Nonprofit · EIN 27-3777745
TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL
Tax-exempt · TUCSON, AZ 85728
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $367,443 | $271,418 | $96,025 | $905,167 | $762 | $904,405 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $346,178 | $291,459 | $54,719 | $795,790 | $268 | $795,522 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $72,324 | $28,620 | $43,704 | $723,988 | $413 | $723,575 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $323,039
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $43,144
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $287
- Other revenue
- $1,260
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $145,750
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,750
- Program services (functional)
- $232,990
- Management and general (functional)
- $36,502
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,926
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $795,790
- Total assets, end of year
- $905,167
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $762
- Net assets, end of year
- $904,405
- Publicly traded securities
- $275,044
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $891,905
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $12,500
- Gross receipts
- $790,384
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 26
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC AHLSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KAREN BAHNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARLYS BEIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEAN COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM COULTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREA CRANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LUDWIG DEPPISCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KHRIS DODGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PATRICIA ENGELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN FORSYTHE III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LINDA FULGENZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROSIE GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| THEODORE HARITON MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY KOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NANCY MARCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN MARKOVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIANA OSINCHUK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GLENN PARIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIA PERNET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HERSCHEL ROSENZWEIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DIANA VARECKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY VARECKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KAREN WADMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREW WATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEANNETTE SEGEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| CAROLYNN AHLSTROM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| THERESA FORSYTHE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC AHLSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CELIA BALFOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARLYS BEIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN BURCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CAROL DES COGNETS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEAN COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM COULTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREA CRANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LUDWIG DEPPISCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KHRIS DODGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PATRICIA ENGELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN FORSYTHE III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LINDA FULGENZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROSIE GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| THEODORE HARITON MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH KEATON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY KOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NANCY MARCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN MARKOVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIANA OSINCHUK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GLENN PARIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIA PERNET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HERSCHEL ROSENZWEIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DIANA VARECKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY VARECKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KAREN WADMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREW WATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEANNETTE SEGEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| CAROLYNN AHLSTROM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| THERESA FORSYTHE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC AHLSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CELIA BALFOUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARLYS BEIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN BURCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEAN COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM COULTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREA CRANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LUDWIG DEPPISCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CAROL DES COGNETS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PATRICIA ENGELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN FORSYTHE III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LINDA FULGENZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROSIE GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| THEODORE HARITON MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH KEATON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY KOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NANCY MARCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN MARKOVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA MARQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIANA OSINCHUK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GLENN PARIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HERSCHEL ROSENZWEIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DIANA VARECKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY VARECKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREW WATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEANNETTE SEGEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| JULIA PERNET | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| CAROLYNN AHLSTROM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| THERESA FORSYTHE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 65866, TUCSON, AZ 85728-5866
- In care of
- % THERESA FORSYTHE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JEANNETTE SEGEL, PO BOX 65866, TUCSON, AZ 85728
- Signed the 990
- THERESA FORSYTHE, TREASURER
- Phone
- (888) 546-3305
- Website
- TUCSONDESERTSONGFESTIVAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BEACHFLEISCHMAN PLLC
Mission
TO BRING EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES FROM WORLD CLASS VOCAL ARTISTS TO TUCSON THROUGH AN ANNUAL SONG FESTIVAL AND OFFER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- FROM JULY 1, 2024 TO JUNE 30, 2025 THE ORGANIZATION COORDINATED, SUBSIDIZED AND PUBLICIZED THE PRESENTATIONS THAT MAKE UP OUR ANNUAL SONG FESTIVAL. DURING OUR FESTIVAL SEASON THE ARIZONA OPERA, BALLET TUCSON, TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TRUE CONCORD, TUCSON GUITAR SOCIETY, ARIZONA EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA/ARIZONA ARTS LIVE, ARIZONA THEATER COMPANY AND THE TUCSON JAZZ FESTIVAL/JAZZ IN JANUARY PRESENTED PROGRAMS SUBSIDIZED BY OUR GRANTS. WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO SUBSIDIZE ARIZONA FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC IN THEIR PRESENTATION OF THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A COMPOSITION WRITTEN BY JOHN CORIGLIONE, PERFORMED BY JOSHUA BELL ON VIOLIN, ADAM NIELSEN ON PIANO AND SUNG BY LARISA MARTINEZ.Expenses $232,990 · grants $145,750 · revenue $1,260
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-3777745
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $905,167
- Income (IRS master file)
- $790,384
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $367,443 | $271,418 | $905,167 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $346,178 | $291,459 | $795,790 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $72,324 | $28,620 | $723,988 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $322,342 | $254,677 | $672,673 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | $363,033 | $235,703 | $629,643 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-3777745).
Questions about TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL
- What is the EIN of TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL is 27-3777745.
- Is TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JEANNETTE SEGEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does TUCSON DESERT SONG FESTIVAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $367,443, expenses of $271,418 and total assets of $905,167 at year end.
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