Organizations Filed Purposes:
Purple is organized exclusively for charitable purposes, specifically relief of the underprivileged and combating community degeneration.
Relief of the underprivileged and combating community degeneration primary activity for fiscal year ended 8/31/18 was fiscal sponsorship of We Want the Land Coalition WWTLC Purchase of the Land Project
WWTLC Purchase of the Land Project Purple entered into a fiscal sponsorship agreement with We Want the Land Coalition WWTLC in September 2016 to support WWTLCs Purchase of the Land Project. The Project raised funds for a downpayment for purchase of Land at the site of the former Michigan Womyns Music Festival in Western Michigan.The Project mission is to provide women and girls with uniquely empowering and healing experiences and opportunities by making the Land available to organizations that are dedicated to serving women and girls for their programming and events. A land contract was signed by WWTLC for the land in April 2017. Purple assisted in fundraising and extensive administrative and mentoring tasks while WWTLC applied for 501c3 status. Further fundraising for WWTLC was done in Fiscal Year Ended 8/31/18 to help meet the land contract payments and support infrastructure development and staff to maintain the Land.
Partial sponsorship of the annual East Lansing Women in the Arts Festival WITA held in November to celebrate regional women artists.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cheryl Vandekerkhove | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Penny Gardner | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
| Carolyn Shafer | Board Member | 30 | $0 |
| Julie Haan | Secretary | 20 | $0 |
| Valerie Osowski | Treasurer | 10 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Glew | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Marilyn Frye | President | 2 | $0 |
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