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MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THEY DO NOT RESULT IN ANYTHING THAT WOULD REQUIRE EITHER RECORDING OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BASED ON THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN ASC 740 INCOME TAXES. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE GREAT NORTHERN CELEBRATES OUR COLD, CREATIVE WINTERS THROUGH TEN DAYS OF DIVERSE PROGRAMMING THAT INVIGORATE MIND AND BODY. IN AN ERA OF CHANGING CLIMATE THAT THREATENS OUR SIGNATURE SEASON, WE SEEK TO CREATE COMMUNITY, INSPIRE ACTION, AND SHARE THE RESILIENT SPIRIT OF THE NORTH WITH THE WORLD. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ORIGINALLY FOUNDED TO BRING TOGETHER THREE LEGACY FESTIVALS (THE CITY OF LAKES LOPPET, SAINT PAUL WINTER CARNIVAL, AND CITY OF LAKES LOPPET) WITH ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING, THE GREAT NORTHERN'S BOARD EXPANDED THE ORGANIZATION'S VISION IN 2019 TO INCLUDE A FOCUS ON COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE. KATE NORDSTRUM WAS HIRED IN DECEMBER 2019 AS EXECUTIVE/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TO REIMAGINE THE GREAT NORTHERN FESTIVAL (TGN)'S MISSION AND PROGRAMMING. FOR THE 2021, 2022, AND 2023 FESTIVALS, NORDSTRUM INVESTED IN PROGRAMMING THAT EXPLORES OUR CHANGING CLIMATE THROUGH THE LENSES OF CULTURE/HERITAGE, THE ECONOMY, AND SOCIAL EQUITY, IN ADDITION TO INVESTING IN DOZENS OF DEEPLY MEANINGFUL ARTS PERFORMANCES AND INSTALLATIONS, INVIGORATING OUTDOOR EVENTS, AND COMPLEMENTARY FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROGRAMMING. TGN BELIEVES THAT THIS APPROACH WILL BROADEN UNDERSTANDING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, PREPARE MINNESOTANS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY DECISION-MAKING, AND INSPIRE RESIDENTS TO REDUCE THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT/ IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.THE WAY THE GREAT NORTHERN COMBINES ARTS EVENTS WITH A CLIMATE FOCUS IS UNIQUE AND TRANSFORMATIVE. WE WANT OUR ATTENDEES TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF WINTER ON A CELLULAR LEVEL AND BE INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED TO PRESERVE IT.THE 2023 FESTIVAL WAS TGN'S MOST AMBITIOUS ONE YET, WITH 70 EVENTS THAT INVIGORATED THE MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT. THE FESTIVAL'S CLIMATE SOLUTIONS SERIES FEATURED A DOZEN IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL CONVERSATIONS THAT INVESTIGATED CLIMATE ACTION AND ADVOCACY FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES. THE GREAT NORTHERN SAUNA VILLAGE ATTRACTED MORE THAN 3,000 GUESTS TO NEARLY 20 DIFFERENT SAUNA STRUCTURES. THE EXPERIENCE INVITED VISITORS TO INTERACT WITH THERMACULTURE DURING DEEP WINTER. OUR COMMON HOME, AN ARRESTING, INTERACTIVE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION IN ST. PAUL, RAISED AWARENESS AND SPARKED CONVERSATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSAL SUBJECT OF HUMAN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. ASHWINI RAMASWAMY AND KEVORK MOURAD CREATED INVISIBLE CITIES, A REINTERPRETATION OF ITALO CALVINO'S METAPHYSICAL NOVEL THAT INCORPORATED MULTIPLE DANCE FORMS AND LIVE DIGITAL ANIMATION. CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE ALARM WILL SOUND INTERPRETED COMPOSER JOHN LUTHER ADAMS' TEN THOUSAND BIRDS DURING A FREE AND OPEN PERFORMANCE AT THE MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART. POW WOW SINGER JOE RAINEY PERFORMED NIINETA, HIS DEBUT COLLECTION OF SONGS, AT THE CEDAR. TGN'S WEBSITE HAD MORE THAN 126,000 VISITS AND 277,000 PAGEVIEWS. THERE WERE 1 MILLION IMPRESSIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND 20,700 FOLLOWERS. TGN AND ITS PARTNERS REACHED NEARLY 200,000 ATTENDEES, WITH THE GREAT NORTHERN'S UNIQUE EVENTS ATTRACTING MORE THAN 21,000 ATTENDEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B THERE IS NO COMMITTEE THAT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS DRAFTED BY TGN'S ACCOUNTING FIRM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ED AND CONTRACT CONTROLLER. THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ED AND BOARD TREASURER AND THEN DISSEMINATED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C A TRANSACTION INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD IF THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE FULLY DISCLOSED OR KNOWN TO THE BOARD AND THE BOARD APPROVES THE TRANSACTION IN GOOD FAITH BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE (WITHOUT COUNTING THE INTERESTED RESPONSIBLE PERSONS) OF A MAJORITY OF THE ENTIRE BOARD AT A MEETING AT WHICH THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT, AGAIN WITHOUT COUNTING THE INTERESTED RESPONSIBLE PERSONS. A RESPONSIBLE PERSON WHO KNOWS HE OR SHE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL FACTS AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON MUST NOT ATTEMPT TO EXERT HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER, EITHER AT OR OUTSIDE THE MEETING. THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON KNOWN TO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY NOT VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION AND THE PERSON'S INELIGIBILITY TO VOTE MUST BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. IF IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN A QUORUM OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTION, THE TRANSACTION MAY BE APPROVED BY AT LEAST TWO-THIRDS OF ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE GREAT NORTHERN AND IN ITS BEST INTERESTS. A RESPONSIBLE PERSON WHO DOES NOT PLAN TO ATTEND A MEETING AT WHICH THE BOARD IS LIKLY TO ACT ON A TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST DISCLOSE TO THE PRESIDENT, PRIOR TO THE MEETING, ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE PRESIDENT MUST REPORT THE DISCLOSURE AT THE MEETING AND THE DISCLOSURE MUST BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. IF THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS THE PRESIDENT, THEN THE REQUIRED DISCLOSURE MUST BE MADE TO, AND THE REQUIRED REPORT TO THE BOARD MUST BE MADE BY, THE NEXT HIGHEST RANKING OFFICER. IF IT IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THEN THE PERSON WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT MUST DISCLOSE THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO THE PRESIDENT OR THE PRESIDENT'S DESIGNEE. THE PRESIDENT OR THE PRESIDENT'S DESIGNEE MUST DETERMINE WHETHER THERE EXISTS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT IS SUBJECT TO THIS POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIRES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE PRIOR TO HIRE. COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR OVERSIGHT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIRES THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE PRIOR TO HIRE. COMPENSATION OF THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR OVERSIGHT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANT & PROF FEES 33,455 32,815 0 PHOTOGRAPHY 8,250 500 0 VIDEOGRAPHY 11,100 0 1,000 FESTIVAL PRODUCERS & SUPPORT 51,831 0 0 TOTAL 104,636 33,315 1,000