Organizations Filed Purposes:
Mainstreet Uptown Butte works to rejuvenate Uptown Butte, Montana by embracing the transformative power of the arts to lead to economic vitality and cultural vibrancy, encouraging rich and diverse performing and visual arts. Mainstreet Uptown Butte applies the power of the arts to implement the four points of the Main Street Approach -- working to visually enhance Uptown Butte, encouraging commerce to contribute to a vibrant Uptown economy, promoting Uptown's assets including businesses and attractions with a goal of preserving historic resources, and striving to work with organizations with similar goals.
Mainstreet Uptown Butte hosts a variety of community oriented events including a Farmer's Market, Freedom Festival, Christmas Stroll, Ice Sculpting events, and more.
Each year, Mainstreet Uptown Butte, Inc. features performances and demonstrations by over 200 of the nation's finest musicians, dancers and craftspeople through the Montana Folk Festival. The festival showcases multiple performances by more than 20 artists/groups on six stages including a dance pavilion dedicated to participatory dancing, a family stage with performances appealing to children of all ages, and a Montana folklife stage. In addition to the performance stages, there are several themed festival areas: the Montana Folklife Area, the Family Area, two Festival Marketplaces and the Festival Food Courts. Admission throughout the three-day festival is free for everyone. The festival attracts an estimated 170,000 visitors annually to Butte, Montana's National Historic Landmark District. During 2020, Mainstreet Uptown Butte, Inc. was unable to hold the Montana Folk festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Various program expenses continued to be incurred during 2020 in an effort to sustain the festival so that it will continue in 2021.
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 |
|---|
| George Everett | Executive Dir. | 40 | $54,705 |
| Paul Babb | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Cassie Wick | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Selena Pankovich | Director | 0 | $0 |
| Pat Cooney | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rhonda Cebulski | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Campeau | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Mccormick | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Rody Holman | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Staples | President | 1 | $0 |
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