Backline connects music industry families with mental health and wellness resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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
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 $175K a year · 29% 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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $210K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$979K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$735K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$878K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$979K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$220K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$591K
FY2023$874K
FY2024$979K
Expenses
$735K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$140K
FY2021$267K
FY2022$464K
FY2023$545K
FY2024$735K
Net assets
$878K
FY2024▲ +38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$635K
FY2024$878K

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 Apr 2020.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $574K Management & general 13% · $93K Fundraising 9% · $68K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$72,050Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Hilary Gleason’s $72K as Executive Dir. is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021
Hilary Gleason$72,050$71,500$41,381
Hallie Lincoln——$40,825
Kendall Corso——$26,609
Ari Jacobson——$9,000
Terra Lopez——$4,500

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Connects music industry families with mental health and wellness resources.

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1 program · $574K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization connects music industry professionals and their families with mental and wellness resources. Music industry professionals work one-on-one with a backline case manager to create a mental health plans specifically catered to your needs, location, and financial resources.

$574Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$210K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $12K · 2022–2022
Sweet Relief Musicians FundCA · FY2022$11,650

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$979K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$955K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$735K
Ln 25
Programscol B$574K
Managementcol C$93K
Fundraisingcol D$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$878K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$873K
Total assetsLn 16$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$955K
Government grantsLn 1e$177K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$83K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Total revenueLn 12$979K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$873K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$873K
Total assetsLn 16$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$878K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$606K$873K
Total assetsLn 16$635K$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$635K$878K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$48K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$245K$217K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$392K$309K$60K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$9K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$735K$574K$93K$68K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $979K$735K$244K$878K 990 PDF
FY2023 $874K$545K$329K$635K 990 PDF
FY2022 $591K$464K$127K$305K 990 PDF
FY2021 $363K$267K$96K$178K 990 PDF
FY2020 $220K$140K$80K$82K 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 $979,361 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $847,060$955,384
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$23,977
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,161$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $874,231$979,361
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 $335,636$317,476
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $209,482$417,998
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $545,118$735,474
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $329,113$243,887
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $979,361 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$16,186
VIII-1e Government grants$176,614
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$778,770
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$82,736
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$955,384
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $23,977$23,977
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,977 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$979,361
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $735,474 across 4 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,550 · Management $24,500$72,050
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $217,344 · Fundraising $28,082$245,426
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $308,986 · Management $59,899 · Fundraising $23,582$392,467
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $8,781 · Fundraising $16,750$25,531
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $573,880 · Management $93,180 · Fundraising $68,414$735,474
Part X · Balance sheet $878,421 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $605,533$873,421
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,000$5,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $634,534$878,421
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $634,534$878,421
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $634,534$878,421
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $634,534$878,421
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $878,421 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$979,361
XI-2 Total expenses$735,474
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$243,887
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$634,534
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$878,421

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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