Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,149,033
- Total expenses
- $921,171
- Contributions and grants received
- $916,162
- Grants paid
- $47,350
- Program service revenue
- $208,717
- Investment income
- $25
- Other revenue
- $24,129
- Total assets, end of year
- $431,808
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $82,644
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $349,164
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $698,793
- Management and general expenses
- $222,378
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $698,793
Program services were 75.9% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$23,809
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$5,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$887,353
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2a · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE REVENUE
total $112,042 · related or exempt $112,042
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2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION REVENUE
total $91,625 · related or exempt $91,625
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2c · Program service revenue: RECITAL SPACE RENTALS
total $5,050 · related or exempt $5,050
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3 · Investment income
total $25 · excluded $25
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$36,197
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$23,809
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$13,003
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $23,194 · excluded $23,194
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$3,592
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$2,657
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $935 · related or exempt $935
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $47,350 · program services $47,350
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $155,315 · program services $101,880 · management and general $53,435
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $296,830 · program services $194,708 · management and general $102,122
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $34,078 · program services $23,098 · management and general $10,980
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $13,000 · management and general $13,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $10,242 · management and general $10,242
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $26,103 · program services $26,103
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13 · Office expenses
total $3,976 · management and general $3,976
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16 · Occupancy
total $42,422 · program services $38,976 · management and general $3,446
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17 · Travel
total $69,149 · program services $69,149
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $5,640 · program services $5,640
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23 · Insurance
total $17,309 · program services $16,475 · management and general $834
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24a · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACTED SERVICES
total $134,044 · program services $110,161 · management and general $23,883
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER
total $65,713 · program services $65,253 · management and general $460
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $47,560 · end of year $295,790
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $36,457
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $767 · end of year $767
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$48,644
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$22,541
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $21,491 · end of year $26,103
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $40,352 · end of year $72,691
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $49 · end of year $14,953
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $36,169 · end of year $67,691
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$4,048 · end of year -$28,415
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $78,000 · end of year $377,579
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
PALAVER STRINGS IS A GRAMMY-NOMINATED, MUSICIAN-LED STRING ENSEMBLE AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN PORTLAND, ME. OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN AND INSPIRE COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC. IN OUR MUSICIAN-LED MODEL, PALAVER'S MUSICIANS SHARE ARTISTIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP, GUIDED BY A PASSION FOR ENGAGING NEW AUDIENCES, ADDRESSING SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, AND AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES. EQUALLY COMMITTED TO PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION, PALAVER PRESENTS A FULL SEASON OF LIVE CONCERTS AND SERVICES HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS YEARLY AT THE PALAVER MUSIC CENTER IN PORTLAND.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO STRENGTHEN AND INSPIRE COMMUNITIES THROUGH MUSIC.
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PALAVER STRINGS IS A MUSICIAN-LED STRING ENSEMBLE AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN PORTLAND, ME. PALAVER HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A FORWARD-THINKING ENSEMBLE WHOSE MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN AND INSPIRE COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC. IN OUR MUSICIAN-LED MODEL, PALAVER'S MUSICIANS PRESENT OVER 40 PERFORMANCES A YEAR, SHARE ARTISTIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP, GUIDED BY A PASSION FOR ENGAGING NEW AUDIENCES, ADDRESSING SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, AND AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES.
Expenses $412,515 · Grants $47,350 · Revenue $112,042
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PALAVER MUSIC CENTER (PMC) SEEKS TO GENERATE A LOVE OF MUSIC, FOSTER CREATIVITY, AND HOLD SPACE FOR DIALOGUE BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE CULTURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS IN PORTLAND, ME.
Expenses $286,278 · Revenue $96,675
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Josue GonzalezJOSUE GONZALEZ
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Lauren EidsonLAUREN EIDSON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Katherine KnoxKATHERINE KNOX
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Blanca SantiagoBLANCA SANTIAGO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carolyn BenthienCAROLYN BENTHIEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christina WrightCHRISTINA WRIGHT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David LakariDAVID LAKARI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Max MonksMAX MONKS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pargha LebouaPARGHA LEBOUA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William BlackWILLIAM BLACK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthew SmithMATTHEW SMITH
DIR OF EDU
- Total calculated
- $72,189
- From this org
- $72,189
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Maya FrenchMAYA FRENCH
MANAGING DIR
- Total calculated
- $77,745
- From this org
- $77,745
- 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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 11 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202611339349300431
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