Que-Os EIN 46-0643659

Que-Os FY2021 filing

EIN  46-0643659 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Charlotte, NC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Transforms art creation, sharing, and community connections to causes.
Leadership
Manoj P Kesavan · Executive Director · $34K
Money in and out
$215K revenue, $112K expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency

Transforms art creation, sharing, and community connections to causes. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $215K in revenue, $112K in expenses, and $219K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$215K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$112K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$219K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $103K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
29.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+48%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$215K
FY2021
Expenses
$112K
FY2021
Total assets
$280K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$61K
FY2021
Total revenue
$215K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$112K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$219K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$103K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$280K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $107K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Act

NOW July 2020 As protests erupted nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, BOOM in partnership with BLKMRKTCLT, Charlotte is Creative and The Roll Up CLT asked the artistic community to respond. The event became a three part, virtual series.

$53Kprogram expense
02

Boom Springboard Series

June 2021 BOOM Springboard was our first hybrid event. The series consisted of: 1) a live performance in a venue with a small audience 2) prerecorded virtual content 3) live pop up, outdoor performances that were live streamed 4) a live, intimate ZOOM performance and discussion. The Series included over 20 local and regional artists.

$53Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CQue-Os
EINHdr · item D46-0643659
Principal addressHdr · item CCharlotte, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.boomcharlotte.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$33,933Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Manoj Kesavan’s $68K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Manoj Kesavan$68,500$56,250$52,500$48,575
Manoj P Kesavan$33,933

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$201K · 93%
Other revenue$8K · 4%
Program service revenue$6K · 3%
Contributions & grants93%$201K
Other revenue4%$8K
Program service revenue3%$6K
Investment income$68
Total revenueLn 12$215K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.02
Program services95%$107K
Management & general3%$3K
Fundraising2%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$112K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$280K
Total assetsLn 16$280K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$61K
Total net assetsLn 32$219K
Months of cash on handcomputed29.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $280K · Operating expenses/yr $112K
29.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $107K · Total expenses $112K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $3K · Total expenses $112K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $112K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $2K · Solicited contributions $201K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $201K · Total revenue $215K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $215K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $6K · Total revenue $215K
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $68 · Total revenue $215K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $6K · Total expenses $112K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $215K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $219K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $215K · Expenses $112K
+48%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $280K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $219K · Total assets $280K
78%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $280K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Manoj P Kesavan · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $34K · Total expenses $112K
30%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $46K · Total expenses $112K
41%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 3%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting 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
South Arts INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$114K
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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)$262K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$263K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$285K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$124K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$215K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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