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PAYSON COUNCIL FOR THE MUSICAL ARTS INC

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $63K · expenses $67K · assets $16K

EIN
30-0053320
Address
PO BOX 1544, TONTO BASIN, AZ 85553-1544
NTEE code
A68
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2002
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Mission

Teach appreciation of music

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Chris Higgins President2016-2023 $21,300$102,800 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 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
Steve Smith (former) Vice President2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Blaine Kimball (former) Vice President2016-2019 40 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $21K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Higgins President30 $21,300-- $21,3001
2022 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $31K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Higgins President1 $31,000-- $31,0001
Steve Smith Vice President1 $0-- $01
2021 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $50K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Higgins President40 $50,500-- $50,5001
Steve Smith Vice President40 $0-- $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Higgins President40 $0-- $01
Steve Smith Vice President40 $0-- $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Higgins President40 $0-- $01
Blaine Kimball Vice President40 $0-- $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Higgins President40 $0-- $01
Blaine Kimball Vice President40 $0-- $01
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Higgins President40 $0-- $01
Blaine Kimball Vice President40 $0-- $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Higgins President40 $0-- $01
Blaine Kimball Vice President40 $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
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$62,887$66,964 $16,102$16,102 $62,887- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,777$126,532 $20,179$20,179 $118,777- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$170,142$185,050 $32,434$27,934 $170,142- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$132,647$61,782 $128,033$123,533 $132,647- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,561$108,885 $60,168$52,668 $109,561- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,812$74,534 $64,992$51,992 $86,810- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,405$53,140 $59,114$39,714 $66,401- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,535$63,157 $57,849$26,449 $73,533- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $25,000 in all, tax years 2019 to 2021. 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
RIM COUNTRY ARIZONANS FOR CHILDREN INC Public charity Exact 2019 1$13,000 2019$13,000
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DESERT FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION Public charity Exact 2020-2021 2$12,000 2021$6,000
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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.

2023 · Form 990EZ · $66,964 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $39,738 59.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,563 23.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,663 17.4%
Total$66,964100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $126,532 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $81,718 64.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $29,979 23.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,835 11.7%
Total$126,532100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $185,050 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $92,612 50.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $47,746 25.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $44,594 24.1%
Printing, publications, postage $98 0.1%
Total$185,050100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $61,782 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $31,697 51.3%
Fees to independent contractors $30,030 48.6%
Printing, publications, postage $55 0.1%
Total$61,782100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $108,885 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $86,087 79.1%
Fees to independent contractors $22,798 20.9%
Total$108,885100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $74,534 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $51,872 69.6%
Fees to independent contractors $22,662 30.4%
Total$74,534100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $53,140 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $31,740 59.7%
Fees to independent contractors $21,400 40.3%
Total$53,140100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $63,157 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $31,342 49.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,909 26.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,406 21.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,500 2.4%
Total$63,157100%

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