Civic Intelligence

The Bluegrass Preservation Society Inc

EIN 36-4558676 • 501(c)3 • Gassaway, WV

Pub. 78 Eligible

Profile

Preservation of old time bluegrass music

94 Beech StreetGassaway, WV 26624

www.bluegrasspreservation.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 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2025

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

10th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $8 (-100%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $8 (-100%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Expenses

$8

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$8

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth10th percentile

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

$800$600$400$200$0Assets 2015: $643Net Assets 2015: $6432015Assets 2016: $104Net Assets 2016: $1042016Assets 2017: $297Net Assets 2017: $2972017Assets 2018: $158Net Assets 2018: $1582018Assets 2019: $258Net Assets 2019: $2582019Assets 2020: $258Net Assets 2020: $2582020Assets 2021: $108Net Assets 2021: $1082021Assets 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $1082022Assets 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $82023Assets 2024: $8Net Assets 2024: $82024Assets 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $02025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$0
Liabilities-
Net Assets$0
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2015: $24,943Expenses 2015: $24,586Net Income 2015: $3572015Revenue 2016: $23,366Expenses 2016: $23,905Net Income 2016: -$5392016Revenue 2017: $17,537Expenses 2017: $17,344Net Income 2017: $1932017Revenue 2018: $15,702Expenses 2018: $15,841Net Income 2018: -$1392018Revenue 2019: $15,237Expenses 2019: $15,137Net Income 2019: $1002019Revenue 2020: $02020Revenue 2021: $0Expenses 2021: $150Net Income 2021: -$1502021Revenue 2022: $6,906Expenses 2022: $6,906Net Income 2022: $02022Revenue 2023: $8,752Expenses 2023: $8,752Net Income 2023: $02023Revenue 2024: $02024Revenue 2025: $0Expenses 2025: $8Net Income 2025: -$82025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$0
Expenses$8
Net Income-$8
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$8
Net income
-$8
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.01
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.01$0.00
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.01$8.75$8.75$0.00
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.11$6.91$6.91$0.00
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.11$0.11$0.00$0.15$0.15
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.26$0.00
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.26$15.2$15.1$0.10
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.16$0.16$15.7$15.8$0.14
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.30$0.30$17.5$17.3$0.19
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.10$23.4$23.9$0.54
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.64$0.64$24.9$24.6$0.36
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Apr 4, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.1
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Preservation of old time bluegrass music

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
NONE$0$0
NONE$0$0
NONE$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
EWELL FERGUSON JRPresidentPT$0--
PETER SILITCHV-PresPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Bluegrass Preservation Society Inc
EIN
36-4558676
Phone
3046442213
Address
94 BEECH STREET, GASSAWAY, WV 26624

Signing Officer

Name
Ewell Ferguson
Title
President
Phone
3046442213
Signed
2026-04-04

Preparer

Firm
Huffman Bookkeeping Inc
Address
512 ELK ST, GASSAWAY, WV 26624
Preparer
Eva Tonkin
Phone
3043645613
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Pt V, Line 35B

“NONE”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Donations to other organizations”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“LICENSES”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“BANK FEES 8.”

Raw XML Appendix166 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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