We are a non-profit organization that works to mobilize the music industry in the fight against hunger. We work with artists, promoters, management, and venues nationwide to donate unused, backstage meals to community organizations comprised of at least 50% veterans and who focus on feeding the homeless, hungry, and food insecure. Musically Fed identifies the opportunities, procures the resources, and coordinates all aspects of food handling, transport, and distribution. Our goal is to make it easy for promoters and performers to leave each city they visit with a lasting, positive impact.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $75K a year · 25% 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
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
$60K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $35K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$250K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$209K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$233K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$250K
FY2021▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$237K
Expenses
$209K
FY2021▲ +138%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$191K
FY2023$396K
FY2024$225K
Net assets
$233K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$233K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$398K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $132K Management & general 37% · $77K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director - Founder
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Brunner’s $84K as Executive Director - Founder is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Maria Brunner$84,500$67,000$60,000$60,000

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Feeds veterans and the hungry by donating unused backstage meals from music events.

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3 programs · $132K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Musically Fed continued its Pandemic Initiative through the end of June 2021 with car drive thrus in several large cities where those in-need seemed to be the greatest. Live events slowly made a comeback as a result of pretesting for Covid-19 prior to entering live event venues.

$100Kprogram expense
02

In the 2nd half of 2021, as Covid-19 safety measures lessened, live entertainment events commenced. Musically Fed repurposed approx 38,900 meals from backstage and VIP catering at concerts, festivals and sports events.

$25Kprogram expense
03

Musically Fed planned with the lessening of Covid-19 restrictions to restart regular delivery of food items to veterans organizations. Instead the Covid-19 variants remained an obstacle to providing our veterans with fresh food. With the help of Mutt Nation, Musically Fed created an initiative called Pets for Vets program.

$6Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$35K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$250K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Money outPt IX
$209K
Ln 25
Programscol B$132K
Managementcol C$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$233K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$235K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$212K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Total revenueLn 12$250K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$235K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$235K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$233K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6344
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K$235K
Total assetsLn 16$194K$235K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$192K$233K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$30K$30K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$14K$14K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$4K$4K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$60$0$60$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$500$6K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$555$0$555$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$600$6K$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$200$1K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$16K$14K$2K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$64K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$0$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$209K$132K$77K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $237K$225K$12K$398K 990 PDF
FY2023 $518K$396K$122K$386K 990 PDF
FY2022 $222K$191K$31K$264K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $250K$209K$41K$233K 990 PDF
FY2020 $258K$88K$170K$192K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $249,598 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $257,689$229,841
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$19,757
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $257,689$249,598
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 $22,580$95,209
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,297$113,854
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $87,877$209,063
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $169,812$40,535
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $249,598 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$229,841
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$211,806
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$229,841
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,757 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$19,757
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,757 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$249,598
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $209,063 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000 · Management $30,000 · Fundraising $0$60,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,619 · Management $13,619 · Fundraising $0$27,238
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,985 · Management $3,986 · Fundraising $0$7,971
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $60 · Fundraising $0$60
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $500 · Management $6,105 · Fundraising $0$6,605
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,604 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,604
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $555 · Fundraising $0$555
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $600 · Management $5,686 · Fundraising $0$6,286
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $200 · Management $1,056 · Fundraising $0$1,256
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,163 · Management $1,528 · Fundraising $0$15,691
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $9,852 · Fundraising $0$9,852
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,870 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $0$2,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,075 · Management $1,500 · Fundraising $0$65,575
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,500 · Fundraising $0$2,500
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $131,616 · Management $77,447 · Fundraising $0$209,063
Part X · Balance sheet $235,469 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $194,463$235,469
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $194,463$235,469
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,187$2,658
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,187$2,658
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $192,276$232,811
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $192,276$232,811
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $194,463$235,469
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $232,811 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$249,598
XI-2 Total expenses$209,063
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$40,535
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$192,276
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$232,811

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