EDISON FESTIVAL OF LIGHT INC
EIN 65-0118122 · Community Celebrations (A27)
What they do
CHILDRENS EVENTS - THESE EVENTS INCLUDE A SCIENCE and INVENTORS FAIR for OVER 500 ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, and HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN A FIVE COUNTY AREA. THE FAIRS EMPHASIZE EDISONS HISTORY of CONTRIBUTIONS to SCIENCE THROUGH HIS MANY INVENTIONS. WINNERS of THE SCIENCE FAIRS QUALIFTY for A STATE COMPETITION. THERE is A JUNIOR PARADE THAT DRAWS MORE THAN 6,000 PARTICIPANTS and PARENTS and CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED to DESIGN and BUILD THEIR OWN FLOATS for THE JUNIOR PARADE. NO ENTRANCE FEES ARE CHARGED for CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES or THE PUBLIC. THERE is ALSO A JUNIOR CORONATION of THE JUNIOR PARADE WINNER.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (12)
ALISON GLASSMANDIR
AMANDA HEIDTDIR
BEN SISKTR/DIR
CHARLOTTE MILLERDIR
DIANE MADDOXDIR
FRANK SHERKUSDIR
GINA SABISTONDIR
HOLLY MARTHVP/DIR
JOHN TAYLORDIR
LAUREN TAYLORP/DIR
MIKE GILLDIR
NELSON TAYLORIPP/DIR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2023
- Location
- 2306 DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLV, FORT MYERS, FL 33901-3624
- County
- Lee
- In care of
- LAUREN TAYLOR
- Primary officer
- LAUREN TAYLOR, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- WILTSHIRE WHITLEY RICHARDSON ENGLISH PA
- NTEE classification
- Community Celebrations (A27)
- IRS tax category
- Community Celebrations