Nonprofit · EIN 94-1434628
CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL INC
Tax-exempt · CARMEL, CA 93921
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,686,106 | $3,595,469 | -$909,363 | $821,939 | $153,820 | $668,119 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $1,940,715 | $3,242,675 | -$1,301,960 | $843,914 | $244,148 | $599,766 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,905,116
- Program service revenue
- $656,344
- Investment income
- -$964
- Net income from fundraising events
- $113,297
- Net income from gaming
- $12,313
- Other revenue
- $125,610
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $118,091
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,755,058
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,158,285
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,055
- Accounting fees
- $14,156
- Occupancy
- $54,972
- Program services (functional)
- $2,777,320
- Management and general (functional)
- $479,117
- Fundraising (functional)
- $339,032
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $817,962
- Total assets, end of year
- $821,939
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $153,820
- Net assets, end of year
- $668,119
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $35,363
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $519,594
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $148,525
- Gross receipts
- $2,773,239
- Employees
- 150
- Volunteers
- 158
- Year formed
- 1961
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Lutz | Exec Director Officer | 40 | $118,091 |
| Cyril Yansouni | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sandie Borthwick | 1st Vice Pres. Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Cristofer Cabanillas | 2nd Vice Pres. Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Leslie Mulford | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Eastman | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Bob Axley | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Bjerre | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Juanita Cole | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anne Cardone | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Alan Carlson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lena Clark | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dan Cooperman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ben J Heinrich | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jeanne Rudiger | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constance Irish-Hess | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Christine Kemp | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Lansbury | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Eduardo Ochoa | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Melanie Silva | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tim Smucker | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Friedlander | Exec Director Officer | 40 | $152,432 |
| Cyril Yansouni | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Sandie Borthwick | 1st Vice Pres. Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Cristofer Cabanillas | 2nd Vice Pres. Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Leslie Mulford | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Eastman | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Bob Axley | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Bjerre | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Juanita Cole | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anne Cardone | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Alan Carlson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lena Clark | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Dan Cooperman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ben J Heinrich | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| John Young | 1st Vice Pres Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Constance Irish-Hess | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Christine Kemp | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Lansbury | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Eduardo Ochoa | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Melanie Silva | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Tim Smucker | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 575, CARMEL, CA 93921-0575
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Sandie Borthwick, PO Box 575, Carmel, CA 93921
- Signed the 990
- Nathan Lutz, Executive Director
- Phone
- (831) 624-1521
- Website
- www.bachfestival.org
- Return prepared by
- REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-1434628 or by the name CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Carmel Bach Festival offers innovative artistic programming across all concerts, off-season activities to expand access outside Carmel and the Monterey Peninsula, and is taking strategic risks to cultivate younger and more diverse participants.
Program accomplishments
- The Carmel Bach Festival celebrates the works, inspiration and ongoing influence of Johann Sebastian Bach worldwide by immersing audiences in a festival experience integrating music, education and ideas.The Carmel Bach Festival is recognized as a world class festival of music and ideas inspired by the historical and ongoing influence of Johann Sebastian Bach. Transcending the traditional boundaries of performance and presentation, the Carmel Bach Festival provides fresh contexts of relevance that enable listeners to experience beauty and wonder, sparking the imagination, stimulating conversation, and enriching lives in unpredictable ways.Expenses $2,777,320 · revenue $656,344
- The Festivals programming is shaped within a multi-disciplinary framework that intersects its primary musical focus with the worlds of science, religion, literature and art, and with other performance genres, celebrating the inherent opportunities to educate, enrich, and inspire.The Carmel Bach Festival re-connects with Carmels roots as a hotbed of social culture and a world famous art colony that was host to writers, poets, artists, and musicians.
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 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-1434628
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1961
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A680)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $821,939
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,773,239
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,686,106 | $3,595,469 | $821,939 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,940,715 | $3,242,675 | $843,914 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,641,760 | $2,948,684 | $1,130,862 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 94-1434628).
Questions about CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL INC
- What is the EIN of CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL INC is 94-1434628.
- Is CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1961.
- Are donations to CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CARMEL BACH 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 CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL 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 CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Sandie Borthwick.
- Who are the officers and directors of CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $118,091 (Nathan Lutz, Exec Director).
- How much revenue does CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,686,106, expenses of $3,595,469 and total assets of $821,939 at year end.
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