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PRESERVING OUR SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MUSIC INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $247K · expenses $236K · assets $172K

EIN
26-3197857
Address
107 CARRIAGE PATH, EASLEY, SC 29642-8975
Website
WWW.YAMUPSTATE.COM
NTEE code
A68
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2009
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Mission

WE PROVIDE MUSICAL INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ryan Ferrell PRESIDENT2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Betty Mcdaniel DIRECTOR2015-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Josh Johnson TREASURER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Chad Dalton (former) TREASURER2019-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Benjamin Hennessee (former) TREASURER2017-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Joe Padgett (former) SECRETARY2015-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Tom Von Kaenel (former) TREASURER2016 0 $0 reported 1
Daniel Brazinski (former) BOARD CHAIRM2015 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY MCDANIEL DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
JOSH JOHNSON TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN FERRELL PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RYAN FERRELL PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
CHAD DALTON TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
BETTY MCDANIEL DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RYAN FERRELL PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
CHAD DALTON TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
BETTY MCDANIEL DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY MCDANIEL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
CHAD DALTON TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
RYAN FERRELL PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY MCDANIEL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
CHAD DALTON TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
RYAN FERRELL PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY MCDANIEL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
CHAD DALTON TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
RYAN FERRELL PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY MCDANIEL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
BENJAMIN HENNESSEE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
RYAN FERRELL PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY MCDANIEL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
BENJAMIN HENNESSEE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
RYAN FERRELL PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY MCDANIEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
RYAN FERRELL BOARD CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $01
JOE PADGETT SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
TOM VON KAENEL TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETTY MCDANIEL EXECUTIVE DI0 $0-- $01
DANIEL BRAZINSKI BOARD CHAIRM0 $0-- $01
JOE PADGETT SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
RYAN FERRELL TREASURER0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$246,742$235,796 $171,528$171,528 $246,742$0 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$296,003$172,164 $160,582$160,582 $296,003$0 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$220,947$186,497 $36,743$36,743 $220,947$0 $00-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,049$93,070 $2,293$2,293 $41,783- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,591$53,166 $17,314$17,314 $66,399- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,666$113,280 $0-$4,111 $23,535- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$115,495$122,841 $0-$497 $46,802- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,426$122,175 $6,849$6,849 $9,573$20,845 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,092$104,555 $15,598$15,598 $22,282$81,202 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$106,116$101,387 $12,061$12,061 $27,481$73,097 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $267 in all, tax years 2021 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PRESERVING OUR SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MUSIC INC” 2021-2023 3$267 2023$95
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $235,796 spent · pay $101,696 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $101,696$101,696-- 43.1%
All other expenses $66,181-$66,181- 28.1%
Fees: other services $53,498$53,498-- 22.7%
Other (as described)PURCHASES $7,995-$7,995- 3.4%
Other (as described)RENT $4,160-$4,160- 1.8%
Other (as described)INSTRUMENTS $1,797$1,797-- 0.8%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $469-$469- 0.2%
Total$235,796100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $172,164 spent · pay $37,761 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)GRANT EXPENSE $94,311$94,311-- 54.8%
Other salaries and wages $37,761$37,761-- 21.9%
Advertising and promotion $16,794-$16,794- 9.8%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $10,265-$10,265- 6.0%
Fees: other services $9,196$9,196-- 5.3%
Other (as described)RENT $3,415-$3,415- 2.0%
Fees: investment management $422-$422- 0.2%
Total$172,164100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $186,497 spent · pay $30,088 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: investment management $118,409-$118,409- 63.5%
Other salaries and wages $30,088$29,721$367- 16.1%
Fees: management $21,494-$21,494- 11.5%
Advertising and promotion $11,751-$11,751- 6.3%
Fees: other services $4,755$4,755-- 2.5%
Total$186,497100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $93,070 spent · pay $35,973 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $35,973 38.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,936 19.3%
Fees to independent contractors $15,012 16.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,425 13.4%
Printing, publications, postage $11,724 12.6%
Total$93,070100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $53,166 spent · pay $79 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $44,572 83.8%
Printing, publications, postage $4,974 9.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,838 3.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,703 3.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $79 0.1%
Total$53,166100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $113,280 spent · pay $66,353 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $66,353 58.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,195 29.3%
Fees to independent contractors $13,132 11.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $600 0.5%
Total$113,280100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $122,841 spent · pay $76,107 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $76,107 62.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,518 20.8%
Fees to independent contractors $16,160 13.2%
Printing, publications, postage $4,506 3.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $550 0.4%
Total$122,841100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $122,175 spent · pay $75,196 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $75,196 61.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $34,048 27.9%
Fees to independent contractors $12,194 10.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $700 0.6%
Printing, publications, postage $37 0.0%
Total$122,175100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $104,555 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $70,308 67.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,322 26.1%
Printing, publications, postage $6,925 6.6%
Total$104,555100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $101,387 spent · pay $72,234 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $72,234 71.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,291 23.0%
Printing, publications, postage $5,862 5.8%
Total$101,387100%

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