The mission of The Rhapsody Project is to celebrate music and heritage through an anti-racist lens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$58K 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 $33K a year · 8% 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
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $154K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
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
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$382K
+132% vs prior year
Spent
$280K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$134K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$382K
FY2023▲ +132%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$165K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$431K
Expenses
$280K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$280K
FY2024$467K
Net assets
$134K
FY2023▲ +322%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$32K
FY2023$134K
FY2024$98K

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 Feb 2022.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $175K Management & general 32% · $88K Fundraising 6% · $17K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder
$57,720Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joe Seamons’s $93K as Co-Founder is at the 84th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Joe Seamons$92,514$57,720

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

Celebrates music and heritage with an anti-racist focus.

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1 program · $175K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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In-School Programs

$13,860 in new expenses to staff these programs. We expanded our presence into four new public schools and delivered residency programs of 2+ weeks duration at each during in-school hours. Unbroken Circle: We revived this program after placing it on pause during the global pandemic.

$175Kprogram 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 2 funders$154K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$382K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$314K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$280K
Ln 25
Programscol B$175K
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$134K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$314K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$382K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$134K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
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$32K$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70K
Total assetsLn 16$32K$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$32K$134K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$20$20
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$250K$154K$79K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$91$91
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$585$585
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$280K$175K$88K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $431K$467K−$36K$98K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $382K$280K$102K$134K 990 PDF
FY2022 $165K$32K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $381,818 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $144,933$314,109
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,285$63,338
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $397$1,109
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $233$3,262
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $164,848$381,818
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $154,687$279,615
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $154,687$279,615
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,161$102,203
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $381,818 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,262 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$75,012
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$239,097
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$314,109
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $63,338$63,338
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,109$1,109
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $66,600 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,109$381,818
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $279,615 across 10 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20$20
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $154,363 · Management $79,118 · Fundraising $16,582$250,063
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,012$1,012
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,523$3,523
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,098$1,098
IX-20 InterestManagement $91$91
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $585$585
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,505$1,505
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,465$19,465
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,253$2,253
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $174,926 · Management $88,107 · Fundraising $16,582$279,615
Part X · Balance sheet $133,955 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,736$64,040
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$69,915
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,736$133,955
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $31,736$133,955
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,736$133,955
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,736$133,955
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $133,955 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$381,818
XI-2 Total expenses$279,615
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,203
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,736
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$16
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$133,955

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