Wintergreen Performing Arts Inc Janice Peskin
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WINTERGREEN MUSIC INSPIRES AND BUILDS CONNECTION THROUGH EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL EXPERIENCES. WE DO THIS BY CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE, SPARKING CURIOSITY, FOSTERING BELONGING, AND CELEBRATING THE BOND BETWEEN OUR BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN HOME AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE ARTS.
- Income
- $967,116
- Spending
- $911,993
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 60%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 103
- Highest pay
- $74,375, artistic dir
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 95% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $628,990 spent. THE WINTERGREEN MUSIC FESTIVAL IS HELD FOR FOUR WEEKS EACH SUMMER IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA AT WINTERGREEN RESORT AND NEIGHBORING PARTNER VENUES. THE FESTIVAL ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND VISITORS FROM UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST. THE WINTERGREEN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS DRAWN FROM ORCHESTRAS AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. FULL ORCHESTRA CONCERTS ARE PERFORMED EACH WEEKEND, FEATURING THE CLASSICAL CANNON AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY INTRODUCING NEW WORKS ALONG WITH WORKS FROM HISTORICALLY OVERLOOKED COMPOSERS. WEEKNIGHTS FEATURE CHAMBER MUSIC AND COLLABORATIVE CONCERTS WITH AREA PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THE FULL REGIONAL OFFERINGS. CONCERTS, EVENTS, SEMINARS AND MASTERCLASSES ARE PRESENTED DAILY, FEATURING A VARIETY OF MUSICAL GENRES. FRIDAY NIGHTS OFFER JAZZ, BLUEGRASS, MOTOWN, POP AND MORE. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AREA BUSINESSES AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS INCLUDE WINTERGREEN RESORT, WINTERGREEN PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, WINTERGREEN REAL ESTATE, REMAX MOUNTAIN VALLEY PROPERTIES, VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, NELSON COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER, JABA, NELSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, VERITAS VINEYARD & WINERY, THREE NOTCH'D BREWING, VALLEY ROAD VINEYARDS AND BRYANT'S CIDER. THE WINTERGREEN MUSIC FESTIVAL IS HELD FOR FOUR WEEKS EACH SUMMER IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA AT WINTERGREEN RESORT AND NEIGHBORING PARTNER VENUES. THE FESTIVAL ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND VISITORS FROM UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST. THE WINTERGREEN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS DRAWN FROM ORCHESTRAS AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. FULL ORCHESTRA CONCERTS ARE PERFORMED EACH WEEKEND, FEATURING THE CLASSICAL CANNON AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY INTRODUCING NEW WORKS ALONG WITH WORKS FROM HISTORICALLY OVERLOOKED COMPOSERS. WEEKNIGHTS FEATURE CHAMBER MUSIC AND COLLABORATIVE CONCERTS WITH AREA PARTNERS TO ENHANCE THE FULL REGIONAL OFFERINGS. CONCERTS, EVENTS, SEMINARS AND MASTERCLASSES ARE PRESENTED DAILY, FEATURING A VARIETY OF MUSICAL GENRES. FRIDAY NIGHTS OFFER JAZZ, BLUEGRASS, MOTOWN, POP AND MORE. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AREA BUSINESSES AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS INCLUDE WINTERGREEN RESORT, WINTERGREEN PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, WINTERGREEN REAL ESTATE, REMAX MOUNTAIN VALLEY PROPERTIES, VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, NELSON COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER, JABA, NELSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, VERITAS VINEYARD & WINERY, THREE NOTCH'D BREWING, VALLEY ROAD VINEYARDS AND BRYANT'S CIDER.
- AS AUDIENCE ATTENDANCE GREW AND ZIP CODE ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED KEY PATRON AND DONOR MARKETS, WINTERGREEN MUSIC EXPANDED ITS OFF-SEASON AND OFF-SITE PROGRAMMING TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING SUPPORTERS, CULTIVATE NEW AUDIENCES, AND EXTEND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC BEYOND THE FESTIVAL. EVENTS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH SUPPORTERS IN A KEY AUDIENCE MARKET, STRENGTHEN RELATIONS WITH PATRONS AND DONORS, AND ENCOURAGE NEW AUDIENCES TO EXPERIENCE THE FESTIVAL. WINTERGREEN MUSIC ALSO PILOTED A NEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODEL IN WINTERGREEN, INVITING NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS OF CURRENT PATRONS AND BOARD MEMBERS TO INTRODUCTORY GATHERINGS THAT FOSTERED NEW CONNECTIONS AND WELCOMED PROSPECTIVE ATTENDEES INTO THE WINTERGREEN MUSIC COMMUNITY. IN DECEMBER, WINTERGREEN MUSIC PARTNERED WITH ROCKFISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND THE VIRGINIA CONSORT TO PRESENT A HOLIDAY CONCERT, DEEPENING CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE NELSON COUNTY COMMUNITY AND REINFORCING THE ORGANIZATION'S YEAR-ROUND COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE REGION THROUGH MUSIC. AS AUDIENCE ATTENDANCE GREW AND ZIP CODE ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED KEY PATRON AND DONOR MARKETS, WINTERGREEN MUSIC EXPANDED ITS OFF-SEASON AND OFF-SITE PROGRAMMING TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING SUPPORTERS, CULTIVATE NEW AUDIENCES, AND EXTEND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC BEYOND THE FESTIVAL. EVENTS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH SUPPORTERS IN A KEY AUDIENCE MARKET, STRENGTHEN RELATIONS WITH PATRONS AND DONORS, AND ENCOURAGE NEW AUDIENCES TO EXPERIENCE THE FESTIVAL. WINTERGREEN MUSIC ALSO PILOTED A NEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODEL IN WINTERGREEN, INVITING NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS OF CURRENT PATRONS AND BOARD MEMBERS TO INTRODUCTORY GATHERINGS THAT FOSTERED NEW CONNECTIONS AND WELCOMED PROSPECTIVE ATTENDEES INTO THE WINTERGREEN MUSIC COMMUNITY. IN DECEMBER, WINTERGREEN MUSIC PARTNERED WITH ROCKFISH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND THE VIRGINIA CONSORT TO PRESENT A HOLIDAY CONCERT, DEEPENING CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE NELSON COUNTY COMMUNITY AND REINFORCING THE ORGANIZATION'S YEAR-ROUND COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE REGION THROUGH MUSIC.
- $45,874 spent. THE LEAD COOPERATIVE (LEARN, EXPLORE, ADAPT, DIVERSIFY) IS AN INNOVATIVE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS AND ARTS LEADERS AT THE CUSP OF THEIR CAREERS THE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE AND MENTORSHIP THEY NEED TO THRIVE. EACH SUMMER, A SELECT GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 30 STUDENTS IS SELECTED FROM A POOL OF APPLICANTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ATTEND A TWO-WEEK INTENSIVE PROGRAM, WHICH RUNS ALONGSIDE THE FESTIVAL. TRAINING IS OFFERED IN INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE, CONDUCTING, COMPOSITION, COLLABORATIVE PIANO, AND ARTS ADMINISTRATION. EMERGING LEADERS STUDY WITH ACCLAIMED FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS OF THE WINTERGREEN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, WITH SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM SIDE BY SIDE WITH PROFESSIONALS. STUDIES INCLUDE PROGRAM-SPECIFIC CLASSES, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES, AND CHAMBER MUSIC. CURRICULUM PROVIDES EXPOSURE BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF STUDENTS' PRIMARY DISCIPLINE, OFFERING PRACTICAL INSIGHT INTO THE BUSINESS, OPERATIONAL AND ARTISTIC ASPECTS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. LEAD IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF WM'S VISION TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND TEACHING, AND TO PREPARE PASSIONATE AND TALENTED STUDENTS TO FIND THEIR PATH, THRIVE, AND LEAD THE EVER- CHANGING MUSICAL INDUSTRY. LEAD EXEMPLIFIES WM'S COMMITMENT TO BE A MODEL OF INCLUSIVE AND INVITING COMMUNITY-BUILDING. THE FULL COST OF TUITION FOR EVERY LEAD STUDENT IS COVERED BY WM'S GENEROUS DONORS, OPENING ACCESS TO THIS EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAM TO ANY QUALIFIED STUDENT REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION. THE LEAD COOPERATIVE (LEARN, EXPLORE, ADAPT, DIVERSIFY) IS AN INNOVATIVE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS AND ARTS LEADERS AT THE CUSP OF THEIR CAREERS THE REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE AND MENTORSHIP THEY NEED TO THRIVE. EACH SUMMER, A SELECT GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 30 STUDENTS IS SELECTED FROM A POOL OF APPLICANTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ATTEND A TWO-WEEK INTENSIVE PROGRAM, WHICH RUNS ALONGSIDE THE FESTIVAL. TRAINING IS OFFERED IN INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE, CONDUCTING, COMPOSITION, COLLABORATIVE PIANO, AND ARTS ADMINISTRATION. EMERGING LEADERS STUDY WITH ACCLAIMED FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS OF THE WINTERGREEN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, WITH SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM SIDE BY SIDE WITH PROFESSIONALS. STUDIES INCLUDE PROGRAM-SPECIFIC CLASSES, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES, AND CHAMBER MUSIC. CURRICULUM PROVIDES EXPOSURE BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF STUDENTS' PRIMARY DISCIPLINE, OFFERING PRACTICAL INSIGHT INTO THE BUSINESS, OPERATIONAL AND ARTISTIC ASPECTS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. LEAD IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF WM'S VISION TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AND TEACHING, AND TO PREPARE PASSIONATE AND TALENTED STUDENTS TO FIND THEIR PATH, THRIVE, AND LEAD THE EVER- CHANGING MUSICAL INDUSTRY. LEAD EXEMPLIFIES WM'S COMMITMENT TO BE A MODEL OF INCLUSIVE AND INVITING COMMUNITY-BUILDING. THE FULL COST OF TUITION FOR EVERY LEAD STUDENT IS COVERED BY WM'S GENEROUS DONORS, OPENING ACCESS TO THIS EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAM TO ANY QUALIFIED STUDENT REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1997.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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