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← BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,734,373
Total expenses
$2,654,879
Contributions and grants received
$512,561
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,966,459
Investment income
$2,317
Other revenue
$253,036
Total assets, end of year
$12,682,044
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,674,847
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,007,197
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,217,265
Management and general expenses
$243,239
Fundraising expenses
$194,375
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,217,265

Program services were 83.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $216,358

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $296,203

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RHYTHM & ROOTS REUNION

    total $992,279 · related or exempt $992,279

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $410,306 · related or exempt $410,306

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MUSEUM OPERATIONS

    total $120,035 · related or exempt $120,035

  • 2d · Program service revenue: CONCESSIONS

    total $104,469 · related or exempt $104,469

  • 2e · Program service revenue: MERCHANDISE SALES

    total $94,404 · related or exempt $94,404

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $244,966 · related or exempt $244,966

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,317 · excluded $2,317

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $11,491

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $11,491 · excluded $11,491

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $495,615

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $254,070

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $241,545 · excluded $241,545

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $45,013 · program services $31,510 · management and general $9,002 · fundraising $4,501

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $427,090 · program services $357,152 · management and general $27,229 · fundraising $42,709

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $63,202 · program services $52,032 · management and general $4,850 · fundraising $6,320

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $41,162 · program services $33,887 · management and general $3,159 · fundraising $4,116

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $1,655 · management and general $1,655

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,437 · management and general $19,437

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $199,463 · program services $95,794 · management and general $91,695 · fundraising $11,974

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $182,322 · program services $167,736 · fundraising $14,586

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $15,000 · management and general $15,000

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,374 · program services $5,458 · management and general $5,458 · fundraising $5,458

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,087 · program services $2,087

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $166,698 · program services $161,975 · management and general $4,723

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $52,869 · program services $50,754 · management and general $2,115

  • 24a · Other expenses: ARTIST EXPENSE

    total $566,237 · program services $566,237

  • 24b · Other expenses: FESTIVAL LOGISTICS

    total $470,804 · program services $470,804

  • 24c · Other expenses: MERCHANDISE

    total $99,480 · fundraising $99,480

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $57,936 · program services $52,142 · management and general $5,794

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $228,050 · program services $169,697 · management and general $53,122 · fundraising $5,231

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,486,332 · end of year $1,640,854

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $113,208 · end of year $164,941

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,888 · end of year $1,957

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $32,316 · end of year $32,316

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $196,477 · end of year $59,817

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

    $13,992,510

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

    $3,210,801

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,943,394 · end of year $10,781,709

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $450

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $71,405 · end of year $201,771

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,618,022 · end of year $1,319,417

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $155,380 · end of year $153,659

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,105 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,814,495 · end of year $10,842,256

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $113,208 · end of year $164,941

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC SEEKS TO PERPETUATE, PROMOTE, AND CELEBRATE BRISTOL'S RICH MUSICAL HERITAGE; TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE REGARDING THE HISTORY, IMPACT AND LEGACY OF THE 1927 BRISTOL SESSIONS; AND TO CREATE RECOGNITION, OPPORTUNITIES, AND ECONOMIC BENEFIT FOR OUR LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES.

  • THE BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC THROUGH ITS MUSEUM LOCATED IN BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN BRISTOL VA, SEEKS TO EXPLORE THE HISTORY, IMPACT, AND LEGACY OF THE 1927 BRISTOL SESSIONS - ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL COMMERCIAL RECORDING SESSIONS IN AMERICAN MUSIC HISTORY - THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, ENGAGING, AND FUN EXPERIENCES IN OUR INTERACTIVE MUSEUM. THE 1927 SESSIONS WERE RECORDED IN BRISTOL, AND IS RECOGNIZED BY CONGRESS AND THE SENATE AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC. OUR MUSEUM CELEBRATES,AND EDUCATES THIS HISTORY.

    Expenses $637,514 · Revenue $214,439

  • THE BRISTOL RHYTHM & ROOTS REUNION MUSIC FESTIVAL IS PRODUCED TO PROMOTE AND CELEBRATE BRISTOL'S MUSICAL HERITAGE, ENTERTAIN AND DELIGHT THOSE ATTENDING, AND BRING RECOGNITION AND ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO BCM AND TO OUR LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $1,415,193 · Revenue $1,670,934

  • RADIO BRISTOL EXISTS TO EDUCATE AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE REGARDING BRISTOL'S RICH MUSICAL HERITAGE, TO PROMOTE BRISTOL AND THE MUSEUM, AND THE ACTIVITIES AND ELEMENTS OF BCM OF WHICH WE ARE A PART; TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR REGIONAL AND UNDER-REPRESENTED ARTISTS; AND TO ENTERTAIN OUR LISTENERS, LIVE AUDIENCES, AND VISITORS WITH QUALITY ORIGINAL PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $164,558 · Revenue $81,086

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Allison Mays

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Hagy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Hartley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brent Treash

    PRESIDENT ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Bieger

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Danielle Starnes Dye

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ed Stout

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jasen Eige

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Thomas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keith Liskey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • Larry Kirksey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lea Powers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nita Vollmer

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pete Buhls

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Spike Tickle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terri Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terrie Talbert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Frye

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paula Hurt

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $47,413
    From this org
    $45,013
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,400
    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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323199349317317

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