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Free Guitars for Future Stars

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 37-1577002

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Apr 24, 2018

7614 Oakwood DriveWonder Lake, IL 60097

(815) 728-0651

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

91st percentile

50%

Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

95th percentile

224%

Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

92nd percentile

91%

Faster revenue growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Assets

Up

$27,359

Up $18,906 (+224%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$27,359

Up $18,906 (+224%) from 2016

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2016

Revenue

Up

$38,184

Up $18,163 (+91%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$19,278

Down $2,670 (-12%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$18,906

Up $20,833 (+1081%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $12,824Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $13,296Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $19,431Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $18,052Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $10,380Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $10,3802015Assets 2016: $8,453Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $8,4532016Assets 2017: $27,359Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $27,3592017Assets 2018: $28,650Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $28,6502018Assets 2019: $40,692Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $40,6922019Assets 2020: $34,520Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $34,5202020Assets 2021: $38,275Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $38,2752021Assets 2022: $34,669Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $34,6692022Assets 2023: $46,459Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $46,4592023Assets 2024: $14,586Net Assets 2024: $14,5862024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$27,359
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$27,359

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20K-$40KRevenue 2011: $17,919Expenses 2011: $10,747Net Income 2011: $7,1722011Revenue 2012: $14,799Expenses 2012: $14,327Net Income 2012: $4722012Revenue 2013: $27,036Expenses 2013: $20,901Net Income 2013: $6,1352013Revenue 2014: $18,468Expenses 2014: $19,847Net Income 2014: -$1,3792014Revenue 2015: $20,079Expenses 2015: $27,751Net Income 2015: -$7,6722015Revenue 2016: $20,021Expenses 2016: $21,948Net Income 2016: -$1,9272016Revenue 2017: $38,184Expenses 2017: $19,278Net Income 2017: $18,9062017Revenue 2018: $27,609Expenses 2018: $26,318Net Income 2018: $1,2912018Revenue 2019: $40,913Expenses 2019: $28,871Net Income 2019: $12,0422019Revenue 2020: $21,996Expenses 2020: $28,168Net Income 2020: -$6,1722020Revenue 2021: $43,425Expenses 2021: $39,670Net Income 2021: $3,7552021Revenue 2022: $28,597Expenses 2022: $32,203Net Income 2022: -$3,6062022Revenue 2023: $45,143Expenses 2023: $33,353Net Income 2023: $11,7902023Revenue 2024: $11,253Expenses 2024: $43,126Net Income 2024: -$31,8732024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$38,184
Expenses$19,278
Net Income$18,906
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Apr 24, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$41,629
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To provide free guitars and instruction to youths, ages 7-17, from low income mchenry county families.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
MUSIC INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED INSTRUCTION, BENEFITTING OVER 50 LOW INCOME CHILDREN IN MCHENRY COUNTY PER YEAR.$16,113-
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
TAMARA MCMILLANTreasurer-$0--
SCOTT NEUMANNExecutive Director-$0--
CHERYL NEUMANNDirector-$0--
DAN BOWMANPresident-$0--
LYNN SCHNELKERSecretary-$0--
STAN MCMILLANDirector-$0--
MICHAEL NEUMANNDirector-$0--
JIM AMESVice President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Free Guitars for Future Stars
EIN
37-1577002
Address
7614 OAKWOOD DRIVE, WONDER LAKE, IL 60097

Signing Officer

Name
Scott Neumann
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2018-04-24
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Picker & Associates LLC
Address
750 W Lake Cook Road Suite 375, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Preparer
Ralph Picker
Phone
8475414000
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

Office Expenses $1320

Other Expenses.1012

Insurance $913

Other Expenses.1

SUBCONTRACTOR $5156

Other Expenses.2

INSTRUCTION $4770

Other Expenses.3

Instrument supplies $2451

Other Expenses.4

STORAGE $2220

Other Expenses.5

PROGRAM EXPENSE $816

Other Expenses.6

PROMOTIONAL EXPENSE $500

Other Expenses.8

FACILITIES RENT $200

Other Expenses.9

FILING FEES $115

Other Expenses.10

WEBSITE $94

Raw XML Appendix178 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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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1Insurance $913
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3INSTRUCTION $4770
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Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$14.6$14.6$11.3$43.1$31.9
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$46.5$0.00$46.5$45.1$33.4$11.8
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$34.7$0.00$34.7$28.6$32.2$3.61
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$38.3$0.00$38.3$43.4$39.7$3.76
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$34.5$0.00$34.5$22.0$28.2$6.17
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$40.7$0.00$40.7$40.9$28.9$12.0
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$28.7$0.00$28.7$27.6$26.3$1.29
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$27.4$0.00$27.4$38.2$19.3$18.9
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$8.45$0.00$8.45$20.0$21.9$1.93
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$10.4$0.00$10.4$20.1$27.8$7.67
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$18.1$0.00$18.5$19.8$1.38
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$19.4$0.00$27.0$20.9$6.14
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$13.3$0.00$14.8$14.3$0.47
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$12.8$0.00$17.9$10.7$7.17