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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by RENOVARE MUSIC INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$174,055
Total expenses
$148,558
Contributions and grants received
$168,088
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$12,037
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$6,070
Total assets, end of year
$127,791
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,051
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$125,740
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$90,159
Management and general expenses
$28,636
Fundraising expenses
$29,763
Program service expenses (Part III)
$90,159

Program services were 60.7% 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

    $47,596

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $120,492

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Ticket sales and honoraria

    total $4,837 · related or exempt $4,837 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Building Hope in the City residency

    total $7,200 · related or exempt $7,200 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue

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

  • 2d · Program service revenue

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

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · 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 $0 · related or exempt $0 · 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

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

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

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

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

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $3,400

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

    $47,569

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $9,470

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$6,070 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$6,070

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

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

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

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

  • 11a · Other revenue

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

  • 11b · Other revenue

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

  • 11c · Other revenue

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

  • 11d · All other revenue

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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $36,000 · program services $28,080 · management and general $3,960 · fundraising $3,960

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $70,679 · program services $39,946 · management and general $15,944 · fundraising $14,789

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,611 · program services $3,591 · management and general $1,038 · fundraising $982

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $9,271 · program services $5,934 · management and general $1,715 · fundraising $1,622

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,430 · program services $0 · management and general $1,930 · fundraising $3,500

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,371 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $2,371

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $241 · program services $0 · management and general $241 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,659 · program services $0 · management and general $1,659 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,795 · program services $1,629 · management and general $1,086 · fundraising $80

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,276 · program services $1,276 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $725 · program services $0 · management and general $725 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses

    total $7,974 · program services $7,374 · management and general $0 · fundraising $600

  • 24b · Other expenses

    total $1,859 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,859

  • 24c · Other expenses

    total $592 · program services $592 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses

    total $338 · program services $0 · management and general $338 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,737 · program services $1,737 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $115,045 · end of year $127,256

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $535

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $14,802 · end of year $2,051

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $100,243 · end of year $125,740

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Sharing music at the highest level of artistry in diverse settings and innovative programs to love our neighbor affirm the value of all people and cultivate reconciled communities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Renovare Music bridges divided communities and creates restorative experiences through music storytelling and relationships. The principal musicians teach strings classes at two prisons in northeast Ohio perform interactive concerts and lead worship events either in marginalized spaces or with the goal of reconnecting siloed communities and lead collaborative songwriting projects with underestimated people.

  • Strings classes in prisons: Renovare teaches violin viola and cello to residents at two Northeast Ohio prisons. These weekly classes provide an opportunity for participants to learn together build community exercise discipline develop confidence in performing for others and grow in self-esteem and self-expression. Participants also develop music literacy and technical skill in playing their instruments which are provided by Renovare but kept in the care of the inmates for the duration of their participation to allow them to practice daily. Renovare continued teaching Unmuted and Music for the Soul our weekly classes for men at the Grafton Correctional Institution and for women at the Northeast Reintegration Center respectively throughout 2023. Between the two programs Renovare led 100 classes in 2023 with a total of 47 participants. Both programs performed multiple times for other inmates at their prisons as well as for family and outside guests.

    Expenses $33,229

  • Performances and worship events: Renovare shares music stories and leads worship in a wide variety of venues. About 75% of our performances take place in marginalized spaces ex. prisons homeless shelters hospitals. The remainder of our performances occur in venues ranging from concert halls to community gardens with an emphasis on connecting communities that are siloed from one another. Renovare's fresh creative voice spans artistic genres and invites audiences everywhere into meaningful connection through interactive musical experiences. Renovare's focus is on our Northeast Ohio community which is where almost all of the 81 concerts and worship events we performed in 2023 took place. Over 4,700 attendees experienced these events last year where they were offered a taste of the restorative and transformative love of God through the unique and powerful mediums of music and relationship.

    Expenses $40,270 · Revenue $8,437

  • Creation of original Documentary Songs: Documentary Songwriting is a method of co-writing music that fosters empathy boosts self-confidence and strengthens community. It demystifies creativity and allows someone with no musical background to express themselves through high-quality songs docsong.org. This method was developed over a decade ago by composer Malcolm Brooks PhD. His work can be heard on PBS Nova and the History Channel and has garnered two Emmy nominations and a Peabody Award. Renovare undertakes Documentary Songwriting projects with people whose perspectives have often been marginalized or gone unheard. We believe that all people are worthy of dignity and respect and that in order to better love our neighbors we must listen well to them. We then invite the broader community to listen well with us sharing these songs in thoughtfully curated concerts to increase understanding and inspire action. In 2023 Renovare wrote 11 Documentary Songs with 15 community members many of whom testified to the healing and empowerment that took place for them through the songwriting process.

    Expenses $16,660 · Revenue $3,600

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rebecca Shasberger

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $36,000
    From this org
    $36,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kathleen Derwin

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Valerie Greenlee

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eric Harmon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Jesurun

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
9 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202421309349304802

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