Wild Up EIN 47-3266537

Wild Up FY2023 filing

EIN  47-3266537 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Ignites communities by creating challenging, exciting shared musical experiences.
Leadership
Christopher Rountree · Artistic Director · $52K
Money in and out
$420K revenue, $592K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Ignites communities by creating challenging, exciting shared musical experiences. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $420K in revenue, $592K in expenses, and $109K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$420K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$592K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$109K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$173K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.15
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-41%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$420K
FY2023▼ -25%
Expenses
$592K
FY2023▲ +74%
Total assets
$124K
FY2023▼ -57%
Total liabilities
$16K
FY2023▲ +170%
Total revenue
$420K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$592K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$109K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$173K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$124K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $457K of program spending, described in the organization's 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

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWild Up
EINHdr · item D47-3266537
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wildup.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A69)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Artistic Director
$51,848Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$18,506Pt VII · Sec A
$4,300Pt VII · Sec A
$3,538Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President - Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Cline Pesacov’s $111K as Executive Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$238K · 57%
Program service revenue$175K · 42%
Other revenue$7K · 2%
Contributions & grants57%$238K
Program service revenue42%$175K
Other revenue2%$7K
— government grantsLn 1e$50K
Total revenueLn 12$420K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.15
Program services77%$457K
Management & general8%$47K
Fundraising15%$89K
Total functional expensesLn 25$592K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$120K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$16K
Total net assetsLn 32$109K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $120K · Operating expenses/yr $592K
2.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $457K · Total expenses $592K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $47K · Total expenses $592K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $89K · Total expenses $592K
15%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $49K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $165K
$0.30 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $238K · Total revenue $420K
57%
Government reliance
Government grants $50K · Total revenue $420K
12%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $175K · Total revenue $420K
42%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $420K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $175K · Total expenses $592K
30%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $420K · Prior year $563K
-25%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $109K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $420K · Expenses $592K
-41%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $124K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $109K · Total assets $124K
87%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $124K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christopher Rountree · Reported title ARTISTIC DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $52K · Total expenses $592K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $171K · Total expenses $592K
29%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 37%
Revenue growth -25%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$914K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$588K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$420K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$563K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021not on file
FY2020$211K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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