Public Charity

Charleston Literary Festival Inc

Based in Charleston, SC, Charleston Literary Festival Inc operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.7M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, $926K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 24 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $489K.

EIN: 813123725 Charleston, SC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$926K
Grant Records24
Funding Total$489K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Charleston Literary Festival, Inc. produces a curated, annual program of events with a distinctly international flavor in the historic setting of Charleston, South Carolina. It brings together world class authors and speakers on a variety of topics to build conversations around some of today's most important and inspiring books and ideas.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Anne Blessing
Director Belinda Gergel
Founder and Director Deborah Gage
Director Deborah Kennedy Kennard
Director Dr Kim Long Term Ended
Treasurer James Marino

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$298,750 8 grants
LITERARY FESTIVAL
$36,000 3 grants
General
$27,000 2 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$25,500 2 grants
CARES, ARP, CULTURAL
$19,700 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.7M $1.3M $926K
2023 $1.1M $1.0M $540K
2022 $379K $380K $477K
2021 $428K $292K $306K
2020 $317K $356K $166K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $317K to $1.7M (+434%), with total assets most recently reported at $926K.

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