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THE MUSIC FOUNDATION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC

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2021 · Form 990EZ · revenue $31K · expenses $28K · assets $87K

EIN
65-0264107
Address
13300-56 S CLEVELAND AVE PMB 214, FT MYERS, FL 33907-3871
Website
WWW.MUSIC-FOUNDATION.ORG
NTEE code
B82Z
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1992
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Mission

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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 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
Ruth Christman EXEC DIR2014-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Dorothy Yorty COORDINATOR2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Kathy Light SECRETARY/TR2014-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Candace Sundby CAMP DIRECTO2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Dorothy Rodwell PRESIDENT2014-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Jason Thomashefsky ARTS LIASON2017-2021 0 $0 reported 1
Stacey Gossman (former) BOARD MEMBER2014-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Patrick Neuman (former) BOARD MEMBER2014-2019 2 $0 reported 1
Bill Dawson (former) PRESIDENT2014-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Sabrina Gruber (former) BOARD MEMBER2017-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Sandy Lantz (former) BOARD MEMBER2014-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Tommy Ferlazzo (former) BOARD MEMBER2014 1 $0 reported 1
Lindsay Koller (former) BOARD MEMBER2014 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUTH CHRISTMAN EXEC DIR0 $0-- $01
DOROTHY YORTY COORDINATOR0 $0-- $01
KATHY LIGHT SECRETARY/TR0 $0-- $01
CANDACE SUNDBY CAMP DIRECTO0 $0-- $01
DOROTHY RODWELL PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
JASON THOMASHEFSKY ARTS LIASON0 $0-- $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUTH CHRISTMAN EXEC DIR4 $0-- $01
DOROTHY YORTY COORDINATOR1 $0-- $01
KATHY LIGHT SECRETARY/TR4 $0-- $01
CANDACE SUNDBY CAMP DIRECTO1 $0-- $01
DOROTHY RODWELL PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
JASON THOMASHEFSKY ARTS LIASON1 $0-- $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUTH CHRISTMAN EXEC DIR4 $0-- $01
STACEY GOSSMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
KATHY LIGHT SECRETARY/TR4 $0-- $01
PATRICK NEUMAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
DOROTHY RODWELL PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
JASON THOMASHEFSKY PROGRAM COOR3 $0-- $01
2018 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUTH CHRISTMAN EXEC DIR4 $0-- $01
BILL DAWSON PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
STACEY GOSSMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
SABRINA GRUBER BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
KATHY LIGHT SECRETARY/TR3 $0-- $01
PATRICK NEUMAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
DOROTHY RODWELL BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
JASON THOMASHEFSKY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2017 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUTH CHRISTMAN EXEC DIR4 $0-- $01
BILL DAWSON PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
STACEY GOSSMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
SABRINA GRUBER BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
KATHY LIGHT SECRETARY/TR3 $0-- $01
PATRICK NEUMAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
DOROTHY RODWELL BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
JASON THOMASHEFSKY BOARD MEMEBE1 $0-- $01
2015 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUTH CHRISTMAN EXEC DIR4 $0-- $01
PATRICK NEUMAN PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
KATHY LIGHT SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $01
STACEY GOSSMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
BILL DAWSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
SANDY LANTZ BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
DOROTHY RODWELL BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2014 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RUTH CHRISTMAN EXEC DIR4 $0-- $01
PATRICK NEUMAN PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
KATHY LIGHT SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $01
STACEY GOSSMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
TOMMY FERLAZZO BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
BILL DAWSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
LINDSAY KOLLER BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
SANDY LANTZ BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
DOROTHY RODWELL BOARD MEMBER1 $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
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,643$27,575 $87,177$87,177 $24,068$4,540 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,086$28,654 $84,109$84,109 $15,125$5,657 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,906$48,443 $88,677$88,677 $26,128$25,631 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,138$48,271 $84,214$84,214 $41,111$22,844 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,032$49,088 $68,347$68,347 $25,005$25,844 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,754$39,752 $62,931$62,931 $22,298$18,161 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,580$33,126 $65,425$65,425 $19,049$18,512 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $55,572 in all, tax years 2011 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
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2011-2012, 2014-2016 5$40,427 2016$6,282
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SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2018 1$10,000 2018$10,000
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ROCHESTER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$5,000 2018$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE MUSIC FOUNDATION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC” 2020-2023 4$145 2023$30
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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.

2021 · Form 990EZ · $27,575 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,381 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,740 71.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,381 12.3%
Fees to independent contractors $1,662 6.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,468 5.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,324 4.8%
Total$27,575100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $28,654 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,413 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,710 75.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,413 8.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,666 5.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,504 5.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,361 4.7%
Total$28,654100%

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Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $37,347 77.1%
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Total$48,443100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $48,271 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,515 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36,014 74.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $6,515 13.5%
Fees to independent contractors $3,116 6.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,432 3.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,194 2.5%
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2017 · Form 990EZ · $49,088 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,898 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $41,714 85.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,898 10.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,424 2.9%
Printing, publications, postage $822 1.7%
Fees to independent contractors $230 0.5%
Total$49,088100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $39,752 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,850 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,361 43.7%
Fees to independent contractors $16,104 40.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,850 9.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,282 3.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,155 2.9%
Total$39,752100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $33,126 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,725 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $16,419 49.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,806 41.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,725 5.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,176 3.6%
Total$33,126100%

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