Philadelphia Folk Song Society
Philadelphia Folk Song Society
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About this organization
Mission
The Philadelphia Folksong Society (PFS) is dedicated to preserving the past, promoting the present and securing the future of folk music and related forms of expression through education, presentation and participation.
About
The Philadelphia folk festival is the most visible of the programs that pfs executes. Pff is the oldest continuously run outdoor music festival in all of North America, held in August each year (for 57 years and counting)! The festival showcases over 100 artists on eight stages for four nights and three days in the sub-genres of alternative folk, Americana, bluegrass, blues, cajun, celtic, country folk, indie folk, jazz, native, singer/songwriter, trad, world, and more: all sub-genres of folk music. In addition to traditional audience presentation, the festival gives a wide array of educational opportunities in areas such as playing, songwriting, participation, history, and traditions through workshops and presentations of artists who share both history and oral storytelling. The festival also provides volunteers the ability to participate in the entire process of producing the festival.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing specifies the mission of the non-profit as “The philadelphia folksong society (pfs) is dedicated to preserving the past, promoting the present, and securing the future of folk music and related forms of expression through education, presentation and participation.”.
When explaining its duties, they were described as: “The philadelphia folksong society (pfs) is dedicated to preserving the past, promoting the present, and securing the future of folk music and related forms of expression through education, presentation and participation.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is authorized to operate legally is PA.
- According to the filing, the address of the non-profit for the year 2020 is 6156 Ridge Avenue No A, Philadelphia, PA, 19128.
- The non-profit has reported 8 employees on their form for the year 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$386,595.
- The organization has 11 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1957.
- The organization pays $294,954 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $77,908 in fundraising expenses.