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Tucson Desert Song Festival

TUCSON, AZ EIN: 27-3777745 Website

TO BRING EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES FROM WORLD CLASS VOCAL ARTISTS TO TUCSON THROUGH AN ANNUAL SONG FESTIVAL AND OFFER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$905K

+13.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$136K

+13.6% YoY

Grant Count

9

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$15K

+13.6% YoY

About Tucson Desert Song Festival

Based on IRS filings

Tucson Desert Song Festival is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in TUCSON, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $905K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $136K. Net investment income was $43K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

PhoenixTucson

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$101K$202K$303K$404K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$905,167$795,790$672,673
Revenue$367,443$346,178$322,342
Expenses$271,418$291,459$254,677
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$43,144$30,793$20,068
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$34K$68K$102K$136K8 grants201910 grants20202 grants20215 grants20225 grants20239 grants20249 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

ARIZONA OPERA$30KTUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$25KTUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DI…$18KTRUE CONCORD VOICES AND …$15KARIZONA EARLY MUSIC$12KBALLET TUCSON$10KARIZONA THEATER COMPANY$10KARIZONA FREINDS OF CHAMB…$10KJAZZ IN JANUARY INC$6K

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Tucson Desert Song Festival

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ERIC AHLSTROMDIRECTOR0.5
KAREN BAHNICKDIRECTOR0.5
MARLYS BEIDERDIRECTOR0.5
JEAN COOPERDIRECTOR0.5
WILLIAM COULTERDIRECTOR0.5
ANDREA CRANEDIRECTOR0.5
LUDWIG DEPPISCHDIRECTOR0.5
KHRIS DODGEDIRECTOR0.5
PATRICIA ENGELSDIRECTOR0.5
JOHN FORSYTHE IIIDIRECTOR0.5
LINDA FULGENZIDIRECTOR0.5
ROSIE GARCIADIRECTOR0.5
THEODORE HARITON MDDIRECTOR0.5
MARY KOSSDIRECTOR0.5
NANCY MARCHDIRECTOR0.5
SUSAN MARKOVICHDIRECTOR0.5
JULIANA OSINCHUKDIRECTOR0.5
GLENN PARISDIRECTOR0.5
JULIA PERNETDIRECTOR0.5
HERSCHEL ROSENZWEIGDIRECTOR0.5
DIANA VARECKADIRECTOR0.5
TIMOTHY VARECKADIRECTOR0.5
KAREN WADMANDIRECTOR0.5
ANDREW WATSONDIRECTOR0.5
JEANNETTE SEGELPRESIDENT8
CAROLYNN AHLSTROMSECRETARY8
THERESA FORSYTHETREASURER8

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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