Music instruction & various art classes

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$124K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$556K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$610K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$200K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$556K
FY2023▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$492K
FY2021$560K
FY2022$537K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$593K
FY2025$537K
Expenses
$610K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$620K
FY2021$505K
FY2022$579K
FY2023$610K
FY2024$618K
FY2025$536K
Net assets
$200K
FY2023▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$175K
FY2025$176K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending July 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1996.

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Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $372K Management & general 30% · $185K Fundraising 9% · $54K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elaina Calloway Bolton’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Donna Blanchard——$58,954
Elaina Calloway Bolton$54,600——
Kathy Vandenengel$42,739$40,928$41,042
Alaina Calloway Bolton—$37,976—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $372K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Music lessons, individual and group at regularly scheduled classes. Cultural classes in various arts.

$372Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$556K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$371K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Money outPt IX
$610K
Ln 25
Programscol B$372K
Managementcol C$185K
Fundraisingcol D$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$200K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Government grantsLn 1e$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$371K
Investment incomeLn 3$95
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Total revenueLn 12$556K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$246K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
Net assetsLn 32$200K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$291K$246K
Total assetsLn 16$381K$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K$124K
Net assetsLn 32$254K$200K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$309K$178K$97K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$19K$10K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$561$561
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$11K$4K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$19K$2K$720
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$42K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$2K$6K$246
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$82K$44K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$9K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$610K$372K$185K$54K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $537K$536K$2K$176K 990 PDF
FY2024 $593K$618K−$25K$175K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $556K$610K−$54K$200K 990 PDF
FY2022 $537K$579K−$42K$254K 990 PDF
FY2021 $560K$505K$55K$296K 990 PDF
FY2020 $492K$620K−$128K$241K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $555,783 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $195,144$132,690
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $321,268$371,356
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $102$95
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,111$51,642
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $536,625$555,783
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $326,519$340,773
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $252,216$269,352
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $578,735$610,125
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$42,110−$54,342
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $555,783 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $152 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$43,370
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$89,320
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$132,690
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $371,356$371,356
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $95$95
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $4,937$4,937
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $46,553$46,553
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $371,356 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $51,737$555,783
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $610,125 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $178,499 · Management $97,358 · Fundraising $33,231$309,088
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,676 · Management $9,665 · Fundraising $3,344$31,685
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,042$15,042
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $561$561
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,156$9,156
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,412 · Management $3,661 · Fundraising $4,753$19,826
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,723 · Management $1,800 · Fundraising $720$21,243
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,796$1,796
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $42,435 · Management $2,250$44,685
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,694 · Management $5,919 · Fundraising $246$7,859
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,571 · Management $44,362 · Fundraising $9,223$135,156
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,364 · Management $2,362 · Fundraising $2,302$14,028
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $371,530 · Management $184,776 · Fundraising $53,819$610,125
Part X · Balance sheet $323,913 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,960$62,647
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,079$2,535
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,388$12,748
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $290,668$245,983
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $381,095$323,913
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,377$21,118
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $45,663$37,525
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,206$3,248
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $127,157$124,317
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $210,822$184,243
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $43,116$15,353
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $253,938$199,596
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $381,095$323,913
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $199,596 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$555,783
XI-2 Total expenses$610,125
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$54,342
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$253,938
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$199,596

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