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← BABES FEST INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BABES FEST INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$489,973
Total expenses
$418,616
Contributions and grants received
$392,865
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$96,645
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$463
Total assets, end of year
$87,967
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,318
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$73,649
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$319,989
Management and general expenses
$80,728
Fundraising expenses
$17,899
Program service expenses (Part III)
$319,989

Program services were 76.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $21,634

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $125,315

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $245,916

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SALES

    total $71,280 · related or exempt $71,280

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $8,650 · related or exempt $8,650

  • 2c · Program service revenue: RENT-FUTURE FRONT HOUSE

    total $16,715 · related or exempt $16,715

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $463

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $463 · related or exempt $463

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $134,036 · program services $84,329 · management and general $34,513 · fundraising $15,194

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $9,935 · program services $6,348 · management and general $2,616 · fundraising $971

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $9,938 · program services $6,278 · management and general $2,574 · fundraising $1,086

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $107,862 · program services $98,000 · management and general $9,862

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,288 · program services $10,288

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,627 · management and general $4,627

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,715 · program services $1,351 · management and general $7,716 · fundraising $648

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $34,923 · program services $22,601 · management and general $12,322

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,058 · program services $1,058

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,829 · program services $2,915 · management and general $2,914

  • 20 · Interest

    total $403 · management and general $403

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $767 · management and general $767

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT RENTALS

    total $40,503 · program services $40,503

  • 24b · Other expenses: JOB SUPPLIES

    total $46,318 · program services $46,318

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,414 · management and general $2,414

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $19,543 · end of year $87,967

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,223

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $16,028 · end of year $14,318

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $2,292 · end of year $73,649

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUITY IN CREATIVE COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS THROUGH FESTIVALS, MARKETS, EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS AND ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING.

  • WE HOSTED 100+ FREE CREATIVE COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AT THE FUTURE FRONT HOUSE - FROM CRAFT WORKSHOPS AND ART SHOWS (INCLUDING MADLY INVOLVED, A PATH OF IMPERMANENCE AND BRING IT FROM THE BACK) TO PANELS AND PERFORMANCES. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO WAIVE OUR SLIDING SCALE RENTAL FEES FOR AUSTIN RESIDENTS NEARLY 75% OF THE TIME. THIS IS SOMETHING WEVE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS FOR 10 YEARS! WE PRESENTED 25+ COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR FREE ARTS HEALING AND CREATIVE EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, LIKE BROAD STUDIOS CLUBHOUSES CERAMICS FELLOWSHIP (WHICH PROVIDED 16 AUSTIN RESIDENTS WITH FREE SIX-WEEK CERAMICS PROGRAMS) AND BLACK GIRLS IN ART SPACES X ANGA HAUS PALETTE TO PIXEL WORKSHOP (WHICH PROVIDED FREE AUGMENTED REALITY TRAINING). (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

    Expenses $143,903 · Revenue $313,887

  • ACROSS THE FRONT MARKETS SPRING AND FALL SEASONS, WE EXHIBITED 437 INDEPENDENT CREATIVES, DESIGNERS, MAKERS, ARTISTS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND CHEFS FROM TEXAS. WE ALSO TOOK THE FRONT MARKET TO OUR LARGEST PUBLIC VENUE YET - WATERLOO GREENWAY - IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN. THIS WAS A LANDMARK MOMENT FOR OUR TEAM AND THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $136,563 · Revenue $136,563

  • THE FRONT FESTIVAL HAD ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING YEAR, SUPPORTING 65 WOMEN AND LGBTQ+ ARTISTS AND 1300 VISITORS ACROSS FOUR DAYS OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC, FILM AND ART.

    Expenses $34,198 · Revenue $34,198

  • THROUGH THE THE WORK CONFERENCE, WE BROUGHT TOGETHER 300+ CREATIVE LEADERS IN AUSTIN TO SKILL-BUILD AND RESOURCE-SHARE AROUND COMMUNITY-BUILDING, SMALL BUSINESS EDUCATION, STORYTELLING AND ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP.

    Expenses $5,325 · Revenue $5,325

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jane Hervey

    FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $75,969
    From this org
    $70,669
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,300
    Hours/week
    45
  • Xochi Solis

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $13,400
    From this org
    $13,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Hali Martin

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Leslie Fender

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533219349325123

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