Program areas at Wurstfest
Hosts an annual 10 day festival to promote local commerce in New Braunfels, Texas and promote its German Heritage. It provides a vehicle for local civic organizations to raise large amounts of money for a wide variety of community projects. Wurstfest is a special event that visitors can attend, enjoy themselves, and leave gratified, knowing that their expenditures will go for worthwhile projects.
Donations to local charities to promote the interest of trade and commerce in New Braunfels, Texas.
Landa Falls is a river recreational facility where the association rents tubes and charges an admission fee to patrons for access to the Comal River on Wurstfest grounds. All of the proceeds are used to further the purposes of the Association.
Personnel at Wurstfest
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Suzanne Herbelin | Executive Director | $161,390 | 2022-12-31 |
| Al Leach | Finance Director | $0 | 2022-11-16 |
| Keith Wersterfer | Vice President | $0 | 2023-08-31 |
| Sherman Krause | Vice President and Treasur | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Miles Granzin | President | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| ...and 3 more key personnel |
Financials for Wurstfest
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $0 | $0 | - |
| Program services | $9,541,049 | $0 | 999% |
| Investment income and dividends | $489,190 | $66,054 | 640.6% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $4,678,840 | -100% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $6,881 | $0 | 999% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $42,147 | $1,135 | 3613.4% |
| Total revenues | $10,079,267 | $4,746,029 | 112.4% |
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|---|
| Kentucky Derby Festival | 501(c)(4) | Louisville, KY | $7,244,621 |
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| Southwestern Fair Commission | 501(c)(4) | Tucson, AZ | $9,344,778 |
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| Heart O Texas Fair and Rodeo | 501(c)(3) | Waco, TX | $8,585,192 |
| Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo | 501(c)(3) | Fort Worth, TX | $29,781,180 |
| Northwest Washington Fair Association | 501(c)(3) | Lynden, WA | $5,257,331 |
| Oregon Country Fair (OCF) | 501(c)(3) | Eugene, OR | $3,401,486 |
| New Jersey State Fair | 501(c)(3) | Branchville, NJ | $3,064,282 |
| National Western Stock Show | 501(c)(3) | Denver, CO | $39,100,078 |
Data update history
February 4, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 5, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
October 26, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
October 26, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
July 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
FairsChambers of commerce
Issues
EducationHuman services
Characteristics
State / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteering
General information
- Address
- PO Box 310309
- New Braunfels, TX 78131
- Metro area
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- County
- Comal County, TX
- Website URL
- wurstfest.com/Â
- Phone
- (830) 625-9167
- Facebook page
- WurstfestÂ
- Twitter profile
- @wurstfestÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 74-1590351
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1964
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- No
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- N52: Fair, County and Other
- NAICS code, primary
- 7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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