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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by NATIONAL INDEPENDENT VENUE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$431,560
Total expenses
$644,773
Contributions and grants received
$415,810
Grants paid
$127,940
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$15,750
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,308,975
Total liabilities, end of year
$62,255
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,246,720
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$415,391
Management and general expenses
$198,606
Fundraising expenses
$30,776
Program service expenses (Part III)
$415,391

Program services were 64.4% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $415,810

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,750 · excluded $15,750

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $117,869 · program services $117,869

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $10,071 · program services $10,071

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,480 · program services $60,822 · management and general $37,071 · fundraising $8,587

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $105,179 · program services $60,191 · management and general $36,694 · fundraising $8,294

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,805 · program services $3,435 · management and general $2,102 · fundraising $268

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $17,819 · program services $10,197 · management and general $6,217 · fundraising $1,405

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,803 · management and general $7,803

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,175 · management and general $21,175

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $170,224 · program services $113,542 · management and general $56,682

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $388 · program services $247 · management and general $141

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,636 · program services $587 · management and general $8,714 · fundraising $335

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $28,485 · program services $8,680 · management and general $9,898 · fundraising $9,907

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,989 · program services $30 · management and general $5,979 · fundraising $1,980

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,702 · program services $1,699 · management and general $1,003

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,848 · management and general $4,848

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROMOTIONAL EVENTS

    total $28,021 · program services $28,021

  • 24b · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $279 · management and general $279

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $316,537 · end of year $172,725

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,201,902 · end of year $1,117,651

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $25,841 · end of year $18,599

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $84,347 · end of year $62,255

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $417,006 · end of year $328,481

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,042,927 · end of year $918,239

Mission and programs · 2022

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 (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)SERVING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS, FANS, AND INDUSTRY WORKERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL INDEPENDENT VENUE FOUNDATION (NIVF) IS TO PRESERVE AND NURTURE THEECOSYSTEM 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.

  • EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND: THE FOUNDATION 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 $147,218 · Grants $90,000

  • 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 CERTIFICATE 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 VENUE JOB BOARD OFFERS JOB POSTING AND HIRING CAPACITY FOR THE SECTOR.

    Expenses $131,795

  • OTHER PROGRAMS: THE NIVF CONFERENCE TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDED UP TO A $500 TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR FLIGHT OR ESTIMATED FUEL COSTS TO DRIVE TO NIVA '22 AND NIVA '23 CONFERENCES HELD IN JULY OF 2022 AND 2023, RESPECTIVELY. THESE REIMBURSEMENT GRANTS WERE FUNDED BY A GENEROUS DONOR AND WERE PROVIDED TO THOSE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR TRAVEL TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE.NIVF PARTNERED WITH CALLING ALL CROWS' #HEREFORTHEMUSIC SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM TO BRING FREE ANTI-HARASSMENT SAFETY TRAINING AND POLICY WORKSHOPS TO EVERYONE IN THE INDEPENDENT LIVE ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDED THEIR SIGNATURE ONLINE TRAINING COURSES, FREE OF CHARGE, TO EDUCATE ATTENDEES ON HOW TO IDENTIFY POTENTIALLY HARMFUL BEHAVIORS, STRATEGIES TO SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY DISRUPT HARM, AND HOW TO RESPOND TO REPORTS OF VIOLENCE IN A TRAUMA-INFORMED WAY. IN ADDITION, THREE LIVE ONLINE WORKSHOPS WERE HELD TO ASSIST PARTICIPANTS WITH BUILDING AN ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY FOR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. IN-PERSON TRAININGS TOOK PLACE IN NYC, TAMPA, OR AUSTIN WHICH INCLUDED 1:1 POLICY CONSULTATION OPPORTUNITIES.

    Expenses $136,378 · Grants $37,940

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

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

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Taneshia Nash Laird

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David M Mayeri

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rev Moose See Schedule L

    EXEC. DIRECTOR (UNTIL 8/31/2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Carl Swanson

    EXEC. DIRECTOR (FROM 1/9/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Cody Cowan See Schedule O

    COO (FROM 7/25/2022)

    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

  • RUMBA ROOM LIVE ANAHEIM LLC

    $25,000

    EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

  • NICE GUYS PINTS & PIES LLC

    $25,000

    EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

  • THE PARISH AUSTIN LLC

    $25,000

    EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

  • THE HOLLAND PROJECT

    $15,000

    EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202420759349301602

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