This Must Be the Place

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Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 87-2676246

This must be the place is a 501(c)(3) that harnesses the power of music to create the backbone of a non-profit whose purpose is to provide a shared space and the tools necessary to transform, inspire, and heal.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 1% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$132K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 53% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31K
79% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 79% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$743K
+124% vs prior year
Spent
$728K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$8K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$743K
FY2024▲ +124%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$332K
FY2024$743K
Expenses
$728K
FY2024▲ +118%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$334K
FY2024$728K
Net assets
$8K
FY2024▲ +501%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$1K
FY2024$8K

From the FY2024 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 Dec 2021.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $683K Management & general 5% · $34K Fundraising 1% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $132K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$66,209Pt VII · Sec A
$65,350Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ingela Travers-Hayward’s $66K as Secretary is at the 53rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Ingela Travers-Hayward$66,209$44,445
William Perry$65,350$42,471

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Uses music to transform, inspire, and heal through shared spaces and tools.

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1 program service account for $683K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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This must be the place travels to music and arts festivals across the country, handing out doses of free naloxone in the fight against the fentanyl epidemic. During 2023, TMBTP travelled to 27 large-scale music festivals, 31 local events in columbus, ohio, and handed out over 36,000 doses of free naxolone.

$683Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$743K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$572K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$171K
Money outPt IX
$728K
Ln 25
Programscol B$683K
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$8K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$39K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$572K
Government grantsLn 1e$81K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$409K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$171K
Total revenueLn 12$743K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$39K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32$8K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$3K$39K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$31K
Net assetsLn 32$1K$8K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$100K$19K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$38K$7K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$1K$452
OccupancyLn 16$22K$18K$3K$1K
TravelLn 17$75K$75K
InterestLn 20$798$798
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$1K$389
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$439K$438K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$728K$683K$34K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $743K$728K$15K$8K 990 PDF
FY2023 $332K$334K−$2K$1K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $743,156 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$80,645
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$491,475
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$408,549
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$572,120
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $171,036$171,036
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $171,036$743,156
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $727,826 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $100,447 · Management $18,834 · Fundraising $6,278$125,559
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $38,473 · Management $7,214 · Fundraising $2,405$48,092
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,228 · Management $1,355 · Fundraising $452$9,035
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,861 · Management $3,349 · Fundraising $1,116$22,326
IX-17 TravelPrograms $74,769$74,769
IX-20 InterestManagement $798$798
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,232 · Management $1,168 · Fundraising $389$7,789
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $438,232 · Management $1,226$439,458
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $683,242 · Management $33,944 · Fundraising $10,640$727,826
Part X · Balance sheet $38,779 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,806$38,779
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,806$38,779
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,472$30,768
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,472$30,768
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,334$8,011
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,334$8,011
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,806$38,779
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,011 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$743,156
XI-2 Total expenses$727,826
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,330
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,334
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$8,653
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,011

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

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