Audacity Performing Arts Project INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Campbell, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 46-1444034Revenue $756K in FY2024

On file with the IRSaudacityperformingarts.com979 Bucknam Ave, 95008-5906 · Campbell, CATax-exempt since May 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Audacity Performing Arts Project, Inc. engages Silicon Valley, Title 1 schools in all aspects of inclusion-based theater productions and artistic programming. In collaborative partnerships with school districts, teaching artists and students, Audacity explores the performing arts at the intersection of technology. Through accessible, quality arts education and experiences, students devise their own path to personal empowerment, self discovery and higher education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$181K 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
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$181K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $58K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$99K
90% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 90% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$756K
+79% vs prior year
Spent
$744K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$11K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$756K
FY2024▲ +79%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$399K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$756K
FY2025$521K
Expenses
$744K
FY2024▲ +42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$318K
FY2023$524K
FY2024$744K
FY2025$553K
Net assets
$11K
FY2024▲ ×29
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$128K
FY2023−$425
FY2024$11K
FY2025−$20K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 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 May 2014.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $433K Management & general 37% · $274K Fundraising 5% · $36K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $181K 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
$105,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Fundraising
$76,000Pt VII · Sec A

Rosalinda Sanchez’s $105K as CEO is at the 90th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Rosalinda Sanchez$105,000$105,000$87,000$77,000
Louis Stone-Collonge$46,500$76,000$36,000$24,750

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

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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

Creates inclusive theater and arts programs for Silicon Valley students, blending technology and performance.

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3 programs · $433K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

School year and summer day programs of arts education at Franklin McKinley School District, Campbell School District. Audacity taught music, visual arts, theater, and dance.

$270Kprogram expense
02

After school programs at Franklin McKinley and Campbell school districts. Audacity taught music, visual arts, theater and dance.

$123Kprogram expense
03

After school theater programs at Kennedy and Joseph George Middle School.

$40Kprogram 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 3 funders$58K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$756K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$502K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Investment incomeLn 3$134
Money outPt IX
$744K
Ln 25
Programscol B$433K
Managementcol C$274K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$11K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$502K
Investment incomeLn 3$134
Total revenueLn 12$756K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7K
SavingsLn 2$43K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$50K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
Net assetsLn 32$11K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K$50K
Total assetsLn 16$173K$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K$99K
Net assetsLn 32−$425$11K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$181K$40K$105K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$383K$312K$71K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$25K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$43K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K$392
OccupancyLn 16$16K$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$48K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$744K$433K$274K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $521K$553K−$32K−$20K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $756K$744K$12K$11K 990 PDF
FY2023 $422K$524K−$102K−$425 990 PDF
FY2022 $399K$318K$81K$128K 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 $755,727 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $108,930$253,431
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $312,525$502,162
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $185$134
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $421,640$755,727
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $435,062$616,410
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $88,693$127,418
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $523,755$743,828
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$102,115$11,899
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $755,727 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $502,162 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$253,431
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$253,431
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $134 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$134
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $502,296 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$755,727
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $743,828 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,000 · Management $105,000 · Fundraising $36,000$181,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $312,016 · Management $70,881$382,897
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $13,131$13,131
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,080 · Management $14,302$39,382
IX-11a Management feesManagement $3,294$3,294
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,710$42,710
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,675$1,675
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,602 · Fundraising $392$9,994
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,921 · Management $8,262$16,183
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,557$5,557
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,005 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$48,005
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $433,022 · Management $274,414 · Fundraising $36,392$743,828
Part X · Balance sheet $110,799 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,365$7,488
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $137,753$42,686
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,300$51,281
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,216$9,344
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $172,634$110,799
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,363$13,325
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $158,696$86,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $173,059$99,325
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$425$11,474
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $172,634$110,799
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,474 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$755,727
XI-2 Total expenses$743,828
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,899
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$425
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$11,474

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