Liabilities / Assets
Score unavailable
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Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
Score unavailable
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Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
60th percentile
Higher net margin than 60% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
78th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 4.6% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
31st percentile
Faster asset growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
56th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$129,796
Down $10,167 (-7.3%) from 2017
Net Assets
Down$129,796
Down $10,167 (-7.3%) from 2017
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Up$195,163
Up $20,447 (+12%) from 2017
Expenses
Up$181,267
Up $112,513 (+164%) from 2017
Net Income
Down$13,896
Down $92,066 (-87%) from 2017
To deliver world class music education to diverse youth that inspires personal and community transformation.
Buffalo String Works strives to foster vibrant, inclusive communities through the transformative power of music. We primarily serve a community of displaced families from all over the globe, providing high quality music instruction to children of low income, refugee and immigrant parents.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| We provide up to 6 hours of high quality music instruction each week and multiple performance opportunities each year to 85 students. While prioritizing musical excellence, we also aim to cultivate a positivespace that supports our students' development into curious, confident, committed individuals. | $0 | $150,638 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Barron | Executive Director | PT | $9,000 | - | $9,000 |
| Yuki Numata | Artistic Director | PT | $9,000 | - | $9,000 |
| Michael Christiano | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Brian Moseley | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Robert Berkman | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Amy Friedman | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Helen Kyaw | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Leslie Boldt | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Instruments 15025.”
“Direct Program Expense 19275.”
“Insurance 2450.”
“supplies 3157.”
“Transportation 6317.”
“Office Expense 2631.”
“Accrued Liabilities paid but not cleared -24063.”
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z |
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