To develop, produce, and promote artistic excellence in taiko performance and to use taiko to strenghen and build community. Activities include producing concerts, film, teaching studio classes, performing in community and school events, in-school, residencies, workshops, and creating new work.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K 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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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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $398K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$845K
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$743K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$826K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$464K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$743K
FY2024▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$430K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$296K
FY2023$548K
FY2024$743K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$826K
FY2024▲ +41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$399K
FY2021$131K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$585K
FY2024$826K
FY2025$817K
Net assets
$464K
FY2024▲ +289%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$149K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$119K
FY2024$464K
FY2025$677K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending August 2024) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2016.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $517K Management & general 22% · $182K Fundraising 15% · $127K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$116,853Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member- VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Weir’s $117K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Weir$116,853$116,853$104,516$36,737$36,737$31,125
Jennifer Houston——$2,500———
Elizabeth Kane——$2,450$250$250$1,300
Tommearun Sar——$200———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes artistic taiko performance and builds community through concerts, classes, and workshops.

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3 programs · $517K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Perform in concerts, school and community events. Revenue includes ticket sales, stipends, and grant allocations. Expense includes artists staff, artist payments, venue rentals, equipment, and marketing.

$277Kprogram expense
02

Hold weekly studio classes for all levels and youth classes in schools and community loactions. Expenses include teaching staff salaries and studio rent. Revenue includes tuition, school payments, and allocations from grants.

$166Kprogram expense
03

Produce and promote documentary film about women and taiko, finding her beat.

$74Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$743K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$521K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$826K
Ln 25
Programscol B$517K
Managementcol C$182K
Fundraisingcol D$127K
Owns and owesPt X
$464K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$634K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$845K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$521K
Government grantsLn 1e$109K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$743K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$321K
SavingsLn 2$313K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$634K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$562K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$845K
Net assetsLn 32$464K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$842K$634K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$535K$562K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$845K
Net assetsLn 32$119K$464K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$89K$39K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$193K$132K$58K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$18K$8K$403
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$17K$8K$396
Lobbying feesLn 11d$51K$51K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$67K$67K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$890$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$15K$4K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$1K$48
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$2K$90
OccupancyLn 16$25K$16K$9K$358
TravelLn 17$72K$53K$19K
InterestLn 20$35K$21K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$7K$3K$150
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$114K$5K$193
Total functional expensesLn 25$826K$517K$182K$127K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$817K$213K$677K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $743K$826K−$83K$464K 990 PDF
FY2023 $548K$585K−$37K$119K 990 PDF
FY2022 $296K$290K$6K$155K 990 PDF
FY2021 $192K$131K$62K$149K 990 PDF
FY2020 $430K$399K$32K$88K 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 $742,842 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $406,041$521,349
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $145,121$201,150
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$3,219$8,626
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$11,717
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $547,943$742,842
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 $233,466$373,257
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$67,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $351,945$386,031
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $585,411$826,288
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$37,468−$83,446
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $742,842 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$108,509
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$412,840
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$521,349
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $201,150$201,150
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,626$8,626
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,717$11,717
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $212,867 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,626$742,842
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $826,288 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,692 · Management $38,741 · Fundraising $2,039$129,472
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,270 · Management $57,754 · Fundraising $3,040$193,064
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,521 · Management $7,651 · Fundraising $403$25,575
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,227 · Management $7,523 · Fundraising $396$25,146
IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $50,833$50,833
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $67,000$67,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $890 · Management $13,281$14,171
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,148 · Management $4,156 · Fundraising $2,570$21,874
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,071 · Management $1,294 · Fundraising $48$3,413
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,937 · Management $1,720 · Fundraising $90$5,747
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,560 · Management $9,195 · Fundraising $358$25,113
IX-17 TravelPrograms $52,931 · Management $19,403$72,334
IX-20 InterestPrograms $21,305 · Management $13,329$34,634
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,871$28,871
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,531 · Management $2,852 · Fundraising $150$9,533
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $114,173 · Management $5,142 · Fundraising $193$119,508
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $517,127 · Management $182,041 · Fundraising $127,120$826,288
Part X · Balance sheet $1,309,000 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $539,974$320,824
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $302,500$313,226
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$105,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $534,807$562,067
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$7,883
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,377,281$1,309,000
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,200$5,726
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $405,172$25,243
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$7,883
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,258,091$845,466
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$219,234
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$244,300
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $119,190$463,534
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,377,281$1,309,000
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $463,534 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$742,842
XI-2 Total expenses$826,288
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$83,446
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$119,190
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$427,790
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$463,534

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