GEORGIA MOUNTAIN STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
EIN 81-4612212 · Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. (A99)
What they do
Held Annually In The Spring The Two-day Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival Shares The Art of Storytelling With Culturally and Economically Diverse Audiences By Offering Storytelling and Musical Performances Events for Children and Students An Open Mic An Exhibit On Traditional Quilting and Workshops for Visitors to Learn About The Tradition of Oral Storytelling and Become Part of Its Preservation. The Festival Also Includes An Annual Workshop On Storytelling As A Form of Healing From Trauma. The Event Brings Verbal Arts to An Area With Low Literacy Rates; Offers Free for Students Low-income Individuals and Individuals With Disabilities and Low-cost for All Others Educational Arts Programming In An Economically Depressed Area to People Who Would Have No Way to See Artists of This Caliber Otherwise; Addresses The Growing Problem of Excessive Screen Time By Providing Activities That Demonstrate The Value of Face-to-face Rather Than Digital Interaction; Shares The Traditional Arts of S
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Board and leadership roster (5)
AMANDA LAWRENCEDIRECTOR
KERI KEELERBOARD MEMBER
NATHAN BAERREISBOARD MEMBER
ROBERT LEABOARD MEMBER
TOM WILKERSONBOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2016
- Location
- 440 BUTTERNUT CREEK RD, BLAIRSVILLE, GA 30512-7810
- County
- Union
- In care of
- % AMANDA LAWRENCE
- Primary officer
- Amanda Lawrence, director
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. (A99)
- IRS tax category
- Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C.