San Diego Winds: FY2019 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 38-3787597)

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers young musicians performance, workshop, camp, and scholarship opportunities to grow and showcase their talents.

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3 programs · $253K · in their own filed words · FY2019

01

Summer Music Institude. Gave music instruction to 250 students for 1 week

$200Kprogram expense

02

Concerts

$46Kprogram expense

03

Composer Festival

instructional education by a composer to students.

$7Kprogram 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 · FY2023

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$31

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$31

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$170K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$170K

Money outPt IX

$253K

Ln 25

Programscol B$253K

Managementcol C$10

Owns and owesPt X

$20K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K

Total assetsLn 16$22K

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Fees for servicesLn 2g$170K

Total revenueLn 12$170K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$4K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K

Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$18K

Total assetsLn 16$22K

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

Net assetsLn 32$20K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 625

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 FY19	End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$30K	$4K
Total assetsLn 16	$30K	$22K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3K	$2K
Net assetsLn 32	$27K	$20K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$1K	$1K	$0	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$106	$106	$0	$0
InterestLn 20	$670	$670	$0	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$3K	$3K	$0	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$244K	$244K	$10	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$4K	$4K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$253K	$253K	$10	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 4, 2026	$170K	$155K	$15K	$13K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 4, 2026	$0	$6K	−$6K	$7K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 4, 2026	$229K	$266K	−$37K	$13K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 16, 2023	$281K	$276K	$5K	$50K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022	$43K	$59K	−$16K	$45K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 26, 2021	$5K	$5K	−$7	$21K	990 PDF
FY2019 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 17, 2021	$170K	$253K	−$84K	$20K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $169,601 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,867$0

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $118,619$169,601

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $136,486$169,601

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $107,598$253,166

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $107,598$253,166

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,888−$83,565

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

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 $169,601 across 1 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $169,601 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$169,601

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $253,166 across 6 lines filed

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,443 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,443

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $106 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$106

IX-20 InterestPrograms $670 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$670

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,366 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,366

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $243,520 · Management $10 · Fundraising $0$243,530

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,051 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,051

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $253,156 · Management $10 · Fundraising $0$253,166

Part X · Balance sheet $21,789 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,107$4,278

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$17,511

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,107$21,789

X-25 Other liabilities$1,616

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,961$1,616

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $27,146$20,173

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,146$20,173

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,107$21,789

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,173 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$169,601

XI-2 Total expenses$253,166

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$83,565

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,146

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,173

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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