The Desert Biennial
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2m
year to 30 June 2025
Expenses
$3.9m
year to 30 June 2025
Total assets
$237k
$276k liabilities
Net assets
Minus $38k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
6.9 years on average
Staff
8
125 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
The Desert Biennial's network
15 people5 organisationsi15 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
15 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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alyse Archer-Colte | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Beth Rudin Dewoody | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bill Sanchez | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Diane Allen | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Elizabeth Sorenson | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jamie Kabler | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jarvis Crawford | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kelly Wearstler | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Linda Usher | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nicholas Galanin | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Roswitha Smale | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Steven Nash | Vice President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Susan Davis | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Vicki Hood | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Zoe Lukov | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny GIL | Highest Comp Emp | since 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Gil | Executive Director | 40 | $143k | ||
| Susan Davis | President | 15 | $0 | ||
| Vicki Hood | Vice President | 3 | $0 | ||
| Steven Nash | Vice President | 3 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Sorenson | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Linda Usher | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Diane Allen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jarvis Crawford | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicholas Galanin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jamie Kabler | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zoe Lukov | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Beth Rudin Dewoody | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bill Sanchez | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Roswitha Smale | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kelly Wearstler | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lauri Kibby | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Desert Biennial
- EIN
- 300852223
- Address
- Po Box 4050, Palm Springs, CA, 92263-4050
- State
- California
- Mission
- The desert biennial produces and presents international site specific art exhibits in desert landscapes. The exhibitions feature artists from around the globe who focus attention on societal issues through their work. The organization creates and presents concurrently free education program for adults and children that enhances the explicates the artworks. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A20 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
- 2014
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2015
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Susan Davis (Form 990-N, tax year 2014)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBeth Rudin Dewoody
≥8years on the filingsDiane Allen
≥8years on the filingsJamie Kabler
≥8years on the filingsLinda Usher
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
- $237k
- Total liabilities
- $276k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $38k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.8m
- Program service revenue
- $177k
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 125