The mission of Macon Pops is to bring the highest quality production and performance of popular music to a broader audience than found at traditional symphonic concerts. This concert series blends classical instruments with pop culture music. We showcase an orchestra of accomplished studio and symphonic musicians that encourages an interest in the musical arts for people of diverse ages and backgrounds. Macon Pops is not just a concert, it's an event

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $21K
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
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$302K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$302K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$85K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$302K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$240K
FY2024$327K
FY2025$302K
Expenses
$302K
FY2025+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$173K
FY2021$97K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$274K
FY2024$301K
FY2025$302K
Net assets
$85K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$55K
FY2021$70K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$61K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$85K

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 Oct 2015.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $271K Management & general 5% · $15K Fundraising 5% · $16K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $51K 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
$51,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Moretti’s $51K as CEO is at the 45th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephen Moretti$51,000$51,000$48,500$37,000$16,195$35,000

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

Presents popular music concerts blending classical instruments and pop culture.

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1 program · $271K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Macon pops, inc performed five concerts between july 1, 2024, and june 30, 2025, including various music genres that appealed to various age groups. The concert themes included: "what the funk?", "60 years of fab: a celebration of the beatles", "macon pops christmas spectacular", "wonderful: the marvelous music of stevie wonder", and…

$271Kprogram 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 2 funders$21K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$302K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$131K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$130K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Money outPt IX
$302K
Ln 25
Programscol B$271K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$85K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K
Total assetsLn 16$85K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$131K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$130K
Investment incomeLn 3$367
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Total revenueLn 12$302K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$69K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$69K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16K
Total assetsLn 16$85K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$85K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 640
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K$69K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$86K$85K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$86K$85K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$41K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$1K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$600$600$5K
TravelLn 17$9K$8K$763
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$606$303$303
InsuranceLn 23$2K$196$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$135K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$4K$728$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$302K$271K$15K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $302K$302K$843$85K 990 PDF
FY2024 $327K$301K$26K$86K 990 PDF
FY2023 $240K$274K−$34K$61K 990 PDF
FY2022 $228K$203K$25K$93K 990 PDF
FY2021 $111K$97K$13K$70K 990 PDF
FY2020 $221K$173K$48K$55K 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 $302,431 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $159,736$130,533
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $122,399$129,675
I-10 Investment income$367
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $44,547$41,856
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $326,682$302,431
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,902$54,902
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $246,208$246,686
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $301,110$301,588
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,572$843
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $302,431 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,546
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$117,987
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,816
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$130,533
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $129,675$129,675
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $367$367
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $41,825$41,825
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $31$31
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $129,706 · Excluded from tax $42,192$302,431
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $301,588 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,000$51,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,951 · Management $1,951$3,902
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,637 · Management $2,638$5,275
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,600 · Fundraising $5,883$46,483
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,859$24,859
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,047 · Management $7,497$8,544
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $600 · Management $600 · Fundraising $4,909$6,109
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,393 · Fundraising $763$9,156
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $303 · Management $303$606
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $196 · Management $1,761$1,957
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $134,719$134,719
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,287 · Management $728 · Fundraising $3,963$8,978
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $270,592 · Management $15,478 · Fundraising $15,518$301,588
Part X · Balance sheet $85,134 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $69,938$69,371
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,701$15,763
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,039$85,134
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $86,039$85,134
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $86,039$85,134
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,039$85,134
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $85,134 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$302,431
XI-2 Total expenses$301,588
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$843
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$86,039
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,748
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$85,134

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