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Play IT Forward EIN 82-1708155

Play IT Forward

EIN  82-1708155 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides instruments, lessons, and opportunities to underserved students, fostering music's benefits.
Leadership
Marietta Harrison · Executive Dir. · $44K
Money in and out
$840K revenue, $869K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Provides instruments, lessons, and opportunities to underserved students, fostering music's benefits. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $840K in revenue, $869K in expenses, and $419K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$840K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$869K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$419K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$29K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-3%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +49% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$840K
FY2024▲ +16%
Expenses
$869K
FY2024▲ +12%
Total assets
$420K
FY2024▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$572
FY2024▲ +102%
Total revenue
$840K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$869K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$419K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$29K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$420K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $671K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

For the year ended December 31, 2024 the organization operatated the following programs:Keys to LearningPIF serves more than 220 with weekly instruction in piano, guitar andsongwriting which totals 8000 lessons given per year.

$671Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPlay IT Forward
EINHdr · item D82-1708155
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jpifmusic.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A68)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
Marietta Harrison
Executive Dir.
$44,071Pt VII · Sec A
Rachael Mortensen
Pres Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tygue Howland
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelly Keys
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michelle Salvado
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lana Baldock
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marietta Harrison’s $44K as Executive Dir. is at the 38th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marietta Harrison$44,071$42,000———
Marietta Harrison——$42,000$41,000$36,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$590K · 70%
Other revenue$125K · 15%
Program service revenue$120K · 14%
Investment income$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants70%$590K
Other revenue15%$125K
Program service revenue14%$120K
Investment income1%$5K
— government grantsLn 1e$10K
Total revenueLn 12$840K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.12
Program services77%$671K
Management & general11%$92K
Fundraising12%$106K
Total functional expensesLn 25$869K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$121K
Total assetsLn 16$420K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$572
Total net assetsLn 32$419K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $121K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $869K · Less non-cash grants $237K · Cash operating expenses/yr $632K
2.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $671K · Total expenses $869K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $92K · Total expenses $869K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $106K · Total expenses $869K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $72K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $602K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $590K · Total revenue $840K
70%
Government reliance
Government grants $10K · Total revenue $840K
1%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $120K · Total revenue $840K
14%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $840K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $120K · Total expenses $869K
14%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $840K · Prior year $726K
+16%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $418K · FY2024 $840K
+19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $419K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $840K · Expenses $869K
-3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $420K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $419K · Total assets $420K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $420K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Marietta Harrison · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $44K · Total expenses $869K
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $371K · Total expenses $869K
43%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%——
Overhead ratio 11%——
Fundraising cost ratio 18%——
Revenue growth 16%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 3%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$63K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$12K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$10K
The Oregon Community FoundationFY2024$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$91K
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$840K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$726K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$845K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$688K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$418K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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