The Bugle Boy Foundation champions the joy and healing power of live music by strengthening community through outreach, education and intimate performances in our premier listening room.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$30K 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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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 13% 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
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $37K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$363K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$342K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$516K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$363K
FY2023▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$363K
FY2024$434K
FY2025$457K
Expenses
$342K
FY2023▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$254K
FY2021$237K
FY2022$307K
FY2023$342K
FY2024$377K
FY2025$366K
Net assets
$516K
FY2023▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$383K
FY2021$466K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$516K
FY2024$573K
FY2025$665K

From the FY2023 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 Apr 2009.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $332K Management & general 3% · $10K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder/Dire
$30,279Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lane Gosnay’s $30K as Founder/Dire is at the 25th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lane Gosnay$30,279$30,000$50,000$51,923

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

Presents affordable live music and supports music education programs for students.

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3 programs · $321K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Live Music Concerts

Organization provides concerts at which the public can affordably listen to a wide array of unique musical artists in a listening room environment. The listening public experiences an eclectic mix of many diverse musical genres, tastes and styles.

$317Kprogram expense
02

Nursing Home Concerts

Organization sponsors concerts for nursing home residents at 4 area nursing homes in fayette county. The music helps dispel anxiety and alleviate a sense of loneliness and isolation for the residents. In 2023 the organization provided 16 nursing home concerts to a total of 466 residents and staff.

$3Kprogram expense
03

Soldier Songs & Voices for Veterans

Organization provided opportunities for on-line guitar or song writing instruction through partnership with O.Y.O.U. In addition, veterans had the opportunity to attend on-line soldiers songs & voices workshops and reveille workshop in moravia.

$810program 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$363K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$127K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$342K
Ln 25
Programscol B$332K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$516K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$330K
Total assetsLn 16$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Government grantsLn 1e$57K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$127K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$363K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$138K
SavingsLn 2$192K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$330K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$128K
Total assetsLn 16$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$516K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K$330K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$131K$128K
Total assetsLn 16$523K$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$495K$516K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$152K$148K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$11K$588
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$119K$119K$566
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$645
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$10K$534
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$76$72$4
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$247
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K$135
Total functional expensesLn 25$342K$332K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $457K$366K$92K$665K 990 PDF
FY2024 $434K$377K$57K$573K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $363K$342K$21K$516K 990 PDF
FY2022 $338K$307K$32K$495K 990 PDF
FY2021 $320K$237K$83K$466K 990 PDF
FY2020 $263K$254K$9K$383K 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 $362,692 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $222,830$218,523
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $109,071$127,125
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $243$4,802
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,067$12,242
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $338,211$362,692
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $157,143$163,543
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $149,493$178,100
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $306,636$341,643
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,575$21,049
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $362,692 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$8,763 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$57,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$161,523
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$218,523
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $347 · Excluded from tax $126,778$127,125
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,802$4,802
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $46$46
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $20,959$20,959
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $347 · Excluded from tax $143,822$362,692
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $341,643 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147,874 · Management $3,914$151,788
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,167 · Management $588$11,755
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,347$3,347
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $118,777 · Management $566$119,343
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,229$8,229
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,117 · Management $645$2,762
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,374$4,374
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,148 · Management $534$10,682
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,898$4,898
IX-20 InterestPrograms $72 · Management $4$76
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,248$14,248
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,200 · Management $247$7,447
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,559 · Management $135$2,694
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $331,663 · Management $9,980 · Fundraising $0$341,643
Part X · Balance sheet $535,830 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $145,517$138,427
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $161,509$191,910
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,148$5,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $130,528$127,948
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $83,611$71,945
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $523,313$535,830
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,135$4,813
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,262$19,730
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $495,051$516,100
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $523,313$535,830
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $516,100 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$362,692
XI-2 Total expenses$341,643
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,049
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$495,051
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$516,100

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