Fiddle Puppet Dancers INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Crownsville, MD501(c)(3)EIN 52-1851562

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Percussive Dance/Education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$32K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $70 a year · under 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 77% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 77% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$47K
Spent
$42K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$29K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$47K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$37K
FY2022$97K
FY2023$86K
FY2024$82K
Expenses
$42K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$40K
FY2022$86K
FY2023$83K
FY2024$97K
Net assets
$29K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$26K
FY2022$37K
FY2023$40K
FY2024$25K

From the FY2020 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 Aug 1994.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $37K Management & general 7% · $3K Fundraising 5% · $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

7 people listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$24,703Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$7,795Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
C0-Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marsha Searle$41,571$47,435$57,091$25,393$24,703
Mark Schatz——$525$1,400$7,795
Emily Crews$1,775$2,900$3,665$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

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Fiddle Puppet Dancers INC is a nonprofit based in Crownsville, MD.

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1 program · $37K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

This organization receives all of its funds earned from live performances.

$37Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$47K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21K
Money outPt IX
$42K
Ln 25
Programscol B$37K
Managementcol C$3K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$29K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$31K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21K
Government grantsLn 1e$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Total revenueLn 12$47K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$31K
Total assetsLn 16$31K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$29K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$26K$31K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$25K$29K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$13K$10K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$422$422
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K$40$40
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$305$151
OccupancyLn 16$375$375$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$181$0$181$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$21K$660$400
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$42K$37K$3K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $82K$97K−$15K$25K 990 PDF
FY2023 $86K$83K$3K$40K 990 PDF
FY2022 $97K$86K$11K$37K 990 PDF
FY2021 $37K$40K−$3K$26K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $47K$42K$4K$29K 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 FY2020 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $46,584 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $37,884$20,818
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $66,668$25,766
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $100$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $104,652$46,584
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$16,752
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $86,578$25,443
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $86,578$42,195
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,074$4,389
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $46,584 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$20,178
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$640
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,818
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $1,744 · Excluded from tax $0$25,766
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,022 · Unrelated business $1,744 · Excluded from tax $0$46,584
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $42,195 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,027 · Management $1,253 · Fundraising $1,253$12,533
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,375 · Management $422 · Fundraising $422$4,219
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,197 · Management $40 · Fundraising $40$1,277
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,534 · Management $305 · Fundraising $151$1,990
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $375 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$375
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $181 · Fundraising $0$181
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,560 · Management $660 · Fundraising $400$21,620
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $37,068 · Management $2,861 · Fundraising $2,266$42,195
Part X · Balance sheet $31,039 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,828$31,039
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,828$31,039
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,308$2,130
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,308$2,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,520$28,909
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,828$31,039
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,909 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$46,584
XI-2 Total expenses$42,195
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,389
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,520
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,909

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