOLF CART PARADE, A YOUNG ARTIST PERFORMANCE INCUBATOR ("YAPI") AND PRE-TEEN/TEENAGE SONGWRITING WORKSHOPS. WE WERE SCHEDULED TO HOLD OUR THREE-DAY WELCOME HOME FEST IN OCTOBER BUT ON JULY 4, THE KERR COUNTY AREA WAS HIT BY DEVASTATING FLOODS. WHILE THE PROPERTY WHERE THE FESTIVAL IS HELD WAS NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTED, WE RECOGNIZED THAT WE NEEDED TO SHIFT OUR FOCUS TO HELPING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. AS PART OF THAT EFFORT, WE CANCELED WELCOME HOME FEST AND PIVOTED TO DOING WHAT WE COULD TO HELP THOSE IMPACTED. TO THAT END, IN JULY, OUR STAFF KITCHEN AND A DEDICATED TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS PREPARED AND DELIVERED HOT MEALS TO RESCUE WORKERS, FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND IMPACTED CITIZENS, SOMETIMES PROVIDING AS MANY AS 1,000 MEALS A DAY. WE ALSO WORKED WITH OUR FAR-RANGING FESTIVAL COMMUNITY TO RAISE MONEY FOR FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS AND TO PROVIDE NEEDED SUPPLIES SUCH AS WORK GLOVES, GENERATORS AND CHAIN SAWS. IN ADDITION, WE OPENED THE PROPERTY WHERE THE FESTIVAL OCCURS TO HOUSE DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS AND DEBRIS REMOVAL PERSONNEL. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PARTICIPATED IN MUSICAL FUND-RAISING EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY HELD IN AUSTIN, TX (WITH MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHY AND LYLE LOVETT) AND SAN ANTONIO, TX (LYLE LOVETT, LOS LONELY BOYS, RECKLESS KELLY AND BRI BAGWELL). WE ALSO WORKED WITH A LOCAL PARTNER, ARCADIA LIVE, TO PRESENT A NUMBER OF SHOWS IN KERRVILLE, COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE TO RESIDENTS OF KERR COUNTY (SHINYRIBS, JOSH & CHRISTY GRIDER AND JAMES MCMURTRY).Expenses $972,121 · revenue $562,163
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 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Check at the IRS |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-2938648
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A68)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,007,837
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,571,511
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,440,842 | $1,050,192 | $2,007,837 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,162,285 | $1,066,247 | $1,658,993 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,118,109 | $1,196,318 | $1,664,996 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,646,197 | $1,197,596 | $1,558,540 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 74-2938648).
Questions about KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION INC is 74-2938648.
- Is KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION 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 KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names VAL STINSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,440,842, expenses of $1,050,192 and total assets of $2,007,837 at year end.
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