Liabilities / Assets
58th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Urban Strings Columbus
990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 83-1233959
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
35th percentile
Higher net margin than 35% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
78th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
39th percentile
Faster asset growth than 39% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
56th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$87,341
Down $4,234 (-4.6%) from 2022
Net Assets
Down$87,341
Down $4,234 (-4.6%) from 2022
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2022
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$116,160
Up $10,164 (+9.6%) from 2022
Expenses
Up$120,394
Up $45,769 (+61%) from 2022
Net Income
Down-$4,234
Down $35,605 (-113%) from 2022
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
- Signed
- Nov 6, 2023
- Return Version
- 2022v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $123,777
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Urban strings columbus recruits and supports underserved, urban, african american and minority youth to become string musicians, with the mission to enrich and inform our greater community to the beauty of all genres of music, performed on string instruments.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| PROVIDING INSTRUCTION BY CERTIFIED MUSICIANS TO PLAY STRINGED INSTRUMENTS WITH A FOCUS ON PLAYING THE MUSIC OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMPOSERS AND ARRANGERS. MUSICIANS BECOME PROFICIENT TO PLAY WITH AND FOR OTHERS. THIS BEGAN IN 2007 WITH TWO GIRLS. NOW, MEMBERSHIP HAS GROWN TO OVER 50 MUSICIANS, AGES 11 TO 18, WHO ATTEND GREATER COLUMBUS CITY, CHARTER, PAROCHIAL, PRIVATE, AND SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. | $4,000 | $95,929 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHERYL WARD | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| BETHA OBAYUWANA | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| SHIRA LEE | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| CATHERINE WILLIS | Executive Di | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Urban String Columbus
- EIN
- 83-1233959
- Phone
- 6142827222
- Address
- PO BOX 13673, COLUMBUS, OH 43213
Signing Officer
- Name
- Catherine Willis
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 6142827222
- Signed
- 2023-11-06
Preparer
- Firm
- Wells CPA LLC
- Address
- 215 N FRONT ST STE 110, COLUMBUS, OH 43215
- Preparer
- Donald Wells
- Phone
- 6143968974
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising and promotion 4,034 travel 24,291 insurance 1,254 depreciation expense 10,286 dues and subscriptions 625 gift and honoriam 1,670 job supplies 1,327 meals and entertainment 4,439 miscellaneous 1,936 summer camp 55 tours 750 waredrobe expenses 5,740 bank fees 107 total 56,514”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Pledges receivable 18,099 0 accounts receivable 0 2,671 instruments 0 18,000 less accumulated depreciation 0 12,857 total 18,099 7,814”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Urban strings columbus recruits and supports underserved, urban, african american and minority youth to become string musicians, with the mission to enrich and inform our greater community to the beauty of all genres of music, performed on string instruments.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“Providing instruction by certified musicians to play stringed instruments with a focus on playing the music of african-american composers and arrangers. Musicians become proficient to play with and for others. This began in 2007 with two girls. Now, membership has grown to over 50 musicians, ages 11 to 18, who attend greater columbus city, charter, parochial, private, and suburban schools.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 4,034 TRAVEL 24,291 INSURANCE 1,254 DEPRECIATION EXPENSE 10,286 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 625 GIFT AND HONORIAM 1,670 JOB SUPPLIES 1,327 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 4,439 MISCELLANEOUS 1,936 SUMMER CAMP 55 TOURS 750 WAREDROBE EXPENSES 5,740 BANK FEES 107 TOTAL 56,514 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | PLEDGES RECEIVABLE 18,099 0 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 0 2,671 INSTRUMENTS 0 18,000 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 0 12,857 TOTAL 18,099 7,814 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | URBAN STRINGS COLUMBUS RECRUITS AND SUPPORTS UNDERSERVED, URBAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND MINORITY YOUTH TO BECOME STRING MUSICIANS, WITH THE MISSION TO ENRICH AND INFORM OUR GREATER COMMUNITY TO THE BEAUTY OF ALL GENRES OF MUSIC, PERFORMED ON STRING INSTRUMENTS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | PROVIDING INSTRUCTION BY CERTIFIED MUSICIANS TO PLAY STRINGED INSTRUMENTS WITH A FOCUS ON PLAYING THE MUSIC OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMPOSERS AND ARRANGERS. MUSICIANS BECOME PROFICIENT TO PLAY WITH AND FOR OTHERS. THIS BEGAN IN 2007 WITH TWO GIRLS. NOW, MEMBERSHIP HAS GROWN TO OVER 50 MUSICIANS, AGES 11 TO 18, WHO ATTEND GREATER COLUMBUS CITY, CHARTER, PAROCHIAL, PRIVATE, AND SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $87,341
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $87,341
- Revenue
- $116,160
- Expenses
- $120,394
- Net income
- -$4,234