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US nonprofit · EIN 020464351 · Staunton, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 020464351) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Tamworth Music Festival Inc's network

13 people5 organisationsi13 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Steve Berneking ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Barb ShueDirector2024
2 yrs
Bart HuxtableCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Carol ShapiroTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Christine Capito BurchDirector2019
7 yrs
Diane FechtelDirector2023
3 yrs
Fred BlantonDirector2024
2 yrs
Janet OnnieDirector2024
2 yrs
Richard BarnesVice-Chair2023
3 yrs
Rick ChittumDirector2020
6 yrs
Rodney YoungDirector2024
2 yrs
Stewart SearleDirector2019
7 yrs
YI-Peng ChinDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Camille DierksheideOperations M2024
Carsten SchmidtArtistic Dirsince 2018
Jason StellExecutive Disince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jason StellExecutive Di35$41k
Carsten SchmidtArtistic Dir20$25k
Camille DierksheideOperations M10$11k
Richard BarnesVice-Chair2$0
Steve BernekingChair2$0
Fred BlantonDirector1$0
Christine Capito BurchDirector1$0
Yi-Peng ChinDirector1$0
Rick ChittumDirector1$0
Diane FechtelDirector1$0
Bart HuxtableSecretary2$0
Janet OnnieDirector1$0
Stewart SearleDirector1$0
Carol ShapiroTreasurer2$0
Barb ShueDirector1$0
Rodney YoungDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Tamworth Music Festival Inc
EIN
020464351
Address
Po Box 3111, Staunton, VA, 24402-3111
State
Virginia
Mission
Classical music performance and education (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A68 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1994
Principal officer
Jason Stell (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1994
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsChristine Capito Burch
≥7years on the filingsStewart Searle
≥6years on the filingsSteve Berneking
≥6years on the filingsCarol Shapiro

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$232k
Total liabilities
$792
Net assets or fund balances
$231k
Contributions and grants received
$277k
Program service revenue
$178k
Employees
0
Volunteers
115

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$463k$450k$13k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.