Civic Intelligence

Witness Music

EIN 45-4319872 • 501(c)3 • Mapleton, UT

Pub. 78 Eligible

Profile

Witness music organizes live musical events with a religious and humanitarian purpose. We perform in four states in churches and other performing arts venues. The organization expects to have 10+ performances a year; each choir and orchestra expects to have eight rehearsals prior to the performances. There are currently more than 600 volunteer musicians (high school age and up) and dozens of volunteer staff.

503 Perry Hollow DrMapleton, UT 84664

www.wewitnessmusic.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

63rd percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 63% of similar nonprofits.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

67th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 67% of similar nonprofits.

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

Net Margin

90th percentile

50%

Higher net margin than 90% 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

84th percentile

40%

Faster asset growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

58th percentile

4.4%

Faster revenue growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.

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

Assets

Up

$153,787

Up $44,242 (+40%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$477

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$153,310

Up $44,242 (+41%) from 2023

Revenue

Up

$88,241

Up $3,695 (+4.4%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$43,993

Down $24,975 (-36%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$44,248

Up $28,670 (+184%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2013: $11,196Liabilities 2013: $20,5612013Assets 2014: $31,574Liabilities 2014: $14,399Net Assets 2014: $17,1752014Assets 2015: $45,634Liabilities 2015: $15,733Net Assets 2015: $29,9012015Assets 2016: $60,587Liabilities 2016: $15,470Net Assets 2016: $45,1172016Assets 2017: $68,628Liabilities 2017: $17,5282017Assets 2018: $72,677Liabilities 2018: $4772018Assets 2019: $82,297Liabilities 2019: $477Net Assets 2019: $81,8202019Assets 2020: $90,964Liabilities 2020: $477Net Assets 2020: $90,4872020Assets 2021: $93,865Liabilities 2021: $477Net Assets 2021: $93,3882021Assets 2022: $93,967Liabilities 2022: $477Net Assets 2022: $93,4902022Assets 2023: $109,545Liabilities 2023: $477Net Assets 2023: $109,0682023Assets 2024: $153,787Liabilities 2024: $477Net Assets 2024: $153,3102024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$153,787
Liabilities$477
Net Assets$153,310

Operations Trend

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Revenue 2013: $86,573Expenses 2013: $83,589Net Income 2013: $2,9842013Revenue 2014: $99,575Expenses 2014: $73,035Net Income 2014: $26,5402014Revenue 2015: $90,918Expenses 2015: $78,192Net Income 2015: $12,7262015Revenue 2016: $66,841Expenses 2016: $51,625Net Income 2016: $15,2162016Revenue 2017: $140,538Expenses 2017: $134,553Net Income 2017: $5,9852017Revenue 2018: $110,342Expenses 2018: $89,243Net Income 2018: $21,0992018Revenue 2019: $104,855Expenses 2019: $95,235Net Income 2019: $9,6202019Revenue 2020: $29,330Expenses 2020: $20,663Net Income 2020: $8,6672020Revenue 2021: $7,231Expenses 2021: $4,331Net Income 2021: $2,9002021Revenue 2022: $45,340Expenses 2022: $45,237Net Income 2022: $1032022Revenue 2023: $84,546Expenses 2023: $68,968Net Income 2023: $15,5782023Revenue 2024: $88,241Expenses 2024: $43,993Net Income 2024: $44,2482024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$88,241
Expenses$43,993
Net Income$44,248

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 14, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$88,241
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Witness music organizes live musical events with a religious and humanitarian purpose. We perform in four states in churches and other performing arts venues. The organization expects to have 10+ performances a year; each choir and orchestra expects to have eight rehearsals prior to the performances. There are currently more than 600 volunteer musicians (high school age and up) and dozens of volunteer staff.

Witness music organizes live musical events with a religious and humanitarian purpose. We perform in four states, in churches, and other performing arts venues. The organization expects to have 10+ performances a year; each choir and orchestra expects to have eight rehearsals prior to the performances. There are currently more than 600 volunteer musicians (high school age and up) and dozens of volunteer staff.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION RESUMED PERFORMANCES AND PRODUCED MULTIPLE LIVE COMMUNITY EVENTS WITH OVER 600 VOLUNTEER MUSICIANS PARTICIPATING IN THE CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA. MORE THAN 11,000 ATTENDED THESE PERFORMANCES, WITH MANY ATTENDING FREE OF CHARGE. PERFORMANCES INCLUDED A TRAINING FACILITY FOR HUNDREDS OF CHURCH SERVICE VOLUNTEERS AND SEVERAL OTHERS WITH AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE CAST FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED.-$28,430
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LYDIA PETERSENPresident-$0--
MICHAEL LAUDIETreasurer-$0--
BOB CHURCHSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Witness Music
EIN
45-4319872
Phone
8016923528
Address
503 PERRY HOLLOW DR, MAPLETON, UT 84664

Signing Officer

Name
Lydia Petersen
Title
President
Phone
8016923528
Signed
2025-11-14

Preparer

Firm
Drilldown Solution
Address
1112 E 300 N STE 101, AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003
Preparer
Edward Gabriel CPA
Phone
8012258474
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8

Special events 747 total 747

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses advertising 615 office 1,008 insurance 750 dues & subscriptions 39 event expenses 10,790 meals 49 other admin 87 production job materials 4,102 website 330 taxes 3,155 rent 10,114 total 31,039

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

Equipment 0 0 less accumulated depreciation 0 0 uncertain fraud receivable 12,500 12,500 credit cards 15,240 15,240 prepaid expenses 0 0 total 27,740 27,740

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

Ut tax commission 477 477

Form 990-ez, Part III

Witness music organizes live musical events with a religious and humanitarian purpose. We perform in four states, in churches, and other performing arts venues. The organization expects to have 10+ performances a year; each choir and orchestra expects to have eight rehearsals prior to the performances. There are currently more than 600 volunteer musicians (high school age and up) and dozens of volunteer staff.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

In 2024, the organization resumed performances and produced multiple live community events with over 600 volunteer musicians participating in the choir and orchestra. More than 11,000 attended these performances, with many attending free of charge. Performances included a training facility for hundreds of church service volunteers and several others with an american sign language cast for the hearing impaired.

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