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← NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Filed by NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$92,340
Total expenses
$60,805
Contributions and grants received
$72,341
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$0
Other revenue (line 8)
$19,999
Total assets, end of year
$53,997
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,500
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$51,497
Program service expenses (Part III)
$49,274

Program services were 81.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

Primary exempt purpose

The mission of the North Carolina Rice Festival Inc. is to attract visitors and residents adults and youth to an annual series of events and related programs to increase awareness of the rice-growing heritage of Brunswick County NC and the cultural connections between the region's Gullah Geechee descendants and the inhabitants of West Africa's fabled "Rice Coast." Also to showcase the region's unique status as the northernmost area of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor.The NCRF motto is "Education through Celebration."

  • Second Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Gala. Second annual event to celebrate the cultural contribution of the Gullah Geechee people brought to North Carolina as slaves to work the rice fields of the Cape Fear Region of SE NC. The Gala features Gullah Cuisine provided by a nationally recognized Gullah chef and entertainment by Gullah performers. Attendance of 150 in 2022 was a 20% increase from 2021.

    Expenses $22,515 · Grants $3,000

  • First Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Festival featuring six hours of historical and cultural presentations entertainment by local regional and Gullah performers along with vendors exhibiting multiple crafts including traditional Gullah Geechee crafts and products.Attendance of 900 with 30 vendors.Both exceeded projections.

    Expenses $26,759 · Grants $19,456

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • George Beatty

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Doug Cushing

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Wanda Sinclair

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jerry May

    Programs Manager

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    9
  • Arlene Holmes

    Parliamentarian

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • D Kamili Anderson

    Publicity-Promotion Manager

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Charlotte Armstrong

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jim McKee

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Larry Johnson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lynn Duffy

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Barbara Akinwole

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kimberly Sherman

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2022
Filed
5 June 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202321569349200502

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