Outerarts Maryland INC

Tax-deductible

Chestertown, MD501(c)(3)Since 2010Arts & CultureEIN 47-2286642Revenue $365K in FY2024

On file with the IRSnationalmusic.usPo Box 284, 21620-0284 · Chestertown, MDTax-exempt since Mar 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide free and low cost concerts, workshops, instrument lessons, and related activities for music education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$135K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$365K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$338K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$115K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$365K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$182K
FY2021$265K
FY2022$210K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$325K
FY2024$365K
Expenses
$338K
FY2024▲ +0.8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$150K
FY2022$303K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$335K
FY2024$338K
Net assets
$115K
FY2024▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$83K
FY2024$81K
FY2024$115K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 2015.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $318K Management & general 5% · $18K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $135K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$67,500Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Dir
$67,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Caitlin Patton’s $68K as Executive Di is at the 62nd 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Rosenberg$67,500$70,000$60,000$55,548$53,076$50,993
Caitlin Patton$67,500$65,000$55,000$50,548$49,076$47,963

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

Programs and updates

Offers free and low-cost music concerts, workshops, and lessons for education.

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2 programs · $318K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operates the national music festival which combines world-class musicians and gifted pre-professional apprentice musicians during the first two weeks of each june.

$315Kprogram expense
02

Operates a youth orchestra providing free string instrument instruction to local students in grades three through eight.

$3Kprogram 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 2 funders$40K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$365K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$288K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$338K
Ln 25
Programscol B$318K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$115K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$288K
Government grantsLn 1e$29K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$365K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$56K
Total assetsLn 16$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$115K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K$26K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50K$56K
Total assetsLn 16$83K$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$81K$115K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$135K$135K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$118$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$300$300
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$6K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$7K$516
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$143$143
InsuranceLn 23$7K$2K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$133K$132K$574
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$13K$2K$209
Total functional expensesLn 25$338K$318K$18K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $325K$335K−$10K$81K 990 PDF
FY2023 $286K$319K−$33K$83K 990 PDF
FY2022 $210K$303K−$92K$113K 990 PDF
FY2021 $265K$150K$115K$212K 990 PDF
FY2020 $182K$91K 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 $365,171 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $252,859$287,514
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $71,227$76,434
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,175$1,223
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $325,261$365,171
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $145,853$148,457
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $189,296$189,302
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $335,149$337,759
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,888$27,412
Part VI · Governance 11 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $365,171 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$29,102
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$258,412
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,148
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$287,514
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $76,434$76,434
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,223$1,223
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $76,434 · Excluded from tax $1,223$365,171
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $337,759 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $135,000$135,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,349$2,349
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,108$11,108
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $118 · Management $5,525$5,643
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $300$300
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,320$4,320
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,495 · Management $3,918 · Fundraising $1,301$11,714
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,260 · Management $516$7,776
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,910$4,910
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $143$143
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,791 · Management $5,068$6,859
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $132,214 · Management $574$132,788
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,764 · Management $1,876 · Fundraising $209$14,849
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $318,329 · Management $17,620 · Fundraising $1,810$337,759
Part X · Balance sheet $118,771 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,012$5,006
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,473$21,422
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $22,705$29,102
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$7,030
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $49,681$56,211
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $82,871$118,771
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,940$3,293
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,940$3,293
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $58,226$64,376
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $22,705$51,102
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,931$115,478
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $82,871$118,771
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $115,478 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$365,171
XI-2 Total expenses$337,759
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,412
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,931
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,135
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$115,478

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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