CRESTED BUTTE SOCIETY, INC. (dba Crested Butte Arts Festival)
The Crested Butte Society awakens and nurtures artistic enrichment throughout the Gunnison Valley by presenting the annual Crested Butte Arts Festival and funding year‑round arts outreach, advocacy, and artist support.
About CRESTED BUTTE SOCIETY, INC. (dba Crested Butte Arts Festival)
Founded by local residents in the early 1970s, the Crested Butte Society produces the Crested Butte Arts Festival, a long‑running juried fine‑arts event that showcases professional and emerging artists and anchors cultural activity in the Gunnison Valley.
Proceeds from the festival fund the organization’s Artistic Enrichment Grant program and a range of community‑facing arts activities (student showcases, family Art Alley, collaborative public projects and a festival auction) that support local artists and arts organizations.
The organization is registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and reports program‑driven finances consistent with an arts nonprofit that primarily operates an annual multi‑day festival and related year‑round artist support programs.
Notable achievements
Established regional festival (since 1971)
Originating in the early 1970s, the Crested Butte Arts Festival has become one of the longstanding high‑country juried art events in the Western U.S., sustaining decades of artist exhibitions and community arts engagement.
Consistent grantmaking impact
Maintains an annual Artistic Enrichment Grant program, distributing roughly $10K–$15K per year to local artists and organizations to support creative projects and capacity building in the Gunnison Valley.
Significant program scale
Operates a large annual festival that programs well over 100 juried artists plus community entertainment, family arts zones, and a festival auction that channels event proceeds back into year‑round arts programming.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $218K
- Annual revenue
- $240K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 23-7299390
- Location
- Crested Butte, CO
- Website
- www.crestedbutteartsfestival.com
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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