Bring the world of performing arts to Boerne through a wide range of national and international caliber artists/companies and to promulgate arts in the

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$15K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
54 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 53.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$334
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9K
-96% vs prior year
Spent
$48K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$241K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9K
FY2021▼ -96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$9K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$256K
FY2024$147K
Expenses
$48K
FY2021▼ -71%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$48K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$282K
FY2024$218K
Net assets
$241K
FY2021▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$279K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$194K
FY2024$122K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2014.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $35K Management & general 26% · $13K Fundraising 0% · $162

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

14 people listed on the 990; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic/Tech Coordinator
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres-Ops
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Champion Hs Liason
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Legal/Education
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tickets/Data Base
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing/Publicity/Grants
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing/Publicity/Grants
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cathie Meadows’s $20K as Artistic/Tech Coordinator is at the 15th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cathie Meadows$20,000$20,000$5,000——
Talford & Associates——$20,000——
Sue Talford——$10,300—$20,000
Greg Talford———$15,000$20,000
Paula White$18,000$18,000$3,000——
Wendy Thompson—$1,050———
Jennifer Gentry—$273———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Presents national and international performing artists and promotes arts in Boerne.

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3 programs · $35K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Concerts

Presenting Internationally acclaimed artists in concert enriching the quality of life in the community

$35Kprogram expense
02

Student Outreach Progam

Each visiting artist presents a one hour student performance at the Boerne Champion High School providing approximately 4,000 students the opportunity to attend a performance

Pt IX · col B
03

Concert Preludes & Galleries

Boerne ISD students perform in pre-concert prelues and display artwork in Galleries throughout the lobby area, providing community involvement to concert goers

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g−$28K
Money outPt IX
$48K
Ln 25
Programscol B$35K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$162
Owns and owesPt X
$241K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$214K
Total assetsLn 16$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$334
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g−$28K
Total revenueLn 12$9K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$214K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Total assetsLn 16$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$334
Net assetsLn 32$241K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K$214K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$280K$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$566$334
Net assetsLn 32$279K$241K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$18K$18K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$0$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23−$50$0−$50$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$13K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$912$2K$162
Total functional expensesLn 25$48K$35K$13K$162

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 9, 2025 $147K$218K−$71K$122K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 5, 2024 $256K$282K−$26K$194K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 8, 2023 $241K$263K−$22K$219K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 18, 2022 $9K$48K−$39K$241K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 13, 2021 $212K$167K$45K$279K 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
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Part I · Summary $9,136 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $117,342$37,379
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $94,420−$28,243
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $211,762$9,136
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $156,826$47,729
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $166,826$47,729
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,936−$38,593
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $9,136 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,379
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$37,379
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$28,243
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$28,243 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,136
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $47,729 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $18,334 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,334
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,750 · Fundraising $0$1,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,279 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,279
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,224 · Fundraising $0$4,224
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $3,193 · Fundraising $0$3,193
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management −$50 · Fundraising $0−$50
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,537 · Management $1,762 · Fundraising $0$14,299
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $912 · Management $1,626 · Fundraising $162$2,700
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $35,062 · Management $12,505 · Fundraising $162$47,729
Part X · Balance sheet $241,218 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $249,699$214,067
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $30,344$27,151
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $280,043$241,218
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $566$334
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $566$334
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $279,477$240,884
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $279,477$240,884
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $280,043$241,218
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $240,884 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,136
XI-2 Total expenses$47,729
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,593
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$279,477
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$240,884

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