Nonprofit · EIN 81-5138735
GREAT NORTHERN WINTER FESTIVAL
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55415
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,027,648 | $1,214,885 | -$187,237 | $230,207 | $230,203 | $4 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,255,952 | $1,191,871 | $64,081 | $248,202 | $60,961 | $187,241 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $804,005 | $982,801 | -$178,796 | $145,399 | $22,239 | $123,160 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $763,389
- of which government grants
- $126,625
- Program service revenue
- $259,086
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,543
- Other revenue
- $5,173
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $258,899
- Other salaries and wages
- $186,534
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $479,130
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,890
- Accounting fees
- $36,870
- Occupancy
- $20,134
- Travel
- $10,676
- Program services (functional)
- $909,112
- Management and general (functional)
- $164,372
- Fundraising (functional)
- $141,401
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $248,202
- Total assets, end of year
- $230,207
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $230,203
- Net assets, end of year
- $4
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$84,996
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $85,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,046,522
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOVAN REBOLLAR | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $135,000 |
| KATE NORDSTRUM | CHIEF PROG. Officer | 40 | $125,000 |
| ERIC DAYTON | PRESIDENT/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MAXINE BEDAT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARSON KIPFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOTHSNA HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER NEWSOM JOINED 1124 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW ZIMMERN JOINED 1124 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATE NORDSTRUM | CHIEF PROG. Officer | 40 | $125,000 |
| JOVAN REBOLLAR | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $84,856 |
| ERIC DAYTON | PRESIDENT/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MAXINE BEDAT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARSON KIPFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOTHSNA HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAIRE WILSON THRU 1023 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATE NORDSTRUM | CHIEF PROG. Officer | 40 | $106,250 |
| JOVAN REBOLLAR | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $0 |
| ERIC DAYTON | PRESIDENT/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TORRIE ALLEN | BRD MEMBER T Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAXINE BEDAT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARSON KIPFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOTHSNA HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAIRE WILSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1011 WASHINGTON AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55415-1263
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOVAN REBOLLAR, 1011 S WASHINGTON AVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55415
- Signed the 990
- JOVAN REBOLLAR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (612) 245-4729
- Return prepared by
- BOYUM & BARENSCHEER PLLP
Mission
THE GREAT NORTHERN CELEBRATES OUR COLD, CREATIVE WINTERS THROUGH TEN DAYS OF DIVERSE PROGRAMMING THAT INVIGORATE MIND AND BODY. IN AN ERA OF CHANGING CLIMATE THAT THREATENS OUR SIGNATURE SEASON, WE SEEK TO CREATE COMMUNITY, INSPIRE ACTION, AND SHARE THE RESILIENT SPIRIT OF THE NORTH WITH THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- IN FY25 THE GREAT NORTHERN (TGN) CONTINUED ITS MISSION TO HOST AN ANNUAL WINTER FESTIVAL ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES, INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS, FOSTERING COMMUNITY, AND BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER DURING THE MOST ISOLATING TIME OF THE YEAR: MINNESOTA'S LONG, COLD WINTERS. TGN ENCOURAGES OUR AUDIENCE TO GET OUTDOORS, BUILD CONNECTIONS, STAY ACTIVE, AND CELEBRATE THE PERSPECTIVES, COMMUNITIES, CULTURES, AND ECOSYSTEMS THAT MAKE THIS REGION SPECIAL. THROUGH MULTIDISCIPLINARY EVENTS, TGN HIGHLIGHTS THE URGENCY OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENCOURAGING AWARENESS, ACTION, AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. BY CULTIVATING AUTHENTIC, RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR AUDIENCE AND PARTNERS, WE CONTRIBUTE TO A BROADER CULTURAL SHIFT TOWARD ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND COLLECTIVE CARE. TGN'S 2025 FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING CONTINUED TO CELEBRATE WHAT WINTER GIVES US, WHILE EXPLORING OUR CHANGING CLIMATE THROUGH THE LENSES OF CULTURE/HERITAGE, THE ECONOMY, AND SOCIAL EQUITY. TGN HOSTED DOZENS OF FESTIVAL EVENTS INCLUDING MEANINGFUL ARTS PRESENTATIONS, INVIGORATING OUTDOOR EVENTS, AND UNIQUE DINING EXPERIENCES. MORE THAN 50% OF THESE EVENTS WERE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE GREAT NORTHERN PRODUCED AND COPRODUCED EVENTS THAT DREW OVER 10,000 ATTENDEES INTO THE COLD TO EXPERIENCE THE FESTIVAL. THE WAY THE GREAT NORTHERN COMBINES ARTS EVENTS WITH A CLIMATE FOCUS IS UNIQUE AND TRANSFORMATIVE. OUR ATTENDEES CAN EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF WINTER ON A CELLULAR LEVEL AND BE INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED TO PRESERVE IT. THE FESTIVAL'S CLIMATE SOLUTIONS SERIES FEATURED A DOZEN IN-PERSON CONVERSATIONS THAT INVESTIGATED CLIMATE ACTION AND ADVOCACY FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES. THESE CONVERSATIONS WERE ATTENDED BY OVER 1,500 PEOPLE. OUR OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING REMAINS THE MOST POPULAR WITH MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. IN 2025, IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, WE INCREASED OUR FAMILY PROGRAMMING WITH FAMILY PROGRAMMING ACROSS THE FESTIVAL. TGN'S FAMILY PROGRAMMING DREW OVER 1,500 ATTENDEES AND WILL BE A MAINSTAY OF THE FESTIVAL. OUR DANCE PERFORMANCES, LIVE MUSIC, AND VISUAL ART EXPERIENCE DREW NEARLY 2,000 ATTENDEES. IN THE LEAD-UP TO AND DURING THE GREAT NORTHERN'S 2025 FESTIVAL, WE SECURED DOZENS OF PIECES OF COVERAGE THAT GARNERED MILLIONS OF ESTIMATED VIEWS.Expenses $909,112 · revenue $259,086
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 March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-5138735
- 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
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A23)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $230,207
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,046,522
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $1,027,648 | $1,214,885 | $230,207 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $1,255,952 | $1,191,871 | $248,202 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $804,005 | $982,801 | $145,399 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $612,967 | $763,376 | $320,150 | 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 81-5138735).
Questions about GREAT NORTHERN WINTER FESTIVAL
- What is the EIN of GREAT NORTHERN WINTER FESTIVAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREAT NORTHERN WINTER FESTIVAL is 81-5138735.
- Is GREAT NORTHERN WINTER FESTIVAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to GREAT NORTHERN WINTER FESTIVAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GREAT NORTHERN WINTER FESTIVAL 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 GREAT NORTHERN WINTER FESTIVAL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GREAT NORTHERN WINTER FESTIVAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GREAT NORTHERN WINTER FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names JOVAN REBOLLAR.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREAT NORTHERN WINTER FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $135,000 (JOVAN REBOLLAR, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does GREAT NORTHERN WINTER FESTIVAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,027,648, expenses of $1,214,885 and total assets of $230,207 at year end.
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