Bainbridge Book Festival - Cultural Funding Application 2025 COMBINEDCultural Funding Application
Applicant Organization Name*
Grant Request Type*
Total Amount Requested (over 2-year period)*
One Sentence Description of Request (e.g., "To support...")*
Applicant Organization Name*
Proposal Contact Person*
Position/Title*
Mailing Address*
Phone Number *
Applicant Organization Legal Status*
Year Established*
Proposal Summary
Bainbridge Book Festival
General Operating Support
Project Support
Capital Project
$16,000
To support the annual Bainbridge Book Festival, a
celebration of reading that brings together local and
nationally known authors, book enthusiasts, and curious
minds.
Applicant Organization Information
Bainbridge Book Festival
David Harrison
Board Member, Treasurer
City
Bainbridge Island
State / Province / Region
WA
Postal / Zip Code
98110
Country
USA
Street Address
12249 Arrow Point Loop NE
Address Line 2
206 940-4789
Legal Status of Applicant Organization
501(c)(3)
July 2023
Organization Tax ID #*
Fiscal Sponsor Organization Name
Fiscal Sponsor Contact/Title
Fiscal Sponsor Email
Fiscal Sponsor Phone
Fiscal Sponsor Tax ID #
Fiscal Sponsor Mailing Address
City of Bainbridge Island Funding
Please list year(s) and award amount of other funding received from the City of Bainbridge Island. Include HumanServices (HS), Lodging and Tourism Tax (LTAC) funding, Cultural Funding (CF), and/or any other grant or contractfunding.
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
LTAC
HS
CF
Other
93-24722672
Fiscal Sponsor Information (If applying with fiscal sponsor)
City State / Province / Region
Postal / Zip Code Country
Street Address
Address Line 2
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I. Organizational Overview*
IIa. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility*
IIb. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility*
Please provide a brief history of your organization and an overview of the programs and services you currently provide.(Limit 1,500 Characters)
The Bainbridge Book Festival was chartered in July of 2023 to fill a surprising gap in the cultural environment
on Bainbridge Island and in Kitsap County. In an area with outstanding arts organizations focusing on music,
theatre and visual arts, there are none focused on books and reading. We are blessed with an outstandinglibrary system (the Kitsap Regional Library and its Bainbridge Island branch) and an outstanding and verysuccessful independent bookstore, Eagle Harbor Books. What to read next is the constant conversation of
thousands of Islanders.
The Book Festival has stepped forward to organize an annual celebration of books and reading. The first
festival, held on October 3-4, 2024, brought together over 300 readers (from the Island, the balance of the
County, and Seattle) and 20 regional and national writers. The festival hosted thirteen separate programs at
the Stan Pocock Rowing Center, the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, and the Bainbridge Island SeniorCenter. Authors ranged across all genres.
We are here to stay. The second festival on October 10 and 11, 2025 will attract at least 500 people and will
again be spread over 3 venues. The kickoff will feature islander David Guterson (author of Snow Falling on
Cedars) interviewing Karen Russell, the acclaimed author of Swamplandia and the newly released TheAntidote. We will hold Book Festivals in October of 2026 and 2027, and events featuring Island book clubs inApril of both years.
Does the work of your organization contribute to a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible Bainbridge Island?Is so, please describe. (Limit 1,500 Characters)
Among all artistic and cultural ventures, books are the great leveller. A great book travels across all age andincome levels, sexual orientation and ethnicity, as the City of Bainbridge Island has recognized in its own BIReads efforts Concerts, exhibits and performances provide huge cultural value in a community. They deserve
every bit of the public, nonprofit and governmental support they receive, and need more. Books have the
singular ability to transport the reader in their own home. Every day, they educate people, kindle dreams, and
open up a world of wonder. They inform and challenge us. They help us develop new skills that increase ourearning potential and our capacity to take on each day.
Books are the ultimate accessible art form. They are available for free and are passed from hand to hand
every day on the Island. Bringing first rate authors from around the region and country expands that
accessibility.
All but one of the thirteen events of the 2025 Book Festival are free. Featured writers include Ijeomo Oluo,
author of "So You Want to Talk About Race." She previously wrote "Be a Revolution: How Everyday Peopleare Fighting Oppression and Changing the World – and How You Can, Too" We are also featuring Coll Thrusha "settler historian", editor of the Indigenous Confluence book series at the University of Washington. He is an
associate professor of Indigenous Studies at UBC.
Have members of your organization (staff, leadership, board, etc.) worked towards greater understanding of diversity,
equity, inclusion, and accessibility issues? This may include trainings, conversations, workplans, actions taken, or other
strategies you have employed to address sociocultural barriers to equity within your organization and its programs and
services. If so, please describe. (Limit 1,500 Characters)
Each of the five board members of the Bainbridge Book Festival and our consultant who coordinates theFestival are fully committed to the goals of diversity, equity and inclusion and have demonstrated this in their
professional lives. We are pleased that our Festival offerings are themselves responsive to the need for
diversity in our programs, but we understand that doesn't complete a clear, actionable DEI program.
This winter, we plan to apply for a capacity building grant from the Bainbridge Community Foundation. We arelikely to get funding for strategic planning from BCF, and will be certain to focus a major element of that effort
on our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
III. Scope of Work*
Please provide a scope of work to the services you plan to provide for your project or general operating, whichever youare applying for. A scope of work lists the activities, deliverables, outcomes, and goals to be accomplished under anagreement.
Activities: This is the work that will be accomplished with the requested budget. It should include the who, what, when,
where, and how the recipient implements the work.
Deliverables are the items produced under the agreement. These are tangible evidence of the work done and alignedthe activity’s progress with meeting the expected outcomes. This can include reports, workshops, outreach materials,
evaluations, and other relevant products.
Outcomes are the measurable results of your work. Outcomes can be estimated based on the planned activities and
schedule and should be measured and reported on throughout the agreement period. Your application should alsoindicate how you plan to measure these outcomes to track success.
Goals are the big-picture benefits or changes you anticipate as a result of meeting your estimated outcomes.
All applications should include a goal statement that identifies a community need and how the organization works toaddress it. Keep the following in mind:
- Categorize your task work into activities. - Determine the cost for each activity and a plan to track spending. - Align your activities with a schedule that provides sufficient time to complete the planned work.
- Identify key deliverable(s) for each activity and target dates for their completion.- Identify and estimate at least one measurable outcome and how it will be measured. - Relate each activity to a specific goal.
(Limit 6,000 Characters)
The Bainbridge Book Festival seeks operating support from the City of Bainbridge Island to help the Festival
carry out its programs in 2026 and 2027. These programs include:
Event #1- Boosting Bainbridge's Book Clubs
The Book Festival will hold a special event in April of 2026 and April of 2027 to boost and serve the Island's
book clubs. Seventy of these clubs are already connected to the Book Festival's partner Eagle Harbor Books.
Our spring event will celebrate book clubs; guide Islanders in starting their own book club or joining one; and
provide them access to a small number of authors whose books they are reading. The overriding goal of the
Book Festival is to celebrate, promote and boost reading on Bainbridge Island and surrounding areas. The
goal of the spring event is to continue to grow and strengthen book clubs on the Island in recognition of their
significance in the Island's love of books. The measurable outcome of this event will be the participation of at
least fifty book clubs in the event itself (increasing to 60 clubs in 2027) and participation of at least twenty book
clubs in the direct connection between them and one of the selected writers.
Activity 1- Board members and consultant Maddie Mulligan will meet by November of 2025 (in year one) and
November of 2026 (in year two) to discuss and complete the design of the April event. (The cost of this first
stage will be $2,000 in consultant costs)
Activity 2- Betweeen November and April, Board members and consultant Maddie Mulligan will complete all
necessary preparations for the spring event. This will include but not be limited to: 1) development of the list
of targeted book clubs 2) initial communication with those clubs on the April activities 3) securing April venue
4) carrying out targeted fundraising for the event 4) selecting and recruiting 2-3 authors who will participate in
the event 5) organizing zoom or other individual connections between one or more of the selected authors
and book clubs who have indicated a special Interest. (The cost of this second stage will be $4,000,
including $2,000 in consulting costs and $2,000 in promotional materials)
Activity 3- Board members and consultant Maddie Mulligan will hold the April event boosting Bainbridge Book
Clubs. (The cost of this third stage will be $12,000, including $2,000 in consulting costs, $2,000 in venue
costs, and $8,000 to secure and deploy the targeted authors)
Event # 2: Presenting the Third and Fourth Annual Bainbridge Book Festival
The annual Book Festival in October of 2026 and October of 2027 will serve as the ultimate celebration of
books and reading on the Island. Our goal is to continue to advance books and reading as a critical and
central part of the Island's vibrant cultural environment.
Each year, the Book Festival will feature a major author of national reknown on Friday evening to kick off the
Festival. On Saturday, we will host at least twenty fiction and nonfiction writers of multiple genres. They will
be organized into as many as twelve panels, which will be hosted by the Book Festival at three different
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locations in downtown WInslow. The central location of the Festival will continue to be the Rowing Clob. The
measurable outcome is to bring at least 500 readers to the festival in 2026 and 600 in 2027 to revel in the joys
of reading and to learn about new books and authors.
Activity 1- To create a succesful well attended annual book festival, considerable planning must take place
from the outset. For the 2026 festival, this planning will be concentrated in the period of November, 2025 to
June, 2026. For the 2027 festival, this planning will be concentrated in the period of November, 2026 to June,
2027. It includes but is not limited to an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the October, 2025
festival; a selection of the 2026 venues; meetings with existing and potential partners; selection and
recruitment of the keynote author and first contact with other targeted authors; carrying out a strategic
planning session to plan for the future and to articulate additional specific actions on diversity, equity and
inclusion; making initial decisions on the exhibition space and preferred exhibitors; and moving forward with
fundraising. (This first stage will generate $4,000 in consultant costs and $2,000 in venue costs)
Activity 2- This second stage stemming from June to October comprises all steps necessary to prepare for the
week of the Festival. It includes recruitment of all authors and placing them into panels; recruiting exhibitors;
concluding all arrangements with venues and vendors; securing insurance; recruiting volunteers; raising all
funds necessary to cover Festival costs; arranging lodging for visiting writings; promoting attendance; selling
tickets for the kickoff; and executing partnerships with nonprofits and companies. ( this second stage will
generate $6,000 in consultant costs, $3,000 in venue costs and $6,000 in promotion and promotional materials)
Activity 3- This third stage involves carrying out the festival itself, getting the writers to the right place and doing
all that we can to make the festival intriguing and fulfilling to all who come. (this third stage will generate
$2,000 in consultant costs, $24,000 in stipends and lodging for writers, and $5,000 for all other expenses)
The two yearly events (each with three activities overriding goal of the Book Festival is to celebrate, promote
and boost reading on Bainbridge Island and surrounding areas. The spring book club event will build interest
in the fall festival and support for it. In the fall event each year, we will do everything possible to make the Book
Festival a premier event that will be participated in heavily by people inside and outside our community.
The measurable outcomes are also clear. We are confident we will secure the participation of 50 book clubs in
the spring. 2026 "Boosting Book Clubs" event and 60 for the similar spring, 2007 event. In each year at least
20 clubs will participate in pre-event or follow-up activities with selected writers.
The measurable outcome for the 2026 festival is attracting 500 participants. We expect to attract 600
participants for the 2027 festival.
IV. Community Needs that Your Organizations Meets*
V. City Cultural Funding Goals Alignment*
What needs in the community are addressed by your organization?
How does your organization meet these needs?
How does the proposed project or program specifically meet these needs? If possible, please cite relevant and up-to-
date City documents, demographic or research sources, etc. For general operating support requests, describe overall
how your organization meets that community need.
Please also explain how the proposal prevents duplicating other services for Bainbridge Island residents.
(Limit 3,000 Characters)
As previously discussed in this proposal, books and reading are at the heart of many people's knowledge,sense of well being, and inspiration, as well as their ability to cope with challenges. They fuel curiousity and
can send people on a new path.
The level of readership on the Island is uncommonly high, evidenced by the circulation at the Bainbridge
Branch of the Kitsap Regional Library and the very strong year to year growth of Eagle Harbor Books. What isthe significance of being an Island of readers, and why would supporting this condition represent the meetingof community needs?
As the City of Bainbridge Island has recognized, the presence of vibrant arts organization is a fundamental
part of the Island's essence. We have an extraordinary art museum in The Bainbridge Island Musuem of Art,several choral groups, a fine community theatre in Bainbridge Performing Arts and other theatre programs,and concerted attention to artists and artisans at Bainbridge Arts and Crafts and the Bainbridge Artisan
Resource Network. It has long been recognized that the arts are a critical element of the Island's quality of lifeand sense of place. They all play an important role in generating employment, They draw visitors to the Island
who frequent our retail stores, restaurants and lodging.
The Bainbridge Book Festival is here to stay. It has already contributed to meeting the above needs, and its
impact will continue to grow. It fills a surprising gap in the arts and cultural life of the Island. Week to week,there is a huge amount of reading-supportive activity at the Library, Eagle Harbor Books, at the scores of book
clubs and in the schools. The Book Festival underscores and elevates all of that activity. It will continue to
attract readers from Bainbridge Island, the remainder of Kitsap County, and the Seattle metropolitan area. The
Book Festival inspires by creating the opportunity for readers to meet their favorite authors, talk about books
with their friends, explore all new genres, or hear about a book that they will want to read.
Happily, the emergence of the Book Festival has precipitated no duplication of services among Islandnonprofits or among other service providers. Indeed, our circumstance is the opposite. The Friends of theLibrary have been erstwhile supporters and will have a booth at this year's festival. Eagle Harbor Books is the
key corporate partner for the Festival, and has recruited the 20 writers who will appear. The Bainbridge Artisan
Resource Network (BARN) is using a Festival presentation as the springboard for a new book of selected
work by members of their Writers Studio.
Please describe how this proposal aligns with:
- Goals in the cultural element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan - Values related to climate adaptation/mitigation (including sustainable transportation) - Values related to equity and inclusion
(Limit 1,500 Characters)
The goals and programs of the Bainbridge Book Festival echo the cultural element of the Bainbridge IslandComprehensive Plan.--- As previously noted, two of the featured writers in this year's festival are focusing on fundamental matters
of equity and inclusion. These are Coll Thrush on books related to indigenous people and Ijeomo Oluo on"What to Do About Race"
--- Promotion of the Book Festival will draw people from the Seattle metropolitan area and the balance of
Kitsap County, adding to the Island's cultural reputation as well as contributing to the economy.
--- The Bainbridge Book Festival has already become a financially stable nonprofit, the City's aim for a full
range of arts nonprofits.--- The Festival benefits from an extraordinary and intensive working relationship with a major Winslow Wayretailer, Eagle Harbor Books.
--- In sponsoring thirteen events across three venues, the Festival is adhering to the expanded "sense of
place" the Cultural plan identifies. We are bringing books and community discussion to the disparate locations
of the Bainbridge Island Senior Center, the Rowing Club and Eagle Harbor Congregational Church.
VI. Imapct*
VII. Organizational Capacity*
VIIIa. 2026 Proposed Contract Metrics
Awardees will enter into a contract with the City and report back quarterly on what you have achieved. Please list 2outputs that you have the capacity to monitor and report on over the two-year contract period. These should be
“Outputs” which are defined as the number served or amounts of service provided. They are quantitative in nature. They
How does this proposal improve services on Bainbridge Island? Specifically, how will it:
- Involve significant community participation
- Create access to human services activities for underserved or underrepresented groups of people
- Strengthen organizational capacity; and/or foster opportunities for collaboration with the human services sector?
(Limit 6,000 Characters)
The Bainbridge Book Festival fills a previously unfilled niche in the Island's cultural events. The upcomingOctober 10-11, 2025 Festival will draw at least 500 participants from Bainbridge Island, the balance of Kitsap
County, and the Seattle metropolitan area,
Events of this scale create impressive downtown vibrancy. All visiting writers and some of the attendees from
Seattle will seek overnight lodging. Many of the 500 attendees will take advantage of downtown shopping anddining.
As noted, books and reading are a great economic leveler. Through the Kitsap Regional Library and its
Bainbridge Island branch, readers have easy and free access to a huge collection of books, including audio
books. All can be accessed 365 days a year through online portals. The Library's hold system allows readersto get books from atl 13 KRL branches.
All but one of the Book Festival's 13 programs across three venues are free to all comers. This plus the easilyavailability of books removes many of the barriers to cultural activities for underserved or underrepresented
people.
This year's Festival breaks additional ground in our collaboration with the Island's cultural sector. As previously
noted, one of our sessions is featuring the new book of selected works by members of the Bainbridge IslandResource Network's writer's group. This is an excellent way to get additional exposure for BARN programs,
which are continuing to grow.
The Festival has also built a partnership with Library U, the Bainbridge Branch Library's public program
initiative. At this year's Festival, Library U is co-sponsoring Dan Doody's presentation titled A History of MovieAdaptations in 10 Films. Doody is the programmer for the Seattle International Film Festival. At the Bainbridge
Book Festival.
Also very important to note is the huge impact a Book Festival has upon the attendees and ultimately upon
their circle of friends. Seeing and hearing a favorite author or discovering an all new author can be deeply
impactful. In many instances, it triggers a desire to read even more books by an author, or even a discovery of
a new very appealing genre. Next comes a discussion with friends or fellow members of a book club on how
and why they should read the book.
Please explain how this service will continue operating during and after the funding period.
Please explain how the City’s funds would be used responsibly.
(Limit 1,500 Characters)
The Bainbridge Book Festival is here to stay.
Funds made available by the City of Bainbridge Island will boost and augment the resources we seek and
have gained from other notable partners. These include grants fromthe Bainbridge Community Foundation,who provided $10,000 in the Festival's inaugural year; major gifts from Island arts supporters. financialsupport and program assistance from Eagle Harbor Books; individual donations through our own direct
appeals; individual support through One Call for All; and sale of books, t-shirts, posters and other items at theFestival.
Taken together, these resources will enable us to operate the programs described above. We will continue to
be able to carry a suitable opeating balance to cover contingencies.
To make certain these funds are appropriately stewarded, in 2025 Festival board members Gretchen Gendeand Jane Danielson recruited three well experienced managers/ nonprofit veterans to serve on the board.
Grant Dull was director of the Lynwood Public Facilities District and is co-founder of the Bainbridge Island
Rowing Club. Darlene Kordononowy is the former mayor of Bainbridge Island. David Harrison is the former
chair of the Bainbridge Island Land Trust and the Bainbridge Community Foundation. He taught nonprofitmanagement at the University of Washington's Evans School, and coordinates education and training at theBainbridge Community Foundation.
should be easily measurable for your organization. All organizations must provide the number of unduplicatedBainbridge Island residents served per year, and the title of that metric is filled in for you.
Metrics*Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total*
VIIIb. 2027 Proposed Contract Metrics
Awardees will enter into a contract with the City and report back quarterly on what you have achieved. Please list 2
outputs that you have the capacity to monitor and report on over the two-year contract period. These should be“Outputs” which are defined as the number served or amounts of service provided. They are quantitative in nature. They
should be easily measurable for your organization. All organizations must provide the number of unduplicated
Bainbridge Island residents served per year, and the title of that metric is filled in for you.
Metrics Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
IXa. 2026 Proposed Use of Funds
Please complete this table below. The Total column should equal the total cost of delivering your program.
Expense Category Amount Covered
by City Cultural
Funding Request
(Column A)*
Amount Covered
by Other Funding
(Column B)*
Total (A + B)*
Staff Costs (Salaries, Benefits,Taxes, Training, etc.)
Professional Services /Consultants / Contractors
Program Supplies
Other Operating Expenses (e.g.,Technology, Rent, Equipment,Insurance)
Scholarships
Other
Total
IXb. 2027 Proposed Use of Funds
Please complete this table below. The Total column should equal the total cost of delivering your program.
Book Clubs Participating in Spring
"Boosting Book Clubs" Event
50 50
Participants in Third Annual Bainbridge
Book Festival
500 500
Unduplicated Bainbridge Island Residents
Served by Annual Festival
400 400
Book Clubs Participating in Spring
"Boosting Book Clubs" Event
60 60
Participants in Fourth Annual Bainbridge
Book Festival
600 600
Unduplicated Bainbridge Island Residents
Served by Annual Festival
480 480
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2,000 16,000 18,000
2,000 6,000 8,000
2,000 5,000 7,000
---
2,000 27,000 29,000
8,000 54 ,000 62,000
Expense Category Amount Covered
by City Cultural
Funding Request
(Column A)*
Amount Covered
by Other Funding
(Column B)*
Total (A + B)*
Staff Costs (Salaries, Benefits,Taxes, Training, etc.)
Professional Services /Consultants / Contractors
Program Supplies
Other Operating Expenses (e.g.,Technology, Rent, Equipment,Insurance)
Scholarships
Other
Total
Comments on Other Funding Sources
X. Stories of Impact*
Board of Directors List
Include names and titles of current members, as well as any open positions.
Name *Title*
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2,000 16,000 18,000
2,000 6,000 8,000
2,000 5,000 7,000
---
2,000 27.000 29,000
8,000 54,000 62,000
Of the amounts listed in Column B, do you have any funds committed to date? If yes, please list sources and amountsbelow. If no, please describe where you expect to secure these funds from, and how you know you can raise those
funds.
As discussed in the section on sustainability, the Bainbridge Book Festival is already in a very solid financialposition. Although we have not yet begun to secure commitments for 2026 and 2027, we are confident that
these sources will be available to us:
--- A grant in the range of $8,000- $10,000 from the Community Grants Cycle of the Bainbridge Community
Foundation. The Book Festival is clearly qualified for such a grant. BCF awarded 60+ grants in 2024 and
again in 2025. BCF staff were very helpful in advising the Book Festival at its inception.--- Grants totalling $10,000 from two donor advised funds at the Bainbridge Community Foundation, and a
donation of up to $10,000 from a long time Island arts supporter.
--- Donations of $5,000 or more through One Call for All.
Our confidence in securing these funds is based upon our track record to date and the developmentexperience of the five members of the Board, all of whom are well known in the community and all of whom
understand that fundraising is a board responsibility. Board chair Jane Danielson is co-owner of Eagle HarborBooks and has longstanding relationships with the business community and with bookstore patrons. BoardTreasurer David Harrison was co-chair of the Bainbridge Island Land Trust's $10 million Stand for the Land
campaign and helped develop the Bainbridge Community Foundation's Leadership Circle.
Please provide a testimonial(s) or narrative(s) that demonstrates the impact of your organization’s work. (Limit 750
Characters)
From a 2024 Book Festival participant:
I just wanted to say thank you for putting on a really amazing event. I felt tremendously uplifted and hopefuleven as my arms grew heavier and heavier with their load of new books. The hosts for each session I
attended were articulate and totally in sync with the authors. The resulting conversations were enlightening
and often inspiring.
I'm very excited to see what you come up with for next year. And would like to throw my hat in the ring as avolunteer next time.
Congratulations! You pulled off a truly incredible feat!
Jane Danielson Chair
Gretchen Gende Secretary
Current Staff List
Include names and titles of current members, as well as any open positions.
Name *Title*Work Status*
Operating Budget*
Organizational Statement of Activities*
Organizational Statement of Financial Position *
Top Five Funding Sources
Please prepare a list of your five largest income sources in your past two fiscal years – this may be a single funder,
donor, fundraising event, community appeal, etc. We are trying to get a sense of where most of your funding comes
from.
Name *Amount*
IRS Determination Letter of 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Status *
Authorized Signature Name*
David Harrison Treasurer
Darlene Kordonowy Member
Grant Dull Member
Maddie Mulligan Consultant Full Time
Part Time
Volunteer
Other
consultant
For your current fiscal year. If you work with a fiscal sponsor or are a division of a larger organization, please include the
operating budget specifically for your entity or division.
Bainbridge Book Festival Budget.docx 13.86KB
This is sometimes referred to as Income and Expense Statement. Please provide a statement for your most recently-completed fiscal year for your organization. If you work with a fiscal sponsor or are a division of a larger organization,
include a statement specific to your entity or division.
BBF Statement of Activities.docx 13.33KB
This is sometimes referred to as a Balance Sheet. Please provide a statement for your most recently completed fiscalyear for your organization. If you work with a fiscal sponsor or are a division of a larger organization, include a
statement specific to your entity or division.
BBF Statement of Activities.docx 13.33KB
Anonymous Donor 10,000
Jane and Dave Danielson 5,000
Heyday Fund 5,000
Jacana Fund 2,500
IRS 501c3 approval letter (1).jpeg 510.01KB
David Harrison
Authorized Signature*
Date
Fiscal Sponsor Name (If applying with fiscal sponsor)
Fiscal Sponsor Authorized Signature (If applying with fiscal sponsor)
Date
Is the Applicant One of the Following?*
Does the proposed fund expense occur during the two year funding cycle?*
Does the Applicant NOT have a Board Member, Officer, or Staff Member Serving on the Lodging Tax Advisory
Committee?*
Materials Checklist (Have all been provided?)
Based on the Provided Information, is the Applicant Eligible to Receive Funding?*
Review by City Staff (Insert Full Name)*
Date
9/26/2025
Sign
9/26/2025
Eligibility Vertification
Nonprofit - 501(c)(3) with two-year history of continuous operation
Nonprofit - 501(c)(3) without two-year history of continuous operation but with a fiscal sponsor
Entity without 501(c)(3) with a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) with two years of continuous operation
Yes
No
Yes
No
Applicant Information
Narrative
Board of Director List
Current Staff List
Operating Budget
Statement of Activities
Statement of Financial Position
Top Five Funding Sources
IRS Determination of Nonprofit Status
Authorized Signatures
Yes
No
Adam Nebenzahl
9/26/2025
Notes
Bainbridge Book Festival 2025 Budget
REVENUE
Grants $7,000
Donations $31,000
Sale of Goods $4,000
One Call for All $5,000
TOTAL $47,000
EXPENDITURES
Consultant $10,000
Venue Rental 4,000
Promotion 6,200
Writer Payments 22,000
Other 3,000
TOTAL $46,200
BAINBRIDGE BOOK FESTIVAL
2024 Statement of Activities
Revenue $38,528
Expenditures $26,891
End of Year
Balance $11,637