Mission
TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC FESTIVAL FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO THE ELLIJAY LIONS CLUB AND GILMER COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Public Charity
ELLIJAY APPLE FEST INC
ELLIJAY APPLE FEST INC is a Public Charity headquartered in ELLIJAY, GA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $592K revenue, $651K expenses, $30K total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $20K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 582299506
ELLIJAY, GA
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$592K
Total Expenses$651K
Total Assets$30K
Grant Records2
Funding Total$20K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Ellijay Apple Fest Inc
How Ellijay Apple Fest Inc 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
To provide a public festival for purposes of providing funds to the Ellijay lions club and gilmer county chamber of commerce
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 Received
EVENT ADVERTISING
$10,000
EVENT PROMOTION
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 2 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
OMBUDSMAN
Chris Wang
BOARD MEMBER
Doug Colburn
VICE PRESIDENT
Lisa Salman
OMBUDSMAN
Merle Naylor
BOARD MEMBER
Mike Carter
EVENT MANAGER
Natalie Knight
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $592K | $651K | $30K |
| 2024 | $593K | $562K | $89K |
| 2023 | $511K | $504K | $61K |
| 2022 | $559K | $537K | $39K |
| 2021 | $260K | $292K | $1K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $260K to $592K (+128%), with total assets most recently reported at $30K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.