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← COMMON CHORD

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COMMON CHORD.

Totals

Total revenue
$846,151
Total expenses
$1,368,201
Contributions and grants received
$404,352
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$144,647
Investment income
$19,567
Other revenue
$277,585
Total assets, end of year
$2,659,904
Total liabilities, end of year
$263,098
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,396,806
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$969,473
Management and general expenses
$283,213
Fundraising expenses
$115,515
Program service expenses (Part III)
$969,473

Program services were 70.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $24,462

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $20,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $359,890

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $71,237

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SHOWS AND RELATED SALES

    total $130,109 · related or exempt $130,109

  • 2b · Program service revenue: REGISTRATIONS

    total $14,538 · related or exempt $14,538

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,358 · excluded $6,358

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $139,249

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $139,249

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $139,249 · excluded $139,249

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $191,247

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $178,038

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $13,209

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $13,209 · related or exempt $13,209

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $31,877

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

    $24,462

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $30,821

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,056

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $177,815

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $45,047

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $132,768 · related or exempt $132,768

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $4,512 · related or exempt $4,512

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,512

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $470,337 · program services $346,119 · management and general $44,484 · fundraising $79,734

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $26,530 · program services $17,040 · management and general $3,454 · fundraising $6,036

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $37,515 · program services $27,242 · management and general $4,089 · fundraising $6,184

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $52,120 · program services $27,153 · management and general $20,067 · fundraising $4,900

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,713 · program services $9,023 · fundraising $690

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,148 · program services $499 · management and general $1,776 · fundraising $2,873

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $27,248 · program services $19,077 · management and general $8,171

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $120,164 · program services $83,824 · management and general $36,340

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,335 · management and general $4,335

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $162,982 · program services $125,370 · management and general $37,612

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $27,487 · program services $19,241 · management and general $8,246

  • 24a · Other expenses: TALENT

    total $179,413 · program services $176,406 · fundraising $3,007

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $75,125 · management and general $75,125

  • 24c · Other expenses: IN-KIND DONATIONS - INSTR

    total $46,775 · program services $46,775

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE & UTILITIES

    total $27,061 · program services $18,494 · management and general $8,567

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $96,248 · program services $53,210 · management and general $30,947 · fundraising $12,091

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $161,196 · end of year $28,870

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $20,000 · end of year $15,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $47,727 · end of year $14,933

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $7,612 · end of year $6,343

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $23,135 · end of year $22,870

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

    $6,808,003

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

    $4,590,392

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,612,083 · end of year $2,217,611

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $286,227 · end of year $122,787

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,715 · end of year $231,490

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $38,316 · end of year $33,227

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $50,871 · end of year $77,583

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $155,646 · end of year $152,288

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,921,862 · end of year $2,396,806

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

COMMON CHORD ACTIVATES THE POWER OF MUSIC TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY. COMMON CHORD PROVIDES CONCERTS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY MUSIC PROGRAMS.

  • CONCERT PROGRAMS: PROVIDE A VARIETY OF FINANCIALLY ACCESSIBLE, COMMUNITY- ORIENTED CONCERTS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S VENUE AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. CONCERTS CONSIST OF A WIDE VARIETY OF GENRES.

    Expenses $579,399 · Revenue $121,104

  • EDUCATION PROGRAMS: PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSIC EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS OF ALL ABILITY LEVELS AND INTERESTS IN SCHOOLS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, NONPROFIT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS.

    Expenses $281,602 · Revenue $14,933

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS: PRESENTING ACTIVITIES THAT INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION OF THE VALUE OF LIVE MUSIC IN OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING ADVOCACY EFFORTS, ONLINE PUBLICATION, AND PAINTED PIANOS IN PUBLIC SPACES.

    Expenses $108,472

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • JACK CULLEN

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • COREY KENDRICK

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MATT KNOLL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JEN MORTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KIM NICKELS

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SUE RAMSETT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SAM RUSSELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TRACY SINGLETON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MATT SIVERTSEN

    CHAIR

    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
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202533189349310173

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