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Front Porch Cville

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Charlottesvle, VA501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 47-4040467Revenue $1.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSfrontporchcville.org221 E Water St, 22902-5237 · Charlottesvle, VATax-exempt since Jul 2016Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of the Front Porch is to connect everyone through music. The Front Porch realizes its mission through private and group music lessons, music education outreach program, and live music performances and concerts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 55 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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$627K
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$407K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$407K
FY2025▲ +35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$195K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$303K
FY2025$407K

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2016.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.2M Management & general 16% · $249K Fundraising 2% · $36K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Terri Allard
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paddy Bowman
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Butler
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Helen Cohoon
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Connects everyone through music lessons, outreach programs, and live performances.

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3 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The front porch provides individual and group music instruction to students of all ages and abilities in a variety of classes, instruments, and genres. More than 600 students ranging in age from 6-88 participated in music classes and performances, taught by 30+ instructors who are respected teaching artists in the community.

$841Kprogram expense
02

Host unique, intimate concerts with the primary goal of connecting the community through music and providing extraordinary experiences for performing artists.

$217Kprogram expense
03

Provide no cost programming to more than 700 community members per week, this includes weekly music classes for more than 25 preschool classrooms (over 300 students) and 6 elementary afterschool programs (350 students). The front porch also provides over 25 hours of music programming to seniors per month at no cost to the participants.

$185Kprogram 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
The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial FoundationFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$755K
Other incomeLn 4–11$435K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$430K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$249K
Fundraisingcol D$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$407K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$544K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$627K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$430K
Government grantsLn 1e$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$755K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$435K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$173
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$544K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$544K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Other assetsLn 15$445K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$627K
Net assetsLn 32$407K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 555
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$466K$544K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$518K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$216K$627K
Net assetsLn 32$303K$407K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$925K$759K$167K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$18K$765
Payroll taxesLn 10$70K$57K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$21K$3K$500
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$26K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$9K$1K$205
Information technologyLn 14$26K$22K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$107K$91K$14K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$5K$653$653
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K$404
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$243K$174K$40K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$54K$46K$8K$406
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$249K$36K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.5M$105K$407K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.4M$43K$303K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.3M$64K$259K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.0M$93K$195K 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 $1,632,608 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $388,910$429,581
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $650,414$754,577
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,277$13,539
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $414,992$434,911
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,462,593$1,632,608
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $911,927$1,013,727
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $507,501$514,167
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,419,428$1,527,894
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $43,165$104,714
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,632,608 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $21,049 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$70,431
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$359,150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$429,581
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $754,577$754,577
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,712$13,712
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $17,612$17,612
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$173−$173
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$396,250
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $793,065 · Excluded from tax $13,712$1,632,608
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,527,894 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $758,571 · Management $166,516$925,087
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,348 · Management $765$19,113
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,012 · Management $12,515$69,527
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,233 · Management $3,247 · Fundraising $500$24,980
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,144$6,144
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,516$25,516
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,725 · Management $1,334 · Fundraising $205$10,264
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,914 · Management $2,215 · Fundraising $2,215$26,344
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $90,663 · Management $13,866 · Fundraising $2,133$106,662
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,223 · Management $653 · Fundraising $653$6,529
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,702 · Management $404$10,106
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $174,223 · Management $39,535 · Fundraising $29,581$243,339
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,559 · Management $8,318 · Fundraising $406$54,283
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,242,833 · Management $249,368 · Fundraising $35,693$1,527,894
Part X · Balance sheet $1,034,404 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $465,848$544,390
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,088$4,457
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,187$7,187
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,230$33,701
X-15 Other assets$444,669
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $518,353$1,034,404
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,377$6,717
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $183,334$158,334
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $23,029$462,026
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $215,740$627,077
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $279,928$387,304
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $22,685$20,023
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $302,613$407,327
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $518,353$1,034,404
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $407,327 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,632,608
XI-2 Total expenses$1,527,894
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,714
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$302,613
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$407,327

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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