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← OTIS REDDING FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by OTIS REDDING FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,835,145
Total expenses
$688,362
Contributions and grants received
$2,965,679
Grants paid
$1,530
Program service revenue
$37,804
Investment income
$48,484
Other revenue
-$216,822
Total assets, end of year
$4,817,697
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,476
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,805,221
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$495,743
Management and general expenses
$74,416
Fundraising expenses
$118,203
Program service expenses (Part III)
$495,743

Program services were 72.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $166,317

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $20,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,779,362

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CAMP INCOME

    total $23,915 · related or exempt $23,915

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CENTER FEES

    total $12,414 · related or exempt $12,414

  • 2c · Program service revenue: WINTER WONDERLAND WORKSHOP

    total $1,475 · related or exempt $1,475

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $48,484 · excluded $48,484

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $166,317

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $225,194

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$225,194

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $39,468

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $31,096

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $8,372 · related or exempt $8,372

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,530 · program services $1,530

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $153,192 · program services $107,200 · management and general $40,992 · fundraising $5,000

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $10,826 · program services $7,576 · management and general $2,897 · fundraising $353

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,642 · program services $5,003 · management and general $3,246 · fundraising $393

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,576 · management and general $5,576

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,508 · management and general $1,508

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $146,176 · program services $107,776 · fundraising $38,400

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $176,825 · program services $118,278 · fundraising $58,547

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $40,395 · program services $20,198 · management and general $20,197

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,964 · program services $7,964

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $36,041 · program services $36,041

  • 17 · Travel

    total $41,294 · program services $25,784 · fundraising $15,510

  • 20 · Interest

    total $31,933 · program services $31,933

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,567 · program services $3,567

  • 24a · Other expenses: CAMP EXPENSES

    total $22,893 · program services $22,893

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,633,713 · end of year $2,060,027

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,618,335

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $26,904

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,378,919 · end of year $2,591,431

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $142,464 · end of year $166,239

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,717 · end of year $12,476

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $503,537

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $393,703 · end of year -$27,118

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,251,139 · end of year $4,832,339

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO TO EMPOWER, ENRICH, AND MOTIVATE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH PROGRAMS INVOLVING MUSIC, WRITING, AND INSTRUMENTATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ENLIGHTEN AND EMPOWER, ENRICH AND MOTIVATE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH PROGRAMS INVOLVING MUSIC, WRITING AND INSTRUMENTATION.

  • FOR OVER 15 YEARS, THE OTIS REDDING FOUNDATION HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING OVER 5,000+ STUDENTS AGES 5-18 WHILE UPHOLDING ITS MISSION TO EMPOWER, ENRICH, AND MOTIVATE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH PROGRAMS INVOLVING MUSIC, WRITING, AND INSTRUMENTATION. WE HAVE PROVIDED BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS ACROSS COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND BEYOND. FROM NEW PROGRAMS LIKE, BEYOND THE NOTES AND OUR MUSIC MAKERS WORKSHOP TO OUR STAPLE PROGRAMS LIKE, OTIS MUSIC CAMP AND CAMP DREAM" WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED CREATIVITY, BUILT CONFIDENCE AND PROMOTED THE ART OF SELF-EXPRESSION WITHIN OUR STUDENTS. WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW OTIS REDDING CENTER FOR THE ARTS SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN THE WINTER OF 2025,WE WILL SERVE MORE STUDENTS AND FACILITATE THEIR NEEDS IN A STATE OF THE ART SPACE THAT IS SAFE AND WELCOMING TO ALL YOUTH REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, ABILITY OR GENDER. THE NEW OTIS REDDING CENTER FOR THE ARTS FACILITY WILL BE COMPLETE WITH ARTS-RELATED CREATIVE SPACES, A MUSIC PRODUCTION LAB, MULTIPLE PRACTICE SPACES, A FULL RECORDING STUDIO, AND AN INCREDIBLE AMPHITHEATRE THAT ALLOWS FOR BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES. THE GROWTH IN SERVICE AND SUPPORT HAS GROWN TREMENDOUSLY IN THE PAST FEW YEARS DUE TO THE FOUNDATION'S PROVEN TRACK RECORD TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE KIDS SERVED.

    Expenses $495,743 · Grants $1,530 · Revenue $62,804

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeff Battcher

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Daugherty

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • T Scotty Duncan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caryn Frey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrea Griner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Jackson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Tanzy Kilcrease

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Rebecca Lanning

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael McGowan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zelma Redding

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Karla Redding-Andrews

    VP/EXEC. DIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Arron Saxe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stacey Timothy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Kevin Williams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
29 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202423059349301702

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