Wild Up believes that music is a catalyst for shared experiences, and that the concert venue is a place for challenging, exciting, and igniting the communities we live in.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$193K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $146K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$914K
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$883K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$145K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$914K
FY2025▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2022$563K
FY2023$420K
FY2024$588K
FY2025$914K
Expenses
$883K
FY2025▲ +51%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$592K
FY2024$583K
FY2025$883K
Net assets
$145K
FY2025▲ +28%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$109K
FY2024$114K
FY2025$145K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2015.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $694K Management & general 6% · $57K Fundraising 15% · $133K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $193K 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
$110,920Pt VII · Sec A
Artistic Director
$72,860Pt VII · Sec A
$4,950Pt VII · Sec A
$4,300Pt VII · Sec A
Board President - Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer - Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary - Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Cline Pesacov’s $111K as Executive Director is at the 92nd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Elizabeth Cline Pesacov$110,920$110,920$18,506——
Christopher Rountree$72,860$72,860$51,848$51,848$53,775
Archibald Carey$4,300$2,450$3,538$6,050$12,870
Sidney Hopson$4,950$4,160$4,300——
Allen Fogle———$600—

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 15aYes

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3 programs · $694K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Presented Concerts

All concerts co-produced by presenting organizations including the soraya, 92ND street y, la philharmonic, redcat, the broad stage, ruhrtriennial, kranert center, tonality.

$359Kprogram expense
02

Self-Presented Concerts

A series of concerts in los angeles with la-based performers and composers.

$300Kprogram expense
03

Recordings

Album recordings and releases: julius eastman vol 5 (recorded in 2025 to be released in 2026), andrew mcintosh (recorded in 2025, to be released in 2026), arthur russell (recorded in 2025, to be released in 2026).

$34Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$914K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$472K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Money outPt IX
$883K
Ln 25
Programscol B$694K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$145K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K
Total assetsLn 16$160K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$415K
Government grantsLn 1e$38K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$472K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Total revenueLn 12$914K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$145K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$145K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$160K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$145K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 67
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$96K$145K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$216$0
Total assetsLn 16$125K$160K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$114K$145K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$133K$66K$12K$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$125K$59K$13K$54K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$2K$720$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$6K$2K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$9K$2K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$72K$72K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$348K$346K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$2K$178
Information technologyLn 14$3K$774$838$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$750$750
OccupancyLn 16$24K$20K$3K$591
TravelLn 17$86K$81K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$951
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$216$216
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$883K$694K$57K$133K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $914K$883K$31K$145K 990 PDF
FY2024 $588K$583K$5K$114K 990 PDF
FY2023 $420K$592K−$173K$109K 990 PDF
FY2022 $563K$340K$222K$281K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $211K$258K−$47K$25K 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 $914,296 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $370,833$415,067
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $211,822$472,325
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,026$26,904
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $587,681$914,296
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 $233,536$295,657
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $349,259$587,264
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $582,795$882,921
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,886$31,375
Part VI · Governance 5 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $914,296 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,694 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$38,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$376,567
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$415,067
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $472,325 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$472,325
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $25,210 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$25,210
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $499,229 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$914,296
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $882,921 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,047 · Management $12,488 · Fundraising $54,115$132,650
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,509 · Management $12,512 · Fundraising $54,219$125,240
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,160 · Management $720 · Fundraising $3,120$6,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,639 · Management $1,796 · Fundraising $5,737$13,172
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,041 · Management $1,907 · Fundraising $7,647$18,595
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $72,369$72,369
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,266$4,266
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,822$11,822
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $345,665 · Management $2,225$347,890
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,016$14,016
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,535 · Management $2,458 · Fundraising $178$10,171
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $774 · Management $838 · Fundraising $1,361$2,973
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $750$750
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,516 · Management $3,402 · Fundraising $591$23,509
IX-17 TravelPrograms $81,491 · Fundraising $4,767$86,258
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,126 · Fundraising $951$2,077
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $216$216
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,429 · Management $1,913$5,342
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,605 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,605
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $693,672 · Management $56,563 · Fundraising $132,686$882,921
Part X · Balance sheet $160,210 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,164$144,836
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,800$10,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,782$5,374
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $216$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $124,962$160,210
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,354$15,227
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,354$15,227
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $113,608$94,983
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$50,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $113,608$144,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $124,962$160,210
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $144,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$914,296
XI-2 Total expenses$882,921
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,375
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$113,608
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$144,983

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