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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL INDEPENDENT VENUE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$282,415
Total expenses
$651,786
Contributions and grants received
$246,648
Grants paid
$150,846
Program service revenue
$700
Investment income
$35,067
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$918,369
Total liabilities, end of year
$41,020
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$877,349
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$432,440
Management and general expenses
$172,587
Fundraising expenses
$46,759
Program service expenses (Part III)
$432,440

Program services were 66.3% 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

    $246,648

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Job Board Income

    total $700 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $700

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $35,067 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $35,067

  • 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.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $130,000 · program services $130,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $20,846 · program services $20,846

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $114,147 · program services $58,756 · management and general $33,234 · fundraising $22,157

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $155,338 · program services $81,635 · management and general $73,703 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $13,592 · program services $6,384 · management and general $7,208 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $23,023 · program services $11,734 · management and general $9,473 · fundraising $1,816

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $17,832 · management and general $17,832

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $92,648 · program services $73,445 · management and general $7,975 · fundraising $11,228

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,258 · management and general $5,415 · fundraising $843

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $33,945 · program services $12,932 · management and general $10,536 · fundraising $10,477

  • 17 · Travel

    total $13,502 · program services $11,215 · management and general $2,287

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,448 · program services $1,224 · management and general $171 · fundraising $53

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,424 · management and general $2,424

  • 24a · Other expenses: Promotional Events

    total $24,454 · program services $24,269 · management and general $0 · fundraising $185

  • 24b · Other expenses: Credit Card Fees

    total $2,329 · program services $0 · management and general $2,329 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $172,725 · end of year $19,918

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,117,651 · end of year $872,719

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $2,035

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,599 · end of year $23,697

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $62,255 · end of year $41,020

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $328,481 · end of year $110,420

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $918,239 · end of year $766,929

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL INDEPENDENT VENUE FOUNDATION (NIVF) IS TO PRESERVE AND NURTURE THE ECOSYSTEM OF INDEPENDENT LIVE PERFORMANCE VENUES AND PROMOTERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES BY SUPPORTING A TRANSPARENT, COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE SERVING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS, FANS, AND INDUSTRY WORKERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND NURTURE THE ECOSYSTEM OF INDEPENDENT LIVE PERFORMANCE VENUES AND PROMOTERS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. BY SUPPORTING A TRANSPARENT, COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE SERVING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS, FANS AND WORKERS.

  • EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND: NIVF ADMINISTERS AN EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND THAT PROVIDES ECONOMIC RELIEF TO INDEPENDENT LIVE PERFORMANCE VENUES AND PROMOTERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES EXPERIENCING A CRITICALLY SEVERE EMERGENCY DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THEIR CONTROL. THIS WORK WAS BORN OUT OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS BUT CARRIES ON AS A CRITICAL SAFETY NET FOR THE INDEPENDENT SPACES AND WORKERS WHO SERVE AS THE HUBS AND INCUBATORS FOR CREATIVE CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND WORK HAS ALSO EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PROACTIVE PLANNING AND SUPPORT MEASURES, SUCH AS THE WEATHER EMERGENCY RESOURCE LISTING.

    Expenses $168,353 · Grants $130,000

  • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: CREATING AND SHARING RESOURCES FOR INDEPENDENT VENUES AND PROMOTERS, BUILDING PATHWAYS TO DIVERSE OWNERSHIP, AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION EFFORTS ARE ALL PART OF THE FOUNDATION'S CORE WORK. NIVF'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING PROVIDES TRAINING ON RELEVANT ISSUES FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE SPACES. MONTHLY VIRTUAL TRAINING SESSIONS PROVIDE REGULAR WORKSHOPS TO TRAIN AND UPSKILL EXISTING WORKERS, AND THE VENUE OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE (VOX) OFFERS A CERTIFICATION AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TO BRING NEW WORKERS INTO THE INDUSTRY. THE NIVF TRAINING HUB PROVIDES ONGOING ACCESS TO WORKSHOP AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MATERIALS, AND THE INDEPENDENT JOB BOARD OFFERS JOB POSTING AND HIRING CAPACITY FOR THE SECTOR.

    Expenses $189,564

  • OTHER PROGRAMS: THE NIVF CONFERENCE TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDED UP TO A $500 TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR FLIGHT OR ESTIMATED FUEL COSTS TO DRIVE TO THE NIVA '24 CONFERENCE HELD IN JUNE 2024. THE REIMBURSEMENT GRANTS WERE FUNDED BY A GENEROUS DONOR AND WERE PROVIDED TO THOSE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR TRAVEL TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE. IN ADDITION, NIVF PARTNERED WITH CALLING ALL CROWS' #HEREFORTHEMUSIC SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM TO BRING ANTI-HARASSMENT SAFETY TRAINING AND POLICY WORKSHOPS TO THE NIVA '24 CONFERENCE.

    Expenses $74,523 · Grants $20,846

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Hal Real

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Tobi Parks

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laura Wilson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Annie Brinn

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Torrie Allen

    Board Member - until Sept 30 2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Taneshai Nash Laird

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David M Mayeri

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jillian Sacher

    Board Member - start March 7 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carl Swanson - see Schedule O

    Executive Director - until Jan 12 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Cody Cowan - see Schedule O

    COO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

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

  • 998 Valencia LLC

    $25,000

    Emergency Relief Grant

  • Club Q LLC

    $25,000

    Emergency Relief Fund

  • HQ Live Denver Inc

    $25,000

    Emergency Relief Fund

  • MA Wells Enterprises LLC

    $25,000

    Emergency Relief Fund

  • Fuzz Box Productions LLC

    $15,000

    Emergency Relief Fund

  • Play Enterprise LLC

    $15,000

    Emergency Relief Fund

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500719349300435

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