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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SONGBIRDS FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$885,806
Total expenses
$982,258
Contributions and grants received
$233,981
Grants paid
$50,000
Program service revenue
$88,854
Investment income
$377,688
Other revenue
$185,283
Total assets, end of year
$16,672,880
Total liabilities, end of year
$194,667
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,478,213
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$946,280
Management and general expenses
$33,872
Fundraising expenses
$2,106
Program service expenses (Part III)
$946,280

Program services were 96.3% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $2,500

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $11,936

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $219,545

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FACILITY DONATION

    total $47,668 · related or exempt $47,668

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MUSEUM ADMISSION

    total $33,539 · related or exempt $33,539

  • 2c · Program service revenue: LESSONS REVENUE

    total $4,799 · related or exempt $4,799

  • 2d · Program service revenue: VAULT SESSIONS

    total $2,848 · related or exempt $2,848

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,078 · unrelated business $1,198 · excluded $11,880

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $1,963,500

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

    securities $34,690 · other assets $1,564,200

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$34,690 · other assets $399,300

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $364,610 · excluded $364,610

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $281,758

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $220,574

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $61,184 · excluded $61,184

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $169,244

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $45,145

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $124,099 · related or exempt $124,099

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $45,000 · program services $45,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,000 · program services $5,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $97,580 · program services $92,701 · management and general $4,879

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $141,518 · program services $134,442 · management and general $7,076

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $19,571 · program services $18,593 · management and general $978

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,208 · management and general $3,208

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,731 · management and general $17,731

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $267,094 · program services $267,094

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $22,150 · program services $22,150

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,489 · program services $31,489

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $161,906 · program services $161,906

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,072 · program services $6,072

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $81,813 · program services $81,813

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,410 · program services $28,410

  • 24a · Other expenses: MUSEUM EXHIBITS AND SUP

    total $12,749 · program services $12,749

  • 24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING

    total $2,106 · fundraising $2,106

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $38,861 · program services $38,861

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $390,473 · end of year $205,964

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $288,599

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $6,193 · end of year $7,902

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,500

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

    $581,862

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

    $212,510

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $442,352 · end of year $369,352

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $1,390,384

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $15,819,327 · end of year $14,410,679

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,353 · end of year $16,392

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $35,422 · end of year $22,723

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $155,552

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,624,070 · end of year $16,453,213

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $25,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SONGBIRDS FOUNDATION STRIVES TO SHARE THE TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE OF MUSIC WITH THE CHATTANOOGA AREA BY DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, PRESERVING MUSIC HISTORY, HOSTING ENRICHING EVENTS, AND PROVIDING CONCRETE RESOURCES TO EMERGING ARTISTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SONGBIRDS FOUNDATION STRIVES TO SHARE THE TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE OF MUSIC ACROSS THE SOUTH BY DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, PRESERVING MUSIC HISTORY, HOSTING ENRICHING EVENTS, AND PROVIDING CONCRETE RESOURCES TO EMERGING ARTISTS.

  • SONGBIRDS GUITARS FOR KIDS PROGRAM FURTHERS THE PHILOSOPHY THAT MUSIC IS ONE OF THE MOST TRANSFORMATIVE FORMS OF COMMUNICATION - TRANSCENDING BARRIERS AND CREATING COMMON GROUND THROUGH ITS ABILITY TO BIND US TOGETHER AND STRENGTHEN US AS INDIVIDUALS. NO MATTER HOW DIFFERENT OR DISTANT A CULTURE WE CAN ALWAYS GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THAT CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC.GUITAR FOR KIDS PROVIDES GUITAR LESSONS, MUSIC THERAPY, AND OTHER MUSICAL EXPERIENCES TO HUNDREDS OF YOUTH ACROSS CHATTANOOGA THROUGH CLASSES THAT FOCUS ON GUITAR BASICS AND PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE FUNDAMENTALS BY EXPOSING THEM TO A WIDE VARIETY OF PLAYING STYLES AND TECHNIQUES.THE PROGRAM INTEGRATES REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ARTISTS AND STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO ATTEND FREE SHOWS AND PERFORM, COLLABORATE, AND RECORD WITH THESE ARTISTS.CLASSES ALSO OFFER STUDENTS A FORUM TO DISCUSS SOCIAL, HEALTH, AND LIFE ISSUES. CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPISTS USE MUSIC TO HELP STUDENTS WORK THROUGH THESE ISSUES. STUDENTS ALSO WORK IN GROUPS THAT ALLOW THEM TO CREATE FRIENDSHIPS AND ESTABLISH MUSIC BONDS WITH OTHER PLAYERS. THIS TYPE OF GROUP INTERACTION IS ESSENTIAL FOR KIDS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED BULLYING, OR HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS SUCH AS AUTISM OR ASPERGER'S.THE PROGRAM WAS MODIFIED TO SERVE STUDENTS WHEREVER THEY WERE WORKING FROM HOME OR IN PERSON AT SCHOOL. WE KNOW THAT MUSIC HELPS KIDS COPE WITH THE DEVASTATING DEMANDS THAT THE PANDEMIC PLACED ON FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM ALLOWED OVER 4,500 KIDS TO HAVE INTERACTIVE MUSICAL EXPERIENCES WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S TEACHERS AND OTHER STUDENTS. WE WORKED WITH 102 SCHOOLS AND 22 PARTNER PROGRAMS TO TRAIN THEIR CHORUS TEACHERS HOW TO TEACH OUR CURRICULUM TO THEIR STUDENTS. WE THEN PROVIDED EACH TEACHER WITH A DONATED SET OF 25-50 GUITARS, CURRICULUM BOOKS, EQUIPMENT (PICKS, STRINGS, BAGS, TUNERS), AND ONGOING SUPPORT. MORE THAN 832 GUITARS WERE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE STATE.

    Expenses $804,338 · Grants $50,000 · Revenue $4,799

  • FACILITY DONATION AND FOOD, BEVERAGE & MERCHANDISE SALES - GUESTS ARE SURROUNDED BY MUSIC MEMORABILIA, VINTAGE GUITARS, A CUSTOM-BUILT OAK AND ASH STAGE, AND INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS.

    Revenue $171,767

  • MUSEUM - EXPERIENCING MUSIC HISTORYMUSEUM VISITORS LEARNED HOW THE GUITAR HELPED SHAPE POP CULTURE HISTORY IN THE HEART OF CHATTANOOGA'S SOUTHSIDE DISTRICT. ALL REVENUE GENERATED BY THE SONGBIRDS MUSEUM WILL FURTHER THEIR GUITARS FOR KIDS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $132,479 · Revenue $33,539

  • VAULT SESSIONS IS A 26 EPISODE ONLINE VIDEO SERIES THAT HAS BEEN CREATED TO FURTHER ENCAPSULATE THESE VALUES AND THIS PHILOSOPHY TO CHANGE, TO BUILD, TO MOVE, TO EDUCATE, AND TO EMPOWER. THE VAULT SESSIONS STRIVES TO BE THE VEHICLE OF CHANGE THAT WILL HELP VIEWERS UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES AND IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN OUR SOCIETY.

    Expenses $9,463 · Revenue $2,848

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Johnny Smith

    PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William P Aiken

    SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • W Thorpe McKenzie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donick Cary

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Josh Scott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Reed Caldwell

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $97,580
    From this org
    $97,580
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
8 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202342209349301514

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