The Cavaliers Ap&e INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Rosemont, IL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 23-7449578

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Promote the arts, performance, and education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $82K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $58K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$503K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$981K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$758K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.0M
Expenses
$981K
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$981K
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.3M
Net assets
$758K
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$758K
FY2022$929K
FY2023$853K
FY2024$575K
FY2025$312K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1975.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $584K Management & general 37% · $364K Fundraising 3% · $33K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Baker-Hargrove’s $95K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Robert Baker-Hargrove$94,667————
Monte Mast—$72,000$72,000$74,500$72,000

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

Supports arts, performance, and education through various programs.

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1 program · $584K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Youth musical activities, performance tours, and competitions.

$584Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$58K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $141K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$38,470
Unitemized GrantFY2023$42,928
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,064
Unitemized GrantFY2021$23,650
Unitemized GrantFY2021$23,650

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$666K
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Money outPt IX
$981K
Ln 25
Programscol B$584K
Managementcol C$364K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$758K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$820K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$503K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$836K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$666K
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$820K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$820K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$156K
Other assetsLn 15$208K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$503K
Net assetsLn 32$758K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$265K$820K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$156K
Total assetsLn 16$498K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$592K$503K
Net assetsLn 32−$94K$758K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$74K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$133K$133K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$897$897
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$257K$257K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$16K
TravelLn 17$261K$261K
InterestLn 20$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$36K
InsuranceLn 23$54K$54K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$30K$23K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$981K$584K$364K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.0M$3.3M−$258K$312K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$2.8M−$282K$575K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.6M−$77K$853K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.9M$208K$929K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.8M$981K$817K$758K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,797,473 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $108,081 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$835,834
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$244,274
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,080,108
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $609,284$609,284
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $665,567 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $51,798$1,797,473
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $980,781 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $74,500$74,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $132,800$132,800
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $8,444$8,444
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $16,270$16,270
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $897$897
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,500$8,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $256,740$256,740
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $12,574$12,574
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15,757$15,757
IX-17 TravelPrograms $260,659$260,659
IX-20 InterestManagement $18,706$18,706
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,112$36,112
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $54,171$54,171
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,470 · Management $22,898 · Fundraising $20,224$73,592
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $11,059$11,059
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $583,981 · Management $364,002 · Fundraising $32,798$980,781
Part X · Balance sheet $1,260,732 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $265,136$820,280
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,452$63,405
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,998$13,601
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,343$155,712
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $178,706$207,734
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $497,635$1,260,732
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,047$26,118
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $502,184$476,869
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $592,033$502,987
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$176,891$757,745
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $82,493$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$94,398$757,745
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $497,635$1,260,732
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $757,745 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,797,473
XI-2 Total expenses$980,781
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$816,692
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$94,398
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$35,451
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$757,745

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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