Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2023.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
1 person listed on the 990; $17K paid to officers and key staff.
Matthew Koveal’s $100K as Executive Director is at the 88th 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Koveal | $100,000 | $17,000 |
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.
See Liberty Bell Pops executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Provides the public with authentic and exceptional live music performances.
Questions for Liberty Bell Pops
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The organization received contributions and grants to fund the musicial performances it provides to the public
The organization generated ticket sales and peformance fees in order to pay the musicians that provide musicial performances to the public
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $13K | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $0 | $13K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $0 | $13K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $71K | $71K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $17K | $17K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $27K | $27K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $5K | $5K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $10K | $10K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $25K | $25K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $38K | $38K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $204K | $204K | $0 | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 11, 2026 | $886K | $795K | $92K | $117K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 27, 2024 | $217K | $204K | $13K | $13K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $217,212 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $217,212 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $204,478 across 9 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $12,734 assets, 6 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,734 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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