2024-05-15T11:41:22-04:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 833386637 Paris Balloon and Music Association % Carolyn Patterson PARI 9037826215 PO Box 6075 Paris TX 75461 Carolyn Patterson President 2024-05-15 false Carolyn Patterson XXX-XX-XXXX 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X parisballoonandmusicfestival.com X X 68511 X 41525 25986 1000 0 0 0 68511 37927 9090 4431 4811 56259 12252 43694 0 55946 43694 55946 43694 55946 43694 55946 Our purpose is to develop build maintain and manage a multi-purpose venue for public and or private use for fine arts activities including music hot air balloons artistic endeavors and or any other event deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors as well as provide fine arts activities to the general public. The Annual Paris Balloon and Music Festival serves as our service to the general public in order to meet our goals. The largest program service is the Paris Balloon and Music Festival held annually in September of each year. The entire festival features art and music for the general public in our local and surrounding areas. We have 2 bands each night with a variety of music genre from country to pop. For artist activities we have a live painting contest art activities for children and market vendors that sell handmade items. Plus the envelopes of the hot air balloons are giant colorful pieces of art rising into the sky. Approximately 5,000 people attend during the 2 day event. 0 54466 Each year we give a portion of the festival proceeds to the Paris Area Arts Alliance PAAA in Paris TX to further our mission of bringing art to the community through other avenues. PAAA provides fine arts enrichment opportunities to students in schools offers scholarships to graduating seniors supports the local theatre and other fine arts groups in the county. Note the check to this group did not clear the bank in tax year 2023. 0 0 Each year we give a portion of the festival proceeds to the Paris Blues Society in Paris TX to further our mission of bringing music to the community through other avenues. The Paris Blues Society provides music activities for the community through downtown jams scholarships to graduating seniors concerts and benefits to those in need due to health problems tragic incidents etc. Note the check to this group did not clear the bank in tax year 2023. 0 0 54466 Carolyn Patterson President 6 0 0 0 Paul Ray Spencer Vice President 2 0 0 0 Lena Spencer Treasurer 5 0 0 0 Laura Carrington Secretary 1 0 0 0 Karen Boaz Board member 2 0 0 0 Matt Leonard Board member 1 0 0 0 Morgan Greutman Board member 2 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false TX Carolyn Patterson 4025 Alpine Street Paris TX 75462 9037826215 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 38026 0 28948 28500 41525 136999 17252 0 10971 13389 16214 57826 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2325 2325 0 0 0 0 0 0 55278 0 39919 41889 60064 197150 0 0 0 0 0 0 12252 0 5971 8389 11214 37826 12252 0 5971 8389 11214 37826 159324 0 0 0 0 1000 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55278 0 39919 41889 61064 198150 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Doing Business As Names Paris Balloon and Music Association Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Hospitality supplies including snacks soft drinks water paper goods decorations etc. for the green room for the pilots bands and volunteers., $2766.00| Free T-shirts for volunteers and balloon pilots including the shirts and printing supplies to screen the T-shirts. The t-shirts were to identify volunteers as trained helpers on the balloon field. This was safety related., $1195.00| Wristbands as tickets for the attendees., $300.00| Permit from the city to have the festival, $100.00| Local Chamber of Commerce dues, $200.00| Random drawing from entry forms for 1 person attending the festival, $250.00|