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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BEHIND THE SCENES FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$785,982
Total expenses
$603,060
Contributions and grants received
$498,686
Grants paid
$199,992
Program service revenue
$81,663
Investment income
$200,211
Other revenue
$5,422
Total assets, end of year
$2,412,629
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,862
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,403,767
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$410,354
Management and general expenses
$74,185
Fundraising expenses
$118,521
Program service expenses (Part III)
$410,354

Program services were 68.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $57,046

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $441,640

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,266

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Services

    total $81,663 · related or exempt $81,663

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $200,211 · related or exempt $200,211

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

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

    $57,046

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $22,830

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $17,408

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $5,422 · related or exempt $5,422

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $199,992 · program services $199,992

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $109,127 · program services $74,069 · management and general $17,529 · fundraising $17,529

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $63,428 · management and general $11,692 · fundraising $51,736

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $47,616 · program services $20,440 · management and general $8,063 · fundraising $19,113

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $11,268 · management and general $11,268

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,577 · fundraising $8,577

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,924 · program services $7,646 · management and general $1,639 · fundraising $1,639

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $22,938 · management and general $11,469 · fundraising $11,469

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,807 · management and general $4,807

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Mental Health Initiative

    total $108,207 · program services $108,207

  • 24b · Other expenses: Event expense

    total $8,458 · fundraising $8,458

  • 24c · Other expenses: Band and CC fees

    total $7,718 · management and general $7,718

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $18,594 · end of year $49,606

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $130,332 · end of year $85,215

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,062,945 · end of year $2,268,622

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,090 · end of year $9,186

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $796 · end of year $6,062

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,320 · end of year $2,800

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,220,845 · end of year $2,403,767

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Entertainment technology professionals deserve support during times of need due to serious illness or injury. The Behind The Scenes Foundation will provide that safety net.

  • Behind the Scenes provides financial assistance to entertainment technology professionals, or their immediate dependent family members, who are seriously ill or injured. Grants are awarded which may be used for basic living and medical expenses. Anyone who has earned their living in the industry for at least five years, whether behind the curtain, behind the camera, on the road, or for one of the companies who manufacture and supply entertainment technology products and services may apply for a grant. Since the first grant in 2006, Behind the Scenes has awarded over $1,500,000 to pay necessities such as rent/mortgage, utilities, medications, doctor visits, and health insurance premiums. Behind the scenes brings help and hope to our colleagues in their darkest hours.The BTS counseling fund provides grants to entertainment technology professionals that may be used to initiate or support ongoing counseling or to participate in an in-patient or out-patient recovery program. The program is designed to encourage those dealing with depression, substance abuse, and other issues to seek help as soon as possible.The BTS mental health and suicide prevention initiative provides tools and resources that support entertainment industry workers to promote mental health and wellness.

    Expenses $410,354 · Grants $199,992 · Revenue $81,663

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lori Rubinstein

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $115,627
    From this org
    $109,127
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,500
    Hours/week
    45
  • Rick Rudolph

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • David Saltiel

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Mark Heiser

    Trsurer/Scrtary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Liz Campos

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caroline Chauvet

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dawn Chiang

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Digby

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kate Foster

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan McGuirl

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tobin Neis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eddie Raymond

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Royalty

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jeff Siegel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Bill Sapsis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brad Schiller

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Todd Spencer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Court Watson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Pat White

    Director

    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
2023
Filed
11 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422859349301727

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