Sawdust Festival Corporation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$3.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$4.5m
$234k liabilities
Net assets
$4.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
5.4y av
Staff
150
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
Sawdust Festival Corporation's network
4 people3 organisationsi4 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
4 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 4 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Kizziar | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jason Hanck | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nancy Williams | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Trevor Lepenske | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Soliz | President | since 2023 |
| Debra Covern | Director | since 2023 |
| John Bullard | Incoming Gm | 2020 |
| Joshua King | Vice President | since 2023 |
| Nancy Vilerre | Treasurer | since 2023 |
| Natalie Connor | Outgoing Gm | since 2018 |
| Rachel Goberman | Company secretary | since 2023 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Lepenske | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Williams | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jason Hanck | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| David Kizziar | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Soliz | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Joshua King | Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Vilerre | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Rachel Goberman | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Debra Covern | Director | 5 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Sawdust Festival Corporation
- EIN
- 956219982
- Address
- 935 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651-1840
- State
- California
- Mission
- Provide general public the opportunity to enjoy and appreciate the art and culture produced in the communities through public meetings and exhibitions (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A200 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
- 1968
- Principal officer
- Andrew Soliz (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1985
- 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
≥8years on the filingsTrevor Lepenske
≥4years on the filingsDavid Kizziar
≥4years on the filingsJason Hanck
≥4years on the filingsNancy Williams
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
- $4.5m
- Total liabilities
- $234k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $59k
- Program service revenue
- $2.2m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $24k
- Employees
- 150
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3.1m | $3.1m | Deficit $28k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.