SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2009

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Organization: SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY (EIN 23-7282893)
Tax period: 2009-09-01 to 2010-08-31
Filed: 2011-01-09
IRS object ID: 201140129349200959
Schema version: 2009v1.2
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
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-01-09T20:00:04-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2009-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237282893	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SEATTLE CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	SEAT	NameControl
Phone	2063650845	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 31256	AddressLine1
City	Seattle	City
State	WA	State
ZIP Code	981031256	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Elizabeth Brown	Name
Title	Treasurer	Title
Phone	2063685492	Phone
Date Signed	2011-01-09	DateSigned

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2009	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Schedule B Not Required	X	ScheduleBNotRequired
Web Site	www.seattleguitar.org	WebSite
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Gross Receipts	56258	GrossReceipts
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	23471	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc
Program Service Revenue	28113	ProgramServiceRevenue
Membership Dues	4670	MembershipDues
Investment Income	4	InvestmentIncome
Gross Amount From Sale Of Assets	0	GrossAmountFromSaleOfAssets
Cost Other Basis And Sales Expenses	0	CostOtherBasisAndSalesExpenses
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets	0	GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssets
Special Events Gross Revenue	0	SpecialEventsGrossRevenue
Special Events Direct Expenses	0	SpecialEventsDirectExpenses
Special Events Net Income Loss	0	SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss
Gross Sales Of Inventory	0	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	0	CostOfGoodsSold
Gro Profit Loss Sales Of Inventory	0	GroProfitLossSalesOfInventory
Other Revenue Total	0	OtherRevenueTotal
Total Revenue	56258	TotalRevenue
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid
Benefits Paid To Or For Members	0	BenefitsPaidToOrForMembers
Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits	4800	SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits
Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors	300	FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors
Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint	7407	OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint
Printing Publications Postage	11363	PrintingPublicationsPostage
Other Expenses Total	32299	OtherExpensesTotal
Total Expenses	56169	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	89	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	21749	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Other Changes In Net Assets	0	OtherChangesInNetAssets
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	21838	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21749	BOY
EOY	21838	EOY

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21749	BOY
EOY	21838	EOY

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21749	BOY
EOY	21838	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt Purpose	The mission of the Seattle Classic Guitar Society is to make classical guitar music available to a wide audience in a variety of venues, to present both international and regional artists, to educate the public about classical guitar music, and to give guitar students at every level a chance to learn and perform.	PrimaryExemptPurpose

Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (7 entries)

Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom	Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocations	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpenses
International Concert Series - SCGS brought World Class Performers to Nordstrom Hall at the Benaroya Music Hall in Downtown Seattle for 4 concerts. Total attendance was 1271.	0	38004
Frye Museum Concerts - SCGS sponsored a free informal concert series at a local museum. Four programs were presented featuring up and coming guitarists. These programs were presented free to the public in an effort to give exposure to our instrument, and to give emerging talented guitarists experience at performing. Total attendance was 485.	0	3049
Master Classes - SCGS presented Master Classes with three of our visiting International Artists. In these classes, selected students received personal lessons from the artists in a class setting. Non-performers were allowed to observe and ask questions. Total attendance was 95.	0	1600
Guitar Orchestra - SCGS was proud to sponsor a Guitar Orchestra, which varied in size from around 8-10 members, with space for all levels of ability. This performance group was open to SCGS members and non-members, and performed at various functions throughout the year. SCGS provided rent for rehearsal space at a local community center, and funds for copying music. Members paid a fee to pay for the director. Tuition waivers were granted for those in need. This group is an ongoing entity. Total attendance was 707.	0	250
Guitar Soundings - This is the bi-monthly newsletter of SCGS. It features upcoming events of interest to our members in the Puget Sound region, reviews of recordings, and other items of interest. Issues are mailed to all members, and made available to the general public at some of our events. Total printed per issue was about 400, or 2400 total for the year.	0	2773
School Outreach Program - The SCGS Outreach program sends local guitarists to many local schools, senior centers and other community centers giving lectures/recitals and introducing the guitar to educate and enlighten the next generation of players and listeners. This year included 13 such lectures/recitals. Total attendance was 982.	0	900
Social Events - SCGS provides opportunities for our members to meet each other and many of our visiting Artists at our functions, at our annual summer picnic and at bi-monthly open-mike meetings held at the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center. We feel that it is important for our members to have the chance to become involved in the society at any level that they choose. Total attendance was 169.	0	260

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	46836	TotalProgramServiceExpenses

Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (8 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	TitleTitle	Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition	CompensationCompensation	Contri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc	Expense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
Virginia Ryan
14363 30th Avenue NE Number 6	Seattle	WA	98125	President and Executive Director	12	4800	0	0
Bill Clements
19704 21st Ave NW	Shoreline	WA	98177	Vice President	3	0	0	0
Evelyn Arvey
PO Box 31256	Seattle	WA	981031256	Secretary	2	0	0	0
Elizabeth Brown
13754 37th Ave NE	Seattle	WA	98125	Treasurer	4	0	0	0
Kindred Ritchie
9629 42nd Ave NE	Seattle	WA	98115	Board Member	1	0	0	0
Jessica Papkoff
PO Box 31256	Seattle	WA	981031256	Board Member	1.5	0	0	0
Peter Rhines
5753 61st Ave NE	Seattle	WA	98105	Board Member	1	0	0	0
Dean Ritz
3615 Carr Place North	Seattle	WA	98103	Board Member	1	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	0	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt
Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc	0	MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc
Organization Had UBI	0	OrganizationHadUBI
Organization Dissolved Etc	0	OrganizationDissolvedEtc
Direct Indirect Political Expend	0	DirectIndirectPoliticalExpend
Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year	0	DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear
Made Loans To From Officers	0	MadeLoansToFromOfficers
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911	0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4911
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912	0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4912
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955	0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4955
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans
Amount Of Tax Imposed On Org Mgr	0	AmountOfTaxImposedOnOrgMgr
Amount Of Tax Reimbursed By Org	0	AmountOfTaxReimbursedByOrg
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Elizabeth Brown	NamePerson

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 31256	AddressLine1
City	Seattle	City
State	WA	State
ZIP Code	981031256	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	2063685492	TelephoneNumber

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds	0	MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Engage Political Cmpgn Activities	0	EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities
Engage In Lobbying Activities	0	EngageInLobbyingActivities
Operating School	0	OperatingSchool
Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org	0	TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg
Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl
Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser	NONE	PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	25640	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	20181	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	18642	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	21400	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	28141	CurrentTaxYear
Total	114004	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	24138	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	27021	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	21468	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	22819	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	28113	CurrentTaxYear
Total	123559	Total

Gross Receipts From Non UBI GrossReceiptsFromNonUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit509 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	49778	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	47202	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	40110	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	44219	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	56254	CurrentTaxYear
Total	237563	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	237563	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	59	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	76	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	121	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	29	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	4	CurrentTaxYear
Total	289	Total

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	59	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	76	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	121	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	29	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	4	CurrentTaxYear
Total	289	Total

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	0	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	49837	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	47278	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	40231	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	44248	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	56258	CurrentTaxYear
Total	237852	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.99878	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.99800	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00122	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.00128	PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509