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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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
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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<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 · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$332K
Spent
$334K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$332K
FY2023
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$332K
FY2024$743K
Expenses
$334K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$334K
FY2024$728K
Net assets
$1K
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$1K
FY2024$8K

From the FY2023 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 Dec 2021.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $299K Management & general 9% · $30K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$44,445Pt VII · Sec A
$42,471Pt 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

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

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  • 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 · $299K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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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.

$299Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$332K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$236K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$334K
Ln 25
Programscol B$299K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$1K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$236K
Government grantsLn 1e$68K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$131K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$94K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$332K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$4K$3K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$943$1K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$70K$13K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11K$9K$2K$552
Accounting feesLn 11c$95$95
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$625$208
OccupancyLn 16$15K$12K$2K$759
TravelLn 17$51K$51K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$157K$154K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$334K$299K$30K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $743K$728K$15K$8K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $332K$334K−$2K$1K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $332,462 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $36,669$236,133
I-9 Program service revenue$94,500
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$1,829
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $36,669$332,462
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$97,533
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $32,957$236,851
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,957$334,384
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,712−$1,922
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $332,462 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$68,175
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$167,958
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$131,040
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$236,133
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $94,500$94,500
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,829$1,829
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $96,329$332,462
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $334,384 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,533 · Management $13,038 · Fundraising $3,921$86,492
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,833 · Management $1,656 · Fundraising $552$11,041
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $95$95
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,816$1,816
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,336 · Management $625 · Fundraising $208$4,169
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,148 · Management $2,278 · Fundraising $759$15,185
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,172$51,172
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,834$1,834
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,085$5,085
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $154,163 · Management $3,332$157,495
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $299,185 · Management $29,759 · Fundraising $5,440$334,384
Part X · Balance sheet $2,806 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,964$2,806
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,964$2,806
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,021$1,472
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,021$1,472
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $943$1,334
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $943$1,334
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,964$2,806
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,334 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$332,462
XI-2 Total expenses$334,384
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,922
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$943
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,313
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,334

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