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American Festival Chorus

Public charity · Grantmaker Logan, UT EIN: 26-4312327 Website

To provide a culture of musical excellence that edifies, entertains, and educates performers and audiences.

American Festival Chorus at a glance

Total assets
$832,305
+27.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$595,124
+32.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$40,131
+12.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$418,374
+8.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who American Festival Chorus funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Logan

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $60K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$832,305$595,124$418,374——$40,131
2024$653,022$448,629$384,163——$35,639
2023$699,987$511,318$437,915——$28,137
2022$515,145$422,928$421,146——$34,299
2021$513,363$148,057$174,378——$23,504
2020$539,697$421,222$236,254——$14,967
2019$356,004$323,220$335,730$60,0001$3,323

About American Festival Chorus

Based on IRS filings

American Festival Chorus is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Logan, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $832K in total assets. Net investment income was $40K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Festival Chorus is led by Brad Johnson, Board Chair since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brad Johnson

    Board Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2021

    Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elaine Olson

    Manag. Director

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    $10K (2019) → $33K (2025)

  • Cindy Dewey

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Jessop

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Lemon

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Loosli

    Director

    Trustee → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lila Geddes

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Bowcut

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nina Hubbard

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Measom

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sam Winward

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Waddoups

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolynn Larson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Grant Baer

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    6 hrs/week

    $2K (2019) → $8K (2025)

  • Stephen Simmons

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Barbara Daniels (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Scott Wyatt (2023–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Claire Cardon (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Herm Olsen (2019–2023) — Board Chair
  • Former: Kent Stratford (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kerry Bringhurst (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Leslie Timmons (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Abby Benninghoff (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Paul Woodland (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Richard Ratliff (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Weston Allen (2019–2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Elaine Olson — Manag. Director: $33KElaine OlsonManag. Director$33KGrant Baer — Treasurer: $8KGrant BaerTreasurer$8K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $33K, to Elaine Olson (Manag. Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about American Festival Chorus

How large is American Festival Chorus?

American Festival Chorus reported $832K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $595K.

What is American Festival Chorus?

American Festival Chorus is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Logan, UT. It holds $832K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does American Festival Chorus operate?

American Festival Chorus has awarded grants in Utah.

What is American Festival Chorus's EIN?

American Festival Chorus's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4312327. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 17, 2020)

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