Between Beats INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Dixon, IL501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 86-3631525Revenue $582K in FY2023

On file with the IRSdixonstageleft.org/2025/11/04/hello-world105 S Peoria Ave, 61021-2945 · Dixon, ILTax-exempt since Aug 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To bring cultural enrichment through concerts and musical events to the sauk valley area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Concern: 50% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $361K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$582K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$696K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$89K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$582K
FY2023▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$237K
FY2022$746K
FY2023$582K
FY2024$532K
Expenses
$696K
FY2023▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$203K
FY2022$576K
FY2023$696K
FY2024$400K
Net assets
$89K
FY2023▼ -56%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$34K
FY2022$204K
FY2023$89K
FY2024$221K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2022.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $345K Management & general 50% · $351K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$49,998Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Fattizzi’s $47K as Executive Director is at the 41st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Timothy Boles$25,941$49,998$51,785
Scott Fattizzi$46,711——

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

Presents concerts and musical events to enrich the Sauk Valley area culturally.

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1 program · $345K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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To bring cultural enrichment via concerts and other musical events to the sauk valley

$345Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$361K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$582K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$521K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Money outPt IX
$696K
Ln 25
Programscol B$345K
Managementcol C$351K
Owns and owesPt X
$89K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$521K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Total revenueLn 12$582K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$91K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$89K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$90K$91K
Total assetsLn 16$210K$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$204K$89K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$199K$199K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$141K$141K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$55K$55K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$38K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$108K$108K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$3K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$696K$345K$351K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $532K$400K$132K$221K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $582K$696K−$114K$89K 990 PDF
FY2022 $746K$576K$170K$204K 990 PDF
FY2021 $237K$203K$34K$34K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $581,956 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $679,830$521,367
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $65,755$60,589
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $745,585$581,956
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$3,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $195,334$271,716
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $380,612$420,858
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $575,946$696,074
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $169,639−$114,118
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $581,956 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$521,367
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$521,367
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $60,589$60,589
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $60,589$581,956
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $696,074 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,500$3,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $49,998$49,998
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $199,000$199,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $22,718$22,718
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,377$2,377
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,710$5,710
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $141,391$141,391
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $55,342$55,342
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,585$7,585
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $38,431$38,431
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,563$17,563
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,263$16,263
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,248$10,248
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,220$108,220
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,654 · Management $15,074$17,728
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $344,933 · Management $351,141 · Fundraising $0$696,074
Part X · Balance sheet $95,579 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $119,902$4,878
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $90,327$90,701
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $210,229$95,579
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,701$6,169
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,701$6,169
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $203,528$89,410
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $203,528$89,410
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $210,229$95,579
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $89,410 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$581,956
XI-2 Total expenses$696,074
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$114,118
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$203,528
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$89,410

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

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