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GRAND COUNTY BLUES SOCIETY

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $670K · expenses $620K · assets $406K

EIN
33-1027199
Address
PO BOX 1530, WINTER PARK, CO 80482-1530
Website
www.grandblues.org
NTEE code
A68
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2003
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Mission

To support the musical art form known as the Blues by producing live Blues shows and by taking Blues artists into Grand County CO schools to educate children about the history of the Blues. We also help children with life threatening illnesses by providing them with musical instruments.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Maria Chavez President2021-2025 $0$6,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
Rob Krueger Secretary2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Art Ferrari Treasurer2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Kari Jo McInturf Board Member2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Tim Hubbard Board Member2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Retta Yarbrough Board Member2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Sally Masear Board Member2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Alex Williams Board Member2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Monica Brandt Board Member2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Sabrina Longley Board Member2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rob Krueger Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Art Ferrari Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Maria Chavez President0 $0$0$0 $01
Kari Jo McInturf Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Hubbard Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Retta Yarbrough Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Sally Masear Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Alex Williams Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Monica Brandt Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Sabrina Longley Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rob Krueger Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Art Ferrari Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Maria Chavez President0 $0$0$0 $01
Kari Jo McInturf Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Hubbard Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Retta Yarbrough Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Sally Masear Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Alex Williams Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Monica Brandt Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Sabrina Longley Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rob Krueger Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Art Ferrari Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Maria Chavez President0 $0$0$0 $01
Kari Jo McInturf Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Hubbard Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Retta Yarbrough Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Sally Masear Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Alex Williams Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Monica Brandt Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Sabrina Longley Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $6K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Maria Chavez President0 $6,000$0$0 $6,0001
Rob Krueger Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Art Ferrari Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Kari Jo McInturf Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Hubbard Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Retta Yarbrough Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Sally Masear Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Rob Krueger Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Art Ferrari Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Maria Chavez President0 $0$0$0 $01
Kari Jo McInturf Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Hubbard Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Retta Yarbrough Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Sally Masear Board Member0 $0$0$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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$670,334$619,802 $406,405$398,415 $58,522$604,670 $00-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$635,326$638,512 $359,002$350,974 $106,048$529,193 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$607,017$631,960 $360,189$354,160 $174,525$432,025 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$632,246$549,966 $386,589$379,457 $80,220$552,026 $00-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$464,902$319,174 $316,706$306,301 $241,546$223,356 $00-

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $38,432 in all, tax years 2015 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
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$13,638 2023$8,084
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COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018, 2022 2$11,779 2022$5,014
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CHEROKEE CROSSROADS FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2015-2016 2$7,450 2016$0
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H B B FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GRAND COUNTY BLUES SOCIETY” 2023 1$5,000 2023$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GRAND COUNTY BLUES SOCIETY” 2020-2023 4$565 2023$137
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$2,588,087109 322014–2024 KIDS EMPOWERED BY YOUR SUPPORT INC; APPLETON COMMUNITY MUSIC INC; CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF ST LOUIS INC; GREAT LAKES CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL OPERATING CORPORATION and 28 more
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $619,802 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)TALENT COMP AND ACCOMODATIONS $331,608$331,608-- 53.5%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION COSTS $99,479$99,479-- 16.1%
All other expenses $79,917$79,917-- 12.9%
Advertising and promotion $46,835$46,835-- 7.6%
Other (as described)INSTRUMENT PURCHASES $21,705$21,705-- 3.5%
Other (as described)SECURITY $19,808$19,808-- 3.2%
Office expenses $5,623-$5,623- 0.9%
Grants to US individuals $5,000$5,000-- 0.8%
Insurance $4,604$4,604-- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $3,256-$3,256- 0.5%
Fees: other services $1,967-$1,967- 0.3%
Total$619,802100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $638,512 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,167 · events $2,055
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)TALENT COMP AND ACCOMODATIONS $350,631$350,631-- 54.9%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION COSTS $92,456$92,456-- 14.5%
All other expenses $64,461$64,461-- 10.1%
Advertising and promotion $47,736$47,736-- 7.5%
Other (as described)INSTRUMENT PURCHASES $38,041$38,041-- 6.0%
Other (as described)SECURITY $23,491$23,491-- 3.7%
Office expenses $5,552$5,552-- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $5,290$5,290-- 0.8%
Insurance $4,632$4,632-- 0.7%
Grants to US individuals $3,300$3,300-- 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,055$2,055-- 0.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $867$867-- 0.1%
Total$638,512100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $631,960 spent · pay -$7,100 · grants $0 · events $1,387
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)TALENT COMP AND ACCOMODATIONS $314,940$314,940-- 49.8%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION COSTS $87,338$87,338-- 13.8%
Other (as described)INSTRUMENT PURCHASES $84,055$84,055-- 13.3%
All other expenses $79,545$79,545-- 12.6%
Advertising and promotion $39,860$39,860-- 6.3%
Other (as described)SECURITY $17,939$17,939-- 2.8%
Office expenses $5,848$5,848-- 0.9%
Insurance $4,485$4,485-- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $3,442$3,442-- 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,387$1,387-- 0.2%
Fees: management $221$221-- 0.0%
Payroll taxes -$7,100-$7,100-- -1.1%
Total$631,960100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $549,966 spent · pay $13,309 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)TALENT COMP AND ACCOMODATIONS $290,672$290,672-- 52.9%
All other expenses $77,536$77,536-- 14.1%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION COSTS $74,121$74,121-- 13.5%
Advertising and promotion $29,539$29,539-- 5.4%
Other (as described)FOOD & BEVERAGE $25,912$25,912-- 4.7%
Other (as described)VIP EXPENSE $20,333$20,333-- 3.7%
Other salaries and wages $11,835$11,835-- 2.2%
Office expenses $7,064$7,064-- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $6,742$6,742-- 1.2%
Insurance $4,738$4,738-- 0.9%
Payroll taxes $1,474$1,474-- 0.3%
Total$549,966100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $319,174 spent · pay $76,549 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)TALENT COMP AND ACCOMODATIONS $104,629$104,629-- 32.8%
Other salaries and wages $71,210$71,210-- 22.3%
All other expenses $41,638$41,638-- 13.0%
Other (as described)PRODUCTION COSTS $34,440$34,440-- 10.8%
Other (as described)INSTRUMENT PURCHASES $25,098$25,098-- 7.9%
Advertising and promotion $17,287$17,287-- 5.4%
Other (as described)MERCHANDISE $7,783$7,783-- 2.4%
Office expenses $5,349$5,349-- 1.7%
Payroll taxes $5,339$5,339-- 1.7%
Fees: accounting $3,632$3,632-- 1.1%
Insurance $2,769$2,769-- 0.9%
Total$319,174100%

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