Jack Music INC FY2021 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 26-3153404Revenue $767K in FY2021

On file with the IRSjackquartet.com350 Fort Washington Ave Apt 3c, 10033-6817 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Aug 2009Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To present, promote, and educate the public community about new Music as well as expand and enhance the depth of the string quartet repertoire by collaborating with composers on the interpretation of existing works and the commissioning of new works.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$375K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $64K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$375K
to officers and key staff · 61% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 61% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $176K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$767K
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$611K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$447K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$767K
FY2021▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$612K
FY2021$767K
FY2022$576K
FY2023$651K
FY2025$747K
Expenses
$611K
FY2021▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$475K
FY2021$611K
FY2022$689K
FY2023$706K
FY2025$551K
Net assets
$447K
FY2021▲ +54%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$290K
FY2021$447K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$279K
FY2025$378K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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 2009.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $483K Management & general 18% · $111K Fundraising 3% · $17K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $375K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$75,067Pt VII · Sec A
$75,067Pt VII · Sec A
$75,067Pt VII · Sec A
$75,067Pt VII · Sec A
$75,067Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John P Richards’s $72K as Director is at the 67th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John P Richards$72,000$80,000$76,667$75,067$66,690
Jed Austin Wulliman$72,000$80,000———
Christopher Otto$72,000$80,000$77,667$75,067$65,798
Jeremiah a Campbell$72,000$80,000$76,667$75,067$65,798
Julia Bumke—$80,000$76,667$75,067—
Austin Wulliman——$76,667$75,067$67,169

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes new music and expands string quartet repertoire through collaborations and commissions.

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1 program · $483K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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2021 featured a robust return to performances in the United States and worldwide for JACK Quartet. JACK performed regularly in New York and shared many of these performances via livestream, working with presenters including the Kaufman Music Center, Roulette in Brooklyn, Miller Theatre at Columbia University, the Metropolitan Museum of…

$483Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$176K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$767K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$519K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Other incomeLn 4–11$246
Money outPt IX
$611K
Ln 25
Programscol B$483K
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$447K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$406K
Total assetsLn 16$471K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$519K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$248K
Other incomeLn 4–11$246
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$767K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$406K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$406K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$471K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$447K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$268K$406K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$310K$471K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$290K$447K
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$375K$323K$38K$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$855$342
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$27K$3K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
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$64K$64K
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$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$61K$66K$226
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$813$494$11
Total functional expensesLn 25$611K$483K$111K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $747K$551K$196K$378K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $651K$706K−$55K$279K 990 PDF
FY2022 $576K$689K−$113K$334K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $767K$611K$157K$447K 990 PDF
FY2020 $612K$475K$137K$290K 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 $767,436 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $464,854$519,400
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $146,369$247,790
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $675$246
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $611,898$767,436
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $309,904$414,950
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $165,492$195,816
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $475,396$610,766
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $136,502$156,670
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $767,436 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$519,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$519,400
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $247,790$247,790
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $246$246
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $248,036$767,436
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $610,766 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 $322,787 · Management $37,534 · Fundraising $15,014$375,335
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 $7,361 · Management $855 · Fundraising $342$8,558
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,709 · Management $3,106 · Fundraising $1,242$31,057
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
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 $64,276$64,276
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 InsuranceManagement $3,349$3,349
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,743 · Management $65,904 · Fundraising $226$126,873
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $813 · Management $494 · Fundraising $11$1,318
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $482,689 · Management $111,242 · Fundraising $16,835$610,766
Part X · Balance sheet $470,697 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $268,403$405,859
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $41,500$60,307
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$4,531
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 assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $309,903$470,697
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,862$23,987
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,863$23,987
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $282,457$394,710
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,583$52,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $290,040$446,710
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $309,903$470,697
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $446,710 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$767,436
XI-2 Total expenses$610,766
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$156,670
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$290,040
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$446,710

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