Aequalis INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Lake Worth, FL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 11-2798348

Musical performances and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$23K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$23K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $74K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$237K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$237K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$43K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$237K
FY2024▼ -6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$277K
FY2021$204K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$252K
FY2024$237K
FY2025$204K
Expenses
$237K
FY2024▼ -6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$274K
FY2021$190K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$237K
FY2025$203K
Net assets
$43K
FY2024▲ +0.9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$27K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$42K
FY2023$43K
FY2024$43K
FY2025$45K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending August 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1986.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $213K Management & general 4% · $10K Fundraising 6% · $13K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990; $23K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Pres. & Treas.
$16,623Pt VII · Sec A
$6,649Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Parola’s $17K as Pres. & Treas. is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Parola$16,623$16,623$15,774$14,876$11,181$6,095
Margot Emery$6,649$6,649$6,649$14,875$11,216$6,095

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides musical performances and educational programs.

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2 program services account for $213K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Concert-Formal Concerts in concert halls, universities, and other community performance spaces for general public

$172Kprogram expense
02

School Programs-Secondary & Primary school events designed to inform and educate children about chamber music in general while giving them exposure to example.

$42Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$237K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Money outPt IX
$237K
Ln 25
Programscol B$213K
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$43K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K
Total assetsLn 16$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Government grantsLn 1e$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$237K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$43K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$43K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$43K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K$43K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$43K$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$43K$43K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$23K$17K$2K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$544$815
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$387$581
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$851$114$170
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$94K$94K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$106K$93K$6K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$638$677
Total functional expensesLn 25$237K$213K$10K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $204K$203K$1K$45K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $237K$237K$370$43K 990 PDF
FY2023 $252K$251K$1K$43K 990 PDF
FY2022 $214K$214K$707$42K 990 PDF
FY2021 $204K$190K$14K$41K 990 PDF
FY2020 $277K$274K$4K$27K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $236,989 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$36,566
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$88,973
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$125,539
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $111,450$111,450
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $111,450$236,989
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $236,619 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,454 · Management $2,327 · Fundraising $3,491$23,272
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,075 · Management $544 · Fundraising $815$5,434
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,902 · Management $387 · Fundraising $581$3,870
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $851 · Management $114 · Fundraising $170$1,135
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $93,690$93,690
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $92,640 · Management $6,238 · Fundraising $7,293$106,171
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,732 · Management $638 · Fundraising $677$3,047
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $213,344 · Management $10,248 · Fundraising $13,027$236,619
Part X · Balance sheet $43,076 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,706$43,076
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,707$43,076
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,707$43,076
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $42,707$43,076
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,707$43,076
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $43,076 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$236,989
XI-2 Total expenses$236,619
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$370
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$42,707
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$43,076

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