Liabilities / Assets
58th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Urban Strings Columbus
990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 83-1233959
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
58th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
79th percentile
Higher net margin than 79% 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
74th percentile
Faster asset growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
63rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 63% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$91,575
Up $33,098 (+57%) from 2020
Net Assets
Up$91,575
Up $33,098 (+57%) from 2020
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2020
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$105,996
Up $39,897 (+60%) from 2020
Expenses
Up$74,625
Up $34,750 (+87%) from 2020
Net Income
Up$31,371
Up $5,147 (+20%) from 2020
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2022
- Signed
- Jan 27, 2023
- Return Version
- 2021v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $108,335
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. | - | $47,633 |
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 Strings Columbus
- EIN
- 83-1233959
- Phone
- 6142827222
- Address
- PO BOX 13673, COLUMBUS, OH 43213
Signing Officer
- Name
- Catherine Willis
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 6142827222
- Signed
- 2023-01-27
Preparer
- Firm
- Wells CPA LLC
- Address
- 6500 BUSCH BLVD STE 120, COLUMBUS, OH 43229
- Preparer
- Donald Wells
- Phone
- 6143968974
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising and promotion 4,737 travel 1,085 insurance 1,708 dues & subscriptions 417 gifts & honorariums 1,315 meals & entertainment 4,212 summer camp 2,003 tours 2,994 wardrobe expenses 3,818 miscellaneous 2,319 total 24,608”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20
“Prior period adjustments 565”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Instruments 18,000 18,000 accumulated depreciation -2,571 -2,571 accounts receivable 0 2,670 total 15,429 18,099”
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 4,737 TRAVEL 1,085 INSURANCE 1,708 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 417 GIFTS & HONORARIUMS 1,315 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 4,212 SUMMER CAMP 2,003 TOURS 2,994 WARDROBE EXPENSES 3,818 MISCELLANEOUS 2,319 TOTAL 24,608 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS 565 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | INSTRUMENTS 18,000 18,000 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION -2,571 -2,571 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 0 2,670 TOTAL 15,429 18,099 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | 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 | 4 | 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
2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $91,575
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $91,575
- Revenue
- $105,996
- Expenses
- $74,625
- Net income
- $31,371