Melodic Caring Project EIN 45-3916610 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Melodic Caring Project FY2022 filing

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Brings hope and music to those battling illness and isolation globally. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $263K in revenue, $436K in expenses, and $-46K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Health Care
Location
Mount Vernon, WA
Website
www.melodiccaring.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$263KFY2022
Expenses
$436K
Net assets
$-46K
People
9
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  45-3916610 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Mount Vernon, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Brings hope and music to those battling illness and isolation globally.
Leadership
Levi Ware · President / CEO · $83K
Money in and out
$263K revenue, $436K expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$263K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$436K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-46K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$173K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.19
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-66%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$263K
FY2022▼ -14%
Expenses
$436K
FY2022▲ +28%
Total assets
$207K
FY2022▼ -51%
Total liabilities
$253K
FY2022▼ -14%
Total revenue
$263K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$436K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-46K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$173K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$207K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMelodic Caring Project
EINHdr · item D45-3916610
Principal addressHdr · item CMount Vernon, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.melodiccaring.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E86)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President / CEO
$83,077Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer / CFO
$70,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Levi Ware’s $66K as President/CEO is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1965 $100K–1M health care 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Levi Ware$66,154$76,923$80,000$83,077
Levi Ware$80,000$34,000
Stephanie Ware$38,333$30,000$30,000$70,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $315K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Melodic Caring Project (MCP) is a 501(c)3 non-profit bringing hope, connection and the power of music to people battling illness and isolation around the world. Since 2010, we've used the power of music and personal connection to provide ongoing support to over 37,000 patients and others battling illness and isolation around the world.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants104%$272K
Investment income$56
— government grantsLn 1e$68K
Total revenueLn 12$263K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.19
Program services72%$315K
Management & general9%$39K
Fundraising19%$82K
Total functional expensesLn 25$436K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$197K
Total assetsLn 16$207K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$253K
Total net assetsLn 32$-46K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $197K · Operating expenses/yr $436K
5.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $315K · Total expenses $436K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $39K · Total expenses $436K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $82K · Total expenses $436K
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $38K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $252K
$0.15 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $272K · Total revenue $263K
104%
Government reliance
Government grants $68K · Total revenue $263K
26%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $263K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $56 · Total revenue $263K
+0.02%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $436K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $263K · Prior year $306K
-14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-46K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $263K · Expenses $436K
-66%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $207K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-46K · Total assets $207K
-22%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $207K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Levi Ware · Reported title President / CEO · Highest reported compensation $83K · Total expenses $436K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $265K · Total expenses $436K
61%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 30%
Revenue growth -14%
Legal fee ratio 0.01%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$405K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$315K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$358K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$263K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$306K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$275K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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