Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,227,182
- Total expenses
- $4,274,729
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,456,312
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,664,702
- Investment income
- $106,168
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,676,982
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $212,332
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,464,650
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,817,281
- Management and general expenses
- $238,887
- Fundraising expenses
- $218,561
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,817,281
Program services were 89.3% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$559,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$897,312
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2a · Program service revenue: TICKET SALES
total $2,395,140 · related or exempt $2,395,140
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2b · Program service revenue: BUSINESS SPONSORSHIPS
total $142,500 · related or exempt $142,500
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2c · Program service revenue: FOOD & MERCHANDISE SALES
total $126,312 · related or exempt $126,312
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2d · Program service revenue: LICENSING AND RECORDING
total $750 · related or exempt $750
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3 · Investment income
total $106,168 · related or exempt $106,168
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $466,527 · program services $233,263 · management and general $116,632 · fundraising $116,632
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $29,149 · program services $14,575 · management and general $7,287 · fundraising $7,287
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $43,028 · program services $21,514 · management and general $10,757 · fundraising $10,757
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $49,306 · program services $16,440 · management and general $16,433 · fundraising $16,433
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11g · Fees: other
total $2,632,600 · program services $2,624,421 · management and general $4,178 · fundraising $4,001
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $265,222 · program services $196,707 · management and general $38,324 · fundraising $30,191
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13 · Office expenses
total $12,011 · program services $3,002 · management and general $6,006 · fundraising $3,003
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14 · Information technology
total $12,266 · program services $4,203 · management and general $3,858 · fundraising $4,205
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16 · Occupancy
total $2,604 · program services $651 · management and general $1,302 · fundraising $651
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17 · Travel
total $16,191 · program services $4,047 · management and general $8,096 · fundraising $4,048
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $45,582 · program services $15,350 · management and general $20,814 · fundraising $9,418
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23 · Insurance
total $23,461 · program services $22,894 · management and general $567
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24a · Other expenses: ARTIST HOSPITALITY
total $321,095 · program services $321,095
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24b · Other expenses: BACKLINE
total $131,860 · program services $131,860
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24c · Other expenses: CONTENT RECORDING
total $86,031 · program services $86,031
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24d · Other expenses: FESTIVAL OPERATIONS
total $43,074 · program services $43,074
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24e · All other expenses
total $94,722 · program services $78,154 · management and general $4,633 · fundraising $11,935
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $867,518 · end of year $478,948
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,008,095 · end of year $1,894,404
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $687,331 · end of year $127,226
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$35,595
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$35,595
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $9,887
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $187,399 · end of year $151,704
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,900 · end of year $24,700
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $42,475 · end of year $36,222
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $207,458 · end of year $176,110
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,262,197 · end of year $2,340,485
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $250,000 · end of year $124,165
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE BIG EARS FESTIVAL IS TO CREATE, NURTURE, AND SUPPORT ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND CULTURAL EDUCATION THAT TRANSCENDS TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES, STRENGTHENS AND BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONNECTS ACROSS KNOXVILLE THROUGH GENRE-DEFYING MUSIC, FILM AND ARTS PROGRAMMING, AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES.
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THE BIG EARS FESTIVAL IS A DYNAMIC, INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE THAT EXPLORES CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS, CROSSING ALL MUSICAL GENRES WHILE INTERFACING WITH FILM, PERFORMANCE AND THE VISUAL ARTS. THE FESTIVAL IS THE MAIN EVENT BY WHICH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN A RICH VARIETY OF MUSIC AND ITS INTERACTION WITH OTHER ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES IS FULLFILLED.
Expenses $3,817,281 · Revenue $2,664,702
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Ashley CappsASHLEY CAPPS
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $133,333
- From this org
- $133,333
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Chris BallouCHRIS BALLOU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lauren BowmanLAUREN BOWMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anthony CreamerANTHONY CREAMER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amy EliasAMY ELIAS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark GraysonMARK GRAYSON
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sally JohnsonSALLY JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeanette KelleherJEANETTE KELLEHER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jamie LewisJAMIE LEWIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cynthia MoxleyCYNTHIA MOXLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chuck ParrishCHUCK PARRISH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Madeline RogeroMADELINE ROGERO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tommie RushTOMMIE RUSH
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John SandersJOHN SANDERS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Greg TardyGREG TARDY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John WinemillerJOHN WINEMILLER
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202531349349305873
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