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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MUSIC FOR LIFE INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,872,313
Total expenses
$2,281,723
Contributions and grants received
$1,941,654
Grants paid
$1,124,221
Program service revenue
$650
Investment income
-$2,164
Other revenue
-$67,827
Total assets, end of year
$1,156,605
Total liabilities, end of year
$228,896
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$927,709
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,780,037
Management and general expenses
$372,490
Fundraising expenses
$129,196
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,780,037

Program services were 78.0% 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

    $287,434

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,654,220

  • 2a · Program service revenue: APPEARANCE REVENUE

    total $650 · related or exempt $650

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,935 · excluded $15,935

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $353,827

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $371,926

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$18,099

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$18,099 · excluded -$18,099

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $103,056

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

    $287,434

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $171,228

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$68,172 · excluded -$68,172

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $345 · excluded $345

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $345

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,124,221 · program services $1,124,221

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $153,073 · program services $68,123 · management and general $72,540 · fundraising $12,410

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $345,009 · program services $153,541 · management and general $163,498 · fundraising $27,970

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $32,085 · program services $24,323 · management and general $7,762

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $19,545 · program services $10,994 · management and general $5,735 · fundraising $2,816

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,434 · program services $4,048 · management and general $29,386

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,500 · management and general $1,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $16,385 · program services $9,785 · fundraising $6,600

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $90,459 · program services $62,566 · management and general $16,771 · fundraising $11,122

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $104,515 · program services $98,409 · fundraising $6,106

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $40,689 · program services $34,339 · management and general $6,350

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $50,757 · program services $37,046 · management and general $13,711

  • 17 · Travel

    total $114,041 · program services $84,183 · management and general $44 · fundraising $29,814

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,049 · program services $2,603 · management and general $446

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,043 · program services $6,904 · management and general $2,139

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $48,500 · management and general $48,500

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $41,130 · program services $40,249 · management and general $881

  • 24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING COSTS

    total $31,357 · fundraising $31,357

  • 24d · Other expenses: DELIVERY & FREIGHT

    total $15,594 · program services $12,325 · management and general $2,721 · fundraising $548

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $7,337 · program services $6,378 · management and general $506 · fundraising $453

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $374,618 · end of year $269,779

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $275,843 · end of year $78,989

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $2,135

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $102,762 · end of year $64,574

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

    $43,306

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

    $40,743

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,661 · end of year $2,563

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $729,234 · end of year $738,565

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,997 · end of year $49,281

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $216,031 · end of year $179,615

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,117,600 · end of year $334,704

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $139,490 · end of year $593,005

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND CARE TO AFRICA'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE GENERAL RELIEF AND CARE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, WITH A FOCUS ON CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS.

  • THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATION AND CARE IN AFRICA WITH A FOCUS ON CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO BRINGS CHILDREN FROM AFRICA TO THE US FOR TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND CARE INTEGRATED WITH A TOURING PROGRAM.

    Expenses $1,780,037 · Grants $1,124,221 · Revenue $650

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Raymond Barnett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Max Clements

    SECRETARY & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlotte Diorio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Hunter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzanne Nelson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $67,976
    From this org
    $63,988
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,988
    Hours/week
    5 + 1 related
  • Alexander Palmer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Gordon Tonn

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julia Tracy

    CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $89,085
    From this org
    $78,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,931
    Hours/week
    40
  • Terry Tourand

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30 + 10 related
  • Rheanne Lechkobit

    CHIEF OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    24 + 16 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.

  • FRIENDS IN THE WEST (CANADA)

    PROVISION OF CAPITAL ASSETS FOR USE BY QUALIFIED DONORS. · CA

  • FRIENDS IN THE WEST INTERNATIONAL (UK)

    PROVISION OF FOOD, SHELTER, AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN AFRICA. · UK

  • MUSIC FOR LIFE ACADEMY LIMITED (UK)

    FUNDRAISING · UK

  • MUSIC FOR LIFE TRUST (SOUTH AFRICA)

    PROVISION OF MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAMS, FOOD, SHELTER, AND EDUCATION · UK

  • MUSIC FOR LIFE INSTITUTE (CANADA)

    OPERATE TOURING CHILDREN'S CHOIRS AND PROVISION OF FOOD, SHELTER, EDUCATION · CA

  • MUSIC FOR LIFE FOUNDATION

    HOLD AND MANAGE ASSETS AND PROPERTY USED BY CERTAIN RELATED PARTIES · CA

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • MUSIC FOR LIFE RECORDS LIMITED (UK)

    CD SALES · UK

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202400469349302670

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