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← CHARLESTON WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CHARLESTON WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,540,393
Total expenses
$6,042,534
Contributions and grants received
$1,509,627
Grants paid
$21,400
Program service revenue
$2,980,125
Investment income
$202
Other revenue
$50,439
Total assets, end of year
$1,139,243
Total liabilities, end of year
$560,618
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$578,625
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,377,058
Management and general expenses
$343,337
Fundraising expenses
$322,139
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,377,058

Program services were 89.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $485,347

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,024,280

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $37,030

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES

    total $2,980,125 · related or exempt $2,980,125

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $202 · excluded $202

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $71,146

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $31,491

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $39,655 · related or exempt $39,655

  • 11a · Other revenue: FEE INCOME

    total $10,784 · excluded $10,784

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,784

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $21,400 · program services $21,400

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,034,007 · program services $698,826 · management and general $112,478 · fundraising $222,703

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $21,792 · program services $14,727 · management and general $2,371 · fundraising $4,694

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $93,575 · program services $63,238 · management and general $10,181 · fundraising $20,156

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $78,404 · program services $52,988 · management and general $8,529 · fundraising $16,887

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $42,622 · program services $39,792 · management and general $2,830

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $57,175 · management and general $57,175

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $254,308 · program services $115,024 · management and general $116,166 · fundraising $23,118

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $321,518 · program services $321,518

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $39,316 · program services $20,070 · management and general $12,849 · fundraising $6,397

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,699 · program services $5,203 · management and general $838 · fundraising $1,658

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $109,989 · program services $93,254 · management and general $4,007 · fundraising $12,728

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,340 · program services $1,072 · management and general $201 · fundraising $67

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $28,028 · program services $18,218 · management and general $4,204 · fundraising $5,606

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,126 · program services $11,964 · management and general $2,356 · fundraising $3,806

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,409 · management and general $3,409

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT FESTIVAL EXPENSES

    total $3,866,632 · program services $3,866,632

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $28,713 · program services $20,099 · management and general $5,743 · fundraising $2,871

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

    total $14,481 · program services $13,033 · fundraising $1,448

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,788,742 · end of year $538,075

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $239,039 · end of year $35,027

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $75,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $16,211 · end of year $80,913

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,387 · end of year $6,677

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $38,383 · end of year $26,006

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $177,709

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $143,341

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $44,496 · end of year $34,368

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $343,177

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $39,196 · end of year $83,166

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $123,762

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,296 · end of year $353,690

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,080,766 · end of year $503,625

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $75,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CHARLESTON WINE + FOOD IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS CHARLESTON AND THE LOWCOUNTRYS DIVERSE CULINARY + HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION CHAMPIONS THE REGIONS UNIQUE FOODWAYS 365 DAYS A YEAR THROUGH WORLD-RENOWNED CULINARY EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SHARE STORIES, CREATE CONNECTIONS, AND INSPIRE CURIOSITY. OUR MISSION IS TO PRODUCE EXPERIENCES THAT CELEBRATE, EDUCATE, AND PROMOTE THE LOWCOUNTRY'S DIVERSE CULINARY + HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CELEBRATE, EDUCATE, ENRICH, AND PROMOTE THE LOWCOUNTRY'S DIVERSE CULINARY + HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY THROUGH WORLD-CLASS EXPERIENCES.

  • CHARLESTON WINE + FOOD IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS CHARLESTON AND THE LOWCOUNTRY'S DIVERSE CULINARY + HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION CHAMPIONS THE REGION'S UNIQUE FOODWAYS 365 DAYS A YEAR THROUGH WORLD-RENOWNED CULINARY EXPERIENCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SHARE STORIES, CREATE CONNECTIONS, AND INSPIRE CURIOSITY. OUR MISSION IS TO PRODUCE EXPERIENCES THAT CELEBRATE, EDUCATE, AND PROMOTE THE LOWCOUNTRY'S DIVERSE CULINARY + HOSPITALITY COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN JULY 2005 BY A GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS WITH A VISION OF CREATING AN EVENT TO PROMOTE + ELEVATE CHARLESTON'S CULINARY BRAND. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

    Expenses $5,377,058 · Grants $21,400 · Revenue $2,980,125

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mamie Bush

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Kim Unterreiner

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rashaunda Grant

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andy Covode

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Steve Palmer

    IMMEDIATE PA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jacques Larson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carrie Morey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tommy Preston Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason G Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tim Davis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Mitchell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Caitlin Champ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keith Benjamin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracey Richardson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Darterian Moore

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alyssa Maute Smith

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $131,968
    From this org
    $121,944
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,024
    Hours/week
    40

  • Nysa M Hicks

    DIR OF OPERA

    Total calculated
    $111,869
    From this org
    $102,069
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,800
    Hours/week
    40

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401369349305900

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