The Rhythm Foundation INC

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Miami Beach, FL501(c)(3)Since 1988EIN 65-0102768

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We create shared cultural experiences that build and strengthen the diverse communities of south florida through the presentation of live music. We believe international cultural exchange injects empathy and positivity into the global conversation; cultural activity develops community and builds neighborhoods; sustainable practices are possible in event productions; that miami is a global city and that our artists are world-class.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 29 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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FY2024 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $241K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$175K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$512K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.0M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
59%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$858K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2024$3.0M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$825K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$17K
FY2021$78K
FY2022$672K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1990.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $1.8M Management & general 41% · $1.2M

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

21 people listed on the 990; $175K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$88,542Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director, CFO
$56,250Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Advisor as of 10/24
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Adam Ganuza$88,542—————
Benton Galgay————$67,000$52,192
Laura Quinlan$56,250$45,727$44,583$46,016——
Laura Quinland————$46,350$36,613
James Quinlan—$38,705$37,971$32,375——
James Quinlan————$36,000$28,044
Karla Arguello—————$33,237
James Quinlan - Board Member$30,000—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Presents diverse cultural music performances to large audiences.

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1 program service account for $1.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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2024-2025SEASON series total audience: 65,787TOTAL events: 133

$1.8Mprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$561K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$534K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$512K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$561K
Government grantsLn 1e$397K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$66K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$372K
SavingsLn 2$162K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$534K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$512K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$534K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$574K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$377K$512K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$196K$196K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$500K$500K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$92K$92K
Payroll taxesLn 10$92K$92K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$79K$19K$59K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$159K$159K
Office expensesLn 13$64K$1K$63K
TravelLn 17$77K$77K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$115K$33K$82K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.5M
All other expensesLn 24e$121K$17K$105K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$1.8M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.2M$2.9M$264K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$2.9M$229K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.2M$620K$672K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.3M$61K$78K 990 PDF
FY2020 $858K$825K$32K$17K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,968,452 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,415 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$48,705
VIII-1e Government grants$396,924
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$115,199
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$65,540
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$560,828
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,391,786$2,391,786
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,423$7,423
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,400,201 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,423$2,968,452
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,039,223 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $196,314$196,314
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $499,941$499,941
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $11,505$11,505
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $92,324$92,324
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $91,532$91,532
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,906$5,906
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,360$32,360
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,419 · Management $59,245$78,664
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $159,358$159,358
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,166 · Management $63,040$64,206
IX-17 TravelPrograms $76,848$76,848
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,016$5,016
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $33,032 · Management $82,129$115,161
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,488,596$1,488,596
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,600 · Management $104,892$121,492
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,795,019 · Management $1,244,204 · Fundraising $0$3,039,223
Part X · Balance sheet $2,118,414 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $416,377$372,115
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $757,651$161,842
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $58,864$243,654
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $54,655$63,794
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $87,115$116,104
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,224$12,123
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $574,086$1,148,782
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,963,972$2,118,414
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,657$40,929
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $65,729$189,267
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $266,224$281,438
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $376,610$511,634
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,587,362$1,606,780
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,587,362$1,606,780
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,963,972$2,118,414
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,606,780 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,968,452
XI-2 Total expenses$3,039,223
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$70,771
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,587,362
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$90,189
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,606,780

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