Mission
FESTIVAL ON THE BRAZOS IS A NON-PROFIT VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE UNIQUE SPIRIT OF WACO BY SHARING WACO'S HISTORY, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, AND CREATING COMMUNITY-MINDED CONNECTIONS.
Public Charity
FESTIVAL ON THE BRAZOS
FESTIVAL ON THE BRAZOS, of WACO, TX, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $679K in revenue, $564K in expenses, $516K in total assets. IRS filings disclose 3 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $18K.
EIN: 237045330
WACO, TX
Commemorative Events
NTEE: A84
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$679K
Total Expenses$564K
Total Assets$516K
Grants Given3
Grant Total$18K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Festival on the Brazos
How Festival on the Brazos divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$97
Programs
the work itself
$3
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $97 for programs
$97
Sponsors and organizes the historic Festival on the Brazos production
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIP FUND OPERATED BY THE COLLEGE.
$4,000
SCHOLARSHIP FUND OPERATED BY THE COLLEGE.
$4,000
MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIP FUND OPERATED BY THE COLLEGE.
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 3 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
GENERAL CHAIRMAN
Catherin Kneipp
BOARD PRESIDENT
Christi Young
PAST CHAIRMAN
Christy Holze
DIRECTOR
David Dickson
GENERAL VICE CHAIRMAN
Julie Carlson
BOARD TREASURER
Kathy Averitt
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $679K | $564K | $516K |
| 2024 | $644K | $525K | $357K |
| 2023 | $595K | $523K | $239K |
| 2022 | $539K | $519K | $167K |
| 2021 | $285K | $532K | $145K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $285K to $679K (+138%), with total assets most recently reported at $516K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in TX.
TX
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.