Festival on the Brazos
Festival on the Brazos is a non-profit volunteer organization that promotes the unique spirit of waco by sharing waco's history, providing educational scholarships, and creating community-minded connections.
Festival on the Brazos at a glance
- Total assets
- $516,390
- +44.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $678,748
- +5.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $6,535
- -32.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $564,026
- +7.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Festival on the Brazos funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $10K (2021). In 2024 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| McLennan Community College Waco, TX | Scholarship Fund Operated by the College. | $4,000 |
| Baylor University Waco, TX | Scholarship Fund Operated by the College. | $4,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $516,390 | $678,748 | $564,026 | — | — | $6,535 |
| 2024 | $357,384 | $643,911 | $525,054 | $2,000 | Total only | $9,691 |
| 2023 | $238,527 | $594,555 | $523,141 | $4,000 | Total only | $6,259 |
| 2022 | $166,535 | $539,189 | $518,961 | $8,000 | 2 | $3,918 |
| 2021 | $145,235 | $285,284 | $531,871 | $10,000 | 1 | $35,558 |
| 2020 | $391,822 | $304,610 | $238,452 | — | — | $29,731 |
| 2019 | $325,664 | $456,118 | $457,190 | $8,000 | Total only | $9,956 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Festival on the Brazos
Based on IRS filings
Festival on the Brazos is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Waco, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $516K in total assets. Net investment income was $7K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Festival on the Brazos is led by Christi Young, Board President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christi Young
Board President
Past General Chairman → Director, 2024
Director → Board President, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Catherin Kneipp
General Chairman
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Missy Larson
Director
President → Board President, 2023
Board President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
David Dickson
Director
Legal Counsel → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Len Brown
Director
Archivist → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Martha Kate Gunn
Director
Past General Chairman → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Christy Holze
Past Chairman
Board Treasurer → General Chairman, 2023
General Chairman → Past Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kay Bond
Advisor
Board President → Advisory Council, 2023
Advisory Council → Advisor, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Julie Carlson
General Vice Chairman
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Kathy Averitt
Board Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Rene Taylor
Corporate Board Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Betty Haas (2019–2024) — Advisory Council
- Former: Carla Darden (2019–2024) — Corporate Board Secretary
- Former: Susan Harriman (2022–2024) — Board Treasurer
- Former: Margaret C. B. Brown (2019–2023) — Founding Member
- Former: Shanna Mattson (2019–2023) — Past General Chairman
- Former: Laura Indergard (2020–2023) — Past General Chairman
- Former: Debbie Getterman (2019–2021) — Advisor
- Former: Kim Zander (2020–2021) — Festival Secretary
- Former: Libby Starr (2021) — General Chairman Assistant
- Former: Mosie Holley (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sharron Cutbirth (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tommye Lou Davis (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Allison Harkins (2020) — General Chairman Assistant
- Former: Laura Palmer (2019) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Festival on the Brazos
How large is Festival on the Brazos?
Festival on the Brazos reported $516K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $679K.
What is Festival on the Brazos?
Festival on the Brazos is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Waco, TX. It holds $516K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Festival on the Brazos operate?
Festival on the Brazos has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Festival on the Brazos's EIN?
Festival on the Brazos's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7045330. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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