Nonprofit · EIN 58-2676608
GREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL
Also known as ARTISPHERE
Tax-exempt · GREENVILLE, SC 29601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,935,623 | $1,857,089 | $78,534 | $889,449 | $35,327 | $854,122 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,274,146 | $1,969,364 | $304,782 | $808,394 | $41,223 | $767,171 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,707,432 | $1,689,744 | $17,688 | $481,923 | $43,188 | $438,735 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,635,127
- of which government grants
- $198,094
- Program service revenue
- $278,698
- Investment income
- $21,798
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $157,910
- Other salaries and wages
- $196,407
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $410,580
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,689
- Occupancy
- $32,370
- Depreciation
- $1,915
- Program services (functional)
- $1,797,663
- Management and general (functional)
- $33,428
- Fundraising (functional)
- $25,998
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $808,384
- Total assets, end of year
- $889,449
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $35,327
- Net assets, end of year
- $854,122
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,504
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $708,429
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $145,693
- Gross receipts
- $1,935,623
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 700
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- SC
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERRY MURPHY | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 40 | $157,910 |
| CEDRIC ADDERLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH AUGHTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY MARGARET BANNISTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH BEASLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSELLE BONNOIT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BRASHIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA CHRISTOPHILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT CLARK | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID CLAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAURA COPSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CRAWFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUNNIE DEWORKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
32 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN EDGERTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN ETHRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS FINCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA FOWLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEREDITH GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN HOLEKAMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY HOROWITZ | PRESIDENT EM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JARED KELOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM KENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAY LATTIMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCLURE | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY MCSHARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADELA MENDOZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY METCALF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE ODOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY PARR | GENERAL COUN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE PUTNAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE RAINEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SEAVER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARENCE SEVILLIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA SIPPEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED STEIN | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER STILWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE SULIVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHERRI TIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN WARREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAYOR KNOX WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIMMY WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED ZEIGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 57 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERRY MURPHY | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 40 | $141,710 |
| CEDRIC ADDERLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDI ARIAIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEIL BATAVIA | GENERAL COUN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID BEARD | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH BEASLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSELLE BONNOIT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BRASHIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BROWN | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA CHRISTOPHILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT CLARK | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID CLAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAURA COPSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILIAM CRAWFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES DALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUNNIE DEWORKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BONNIE DIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN EDGERTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN ETHRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS FINCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLIS FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA FOWLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANIE GILMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN HOLEKAMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY HOROWITZ | FOUNDER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARJORIE JENKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JARED KELOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM KENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUTCH KIRVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAY LATTIMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCLURE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCKISSICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MADISON MCKISSICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY MCSHARRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADELA MENDOZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY METCALF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLA NORVILLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE ODOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF OUTTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY PARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE PUTNAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE RAINEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE RIDDLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SEAVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA SIPPEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED STEIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER STILWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE SULIVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHERRI TIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAYOR KNOX WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIMMY WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED ZEIGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 55 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERRY MURPHY | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 40 | $133,616 |
| CEDRIC ADDERLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDI ARIAIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEIL BATAVIA | GENERAL COUN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID BEARD | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH BEASLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSELLE BONNOIT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BROWN | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT CLARK | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID CLAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAURA COPSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILIAM CRAWFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES DALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUNNIE DEWORKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNIE DIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEHEN EDGERTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN ETHRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS FINCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLIS FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JODY GALLAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEANIE GILMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID GOSSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN HOLEKAMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY HOROWITZ | FOUNDER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARJORIE JENKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM KENT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUTCH KIREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAY LATTIMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCCLURE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MCKISSICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MADISON MCKISSICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DWIGHT MCPHERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADELA MENDOZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY METCALF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM MURPHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLA NORVILLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE ODOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF OUTTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY PARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KYLE PUTNAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE RAINEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE RIDDLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SEAVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA SIPPEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE SMART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREANA SNYDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED STEIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE SULIVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN SWANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIK WEIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAYOR KNOX WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIMMY WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 101 B AUGUSTA STREET, GREENVILLE, SC 29601-3503
- In care of
- % KERRY MURPHY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KERRY MURPHY, 101B AUGUSTA STREET, GREENVILLE, SC 29601
- Signed the 990
- KERRY MURPHY, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (864) 414-1678
- Website
- WWW.ARTISPHERE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PHILLIPS CPAS & ADVISORS
Mission
CREATE A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FINE ARTS FESTIVAL THAT ENHANCES QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMIC VITALITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Program accomplishments
- ARTISPHEREExpenses $1,797,663 · revenue $278,698
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-2676608
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $889,449
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,935,623
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,935,623 | $1,857,089 | $889,449 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $2,274,146 | $1,969,364 | $808,394 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,707,432 | $1,689,744 | $481,923 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,294,508 | $1,233,907 | $460,182 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | 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 58-2676608).
Questions about GREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL
- What is the EIN of GREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL is 58-2676608.
- Is GREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to GREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GREENVILLE ARTS 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 GREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names KERRY MURPHY.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 47 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $157,910 (KERRY MURPHY, PRESIDENT/CE).
- How much revenue does GREENVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,935,623, expenses of $1,857,089 and total assets of $889,449 at year end.
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