Savannah Book Festival Inc
Donations deductibleSavannah Book Festival Inc's network
17 people4 organisationsi17 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
17 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 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Felton | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Beau Anders | Past Preside | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Brooke Phillips | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bruce Pendleton | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Caroline CAY Powell | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Carri Stoltz | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| DEB Werner | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ivy Council | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeannie Ahrens | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jeffrey Capshew | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jonathan Rabb | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Judy Lautzenhiser | Vice Preside | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kristin Prentiss OTT | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lisa Yount | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Matt Graham | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rachel Young Fields | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Robert Zerbe (also filed as Bob Zerbe) | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Erika Dongre | Executive Di | since 2020 |
| Kimberly Bockius-Suwyn | Former Exec | since 2019 |
| Tara Setter | Executive Di | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Setter | Executive Di | 40 | $65k | ||
| Cecilia Arango | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ivy Council | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rachel Young Fields | Past Preside | 2 | $0 | ||
| Matt Graham | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rob Griffith | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Betsy Lancaster | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jaqueline Mason | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristin Prentiss Ott | Vice Preside | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mandy Parsons | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Caroline Cay Powell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jack Romanos | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brady Siegel | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Smith | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Carri Stoltz | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dan Suwyn | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deb Werner | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Yount | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Zerbe | President | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Savannah Book Festival Inc
- EIN
- 205945596
- Address
- 37 W Fairmont Ave Ste 216, Savannah, GA, 31406-3458
- State
- Georgia
- Mission
- The savannah book festival is an annual event, free and open to the public, in celebration of the written work and its role in improving the human experience. Our mission is to promote reading, writing, and civil conversation. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2006
- Principal officer
- Kristin Prentiss Ott (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2007
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsIvy Council
≥7years on the filingsJonathan Rabb
≥7years on the filingsJudy Lautzenhiser
≥7years on the filingsLisa Yount
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $690k
- Total liabilities
- $70k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $620k
- Contributions and grants received
- $463k
- Program service revenue
- $52k
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 220