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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MUSICALLY FED.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 15 November 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$314,139 changed to $518,453
Total expenses
$191,868 changed to $396,182
Contributions and grants received
$250,469 changed to $454,783
Program services expenses
$120,572 changed to $324,801
Management and general expenses
$68,559 changed to $65,042
Fundraising expenses
$2,737 changed to $6,339
Program service expenses (Part III)
$120,572 changed to $324,801

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Dawn Grove

Totals

Total revenue
$518,453
Total expenses
$396,182
Contributions and grants received
$454,783
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$63,670
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$386,272
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$386,272
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$324,801
Management and general expenses
$65,042
Fundraising expenses
$6,339
Program service expenses (Part III)
$324,801

Program services were 82.0% 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.

  • 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

    $454,783

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $204,314

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Meal rescue and repurposing from concerts

    total $33,050 · related or exempt $33,050 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Meal rescue and repurposing from festivals

    total $30,620 · related or exempt $30,620 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    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.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $67,500 · program services $45,000 · management and general $18,500 · fundraising $4,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $37,937 · program services $31,000 · management and general $5,500 · fundraising $1,437

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,185 · program services $5,794 · management and general $1,889 · fundraising $502

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $535 · program services $235 · management and general $300

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,923 · program services $700 · management and general $14,823 · fundraising $400

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,954 · program services $1,000 · management and general $4,954

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,621 · program services $1,000 · management and general $621

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,394 · program services $2,297 · management and general $2,097

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,093 · program services $2,547 · management and general $2,546

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,292 · program services $12,292

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,404 · management and general $7,404

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,376 · program services $1,500 · management and general $1,876

  • 24a · Other expenses: Auto tires for meal rescue, refrig filters, refrig electrical

    total $1,501 · program services $1,501 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: CEO's Mileage - Distribution of Rescued meals

    total $16,545 · program services $14,545 · management and general $2,000 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Foil, Pans, Plastic wrap, Boxes, Supplies

    total $1,076 · program services $1,076 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: In-Kind rescued meals distribution

    total $204,314 · program services $204,314 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,532 · management and general $2,532

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $271,149 · end of year $106,272

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $280,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,148

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $264,001 · end of year $386,272

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Musically Fed's mission is to mobilize the music industry in the fight against hunger. We work with artists, promoters, management and venues nationwide to donate unused backstage meals to community organizations that feed the homeless, hungry and food insecure. Musically Fed identifies the opportunities, procures the resources, and coordinates all aspects of food handling, transport, and distribution. Our daily goal is to make it easy for promoters and performers to leave each city they visit with a lasting positive impact. Over the past five years, our Phoenix-based non-profit has provided meals to thousands in need across America. Contributions enable us to grow and rescue unused backstage meals from additional live events.

Activities or mission (Part I)

We are a non-profit organization that works to mobilize the music industry in the fight against hunger. We work with artists, promoters, management, and venues nationwide to donate unused, backstage meals to community organizations serving at least 50% veterans and who focus on feeding the homeless, hungry, and food insecure. Musically Fed identifies the opportunities, procures the resources, and coordinates all aspects of food handling, transport, and distribution. Our goal is to make it easy for promoters and performers to leave each city they visit with a lasting, positive impact.

  • In 2023, live events scheduling returned to pre-Covid-19 levels. Musically Fed focused on its main mission of repurposing backstage concert catering to the food insecure. To date, Musically Fed has provided 528,000 meals nationally and reduced food waste in the process. During 2023 Musically Fed repurposed approx 90,967 meals from backstage and VIP catering at concerts, festivals and sports events-nationwide. The meals were distributed to community organizations and veterans houses serving the food insecure and those in need.

    Expenses $288,801 · Grants $75,000 · Revenue $50,000

  • Musically Fed, delivers fresh food items and meals to veterans organizations. Several Veterans groups schedule weekly member luncheons, ceremonies and meetings. With the rescued catering from VIP backstage live events, Musically Fed provided high quality meals to veterans across America.

    Expenses $29,000 · Grants $10,000 · Revenue $12,000

  • During 2023 Musically Fed provided nutritious snacks to students of The Phoenix Conservatory of Music for their after school program and delivered rescued catering meals for student musical events.

    Expenses $7,000 · Revenue $5,000

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Maria Brunner

    Executive Director - Founder

    Total calculated
    $67,500
    From this org
    $67,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sharon Corbitt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nigel Buchan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Bernstein

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Burke

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chad Schultz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Michelson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Trinity Houston

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim McCue

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jim Campbell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Nutter

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Neal BookSpan

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matt Gould

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mitch Katz

    Treasurer

    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
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531289349300313

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