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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Filed by D CIPHER.

Totals

Total revenue
$106,505
Total expenses
$105,054
Contributions and grants received
$61,155
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
$45,350
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$2,902
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,902
Program service expenses (Part III)
$105,054

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

Primary exempt purpose

D.Cipher is a music mastermind collective and organization that serves Detroits community of musicians through shared learning, resources, and collaboration, and uplifts and celebrates Detroits musical legacy and emerging musical talent by bringing live music directly to Detroit residents. D.Cipher provides musicians with the resources and information they need to thrive and grow their careers in Detroit, while regularly connecting Detroits broader community to live music in engaging ways through hosting public live music events and public professional development workshops for musicians. All of our programming is held throughout Detroit, Michigan, and free to the public.

  • D.Cipher Live music concerts: Through these series of concerts, we activate under utilized spaces and cultural dead zones with live music. These concert series activations connects the general public to live music in unique and engaging ways and provides much needed gig opportunities for local musicians. In FY2022, we held 35 public activations that exposed an estimated 15,000 citizens to live music, while providing opportunity and resources to an estimated 40 musicians.

    Expenses $42,596

  • Professional Development Opportunities for Musicians: Our music workshops provide peer-to-peer knowledge exchanges that provide information, resources, and tools on how musicians can thrive in business. These workshops feature industry professionals via panel discussions or presentations who provide various insights and information concerning the business and technical aspects of being a music professional. Our masterclass sessions are intimate conversations with established music artists that serve as career and cultural training for emerging artists. We hosted 3 high profile professional development opportunities, and impacted/reached an estimated 2,000 people.

    Expenses $29,018

  • Capacity Building: During FY2022, we were able to provide stipends to our immediate team of 3 who facilities and all organizational programming, development, outreach, and strategy. We were also able to bring on two support people to help with our audio/visual needs for our community music programs and capture content to document our programming throughout the year. We captured/created an estimated 500+ pieces of audio, photo, and video content, available for musicians to use and leverage for future opportunities.

    Expenses $33,440

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Dominique Campbell

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $6,000
    Compensation
    $6,000
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    40
  • Wayne Ramocan

    Operations Director

    Total calculated
    $6,000
    Compensation
    $6,000
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    25
  • Sonya Cox

    Artist + Programs Director

    Total calculated
    $6,000
    Compensation
    $6,000
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    35

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 January 2023
IRS schema version
2022v4.1
Source object
202340139349201349

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