Pickin Circle EIN 93-4652335

Pickin Circle

EIN  93-4652335 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Maryland Hts, MO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers mental health resources and awareness to the local music industry and community.
Leadership
Ryan Kemp · President · $10K
Money in and out
$241K revenue, $254K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency

Offers mental health resources and awareness to the local music industry and community. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $241K in revenue, $254K in expenses, and $-2K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$241K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$254K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-2K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$12K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -100% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -223% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$241K
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses
$254K
FY2025▲ +13%
Total assets
$486
FY2025▼ -95%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025▲ +299%
Total revenue
$241K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$254K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-2K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$12K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$486
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $218K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Utilizing the universal language of music to support mental health wellness amoung our music industry and festival communities by connecting people through live music and entertainment, foster and uplifting, inclusive community of celebration and educattion and discuss mental health wellness.

$218Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPickin Circle
EINHdr · item D93-4652335
Principal addressHdr · item CMaryland Hts, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jpickinfestival.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2024

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Memeber
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Memeber
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Memeber
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Memeber
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Kemp’s $10K as President is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2082 $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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$186K · 77%
Contributions & grants$54K · 22%
Program service revenue77%$186K
Contributions & grants22%$54K
Other revenue$810
Total revenueLn 12$241K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.06
Program services86%$218K
Management & general8%$21K
Fundraising6%$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$254K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$486
Total assetsLn 16$486
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$-2K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $486 · Operating expenses/yr $254K
0.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $218K · Total expenses $254K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $21K · Total expenses $254K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $15K · Total expenses $254K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $54K
$0.14 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $54K · Total revenue $241K
22%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $241K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $186K · Total revenue $241K
77%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $241K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $186K · Total expenses $254K
73%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $241K · Prior year $233K
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-2K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $241K · Expenses $254K
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $486
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-2K · Total assets $486
-392%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $486
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ryan Kemp · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $10K · Total expenses $254K
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $254K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 27%
Revenue growth 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$241K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$233K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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