2024-08-15T09:03:12-04:00 2023-09-30 391392227 HUBERTY & ASSOCIATES SC 37 N PIONEER RD FOND DU LAC WI 549359401 990 2022-10-01 391387857 FOND DU LAC FESTIVALS INC FOND 9209236555 650 N MAIN ST FOND DU LAC WI 54935 PETER WILKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9209236555 2024-08-12 true false SUZANN OPPERMANN P01029516 9209238400 2024-08-12 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z PETER WILKE 650 N MAIN ST FOND DU LAC WI 54935 455871 false X WWW.WALLEYEWEEKEND.COM X 1983 WI DIRECT, PROMOTE, AND SUPPORT FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS THAT SHOWCASE FOND DU LAC AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND ALSO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO OTHER AREA CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. 10 10 1 175 0 191524 278412 188389 171938 7 11 403 2842 380323 453203 44419 42769 0 86998 95300 0 0 274222 304568 405639 442637 -25316 10566 103716 114581 1614 1913 102102 112668 X DIRECT, PROMOTE, AND SUPPORT FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS THAT SHOWCASE FOND DU LAC AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND ALSO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO OTHER AREA CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. false false 311652 42769 171938 IN 2022/2023, FOND DU LAC FESTIVALS HELPED RAISE OVER 245,000 FOR 38 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR AREA. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AT EVENTS LIKE STURGEON SPECTACULAR AND WALLEYE WEEKEND, WE CAN FULFILL OUR MISSION OF CREATING AND HOSTING FAMILY-FRIENDLY FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS THAT SHOWCASE OUR COMMUNITY. IN FEBRUARY 2023, FOND DU LAC FESTIVALS HOSTED OUR PREMIER WINTER CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT KNOWN AS BAGS FEST. IT WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST WINTER TOURNAMENTS IN OUR REGION. SIXTY-FOUR TEAMS PARTICIPATED, AND FEEDBACK WAS EXTREMELY POSITIVE. IN THIS PAST YEAR, WE EXPANDED THIS EVENT TO ADD ADD A FAMILY- FRIENDLY TOURNAMENT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF FOND DU LAC COUNTY, AND HELPED RAISE OVER . THE EVENT INCLUDED FOOD, BEVERAGES, AND DOOR PRIZES. FOR STURGEON SPECTACULAR IN 2023, WE ONCE AGAIN PROVIDED WINTER-THEMED, FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES IN THE FOND DU LAC AREA. ALL EVENTS WERE MOVED TO DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC, DUE TO THE ICE CONDITIONS ON LAKE WINNEBAGO. WE PARTNERED WITH THELMA SADOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND DESTINATION LAKE WINNEBAGO REGION TO HOST EVENTS OVER 3 DAYS (FEBRUARY 10TH - 12TH). WE SUPPORTED THE ACE ACADEMY SHANTY RAFFLE, THELMA PROGRAMMING AND ALSO EVENTS THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC. WE HOSTED THE 4TH ANNUAL OUTDOOR CURLING FUNSPIEL, MOVING THE EVENT FROM LAKE WINNEBAGO AND ALTERING IT AS A FLOOR CURLING EVENT ON THELMA'S PLAZA. TWELVE TEAMS COMPETED FROM ALL OVER THE REGION. WE ALSO ADDED FREE HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDES FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY THE SPLENDOR OF DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC AND PARTNERED WITH THE FOND DU LAC RUNNING CLUB AND THE CITY OF FOND DU LAC TO HOST THE SSM HEALTH FUN RUN & 5K IN DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC. IN DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC, WE PARTNERED WITH THE DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC PARTNERSHIP TO HOST SOME ADDITIONAL FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES LIKE THE SWEETS STROLL, ANNUAL CHILI CRAWL AND THE DOWNTOWN ICE SCULPTING COMPETITION. THE WISCONSIN STATE SNOW SCULPTING CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATED ITS 6TH YEAR IN FOND DU LAC, AND 5TH YEAR ON SHEBOYGAN STREET ADJACENT TO THELMA. OTHER EVENTS INCLUDED ICE AND SNOW SCULPTING DISPLAYS, AMATEUR SNOW SCULPTING CONTEST, DOWNTOWN BUSINESS SPECIALS, THE 2ND ANNUAL ART OF THE BLOODY MARY CONTEST, AND OTHER EVENTS HOSTED BY DOWNTOWN PARTNERS. IN SUMMER, WE ONCE AGAIN HOSTED WALLEYE WEEKEND - THE LARGEST ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOR MANY AREA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH THIS EVENT, FOND DU LAC FESTIVALS AND PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RAISE OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS SINCE 2013. CLOSE TO 43,000 PEOPLE JOINED US FOR THREE DAYS OF FAMILY-FUN; TOURNAMENTS, LIVE MUSIC ON THREE STAGES, GREAT FOOD, AND ALL THE TRADITIONS THAT ACCOMPANY FOND DU LAC'S BIGGEST FESTIVAL. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEKEND INCLUDED THE MERCURY NATIONAL WALLEYE TOURNAMENT, THE FAMILY FISHING TOURNEY, THE WALLEYE RUN/WALK, WALLEY-BALL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT, WILD WORLD OF ANIMALS, PIER PUPS, AND GLAM BAND BRINGING IN A HUGE CROWD ON SATURDAY NIGHT. 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CATHY CHRISTENSEN BOARD MEMBER 20390 PROVIDES INSURANCE false TERRY DAVIS BOARD PRESIDENT 1200 RADIO SERVICES false SCHEDULE L, PART V SCHEDULE L, PART IV ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - CATHY CHRISTENSEN, BOARD MEMBER, IS A VICE PRESIDENT OF M-3 INSURANCE. M-3 INSURANCE PROVIDES INSURANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION. TERRY DAVIS, BOARD PRESIDENT IS THE OWNER OF RADIO PLUS. RADIO PLUS PROVIDES RADIO SERVICES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN 2022/2023, FOND DU LAC FESTIVALS HELPED RAISE OVER 245,000 FOR 38 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR AREA. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AT EVENTS LIKE STURGEON SPECTACULAR AND WALLEYE WEEKEND, WE CAN FULFILL OUR MISSION OF CREATING AND HOSTING FAMILY-FRIENDLY FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS THAT SHOWCASE OUR COMMUNITY. IN FEBRUARY 2023, FOND DU LAC FESTIVALS HOSTED OUR PREMIER WINTER CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT KNOWN AS BAGS FEST. IT WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST WINTER TOURNAMENTS IN OUR REGION. SIXTY-FOUR TEAMS PARTICIPATED, AND FEEDBACK WAS EXTREMELY POSITIVE. IN THIS PAST YEAR, WE EXPANDED THIS EVENT TO ADD ADD A FAMILY- FRIENDLY TOURNAMENT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BIG BROTHERS & BIG SISTERS OF FOND DU LAC COUNTY, AND HELPED RAISE OVER . THE EVENT INCLUDED FOOD, BEVERAGES, AND DOOR PRIZES. FOR STURGEON SPECTACULAR IN 2023, WE ONCE AGAIN PROVIDED WINTER-THEMED, FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES IN THE FOND DU LAC AREA. ALL EVENTS WERE MOVED TO DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC, DUE TO THE ICE CONDITIONS ON LAKE WINNEBAGO. WE PARTNERED WITH THELMA SADOFF CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND DESTINATION LAKE WINNEBAGO REGION TO HOST EVENTS OVER 3 DAYS (FEBRUARY 10TH - 12TH). WE SUPPORTED THE ACE ACADEMY SHANTY RAFFLE, THELMA PROGRAMMING AND ALSO EVENTS THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC. WE HOSTED THE 4TH ANNUAL OUTDOOR CURLING FUNSPIEL, MOVING THE EVENT FROM LAKE WINNEBAGO AND ALTERING IT AS A FLOOR CURLING EVENT ON THELMA'S PLAZA. TWELVE TEAMS COMPETED FROM ALL OVER THE REGION. WE ALSO ADDED FREE HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDES FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY THE SPLENDOR OF DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC AND PARTNERED WITH THE FOND DU LAC RUNNING CLUB AND THE CITY OF FOND DU LAC TO HOST THE SSM HEALTH FUN RUN & 5K IN DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC. IN DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC, WE PARTNERED WITH THE DOWNTOWN FOND DU LAC PARTNERSHIP TO HOST SOME ADDITIONAL FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES LIKE THE SWEETS STROLL, ANNUAL CHILI CRAWL AND THE DOWNTOWN ICE SCULPTING COMPETITION. THE WISCONSIN STATE SNOW SCULPTING CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATED ITS 6TH YEAR IN FOND DU LAC, AND 5TH YEAR ON SHEBOYGAN STREET ADJACENT TO THELMA. OTHER EVENTS INCLUDED ICE AND SNOW SCULPTING DISPLAYS, AMATEUR SNOW SCULPTING CONTEST, DOWNTOWN BUSINESS SPECIALS, THE 2ND ANNUAL ART OF THE BLOODY MARY CONTEST, AND OTHER EVENTS HOSTED BY DOWNTOWN PARTNERS. IN SUMMER, WE ONCE AGAIN HOSTED WALLEYE WEEKEND - THE LARGEST ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOR MANY AREA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH THIS EVENT, FOND DU LAC FESTIVALS AND PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RAISE OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS SINCE 2013. CLOSE TO 43,000 PEOPLE JOINED US FOR THREE DAYS OF FAMILY-FUN; TOURNAMENTS, LIVE MUSIC ON THREE STAGES, GREAT FOOD, AND ALL THE TRADITIONS THAT ACCOMPANY FOND DU LAC'S BIGGEST FESTIVAL. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEKEND INCLUDED THE MERCURY NATIONAL WALLEYE TOURNAMENT, THE FAMILY FISHING TOURNEY, THE WALLEYE RUN/WALK, WALLEY-BALL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT, WILD WORLD OF ANIMALS, PIER PUPS, AND GLAM BAND BRINGING IN A HUGE CROWD ON SATURDAY NIGHT. RAIN RESULTED IN LOWER ATTENDANCE ON SATURDAY NIGHT WITH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY, BUT OVERALL WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL EVENT WHERE WE SAW MANY FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ALIKE COME TO LAKESIDE PARK TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY THIS LONG-STANDING TRADITION, BUT ALSO THE NONPROFIT FOOD AND BEVERAGE STANDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING. ALL MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER AND/OR OFFICER'S INTERESTS ARE MONITORED FOR COMPLIANCE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND IS INCLUDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL COMPARABLE SALARIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST