THE BLUES & ROOTS DIGITAL ARCHIVE INC
EIN 83-2830904 · Arts & Culture (A20)
What they do
THE PURPOSE of THE ARCHIVE is THREEFOLD; FIRST THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION of BLUES and AMERICANA ROOTS MUSIC BY CREATING A PERMANENT ONLINE ARCHIVE of ORIGINAL, HIGH QUALITY, LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO. SECOND, to EDUCATE THE PUBLIC to THE HISTORIC and ARTISTIC VALUE of THESE TRULY AMERICAN FORMS of MUSICAL EXPRESSION, BY INCLUDING IN OUR ARCHIVE INTERVIEWS WITH THE ARTISTS, DOCUMENTED RECORDING SESSIONS, SHOWING THE PROCESS of CREATING MUSIC, and DOCUMENTARY SEGMENTS of PEOPLE and PLACES IMPORTANT to THE MUSIC. THIRDLY to PROMOTE THESE ARTISTS to A BROADER WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE MEANS to BE SEEN, BOTH ON THE ARCHIVES WEBSITE and THROUGH THEIR OWN PROMOTION METHODS USING THE VIDEO WE PROVIDE THESE ARTISTS AT NO DIRECT COST to THEM.
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MICHAEL MHIVVERSPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Location
- 7900 BAY PINES DR, WESLEY CHAPEL, FL 33544
- County
- Pasco
- In care of
- MICHAEL SHIVVERS
- Primary officer
- MICHAEL SHIVVERS, PRESIDENT
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2019
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2019
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- 1800ACCOUNTANT LLC
- NTEE classification
- Arts & Culture (A20)
- IRS tax category
- Arts & Culture
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2024