Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by THE TENNESSEE WILLIAMS-NEW ORLEANS LITERARY FESTIVAL INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $360,223
- Total expenses
- $376,866
- Contributions and grants received
- $244,827
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $86,567
- Investment income
- $6,130
- Other revenue
- $22,699
- Total assets, end of year
- $183,131
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $28,187
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $154,944
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $300,023
- Management and general expenses
- $75,113
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,730
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $300,023
Program services were 79.6% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$19,850
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$99,949
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$125,028
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2a · Program service revenue: CONTEST ENTRY FEES
total $19,702 · related or exempt $19,702
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2b · Program service revenue: FESTIVAL TICKETS
total $66,865 · related or exempt $66,865
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3 · Investment income
total $6,130 · excluded $6,130
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$26,430
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$3,731
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $22,699
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$0
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $134,297 · program services $106,773 · management and general $27,524
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $27,746 · program services $23,541 · management and general $4,205
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $10,394 · program services $8,319 · management and general $2,075
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $9,000 · management and general $9,000
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $60,781 · program services $60,781
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $22,767 · program services $21,501 · management and general $1,174 · fundraising $92
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,836 · program services $946 · management and general $1,890
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14 · Information technology
total $14,003 · program services $6,641 · management and general $7,063 · fundraising $299
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $15,078 · program services $1,400 · management and general $13,678
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17 · Travel
total $25,024 · program services $24,462 · management and general $562
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $210 · management and general $210
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23 · Insurance
total $4,058 · program services $3,008 · management and general $1,050
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24a · Other expenses: BANK FEES
total $3,500 · program services $2,992 · management and general $114 · fundraising $394
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24b · Other expenses: CONTEST EXPENSES
total $6,005 · program services $6,005
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24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBS
total $393 · management and general $393
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24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL
total $8,832 · program services $8,832
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24e · All other expenses
total $31,942 · program services $24,822 · management and general $6,175 · fundraising $945
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $81,432 · end of year $132,142
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $34,561 · end of year $34,564
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $55,276 · end of year $16,425
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$7,869
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$7,869
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $210 · end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,643 · end of year $3,187
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $25,000
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $169,836 · end of year $154,944
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The Festival's mission is threefold; to serve the community through educational, theatrical, literary, and musical programs to nurture, support and showcase regional, national, and international writers, actors, musicians and other artists.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The Festival's mission is to serve the community through educational, theatrical, literary, and musical programs to nurture, support and showcase regional, national, and international writers, actors, musicians and other artists.
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Tennessee Williams Literary Festival - Literary panel discussions which provide a congenial forum on an array of diverse topics, theatrical performances, master classes with notable experts in writing or the arts, and a variety of adjunct components to attract and enrich audience participants. These events took place in-person with additional events held virtually through filmed events, live streams, and pre-recorded panel discussions.
Expenses $258,674 · Revenue $51,226
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Saints and Sinners Literary Festival - Features panel discussions and master classes around literary topics that provide a forum for authors, editors, and publishers to talk about their work for the benefit of emerging writers and the enjoyment of the fans of LGBT literature. A full weekend of in-person and virtual events included panels, interviews, and workshops.
Expenses $26,971 · Revenue $15,638
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Contests - Poetry, Fiction, and One Act Play contests are held annually for individuals who have not yet been published.
Expenses $14,378 · Revenue $19,702
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Gregory Gajus
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lawrence Gobble
Immediate Past President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sara Woodward
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michelle Nelson
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Terry Verigan
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amelia Koch
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Peggy Scott Laborde
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Morgan Babst
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sara Barnard
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Beau Bratcher
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Peter Hagan
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David Hoover
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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DJ Johnson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Errol Laborde
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Margit Longbrake
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Harry Mayronne
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mary Niall Mitchell
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Angel Adams Parham
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Edward Spots
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ariel Wilson-Harris
Director
- 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
- 13 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503189349302585
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