About Farmhouse Arts Inc.
Our Mission
Farmhouse Arts Inc. is a non-profit organization in Michigan that promotes the performing arts by blending nature and music.
Our Purpose
The purpose of the Organization is to promote the performing arts through these ideals:
- To encourage development of and support all performing arts activities.
- To hold musical events.
- To develop property to accommodate the needs of the Organization.
- To fund scholarships and monetary grants to deserving performers.
- To acquire by purchase, gift or grant, and to hold and dispose of both real and personal properties in furtherance of these purposes.
(From the Amended By-Laws of Farmhouse Arts Inc., adopted October 9, 2025.)
Our History
The organization was founded in the late 1990s as Farmhouse Music Organization and received its IRS tax-exempt recognition in July 1999. For years its centerpiece was Farmfest — a festival at the organization’s farm property in Montmorency County, where music and nature came together. In recent years the organization became Farmhouse Arts Inc., reflecting a broader mission to support all of the performing arts.
Today we focus on bringing live music to small Michigan communities, partnering with local organizations like the Modeltown Market in Gwinn and the Dunesville Music Festival, and funding musicians through grants supported by Michigan Humanities. While Farmfest is currently on pause following damage to the farm property from the 2025 ice storm, it remains an important part of who we are.
The Organization
- Farmhouse Arts Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 38-3407563), organized under the laws of the State of Michigan.
- It is run entirely by volunteers — no officer or director receives any salary or compensation.
- Board meetings are held regularly and conducted according to Robert’s Rules of Order; minutes are available upon written request to the Secretary.
- No part of the earnings or properties of the Organization shall ever inure to the private benefit of any member, individual or corporation.