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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MELODIC CARING PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$357,898
Total expenses
$397,874
Contributions and grants received
$380,353
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$22
Other revenue
-$22,477
Total assets, end of year
$167,808
Total liabilities, end of year
$253,885
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$86,077
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$314,808
Management and general expenses
$34,426
Fundraising expenses
$48,640
Program service expenses (Part III)
$314,808

Program services were 79.1% 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

    $192,162

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $50,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $138,191

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22 · excluded $22

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $47,281

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

    $192,162

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $68,587

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$21,306 · excluded -$21,306

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,847

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $4,370

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$2,523 · related or exempt -$2,523

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,352 · excluded $1,352

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,352

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $83,078 · program services $62,308 · management and general $8,308 · fundraising $12,462

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $88,679 · program services $79,811 · management and general $4,434 · fundraising $4,434

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $14,596 · program services $12,077 · management and general $1,083 · fundraising $1,436

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $30,000 · program services $22,500 · management and general $3,000 · fundraising $4,500

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $51 · program services $38 · management and general $5 · fundraising $8

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,307 · program services $7,384 · management and general $3,077 · fundraising $1,846

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $6,005 · fundraising $6,005

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $77,298 · program services $60,880 · management and general $6,704 · fundraising $9,714

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,762 · program services $2,072 · management and general $276 · fundraising $414

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,036 · program services $9,776 · management and general $1,304 · fundraising $1,956

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $733 · program services $550 · management and general $73 · fundraising $110

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,900 · program services $2,340 · management and general $975 · fundraising $585

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,622 · program services $11,717 · management and general $1,562 · fundraising $2,343

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,128 · program services $3,077 · management and general $1,282 · fundraising $769

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,148 · program services $2,489 · management and general $1,037 · fundraising $622

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,323 · program services $1,394 · management and general $581 · fundraising $348

  • 24a · Other expenses: Production expenses

    total $30,957 · program services $30,957

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $7,251 · program services $5,438 · management and general $725 · fundraising $1,088

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $96,608 · end of year $110,928

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $100,025 · end of year $47,146

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $190

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,734 · end of year $1,787

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

    $56,731

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

    $48,974

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,204 · end of year $7,757

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $102,772 · end of year $103,985

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $149,900 · end of year $149,900

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$58,334 · end of year -$102,429

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,233 · end of year $16,352

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

We bring hope, connection, and the power of music to people battling illness.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Melodic Caring Project (MCP) brings hope, connection and the power of music to people battling illness and isolation around the world.

  • At MCP we believe in transparency, community and inclusivity. Our vision is to provide love, encouragement and healing through music to every person in need and inspire our communities worldwide to do the same.After 13 years, we believe, more than ever, in the power of our mission and the need for intentional empathy, compassion and connection in our hurting world. Hundreds of millions of people around the world suffer from illness and isolation making our Mission more essential than ever.Since 2010, we've used the power of music and personal connection to provide ongoing support to over 41,000 patients and family members battling illness and isolation around the world. We provide ongoing mental, emotional and spiritual support to patients and others battling illness. We accomplish this by connecting patients with musicians, performers, celebrities, and our team of Rockologists offering a range of programs including 1:1 Music Therapy Sessions, Personalized Livestream Performances, Weekly Group Music & Art Therapy Sessions, rockSTAR Song Requests and other specialty programs. Our programs are free to all patients and families through the generosity of individual donors, foundations, corporate giving and sponsorships.This past year we experienced 630% growth in our 1:1 Music Therapy Sessions, 107% growth in our Group Music and Art Therapy Sessions, and 720% growth in our rockSTAR Song Request program. Best of all, this growth and impact is completely sustainable and scalable. We are growing to meet this growing need.With the rise in hospitalizations and the mental and emotional health crisis, we've tripled the number of programs offered and experienced 415% growth in program impact. Additionally, we continue to see a steady year-over-year increase in unique patients requesting and receiving support from our programs.Patients who receive support through our programs say they experience:-decreased feelings of isolation;-positive shift in mood;-normalization of hospital environment;-positive coping;-increased socialization;-increased emotional identification and/or expression;-increased resilience;-facilitated movement and/or range of motion; as well as -increased self-esteem.

    Expenses $314,808 · Revenue -$2,523

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Levi Ware

    President/CEO

    Total calculated
    $80,000
    From this org
    $80,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stephanie Ware

    Treasurer/CFO

    Total calculated
    $30,000
    From this org
    $30,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Josiah Johnson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonah Essers

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amanda Chomyszak

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Bien

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jody McKinley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jay Martin Jr

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Faulk

    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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • Boots Builders Inc dba Melodic Caring Productions

    S · Video production · WA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202400739349301410

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