Civic Intelligence

Purple Songs Can Fly

EIN 20-3068698 • 501(c)3 • Houston, TX

Profile

Provide music to children with cancer.

4899 Montrose Blvd 705Houston, TX 77006

www.purplesongscanfly.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

26th percentile

-15%

Higher net margin than 26% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

97th percentile

$80,038

Higher top officer pay than 97% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 49.1% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

31st percentile

-21%

Faster asset growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

51st percentile

-1.0%

Faster revenue growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$92,655

Down $24,804 (-21%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$92,655

Down $24,804 (-21%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin26th percentile

Revenue

Down

$163,037

Down $1,601 (-1.0%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$187,841

Down $11,902 (-6.0%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$24,804

Up $10,301 (+29%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth31st percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2011: $96,314Net Assets 2011: $96,3142011Assets 2012: $143,667Net Assets 2012: $143,6672012Assets 2013: $156,746Net Assets 2013: $156,7462013Assets 2014: $225,509Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $225,5092014Assets 2015: $189,201Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $189,2012015Assets 2016: $262,529Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $262,5292016Assets 2017: $261,560Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $261,5602017Assets 2018: $134,944Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $134,9442018Assets 2019: $110,049Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $110,0492019Assets 2020: $123,397Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $123,3972020Assets 2021: $147,130Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $147,1302021Assets 2022: $152,564Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $152,5642022Assets 2023: $117,459Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $117,4592023Assets 2024: $92,655Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $92,6552024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$92,655
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$92,655
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth51st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2011: $116,029Expenses 2011: $54,281Net Income 2011: $61,7482011Revenue 2012: $136,064Expenses 2012: $88,711Net Income 2012: $47,3532012Revenue 2013: $101,983Expenses 2013: $88,904Net Income 2013: $13,0792013Revenue 2014: $221,270Expenses 2014: $152,507Net Income 2014: $68,7632014Revenue 2015: $151,091Expenses 2015: $187,399Net Income 2015: -$36,3082015Revenue 2016: $341,665Expenses 2016: $268,337Net Income 2016: $73,3282016Revenue 2017: $275,756Expenses 2017: $276,725Net Income 2017: -$9692017Revenue 2018: $150,124Expenses 2018: $276,740Net Income 2018: -$126,6162018Revenue 2019: $129,460Expenses 2019: $154,355Net Income 2019: -$24,8952019Revenue 2020: $151,557Expenses 2020: $138,209Net Income 2020: $13,3482020Revenue 2021: $168,351Expenses 2021: $144,618Net Income 2021: $23,7332021Revenue 2022: $175,934Expenses 2022: $170,500Net Income 2022: $5,4342022Revenue 2023: $164,638Expenses 2023: $199,743Net Income 2023: -$35,1052023Revenue 2024: $163,037Expenses 2024: $187,841Net Income 2024: -$24,8042024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$163,037
Expenses$187,841
Net Income-$24,804
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$92,655
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$92,655
Revenue
$163,037
Expenses
$187,841
Net income
-$24,804
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.93$0.00$0.93$1.63$1.88$0.25
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.17$0.00$1.17$1.65$2.00$0.35
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.53$0.00$1.53$1.76$1.71$0.05
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.47$0.00$1.47$1.68$1.45$0.24
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.23$0.00$1.23$1.52$1.38$0.13
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.10$0.00$1.10$1.29$1.54$0.25
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.35$0.00$1.35$1.50$2.77$1.27
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.62$0.00$2.62$2.76$2.77$0.01
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.63$0.00$2.63$3.42$2.68$0.73
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.89$0.00$1.89$1.51$1.87$0.36
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.26$0.00$2.26$2.21$1.53$0.69
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.57$1.57$1.02$0.89$0.13
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.44$1.44$1.36$0.89$0.47
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.96$0.96$1.16$0.54$0.62
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jun 20, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$170,986
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Purple Songs positively affect the lives of pediatric cancer patients and their families through the writing, recording, and sharing of their original songs.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Purple Songs Can Fly is a unique project that provides a musical outlet for children treated for cancer and blood disorders at Texas Children's Cancer & Hematology Centers and their siblings. The children work with Anita Kruse and other professional composers in this program to write and record their songs. Using the latest technology in two in-hospital recording studios, composers work with the children individually or in small groups to compose and digitally and audio-visually record their songs. Purple Songs Can Fly also uses portable recording studios, enabling the composers to work with in-patient children at their bedsides to write and record their songs. In 2024, 126 original songs were written; a total of 3,247 songs have been written by Purple Songs Can Fly and the children through 12/31/24.$0$153,553
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay97th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Anita KrusePresidentFT$75,000$5,038$80,038
John SingerTreasurerPT$11,000-$11,000
Charles CusackVice President-$0--
Regina ElliottSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Purple Songs Can Fly
EIN
20-3068698
Phone
7134461670
Address
4899 Montrose Blvd 705, Houston, TX 77006

Signing Officer

Name
Anita Kruse
Title
President
Phone
7134461670
Signed
2025-06-20
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Blazek & Vetterling
Address
2900 Weslayan Suite 200, Houston, TX 77027
Preparer
Barbara Murphy
Phone
7134395739
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income

“Description: Dividend income. Amount: 722.”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: Bank service fees. Amount: 541. Description: Event expenses. Amount: 400. Description: Information technology. Amount: 2,070. Description: Insurance. Amount: 425. Description: Supplies. Amount: 775. Description: Office expenses. Amount: 105. Description: Travel and meetings. Amount: 170. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 4,486.”

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