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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BERKELEY SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,967,707
Total expenses
$5,567,265
Contributions and grants received
$1,558,241
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,039,415
Investment income
$134,945
Other revenue
$235,106
Total assets, end of year
$17,713,571
Total liabilities, end of year
$645,259
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$17,068,312
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,527,126
Management and general expenses
$1,516,331
Fundraising expenses
$523,808
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,527,126

Program services were 63.4% 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)

    $116,988

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,441,253

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $8,922

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MUSIC EDUCATION CONCER

    total $2,569,602 · related or exempt $2,569,602

  • 2b · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $244,597 · related or exempt $244,597

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CLASS FEES

    total $225,216 · related or exempt $225,216

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $134,945 · excluded $134,945

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $347,865

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $114,102

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $233,763 · related or exempt $233,763

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $1,343 · related or exempt $1,343

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,343

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $430,667 · program services $247,342 · management and general $125,957 · fundraising $57,368

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,433,228 · program services $823,137 · management and general $419,177 · fundraising $190,914

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $217,521 · program services $103,466 · management and general $79,595 · fundraising $34,460

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $141,949 · program services $75,715 · management and general $47,206 · fundraising $19,028

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $61,170 · management and general $61,170

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $383,965 · program services $110,938 · management and general $165,606 · fundraising $107,421

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $229,716 · program services $7,735 · management and general $215,748 · fundraising $6,233

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $451,778 · program services $88,328 · management and general $296,422 · fundraising $67,028

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $131,472 · program services $65,383 · management and general $47,755 · fundraising $18,334

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,393 · program services $2,856 · management and general $537

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $25,174 · program services $2,650 · management and general $17,016 · fundraising $5,508

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $47,756 · program services $25,015 · management and general $14,465 · fundraising $8,276

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,805 · management and general $21,805

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $1,935,061 · program services $1,929,757 · management and general $1,568 · fundraising $3,736

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $43,361 · program services $43,361

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $6,306 · program services $56 · management and general $1,098 · fundraising $5,152

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES

    total $2,943 · program services $1,387 · management and general $1,206 · fundraising $350

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,354,078 · end of year $1,341,989

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,427 · end of year $13,136

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $171,552 · end of year $152,275

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,113 · end of year $2,316

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $15,617 · end of year $14,997

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $95,599 · end of year $80,100

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

    $1,256,262

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

    $284,322

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $955,484 · end of year $971,940

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,950,000 · end of year $2,462,486

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $12,677,505 · end of year $12,674,332

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $263,968 · end of year $233,370

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $296,052 · end of year $411,889

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,677,355 · end of year $17,068,312

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE FREIGHT & SALVAGE IS A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC - MUSIC THAT IS ROOTED IN AND EXPRESSIVE OF THE GREAT VARIETY OF REGIONAL, ETHNIC, AND SOCIAL CULTURES OF PEOPLES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE FREIGHT AND SALVAGE PROMOTES PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC.

  • IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION PRESENTED OVER 270 PERFORMANCES OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION. ANNUAL ATTENDANCE AT OUR EVENTS REACHED 80,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS. WE ALSO LIVE-STREAMED 28 EVENTS WHICH EXPANDED OUR REACH BEYOND OUR VENUE WALLS. WE OFFER REDUCED PRICE/FREE ADMISSION TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO ATTEND OTHERWISE AND PRODUCED FREIGHTFEST, A DAY LONG FREE MUSIC CELEBRATION AS A GIFT TO OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2023 WE PRESENTED ARTISTS FROM CANADA, FRANCE, PERU, CUBA, KOREA, IRELAND, SCOTLAND, HAITI, MALI, TIBET, IRAN, COLOMBIA, MAURITANIA, SCOTLAND, ETHIOPIA, ZIMBABWE, AND INDIA.

    Expenses $3,527,126 · Revenue $3,274,521

  • OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO THRIVE, WITH OVER 300 INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTION AND VOCAL CLASSES, TARGETED WORKSHOPS & WEEKLY JAMS IN BOTHIN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL FORMATS WITH ALMOST 2,000 PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY. OUR INNOVATIVE HIP-HOP IS FOLK MUSIC SCHOOL PROGRAM, WHICH CONNECTS TRADITIONAL MUSIC TO POPULAR MUSIC, REACHED EVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC STUDENT IN THE BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN 2023. WE ALSO PILOTED OUR INNOVATIVE 4TH GRADE ARTS INTEGRATION PROGRAM GOLDEN STATE OF SONG IN 2023, WHICH AIMS TO ENHANCE AND ENRICH SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM WITH MUSIC.

  • THE FREIGHT WELCOMES OUR DIVERSE BAY AREA COMMUNITY WITH AN INCLUSIVE, ACCESSIBLE GATHERING SPACE FOR PERFORMANCES, CULTURAL FESTIVALS, CONFERENCES, FUNDRAISERS, CEREMONIES, AND CELEBRATIONS. WE AIM TO CREATE ENDURING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL GROUPS SUCH AS YOUNG MUSICIANS CHORAL ORCHESTRA, NEW APOLLO YOUTH ORCHESTRA, DE ROMPE Y RAJA PERUVIAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION, OAKLAND SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, THE BERKELEY HIGH DRAMA DEPARTMENT, GOLDEN GATE BLUES SOCIETY, BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, UC BERKELEY MARIACHI CLUB, INTERFAITH MOVEMENT FOR HUMAN INTEGRITY, BAY AREA BOOK FESTIVAL, AND OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE. OUR LOBBY GALLERY SPACE DISPLAYS WORKS FROM LOCAL VISUAL ARTISTS OF COLOR WITH A STRONG CONNECTION TO MUSIC.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Barbara Higbie

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $16,910
    From this org
    $16,910
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Russell Pollock

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sharon Washington

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Elizabeth Seja Min

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • William Haggerty

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Roberta Brooks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shelly Doty

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bryan Dyer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $13,347
    From this org
    $13,347
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Renee Hayes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Krauss

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Davis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sergio Mazariegos

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marci Rubin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathan Siegel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anna Weidman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zahavah Levine

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Martinez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Calvin Eng Thru 51524

    INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $138,318
    From this org
    $131,540
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,778
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related
  • Peter Williams

    ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $142,560
    From this org
    $141,960
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $600
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related
  • Clayton Shelvin As Of 9123

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $43,533
    From this org
    $43,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $200
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related
  • Lindsey Crawford As Of 11123

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $75,999
    From this org
    $75,399
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $600
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

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.

  • BERKELEY TRADITIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT THE BERKELEY SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC, INC. · CA

    Directly controlled by BERKELEY SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433199349316443

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