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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MUSICALLY FED.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 27 February 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$236,845 changed to $536,246
Total expenses
$225,105 changed to $524,506
Contributions and grants received
$183,940 changed to $483,341
Program services expenses
$150,583 changed to $449,165
Management and general expenses
$72,351 changed to $69,227
Fundraising expenses
$2,171 changed to $6,114
Program service expenses (Part III)
$150,583 changed to $449,165

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Dawn Grove

Totals

Total revenue
$536,246
Total expenses
$524,506
Contributions and grants received
$483,341
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$45,345
Investment income
$7,560
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$398,012
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$398,012
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$449,165
Management and general expenses
$69,227
Fundraising expenses
$6,114
Program service expenses (Part III)
$449,165

Program services were 85.6% 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

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $483,341

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $299,401

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Rescue meals from backstage live concerts

    total $22,150 · related or exempt $22,150 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Rescue meals from backstage live festivals

    total $23,195 · related or exempt $23,195 · 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 $7,560 · related or exempt $7,560 · 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

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $84,500 · program services $50,000 · management and general $30,000 · fundraising $4,500

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $50,328 · program services $48,328 · management and general $1,500 · fundraising $500

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $10,516 · program services $7,669 · management and general $2,457 · fundraising $390

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $145 · program services $145

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,724 · program services $6,000 · management and general $12,000 · fundraising $724

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,450 · program services $2,000 · management and general $1,450

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,629 · program services $1,316 · management and general $2,313

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,452 · program services $1,963 · management and general $4,489

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,362 · program services $900 · management and general $2,462

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,731 · program services $12,731

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,515 · management and general $7,515

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,746 · program services $1,700 · management and general $4,046

  • 24a · Other expenses: Mileage-distribution of rescued meals

    total $16,926 · program services $15,931 · management and general $995

  • 24b · Other expenses: Food carts, Supplies, Freezer, Frig repair

    total $1,081 · program services $1,081 · management and general $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: In-Kind Food donations

    total $299,401 · program services $299,401 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $106,272 · end of year $110,452

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $280,000 · end of year $287,560

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $386,272 · end of year $398,012

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Musically Fed mobilizes the music industry to combat hunger by partnering with artists, promoters, and venues across the country. We donate unused backstage meals to community organizations, primarily supporting individuals experiencing homelessness, hunger, and food insecurity, with a special focus on veterans and families. Founded in 2019, our mission is to make a positive impact in cities nationwide. Musically Fed identifies the opportunities, procures the resources, and coordinates the distribution of food items. Since our inception, Musically Fed has expanded its Food Rescue program, which repurposes unused catering from concerts, festivals, and events nationally. We also prioritize education and community engagement through partnerships with colleges and universities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

We are a non-profit organization that works to mobilize the music industry in the fight against hunger. We work with artists, promoters, management, and venues nationwide to donate unused, backstage meals to community organizations serving at least 50% veterans and who focus on feeding the homeless, hungry, and food insecure. Musically Fed identifies the opportunities, procures the resources, and coordinates all aspects of food handling, transport, and distribution. Our goal is to make it easy for promoters and performers to leave each city they visit with a lasting, positive impact.

  • Musically Fed focused on its main mission of repurposing backstage VIP live event catering to community organizations serving the food insecure. To date, Musically Fed has provided 655,000 meals nationally and reduced food waste in the process. During 2024 Musically Fed rescued approx 126,865 meals from backstage catering at concerts, festivals and sports events-nationwide. The meals were distributed to local organizations and veterans houses serving those in need.

    Expenses $421,165 · Grants $20,000 · Revenue $344,401

  • Musically Fed delivers fresh food items and meals to Veterans organizations. With rescued catering from VIP backstage concerts, festivals, and sports events, this program initiative delivered high quality meals to underserved Veterans populations across America.

    Expenses $23,000 · Grants $10,000

  • During 2024 Musically Fed provided nutritious snacks to students of The Phoenix Conservatory of Music for their after school program and delivered repurposed catering meals for student musical events.

    Expenses $5,000 · Grants $4,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Maria Brunner

    Executive Director - Founder

    Total calculated
    $84,500
    From this org
    $84,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sharon Corbitt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nigel Buchan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Bernstein

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Burke

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chad Schultz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Michelson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Trinity Houston

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim McCue

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Jim Campbell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Nutter

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Neal BookSpan

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matt Gould

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mitch Katz

    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
2024
Filed
27 February 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202541289349300514

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