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ABOVE GROUND INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $121K · expenses $3K · assets $129K

EIN
85-1279802
Address
CO 21731 VENTURA BLVD 300, WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91364-0000
NTEE code
E70
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2020
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Mission

THE MISSION OF ABOVE GROUND IS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED WITHIN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. TO SERVE AS A SAFETY NET FOR IN TIMES OF NEED BY ASSISTING WITH PREVENTATIVE, RECOVERY, AND EMERGENCY FINANCIAL, MEDICAL, AND PERSONAL MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS INCLUDING ADDICTION TREATMENT AND SUICIDE PREVENTION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 people 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
Dave Navarro PRESIDENT2021-2024 $0$8,000 1
Billy Morrison SECRETARY2021-2024 $0$8,000 1
Rick Canny TREASURER2021-2024 $0$8,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Elliot S Berke DIRECTOR2021-2024 20 $0 reported 1
Shawn Dailey DIRECTOR2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Doug Davenport DIRECTOR2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Rick Krim DIRECTOR2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Tedd Scott DIRECTOR2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVE NAVARRO PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
BILLY MORRISON SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
RICK CANNY TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ELLIOT S BERKE DIRECTOR20 $0-$0 $01
SHAWN DAILEY DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
DOUG DAVENPORT DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICK KRIM DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
TEDD SCOTT DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · 3 paid, $24K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVE NAVARRO PRESIDENT10 $8,000-$0 $8,0001
BILLY MORRISON SECRETARY10 $8,000-$0 $8,0001
RICK CANNY TREASURER20 $8,000-$0 $8,0001
ELLIOT S BERKE DIRECTOR20 $0-$0 $01
SHAWN DAILEY DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
DOUG DAVENPORT DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICK KRIM DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
TEDD SCOTT DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVE NAVARRO PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
BILLY MORRISON SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
RICK CANNY TREASURER20 $0-$0 $01
ELLIOT S BERKE DIRECTOR20 $0-$0 $01
SHAWN DAILEY DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
DOUG DAVENPORT DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICK KRIM DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
TEDD SCOTT DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVE NAVARRO PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
BILLY MORRISON SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
RICK CANNY TREASURER20 $0-$0 $01
ELLIOT S BERKE DIRECTOR20 $0-$0 $01
SHAWN DAILEY DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
DOUG DAVENPORT DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RICK KRIM DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
TEDD SCOTT DIRECTOR10 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,000$3,175 $129,289$129,289 $121,000$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,000$136,796 $11,464$11,464 $0$100,000 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,048$99,108 $48,260$48,260 $11,000$62,048 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,000$69,680 $74,320$74,320 $144,000- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $35,000 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. 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
LAW ROCKS INC Public charity Exact 2021 1$25,000 2021$25,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $3,175 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,175 100.0%
Total$3,175100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $136,796 spent · pay $24,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $107,796 78.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $24,000 17.5%
Fees to independent contractors $5,000 3.7%
Total$136,796100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $99,108 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $50,000 50.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $49,108 49.5%
Total$99,108100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $69,680 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $68,309 98.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,371 2.0%
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