Bringing people living with life-threatening illnesses and severe challenges to live concerts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$145K 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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FY2020 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $90K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $39K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.5% 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
$455K
Spent
$484K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$760K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$455K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$539K
FY2022$258K
FY2023$591K
FY2024$348K
Expenses
$484K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$484K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$981K
FY2024$563K
Net assets
$760K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$760K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$945K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$376K

From the FY2020 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 Feb 2010.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $383K Management & general 16% · $77K Fundraising 5% · $25K

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; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$110,012Pt VII · Sec A
$34,827Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Dyar Thru 724’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 92nd 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cindy Dyar—$170,760$84,483——
Joseph Finocchiaro————$110,012
Cindy Dyar Thru 724$109,774————
Sara Agah Franti$17,414$30,809$34,827——
Sarah Agah Franti———$34,827$34,827
Kate Adornetto Start 1124$11,538————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Takes people with serious illnesses to live concerts.

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1 program · $383K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization continued its mission of gifting people who are living with advanced stages of life threatening illnesses live concert experiences. Number of wishgrants were fulfilled during 2020.

$383Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$39K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $55K · 2021–2022

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$455K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$803
Money outPt IX
$484K
Ln 25
Programscol B$383K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$760K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$763K
Total assetsLn 16$764K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Government grantsLn 1e$68K
Investment incomeLn 3$803
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$455K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$763K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$763K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$764K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$760K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$872K$763K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$872K$764K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$786K$760K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$33K$33K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$144K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$143K$98K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K$715
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$23K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$54K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$229$23K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$5K$6K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$10K$8K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$484K$383K$77K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $348K$563K−$215K$376K 990 PDF
FY2023 $591K$981K−$390K$555K 990 PDF
FY2022 $258K$318K−$59K$945K 990 PDF
FY2021 $539K$294K$245K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $455K$484K−$29K$760K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $455,068 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $790,565$446,275
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $589$803
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$99,639$7,990
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $691,515$455,068
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $176,684$33,285
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $293,974$319,240
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $225,390$131,865
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $696,048$484,390
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,533−$29,322
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $455,068 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,274 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$68,182
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$378,093
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$446,275
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $803$803
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $9,264$9,264
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$1,274 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,067$455,068
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $484,390 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $33,285$33,285
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $143,724 · Management $1,115$144,839
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $97,604 · Management $45,154$142,758
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,729 · Management $715$4,444
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,823 · Management $4,376$27,199
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,328$10,328
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,854$1,854
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,236 · Management $7,410$61,646
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $229 · Fundraising $23,304$23,533
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,159 · Management $6,422$11,581
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,665 · Fundraising $1,886$3,551
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,528$1,528
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,137 · Management $7,707 · Fundraising $0$17,844
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $382,553 · Management $76,647 · Fundraising $25,190$484,390
Part X · Balance sheet $763,700 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $871,909$763,116
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$584
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $871,909$763,700
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,351$0
X-18 Grants payable$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $52,467$4,168
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $85,818$4,168
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $786,091$759,532
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $786,091$759,532
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $871,909$763,700
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $759,532 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$455,068
XI-2 Total expenses$484,390
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$29,322
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$786,091
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,764
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$759,532

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