Payment & Reimbursement Information

The following expenses are considered reimbursable by Moisture Festival:

• Airfare (with pre-approval)
• Baggage Fees
• Ferry tickets to and from the theater
• Theater parking
• Mileage
  • If you begin your journey to Seattle within a 30 driving mile radius from the Broadway Performance Hall (including Everett, Snoqualmie, Tacoma) you are considered local and cannot submit mileage for reimbursement.
  • If your journey begins between a 30 and 200 driving mile radius of the Broadway Performance Hall (e.g. Vancouver BC, Kennewick WA, Salem OR) your mileage to and from Seattle can be reimbursed at $.60 / mile.
  • For mileage reimbursements, please include a screenshot of Google Maps showing the roundtrip mileage.
  • If you are interested in driving from a distance farther than 200 miles, please reach out to harrylevine@moisturefestival.org for approval prior to finalizing your travel plans.
    • You will eligible for some reimbursement depending on the number of artists travelling together, comparable cost of airfare, or the nature of equipment that needs to be transported. 
    • Without pre-approval of this distance / mileage amount it may not be reimbursable.

PRO TIP: TAKE PHOTOS OF RECEIPTS WITH YOUR PHONE DURING THE FESTIVAL!

The following expenses are NOT reimbursable:

• Meals, food, or groceries
• Lodging 
• Incidental items (ie. toiletries)
• Ground transportation 
• Gas receipts (see mileage information above)
• Any expense without a receipt. A credit card statement can be used in lieu of an itemized receipt in cases when the original receipt is missing.

(Meals, lodging, and transportation to and from the theater within Seattle will be organized or provided by Moisture Festival, and are therefore not considered separately reimbursable. If circumstances are such that you feel there are exceptions to this policy, please email admin@moisturefestival.org  for additional approvals.)

Reimbursement Protocol – Receipts must be submitted by April 30th, 2026 or will not be eligible for reimbursement.

To submit receipts:

1. Capture photos of all receipts, or save as screenshots, image files, or PDFs. Do not send receipts piecemeal, but as ONE final expense report.
2. Attach ALL receipts to one email addressed to expenses@moisturefestival.org
3. In the body of the email, list each type of expense and the total amount you are expecting to be reimbursed.

Confirmation

• You will receive an email confirmation of receipt, along with an approval of the reimbursement amount. 
• Reimbursements will then be processed via Direct Deposit through Gusto, and a confirmation email will be sent when payment has been processed.

Moisture Festival will process your expense reimbursement within 7-10 business days of receipt.

If you have any questions about reimbursement, or need assistance with the process, please contact admin@moisturefestival.org.

The financial structure of the Moisture Festival reflects the philosophy of its founders, and differs in many ways from other festivals around the world. The purpose of the festival is to present live Comedy/Variety performance in the Pacific Northwest, to give performers a chance to interact with each other, and to educate audiences and performers about the history of Comedy/Variety from its roots in Europe through American Vaudeville to its present-day resurgence.

One of the things which makes the festival’s financial structure unique is the “share” system, wherein all the performers receive the same amount of money per show. For more detailed information about our share system, please see below.

The festival is incorporated in Seattle, Washington, as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. As a community-based organization, it depends on the generosity of volunteers and seeks individual donations and sponsorship from local businesses, as well as grants, to help defray the production costs.

Ticket sales cover roughly half the expenses of the festival. This reflects our desire to keep ticket prices affordable. As a result, Moisture Festival relies heavily on fundraising and community support.

How Does the Share System Work? 

For each show in which someone performs, they accumulate one share. After the festival, each performer receives a payment based on the number of shares that they have accumulated, multiplied by the value of a share.

All income goes into the same pot. At the end of the Festival, after all hard expenses are paid (such as transportation, insurance, theater rental, and food) and enough money is put aside to cover the year-round operating costs, the remainder is divided among all of the performers. Therefore the value of a share is set AFTER the Festival, based on how well the Festival does financially. It takes around three to four weeks to do all of the accounting and determine the value of a share.

Because everyone’s shares are of equal value, everyone’s payment is based on how many shows they have done, and not on the ticket sales for any specific show.