Wild Up: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-3266537)

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2020
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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Ignites communities by creating challenging, exciting shared musical experiences.

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3 programs · $457K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Self-Presented Concerts

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

$218Kprogram expense

02

Presented Concerts

All concerts produced by presenting organizations including 92ND street y, university musical society, boston celebrity series, and the broad museum.

$157Kprogram expense

03

Julius Eastman Vol. 3

The third installment of our record anthology of the music of julius eastman. It was recorded and released spring 2023.

$82Kprogram 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

Mattina R Proctor FoundationFY2024$47K

California Community FoundationFY2024$38K

Ralph M Parsons FoundationFY2024$25K

Santa Barbara FoundationFY2024$20K

Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$10K

The Amphion Foundation INCFY2024$6K

Seidman Family FoundationFY2024$500

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$146K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$420K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K

Other incomeLn 4–11$7K

Money outPt IX

$592K

Ln 25

Programscol B$457K

Managementcol C$47K

Fundraisingcol D$89K

Owns and owesPt X

$109K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K

Total assetsLn 16$124K

LiabilitiesLn 26$16K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A4

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K

Government grantsLn 1e$50K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K

Other incomeLn 4–11$7K

Total revenueLn 12$420K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$120K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$120K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$649

Total assetsLn 16$124K

LiabilitiesLn 26$16K

Net assetsLn 32$109K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 53

VolunteersI 67

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$285K	$120K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1K	$649
Total assetsLn 16	$287K	$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$6K	$16K
Net assetsLn 32	$281K	$109K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$70K	$28K	$9K	$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$80K	$32K	$10K	$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$950	$322	$113	$515
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$9K	$4K	$1K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$11K	$5K	$908	$5K
Management feesLn 11a	$28K	$28K
Legal feesLn 11b	$315		$315
Accounting feesLn 11c	$11K		$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$235K	$230K	$4K	$500
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$34K	$34K
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$1K	$2K	$83
Information technologyLn 14	$1K	$784	$637
OccupancyLn 16	$24K	$19K	$5K
TravelLn 17	$57K	$50K	$954	$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$676			$676
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$432		$432
InsuranceLn 23	$3K	$1K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$23K	$23K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$592K	$457K	$47K	$89K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$914K	$883K	$31K	$145K	990 PDF
FY2024	$588K	$583K	$5K	$114K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$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

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Part I · Summary $419,908 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $285,223$237,814

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $277,429$174,991

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$7,103

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $562,652$419,908

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 $69,893$171,139

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $270,410$421,304

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $340,303$592,443

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $222,349−$172,535

Part VI · Governance 6 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members6

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $419,908 across 12 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,503 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$50,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$187,814

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$237,814

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $174,991 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$174,991

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $5,600 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,600

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $182,094 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$419,908

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $592,443 across 18 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,375 · Management $8,677 · Fundraising $33,302$70,354

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,122 · Management $9,823 · Fundraising $37,698$79,643

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $322 · Management $113 · Fundraising $515$950

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,063 · Management $1,160 · Fundraising $3,955$9,178

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,686 · Management $908 · Fundraising $5,420$11,014

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $28,000$28,000

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $315$315

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,448$11,448

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $230,409 · Management $4,102 · Fundraising $500$235,011

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,814$33,814

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,142 · Management $2,262 · Fundraising $83$3,487

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $784 · Management $637$1,421

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,259 · Management $4,521$23,780

IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,521 · Management $954 · Fundraising $6,544$57,019

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $676$676

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $432$432

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,282 · Management $1,873$3,155

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,746 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$22,746

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $456,525 · Management $47,225 · Fundraising $88,693$592,443

Part X · Balance sheet $124,265 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $285,230$119,652

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $696$3,964

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,081$649

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $287,007$124,265

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,750$15,543

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,750$15,543

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $251,257$108,722

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30,000$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $281,257$108,722

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $287,007$124,265

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $108,722 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$419,908

XI-2 Total expenses$592,443

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$172,535

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$281,257

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$108,722

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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