BIG MOUTH SOCIETY
EIN 82-1988820 · Bands & Ensembles (A6C)
What they do
FAIR and TIMELY PAYMENT to PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS and OTHER ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES and OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS for THE BENEFIT of THE BIG MOUTH COMMUNITY and GENERAL PUBLIC. WE DEVELOP LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH MUSICIANS and PAY THEM FAIRLY and ON TIME. WE ARE COMMITTED to EQUITY IN COMMUNITY ARTS and CREATING A SUSTAINABLE CULTURE IN PORTLAND for PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. IN FY2023 WE HIRED 25+ PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS and OTHER ARTISTS and COMPENSATED THEM PROMPTLY and EQUITABLY. FY2023 ARTIST PAYMENTS ALSO INCLUDE 50% PAYMENTS to SEVERAL ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN OUR JUNE 2024 SHOW, THE FRUITS of OUR LABOR.
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (4)
CHRISTY MASONSECRETARY
EMILY LAUDIRECTOR, ARTISTIC
JESSE EHRENBERGMEMBER AT LARGE
SUSAN KEVORKIANPRESIDENT, TREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2019
- Location
- 12115 SE 22ND AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97222-7826
- County
- Multnomah
- In care of
- % KUK YUEN EMILY LAU
- Primary officer
- Susan Kevorkian, Board President
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2023
- Tax period began
- June 1, 2023
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Bands & Ensembles (A6C)
- IRS tax category
- Bands & Ensembles