MARION VOICES FOLKLIFE & ORAL HISTORY
EIN 87-1408176 · Arts & Culture (A20)
What they do
Marion County North-Central Ohio Cultural Heritage Assets Mapping Project CHAMP & Countywide Arts Survey -- Marion Voices CHAMP Project Was Marion Voices Major Program Service for FY2025. Unfortunately The Project Was Also Impacted By The Cancellation of A Major Two-year National Endowment for The Arts Grant Due to DOGE Cuts In May 2025 and Had to Be Halted After May 2026 With Remaining Funds From Other Funding Partners Returned Back. See "grants." Following On FY2024s Marion County Cultural Heritage Mapping Project -- The First Half of The Project -- FY2025s Activities Included The Planning and Partial Execution of A Planned 12-county Folklife Outreach and Networking Tour. Funds Were Suspended In The Midst of Fieldwork Launch; A 12-county Folklife Survey Was Completed But Individual County Mapping Sessions Were Not Completed and Remaining Funds Were Returned to The Funder The America-250 Ohio Commission Via Fiscal Sponsor The Ohio History Connection and Under Advisory From Administrat
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JESS LAMAR REECE HOLLERDIRECTOR & INTERIM TREASURER
MS LINDA SIMSPRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
MICAH WALKERSECRETARY
About this charity
- Recognized since
- September 2021
- Location
- 488 CHATHAM RD, COLUMBUS, OH 43214
- County
- Marion
- In care of
- Jess Lamar Reece Holler
- Primary officer
- Jess Lamar Reece Holler, Executive Director
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Arts & Culture (A20)
- IRS tax category
- Arts & Culture