Charleston Literary Festival Inc
Donations deductibleCharleston Literary Festival Inc's network
15 people3 organisationsi15 people and 3 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 (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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Fiederowicz Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Anne Blessing | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Belinda Gergel | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Deborah Gage | Founder and | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Deborah Kennedy Kennard | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dr Kim Long | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| James Marino | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jasmine Burns | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Laura Gates | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Leigh McNairy | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Paul Galvani | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sam Easley | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Summer Anderson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Victor Young | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Wenda Harris Millard | Vice Chair | 2019 | 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Moriarty | Executive Di | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Moriarty | Executive Director | 40 | $125k | ||
| Walter Fiederowicz | Chair | 15 | $0 | ||
| Wenda Harris Millard | Vice Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Anne Blessing | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| James Marino | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Deborah Gage - Term Ended | Founder and Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Summer Anderson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leilani Brown | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jasmine Burns | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sam Easley | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Paul Galvani | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Laura Gates | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Belinda Gergel | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Roch Hillenbrand | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Huffines | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Deborah Kennedy Kennard | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Peter McCausland | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Martha Rhodes McLendon | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leigh McNairy | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Novogrod | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Senator Tom Taft Sr | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Victor Young | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Monica Langley | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Charleston Literary Festival Inc
- EIN
- 813123725
- Address
- Po Box 1825, Charleston, SC, 29402-1825
- State
- South Carolina
- Mission
- Charleston Literary Festival, Inc. produces a curated, annual program of events with a distinctly international flavor in the historic setting of Charleston, South Carolina. It brings together world class authors and speakers on a variety of topics to build conversations around some of today's most important and inspiring books and ideas. (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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2016
- Principal officer
- Sarah Moriarty (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2017
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsWalter Fiederowicz
≥8years on the filingsDeborah Gage
≥7years on the filingsAnne Blessing
≥7years on the filingsWenda Harris Millard
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.4m
- Total liabilities
- $96k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.7m
- Program service revenue
- $308k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $22k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 85