VINEYARD SOUND: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017
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- Organization
- VINEYARD SOUND (EIN 20-5647302)
- Tax period
- 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
- Filed
- 2018-05-23
- IRS object ID
- 201831449349200108
- Schema version
- 2017v2.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2018-05-23T20:47:02-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2017-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2017-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 205647302 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | The Vineyard Sound A Cappella Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | VINE | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 6174139085 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | Attn Grace 5 Rock Pond Rd | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Vineyard Haven | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 02568 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Andrew Lefkowits | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 6174139085 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2018-05-17 | SignatureDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2017 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | www.vineyardsound.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $95,455 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $300 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $0 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $0 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Sale Of Assets Gross | $0 | SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $86,083 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $7,277 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $78,806 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $9,072 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $6,036 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $3,036 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $0 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $82,142 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $0 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $70,204 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $0 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $3,073 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $4,436 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $77,713 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $4,429 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $39,525 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | -$10,557 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $33,397 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $36,439 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $31,600 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,086 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,797 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $39,525 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $33,397 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $39,525 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $33,397 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | The Vineyard Sound A Cappella, Inc. is an all-male a cappella singing group based on the island of Martha's Vineyard, MA. The singing group is comprised of a rotating roster of ten students or recent graduates from different colleges. The primary purpose of the singing group's activities is to provide inexpensive, family-appropriate entertainment to the residents and visitors of Martha's Vineyard. The Company also strives through a variety of programs to promote local music, to involve itself in various local community activities, and to promote the strong tradition of a cappella singing. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | The primary purpose of the singing group's activities is to provide inexpensive, family-appropriate entertainment to the residents and visitors of Martha's Vineyard. The Company also strives through a variety of programs to promote local music, to involve itself in various local community activities, and to promote the strong tradition of a cappella singing. In 2017, the group performed for roughly 8300 people at 90 concerts. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $0 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $0 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $0 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lefkowits | ||||
| President | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Samuel Martin | ||||
| Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ari Wolfe | ||||
| Secretary | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Shane Fuhrman | ||||
| Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | 0 | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | 0 | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | MA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Andrew Lefkowits | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1961 Holly St | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Denver | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CO | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 80220 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 6174139085 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | 0 | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (1) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $72,192 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $72,988 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $68,138 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $68,368 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $86,083 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $367,769 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $72,192 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $72,988 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $68,138 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $68,368 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $86,083 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $367,769 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $367,769 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $72,192 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $72,988 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $68,138 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $68,368 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $86,083 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $367,769 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 1 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 1 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Event1 | 25th Anniversary Reunion Show | Event1Nm |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | $10,062 | GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt |
| Charitable Contri Event1 | $0 | CharitableContriEvent1Amt |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | $10,062 | GrossRevenueEvent1Amt |
| Cash Prizes Event1 | $0 | CashPrizesEvent1Amt |
| Non Cash Prizes Event1 | $0 | NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt |
| Rent Facility Costs Event1 | $2,300 | RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt |
| Food And Beverage Event1 | $0 | FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt |
| Entertainment Event1 | $0 | EntertainmentEvent1Amt |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | $0 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt |
| Event2 | Old Whaling Church Performance | Event2Nm |
| Gross Receipts Event2 | $5,935 | GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt |
| Charitable Contri Event2 | $0 | CharitableContriEvent2Amt |
| Gross Revenue Event2 | $5,935 | GrossRevenueEvent2Amt |
| Cash Prizes Event2 | $0 | CashPrizesEvent2Amt |
| Non Cash Prizes Event2 | $0 | NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt |
| Rent Facility Costs Event2 | $2,300 | RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt |
| Food And Beverage Event2 | $0 | FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt |
| Entertainment Event2 | $0 | EntertainmentEvent2Amt |
| Other Direct Expenses Event2 | $0 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt |
| Other Events Total | 0 | OtherEventsTotalCnt |
| Gross Receipts Total | $15,997 | GrossReceiptsTotalAmt |
| Charitable Contributions Tot | $0 | CharitableContributionsTotAmt |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | $15,997 | GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt |
| Cash Prizes Total Events | $0 | CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt |
| Non Cash Prizes Total Events | $0 | NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt |
| Rent Fclty Costs Total Events | $4,600 | RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt |
| Food And Beverage Total Events | $0 | FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt |
| Entertainment Total Events | $0 | EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt |
| Oth Direct Expnss Total Events | $0 | OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | $4,600 | DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt |
| Net Income Summary | $11,397 | NetIncomeSummaryAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Description;Amount^Transportation;1969|Advertising;2467^Total;4436^ |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 | Vineyard Sound allocated funds to rent combined accommodation and rehearsal space in support of special event "25th Reunion Show" |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 | Merchandise, including t-shirts and compact discs |
Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation | Adjustments were required to financial statements that were not discovered until tax filing. We have identified the concern and briefed the incoming financial manager on the issue. We are committed to on time filing going forward. | ExplanationTxt |