Groove INC FY2024 filing

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Sioux Falls, SD501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 46-0459062Revenue $328K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsiouxfallsgroove.comPo Box 528, 57101-0528 · Sioux Falls, SDTax-exempt since Sep 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Music education for youth and performances in communities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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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FY2024 · 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
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $72K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$328K
+66% vs prior year
Spent
$292K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$164K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$328K
FY2024▲ +66%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$138K
FY2022$174K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$328K
FY2025$168K
Net assets
$164K
FY2024▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$140K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$118K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$164K
FY2025$147K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending October 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2005.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $187K Management & general 14% · $41K Fundraising 22% · $64K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$43,500Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$3,522Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Sargent’s $11K as Director of Operations is at the 8th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pete Hansen—$43,500$50,050—$37,000
Jesse Murawski————$11,350
Jessica Sargent$10,800$3,522———
Michelle Novacek———$4,000$5,000
Janelle Winter$2,500$2,500———

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

Provides music education for youth and community performances.

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1 program · $187K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

PERCUSSION/MUSIC education for 100+ students giving the opportunity to learn and perform music, including innovative marching shows. Provides sense of community as well.

$187Kprogram 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$72K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$328K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$314K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$32
Money outPt IX
$292K
Ln 25
Programscol B$187K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$164K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$314K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$32
Total revenueLn 12$328K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$114K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$164K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K$49K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$114K$114K
Total assetsLn 16$128K$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$128K$164K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7K$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$20K$20K$10K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$38K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$2K$2K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$10K$10K$860
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K$633
All other expensesLn 24e$161K$144K$6K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$292K$187K$41K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $168K$147K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $328K$292K$36K$164K 990 PDF
FY2023 $198K$128K 990 PDF
FY2022 $174K$118K 990 PDF
FY2021 $138K$145K 990 PDF
FY2020 $142K$140K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $328,225 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $187,811$314,205
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,917$13,988
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31$32
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $197,759$328,225
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$7,401
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$49,522
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $62,582$37,991
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $125,267$197,346
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $187,849$292,260
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,910$35,965
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $328,225 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,988 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$130,208
VIII-1c Fundraising events$81,184
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$102,813
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$314,205
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$32
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,020 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$328,225
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $292,260 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,401$7,401
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,000 · Management $20,000 · Fundraising $9,522$49,522
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $37,991$37,991
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,000 · Management $2,000 · Fundraising $1,139$5,139
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,000 · Management $2,000 · Fundraising $2,264$6,264
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,000 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $860$20,860
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,500 · Management $1,500 · Fundraising $633$3,633
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $144,012 · Management $5,847 · Fundraising $11,591$161,450
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $186,913 · Management $41,347 · Fundraising $64,000$292,260
Part X · Balance sheet $163,979 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,437$49,402
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $115$115
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $114,462$114,462
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $128,014$163,979
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $128,014$163,979
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $128,014$163,979
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $163,979 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$328,225
XI-2 Total expenses$292,260
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$35,965
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$128,014
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$163,979

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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