Paragon Ragtime Orchestra: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 23-2718251)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$36K
FY2021	$50K
FY2022	$104K
FY2023	$78K
FY2024	$115K
FY2025	$141K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$21K
FY2021	$49K
FY2022	$77K
FY2023	$72K
FY2024	$130K
FY2025	$119K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	−$13K
FY2021	−$12K
FY2022	$15K
FY2023	$21K
FY2024	$6K
FY2025	$28K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2012.

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

Where the money goes

43 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

43%

57%

Program services 43% · $9K Management & general 57% · $12K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Richard Benjamin

Artistic Dir

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie Cullen

Executive Di

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Supports the arts by managing and promoting a world-traveling orchestra focused on ragtime music.

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1 program · $9K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Orchestra performances

$9Kprogram 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

First Community Foundation Partnership of PennsylvaniaFY2025$12K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$36K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K

Other incomeLn 4–11$929

Money outPt IX

$21K

Ln 25

Programscol B$9K

Managementcol C$12K

Owns and owesPt X

−$13K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K

Total assetsLn 16$12K

LiabilitiesLn 26$25K

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K

Government grantsLn 1e$21K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K

Other incomeLn 4–11$929

Total revenueLn 12$36K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$8K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K

Total assetsLn 16$12K

LiabilitiesLn 26$25K

Net assetsLn 32−$13K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$6K	$8K
Total assetsLn 16	$11K	$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$39K	$25K
Net assetsLn 32	−$28K	−$13K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$7K		$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$733		$733
Accounting feesLn 11c	$560		$560
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$3K	$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$1K	$1K	$91
OccupancyLn 16	$200	$200
TravelLn 17	$2K	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$550	$550
InterestLn 20	$2K		$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$745	$745
InsuranceLn 23	$477		$477
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1K	−$171	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$21K	$9K	$12K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$141K	$119K	$22K	$28K	990 PDF
FY2024	$115K	$130K	−$15K	$6K	990 PDF
FY2023	$78K	$72K	$6K	$21K	990 PDF
FY2022	$104K	$77K	$27K	$15K	990 PDF
FY2021	$50K	$49K	$903	−$12K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$36K	$21K	$15K	−$13K	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 I · Summary $36,393 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $28,531$31,739

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $85,261$3,725

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,867$929

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $115,659$36,393

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,917$7,766

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,059$13,582

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $128,976$21,348

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,317$15,045

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $36,393 across 5 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $929 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$20,800

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,939

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,739

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,725$3,725

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,654$36,393

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,348 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $7,033$7,033

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $733$733

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $560$560

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,750$2,750

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,434$2,434

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,104 · Management $91$1,195

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $200$200

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,657$1,657

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $550$550

IX-20 InterestManagement $1,641$1,641

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $745$745

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $477$477

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs −$171 · Management $1,544$1,373

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,269 · Management $12,079 · Fundraising $0$21,348

Part X · Balance sheet $12,268 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,411$8,296

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,717$3,972

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,128$12,268

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $5,773$6,857

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $32,972$17,983

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,745$24,840

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$27,617−$12,572

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,128$12,268

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$12,572 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$36,393

XI-2 Total expenses$21,348

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,045

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$27,617

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$12,572

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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