Tucson Pops Orchestra

Tax-deductible

Tucson, AZ501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 94-2783658

Free performances of good music by professional musicians for audiences at the city parks.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1K 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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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 deficit $11K 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
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1K
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 99% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $8K
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
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$131K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$157K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$147K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$131K
FY2024▼ -6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$139K
FY2024$131K
Expenses
$157K
FY2024▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$136K
FY2024$157K
Net assets
$147K
FY2024▼ -14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$184K
FY2022$159K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$147K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CTucson Pops Orchestra
EINHdr · item D94-2783658
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 1982
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CTucson, AZ
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A69Z)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.04
Program services75%$118K
Management & general20%$32K
Fundraising4%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$157K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -25% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-20%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1075% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$147K
FY2024▼ -14%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$171K
FY2024$147K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$26K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$147K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$147K
Total assetsLn 16$147K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$147K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$125K · 96%
Investment income$6K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$125K
Investment income4%$6K
— government grantsLn 1e$39K
Total revenueLn 12$131K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $147K · Operating expenses/yr $157K
11.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $118K · Total expenses $157K
75%
Management & General
Management & general $32K · Total expenses $157K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $7K · Total expenses $157K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $100K
$0.06 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $125K · Total revenue $131K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants $39K · Total revenue $131K
29%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $131K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6K · Total revenue $131K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $157K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $131K · Prior year $139K
-6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $83K · FY2024 $131K
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $147K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $131K · Expenses $157K
-20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $147K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $147K · Total assets $147K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $147K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tamara Chaffee · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $1K · Total expenses $157K
0.9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $112K · Total expenses $157K
72%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%——
Overhead ratio 20%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Revenue growth -6%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$1,448Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tamara Chaffee’s $1K as Treasurer is at the 1st 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Frances Bettinger——$7,750$13,250$15,000
Laszlo Veres——$2,610$2,670$1,120
Michael Fan—$1,440$2,005$2,095$2,520
Khris Dodge——$1,500——
Tamara Chaffee$1,448$1,140———
Fran Veres——$1,320——
Luisa Muir——$150——

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 11Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 11Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Brings free, professional music performances to city parks for everyone to enjoy.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $118K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Free music performed at city parks

$118Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $131K$157K-6% 990 PDF
FY2023 $139K$136K+4% 990 PDF
FY2022 $133K—+7% 990 PDF
FY2021 $125K—+50% 990 PDF
FY2020 $83K— 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2024

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $156,619 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,060 · Management $28,589$103,649
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,086 · Management $2,318$8,404
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $650$650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,613$6,613
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $6,929$6,929
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,687$16,687
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,083$5,083
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,458$1,458
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,146$7,146
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $118,133 · Management $31,557 · Fundraising $6,929$156,619

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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