The David Z Foundation is a non-profit organization created in memory of DavidZablidowsky and dedicated to transforming lives through the magic of music. Our goal is to nurture that creative musical spark that a child has and help turn it into a sustainable reality.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$34K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 43% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$34K
to officers and key staff · 65% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 65% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $29K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$123
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$78K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$52K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$89K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$78K
FY2021▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$71K
FY2021$78K
FY2024$238K
Expenses
$52K
FY2021▲ +482%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9K
FY2021$52K
FY2024$161K
Net assets
$89K
FY2021▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$62K
FY2021$89K
FY2024−$193K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2011.

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Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $27K Management & general 25% · $13K Fundraising 22% · $11K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $34K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Zablidowsky
$33,500Pt VII · Sec A
Roeder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Perez
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fernandez
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bennett
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sloneem
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Roeder’s $32K as Controller is at the 27th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2021
Paul—$33,500
Daniel Roeder$32,083—
Paul Zablidowsky$27,083—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Transforms lives by nurturing children's creative musical sparks into sustainable realities.

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2 programs · $27K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Online fundraising event for children's music scholarship programs in memory of David Zablidowsky, in whose honor the program was run.

$14Kprogram expense
02

Grant from United Way to provide opportunities for children from low-income families, or who are high-risk, in expression through music.

$13Kprogram 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 2 funders$29K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$78K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Money outPt IX
$52K
Ln 25
Programscol B$27K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$89K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K
Total assetsLn 16$89K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Total revenueLn 12$78K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$89K
Total assetsLn 16$89K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123
Net assetsLn 32$89K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K$89K
Total assetsLn 16$62K$89K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$123
Net assetsLn 32$62K$89K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$34K$17K$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$1K$733$732
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$0$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$1K$500$1K
Office expensesLn 13$267$0$267$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$0$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$526$0$526$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K$96$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$52K$27K$13K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $238K$161K$77K−$193K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Viewing $78K$52K$26K$89K 990 PDF
FY2020 $71K$9K$62K$62K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $77,992 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $71,320$0
I-9 Program service revenue$77,992
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $71,320$77,992
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$36,430
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,920$15,456
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,920$51,886
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $62,400$26,106
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $77,992 across 2 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,654 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$75,338
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $77,992 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$77,992
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $51,886 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,750 · Management $8,375 · Fundraising $8,375$33,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,465 · Management $733 · Fundraising $732$2,930
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,499 · Fundraising $0$1,499
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,300 · Management $500 · Fundraising $1,000$2,800
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $267 · Fundraising $0$267
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,219 · Fundraising $1,219$2,438
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $526 · Fundraising $0$526
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,830 · Management $96 · Fundraising $0$7,926
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $27,345 · Management $13,215 · Fundraising $11,326$51,886
Part X · Balance sheet $88,629 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $62,400$88,629
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $62,400$88,629
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$123
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$123
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $62,400$88,506
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $62,400$88,629
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $88,506 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$77,992
XI-2 Total expenses$51,886
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,106
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$62,400
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$88,506

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