2024

ANNUAL REPORT

We Make Music Together

 

WWCMF remains stable and solvent thanks to the commitment and generosity of our many patrons, expert governance by the Board of Directors, and careful management by executive leadership over many years. Because of you, WWCMF remains a vital cultural resource to present and future generations in the Walla Walla Valley.

Our work continues. Thank you very much for joining us in making music together, and I look forward to welcoming you to our performances in 2025.

In gratitude,

 
 

Timothy Christie
Founder & Artistic Director
Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival

 

Income and Expense Comparison

 

Income

 

  • Individual donations — $201,289

  • Ticket sales — $93,620

  • Foundation and trust grants — $22,551

  • Investment income — $17,905

  • Advertising sales — $12,520

  • Sponsorships — $12,500

  • Loca government grants — $7,000

  • Agency grants — $4,000

  • Educational fund — $240

Total — $371,625

 

Expense

 

Programs

  • Artists — $93,484

  • Production — $33,315

  • Advertising — $18,545

  • Ticketing — $3,199

  • Staff time — $70,396

Program total — $218,939

73% of all expenses!

Administrative

  • Office — $24,363

  • Staff time — $41,990

Admin total — $66,353

22% of all expenses!

Fundraising

  • Donor events — $2,185

  • Donor letter — $1,709

  • Staff time — $11,115

Fundraising Total — $15,009

Just 5% of all expenses!

Expense total — $300,301

Surplus — $71,324

 

Event Stats

 

  • January Attendance — 692

  • June Attendance — 4904

  • TOTAL Season Attendance — 5596

  • Free Community Event Attendance Total — 2464

  • Ticketed Event Attendance Total— 3132

 

2008–2024 Festival Attendance

Vitals

 

Total Events — 33

Free Events — 13

Ticketed Events — 20

Online Events — 0 (WHOOPEE!)

Average Ticket Price — $29

Number of Venues — 26

Event Days — 29

Number of Festival Artists — 39

 

Artists’ Points of Origin

 

  • Washington — 17

  • Illinois — 5

  • New York — 5

  • Michigan — 3

  • Maryland — 2

  • New Jersey — 2

  • Nevada — 1

  • Ohio — 1

  • Tennessee — 1

  • Canada — 1

  • Germany — 1

 
 

On the Poster

 

Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847)

Fanny Mendelssohn in Performance

  • June Festival— String Quartet in E flat (1834)

 

Data for this report was compiled between September 1, 2023 and August 31, 2024, the fiscal year of the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival.