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Play IT Forward FY2023 filing

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Portland, OR501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 82-1708155Revenue $726K in FY2023

On file with the IRSpifmusic.orgPo Box 25607, 97298-0607 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Jun 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mission Ensuring equal access to the M.A.G.I.C. of Music by providing musical instruments, instruction and inspiring musical opportunities to students in need. Vision We believe and studies show that music education increases Mental Wellness, Agility, Grit, Independence, & Community. We create reliable access to applied music lessons and other avenues of musical learning regardless of income, ability, proximity, or any other barriers that block a child from learning a musical instrument. While Play It Forward works to ensure children can access Music M.A.G.I.C. Mental Wellness, Agility, Grit, Independence and Community, we know that poverty can obstruct access to the kind of instrumental instruction a childs more affluent peers enjoy. We believe providing instrumental lessons and free instruments bridges the gap between desire and opportunity for hundreds of children and creates access to this vital learning opportunity where it once did not exist. Work - We currently serve over 200 ch

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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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FY2023 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
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 $177K a year · 25% 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $91K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$726K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$775K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$462K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$726K
FY2023▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$418K
FY2021$688K
FY2022$845K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$840K
Expenses
$775K
FY2023▲ +94%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$227K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$400K
FY2023$775K
FY2024$869K
Net assets
$462K
FY2023-0.3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$463K
FY2023$462K
FY2024$419K

From the FY2023 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 Jun 2017.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $697K Management & general 5% · $39K Fundraising 5% · $40K

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

23 people listed on the 990-EZ; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Marietta Harrison
Executive Director
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tara Kenateder
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Megan Crane
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tygue Howland
Dev Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shawn Mangum
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marietta Harrison’s $44K as Executive Dir. is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marietta Harrison$44,071$42,000$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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides instruments, lessons, and opportunities to underserved students, fostering music's benefits.

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1 program · $697K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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For the year ended December 31, 2023 the organization operatated the following programs:Through our Keys to Learning program, we provide free weekly applied lessons inpiano/keyboards, guitar and ukulele to more than 200 students enrolled at Dr.

$697Kprogram 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
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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By the numbers

The FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.

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1The main four
Money in
$726K
Gifts and grants$589K
Other income$135K
Investment income$3K
Money out
$775K
Programs$697K
Management$39K
Fundraising$40K
Owns and owes
$462K
net assets
Cash and savings$155K
Total assets$429K
Liabilities$2K
People
23
listed
Paid1
Voting board10
Independent10
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$589K
Government grants$67K
Investment income$3K
Other income$135K
Total revenue$726K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$155K
Total assets$429K
Liabilities$2K
Net assets$462K
Operations
Employees30
Volunteers80
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $840K$869K−$29K$419K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $726K$775K−$49K$462K 990 PDF
FY2022 $845K$400K$445K$463K 990 PDF
FY2021 $688K$361K$327K$224K 990 PDF
FY2020 $418K$227K$191K$201K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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