Civic Intelligence

Raising the Blues Ltd

EIN 26-1767933 • 501(c)3 • Sudbury, MA

Profile

To bring music to children with unique life challenges.

4 Plantation CircleSudbury, MA 01776

www.raisingtheblues.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

2nd percentile

-3107%

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

33rd percentile

-18%

Faster asset growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

8th percentile

-86%

Faster revenue growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$25,367

Down $5,649 (-18%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$25,367

Down $5,649 (-18%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin2nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$177

Down $1,073 (-86%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$5,676

Down $12,643 (-69%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$5,499

Up $11,570 (+68%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth33rd percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2017: $32,424Net Assets 2017: $32,4242017Assets 2018: $29,956Net Assets 2018: $29,9562018Assets 2019: $38,097Net Assets 2019: $38,0972019Assets 2020: $55,550Net Assets 2020: $55,5502020Assets 2021: $53,818Net Assets 2021: $53,8182021Assets 2022: $48,085Net Assets 2022: $48,0852022Assets 2023: $31,016Net Assets 2023: $31,0162023Assets 2024: $25,367Net Assets 2024: $25,3672024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$25,367
Liabilities-
Net Assets$25,367
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth8th percentile

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

$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2017: $11,770Expenses 2017: $12,063Net Income 2017: -$2932017Revenue 2018: $11,001Expenses 2018: $13,469Net Income 2018: -$2,4682018Revenue 2019: $23,737Expenses 2019: $15,596Net Income 2019: $8,1412019Revenue 2020: $28,462Expenses 2020: $11,009Net Income 2020: $17,4532020Revenue 2021: $11,080Expenses 2021: $12,935Net Income 2021: -$1,8552021Revenue 2022: $3,584Expenses 2022: $9,317Net Income 2022: -$5,7332022Revenue 2023: $1,250Expenses 2023: $18,319Net Income 2023: -$17,0692023Revenue 2024: $177Expenses 2024: $5,676Net Income 2024: -$5,4992024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$177
Expenses$5,676
Net Income-$5,499
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$25,367
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$25,367
Revenue
$177
Expenses
$5,676
Net income
-$5,499
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$25.4$25.4$0.18$5.68$5.50
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$31.0$31.0$1.25$18.3$17.1
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$48.1$48.1$3.58$9.32$5.73
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$53.8$53.8$11.1$12.9$1.86
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$55.6$55.6$28.5$11.0$17.5
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$38.1$38.1$23.7$15.6$8.14
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$30.0$30.0$11.0$13.5$2.47
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$32.4$32.4$11.8$12.1$0.29
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$177
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To bring music to children with unique life challenges.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, INTERACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES, MUSICAL TRAINING AND INSTRUMENTS TO CHILDREN WITH UNIQUE LIFE CHALLENGES.-$5,626
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
RUTH ATHERTONPresidentPT$0--
YIGAL SCHACHTTreasurerPT$0--
DEBORAH DUBANClerkPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Raising the Blues Ltd
EIN
26-1767933
Phone
7814720468
Address
4 PLANTATION CIRCLE, SUDBURY, MA 01776

Signing Officer

Name
Ruth Atherton
Title
President
Signed
2025-11-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Walsh & Associates PC
Address
9 Damonmill Square Unit 5A-1, Concord, MA 01742
Preparer
Michael J Walsh
Phone
9783692151
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1

“SUPPLIES $2257”

Other Expenses.2

“Equipment rental & maint $646”

Other Expenses.3

“BUSINESS EXPENSES $348”

Other Expenses.5

“PC FILING FEE $35”

Other Assets.1

“IN KIND - Beginning $2150 IN KIND - Ending $2150”

Raw XML Appendix142 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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