To celebrate and empower the founders of creative, civic, and entrepreneurial projects.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K 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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FY2025 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $86K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $362K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$470K
92% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 92% 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
$549K
-0.9% vs prior year
Spent
$628K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$44K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$549K
FY2025▼ -0.9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$507K
FY2022$768K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$555K
FY2025$549K
Expenses
$628K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$381K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$434K
FY2024$615K
FY2025$628K
Net assets
$44K
FY2025▼ -64%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$250K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$191K
FY2024$122K
FY2025$44K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2014.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $580K Management & general 8% · $48K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$95,290Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Beyer’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 86th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Paul Beyer$95,290$80,630$86,889$87,960$55,567

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $580K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The tom tom foundation is a nonprofit organization in charlottesville va. Our mission is to bring together diverse communities and spark inspiration for a brighter future. Started in 2012, our annual tom tom festival now attracts 25,000+ attendees, and is co-created with hundreds of local partners who tell the story of our community's…

$580Kprogram expense

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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 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$549K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$393K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$628K
Ln 25
Programscol B$580K
Managementcol C$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$44K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K
Total assetsLn 16$513K
LiabilitiesLn 26$470K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$393K
Government grantsLn 1e$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$147K
Investment incomeLn 3$113
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$549K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40K
SavingsLn 2$59K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$98K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$362K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$513K
LiabilitiesLn 26$470K
Net assetsLn 32$44K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K$98K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$355K$362K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$581K$513K
LiabilitiesLn 26$458K$470K
Net assetsLn 32$122K$44K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$76K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$277K$262K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$5K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$5K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$30K$858
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K$867
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$22K$6K
InterestLn 20$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$179$179
InsuranceLn 23$10K$8K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$140K$140K
Total functional expensesLn 25$628K$580K$48K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $549K$628K−$79K$44K 990 PDF
FY2024 $555K$615K−$61K$122K 990 PDF
FY2023 $394K$434K−$39K$191K 990 PDF
FY2022 $768K$288K$481K$230K 990 PDF
FY2021 $507K$381K$126K−$250K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $549,272 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $403,326$393,136
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $144,937$147,286
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $761$113
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,497$8,737
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $554,521$549,272
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $295,935$386,003
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $319,494$241,844
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $615,429$627,847
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$60,908−$78,575
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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $549,272 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$55,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$338,136
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$393,136
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $147,286$147,286
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $113$113
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,737$8,737
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $156,136 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$549,272
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $627,847 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,232 · Management $19,058$95,290
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $262,441 · Management $14,572$277,013
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,088 · Management $1,272$6,360
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,872 · Management $1,468$7,340
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,205 · Management $1,301$6,506
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,139 · Management $858$30,997
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,607 · Management $867$8,474
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,611 · Management $1,153$5,764
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,150 · Management $5,538$27,688
IX-20 InterestPrograms $12,273$12,273
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $179$179
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,811 · Management $1,953$9,764
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $140,199$140,199
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $579,628 · Management $48,219 · Fundraising $0$627,847
Part X · Balance sheet $513,118 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,232$39,705
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $58,632$58,745
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $114,315$41,300
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,500$6,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,351$5,172
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $355,497$362,196
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $580,527$513,118
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $452,703$469,534
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $458,368$469,534
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $122,159$43,584
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $122,159$43,584
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $580,527$513,118
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $43,584 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$549,272
XI-2 Total expenses$627,847
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$78,575
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$122,159
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$43,584

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