Organizations Filed Purposes:
SEE SCHEULE OWATERFIRE PROVIDENCE (R) MISSION IS TO INSPIRE PROVIDENCE AND ITS VISITORS BY REVITALIZING THE URBAN EXPERIENCE, FOSTERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CREATIVELY TRANSFORMING THE CITY BY PRESENTING WATERFIRE FOR ALL TO ENJOY.
WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE MANAGES AND ORGANIZES WATERFIRE, A LARGE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION/EVENT (9) FULL FIRES AND (2) BASIN FIRES IN 2018. WATERFIRE DRAWS BETWEEN 10,000 AND 100,000 SPECTATORS INTO DOWNTOWN PROVIDENCE, RI EACH EVENING AND APPROX 1,000,000 OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEASON FROM MAY TO DECEMBER. MORE THAN 50% OF ATTENDEES TRAVEL FROM OUT OF STATE SPECIFICALLY TO EXPERIENCE WATERFIRE AND CREATE A SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THEIR WAKE. WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE GENERATES $114 MILLION OF ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND $9 MILLION OF DIRECT TAX REVENUE FOR THE STATE OF RI AND SUPPORTS 1,294 ADDITIONAL JOBS FOR RESIDENTS. WATERFIRE SECURES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF TRADITIONAL AND NEW MEDIA VALUE PAINTING PROVIDENCE IN A POSITIVE LIGHT EACH YEAR MAKING RI A TOP INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL TOURISM DESTINATION. IN 2018, WATERFIRE MOVED INTO THE WATERFIRE ARTS CENTER, THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST PERMANENT VISIBLE HOME IN THE COMMUNITY AND A MULTI-USE ARTS VENUE THAT HOSTS EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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 |
|---|
| Barnaby M Evans | DIRECTOR, EX OFFICIO | 40 | $103,901 |
| Paul Kochanek | DIRECTOR OF EVENTS AND OPE | 40 | $103,536 |
| Peter A Mello | DIRECTOR, EX OFFICIO | 40 | $94,854 |
| Mark Scott | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Van Erp | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| James Prescott | CHAIR AND TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Liu Wang | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joan Slafsky | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Scott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Newton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Mullen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Meyers | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Erica Guatieri | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sean Holley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Fortunato | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barry Fain | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barrett Bready | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Judith Bentkover | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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