Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MUSICALLY FED.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 27 February 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue: $236,845 changed to $536,246
Total expenses: $225,105 changed to $524,506
Contributions and grants received: $183,940 changed to $483,341
Program services expenses: $150,583 changed to $449,165
Management and general expenses: $72,351 changed to $69,227
Fundraising expenses: $2,171 changed to $6,114
Program service expenses (Part III): $150,583 changed to $449,165

Listed only on the earlier return

Dawn Grove

Totals

Total revenue: $236,845
Total expenses: $225,105
Contributions and grants received: $183,940
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $45,345
Investment income: $7,560
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $398,012
Total liabilities, end of year: $0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $398,012
Program services expenses (Part IX): $150,583
Management and general expenses: $72,351
Fundraising expenses: $2,171
Program service expenses (Part III): $150,583

Program services were 66.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1a · Federated campaigns

$0
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$0
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$0
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$183,940
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$0
2a · Program service revenue: Rescue meals from backstage live concerts

total $22,150 · related or exempt $22,150 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2b · Program service revenue: Rescue meals from backstage live festivals

total $23,195 · related or exempt $23,195 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $7,560 · related or exempt $7,560 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
5 · Royalties

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$0
11e · Other revenue, total

$0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $84,500 · program services $53,000 · management and general $30,000 · fundraising $1,500
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $0
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $50,328 · program services $48,328 · management and general $1,500 · fundraising $500
10 · Payroll taxes

total $10,516 · program services $7,888 · management and general $2,457 · fundraising $171
11b · Fees: legal

total $145 · program services $145
11c · Fees: accounting

total $18,724 · program services $6,000 · management and general $12,724
11g · Fees: other

total $3,450 · program services $2,000 · management and general $1,450
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $3,629 · program services $1,316 · management and general $2,313
13 · Office expenses

total $4,428 · program services $563 · management and general $3,865
14 · Information technology

total $3,362 · program services $900 · management and general $2,462
17 · Travel

total $12,731 · program services $12,731
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $7,515 · management and general $7,515
23 · Insurance

total $5,746 · program services $700 · management and general $5,046
24a · Other expenses: Mileage-distribution of rescued meals

total $16,926 · program services $15,931 · management and general $995
24b · Other expenses: Dues and Membership

total $1,273 · program services $0 · management and general $1,273
24c · Other expenses: Credit Card processing fees

total $751 · program services $0 · management and general $751
24d · Other expenses: Food carts, Supplies, Freezer, Frig repair

total $1,081 · program services $1,081 · management and general $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $106,272 · end of year $110,452
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $280,000 · end of year $287,560
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $386,272 · end of year $398,012
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Musically Fed mobilizes the music industry to combat hunger by partnering with artists, promoters, and venues across the country. We donate unused backstage meals to community organizations, primarily supporting individuals experiencing homelessness, hunger, and food insecurity, with a special focus on veterans and families. Founded in 2019, our mission is to make a positive impact in cities nationwide. Musically Fed identifies the opportunities, procures the resources, and coordinates the distribution of food items. Since our inception, Musically Fed has expanded its Food Rescue program, which repurposes unused catering from concerts, festivals, and events nationally. We also prioritize education and community engagement through partnerships with colleges and universities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

We are a non-profit organization that works to mobilize the music industry in the fight against hunger. We work with artists, promoters, management, and venues nationwide to donate unused, backstage meals to community organizations serving at least 50% veterans and who focus on feeding the homeless, hungry, and food insecure. Musically Fed identifies the opportunities, procures the resources, and coordinates all aspects of food handling, transport, and distribution. Our goal is to make it easy for promoters and performers to leave each city they visit with a lasting, positive impact.

Musically Fed focused on its main mission of repurposing backstage VIP live event catering to community organizations serving the food insecure. To date, Musically Fed has provided 655,000 meals nationally and reduced food waste in the process. During 2024 Musically Fed rescued approx 102,067 meals from backstage catering at concerts, festivals and sports events-nationwide. The meals were distributed to local organizations and Veterans houses serving those in need.

Expenses $122,583 · Grants $10,000 · Revenue $45,000
Musically Fed delivers fresh food items and meals to Veterans organizations. With rescued catering from VIP backstage concerts, festivals, and sports events, this program initiative delivered high quality meals to underserved Veterans populations across America.

Expenses $23,000 · Grants $10,000
During 2024 Musically Fed provided nutritious snacks to students of The Phoenix Conservatory of Music for their after school program and delivered repurposed catering meals for student musical events.

Expenses $5,000 · Grants $4,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

Maria Brunner

Executive Director - Founder

Total calculated

$84,500

From this org

$84,500

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$72,000

Bonus

$12,500

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$0

Filer's total

$84,500
Sharon Corbitt

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Nigel Buchan

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jason Bernstein

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Terry Burke

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Chad Schultz

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Susan Michelson

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Trinity Houston

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jim McCue

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0
Jim Campbell

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Larry Nutter

President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Neal BookSpan

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Matt Gould

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Mitch Katz

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Dawn Grove

Director - Former

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

1a · Discretionary spending account
1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
3 · Form 990 of other organizations
3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
7 · Other non-fixed payments
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a: The CEO/Founder has discretion over travel, personal vehicle use, and operating expenses under $500. These items are built into the annual operating budget (approved by Board of Directors).
Schedule J, Part I, Line 3: The Executive committee looks at similar organizations with similar organizational structure and operating budget when reviewing CEO/Founder compensation and discretionary bonuses annually. The Board of Directors approves the annual operating budget.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 27 February 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.0
Source object: 202510599349300306

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