Babes Fest INC

Tax-deductible

Austin, TX501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 81-5349740

To promote gender equity in creative communities in texas through festivals, markets, exhibitions, workshops and artistic programming.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 106 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 65% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $137K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$490K
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$419K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$74K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$490K
FY2024▲ +43%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$209K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$310K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$490K
Expenses
$419K
FY2024▲ +20%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$222K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$350K
FY2024$419K
Net assets
$74K
FY2024▲ ×32
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7K
FY2021$45K
FY2022$9K
FY2023$2K
FY2024$74K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $320K Management & general 19% · $81K Fundraising 4% · $18K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founding Executive Director
$70,669Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$13,400Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jane Hervey’s $71K as Founding Executive Director is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Jane Hervey$70,669$52,939$46,120$36,675
Xochi Solis$13,400$3,000——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes gender equity in Texas creative communities via festivals, markets, and art programming.

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3 program services account for $315K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

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.

$144Kprogram expense
02

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.

$137Kprogram expense
03

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.

$34Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
South Arts INCFY2024$65K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$137K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$490K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$393K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Other incomeLn 4–11$463
Money outPt IX
$419K
Ln 25
Programscol B$320K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$74K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K
Total assetsLn 16$88K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$393K
Government grantsLn 1e$125K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Other incomeLn 4–11$463
Total revenueLn 12$490K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$88K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$88K
Total assetsLn 16$88K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$74K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6106
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K$88K
Total assetsLn 16$20K$88K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$2K$74K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$134K$84K$35K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$6K$3K$971
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$6K$3K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$108K$98K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$1K$8K$648
OccupancyLn 16$35K$23K$12K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$403$403
InsuranceLn 23$767$767
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$87K$87K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$419K$320K$81K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $490K$419K$71K$74K 990 PDF
FY2023 $343K$350K−$7K$2K 990 PDF
FY2022 $310K$346K−$36K$9K 990 PDF
FY2021 $341K$303K$38K$45K 990 PDF
FY2020 $209K$222K−$14K$7K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $489,973 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $463 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$21,634
VIII-1e Government grants$125,315
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$245,916
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$392,865
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $96,645$96,645
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97,108 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$489,973
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $418,616 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $84,329 · Management $34,513 · Fundraising $15,194$134,036
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,348 · Management $2,616 · Fundraising $971$9,935
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,278 · Management $2,574 · Fundraising $1,086$9,938
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $98,000 · Management $9,862$107,862
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,288$10,288
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,627$4,627
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,351 · Management $7,716 · Fundraising $648$9,715
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,601 · Management $12,322$34,923
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,058$1,058
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,915 · Management $2,914$5,829
IX-20 InterestManagement $403$403
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $767$767
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,821$86,821
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,414$2,414
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $319,989 · Management $80,728 · Fundraising $17,899$418,616
Part X · Balance sheet $87,967 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,543$87,967
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,543$87,967
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $16,028$14,318
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,251$14,318
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,292$73,649
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,543$87,967
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $73,649 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$489,973
XI-2 Total expenses$418,616
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$71,357
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,292
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$73,649

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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