Liabilities / Assets
70th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 70% of similar nonprofits.
Urban Strings Columbus
990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 83-1233959
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.03x
Liabilities / Revenue
72nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
87th percentile
Higher net margin than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
79th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
90th percentile
Faster asset growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
84th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$160,045
Up $72,704 (+83%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$155,996
Up $68,655 (+79%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$4,049
Up $4,049 from 2023
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$179,412
Up $63,252 (+54%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$108,087
Down $12,307 (-10%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$71,325
Up $75,559 (+1785%) from 2023
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
- Signed
- May 7, 2025
- Return Version
- 2023v6.0
- Gross Receipts
- $179,412
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.
Urban strings columbus recruits and supports community 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 CONTEMPORARY 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 30 MUSICIANS, AGES 11 TO 18, WHO ATTEND GREATER COLUMBUS CITY, CHARTER, PAROCHIAL, PRIVATE, AND SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. | - | $75,308 |
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
- 2025-05-07
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 8
“Other revenue 300 total 300”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising 2,054 bad debt expense 206 bank fees 406 depreciation 2,572 dues and subscriptions 372 gift and honoriam 3,307 insurance 1,285 meals and entertainment 4,775 miscellaneous 1,285 program expenses 19,720 taxes & licenses 30 travel 16,607 wardrobe expenses 1,472 total 54,091”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20
“OTHER DECREASES -2,670”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Accounts receivable 2,671 0 instruments 18,000 18,000 less accumulated depreciation 12,857 15,429 total 7,814 2,571”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 0 4,049”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Urban strings columbus recruits and supports community 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 contemporary 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 30 musicians, ages 11 to 18, who attend greater columbus city, charter, parochial, private, and suburban schools.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | OTHER REVENUE 300 TOTAL 300 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING 2,054 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 206 BANK FEES 406 DEPRECIATION 2,572 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 372 GIFT AND HONORIAM 3,307 INSURANCE 1,285 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 4,775 MISCELLANEOUS 1,285 PROGRAM EXPENSES 19,720 TAXES & LICENSES 30 TRAVEL 16,607 WARDROBE EXPENSES 1,472 TOTAL 54,091 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | OTHER DECREASES -2,670 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 0 4,049 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | URBAN STRINGS COLUMBUS RECRUITS AND SUPPORTS COMMUNITY 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 | 6 | PROVIDING INSTRUCTION BY CERTIFIED MUSICIANS TO PLAY STRINGED INSTRUMENTS WITH A FOCUS ON PLAYING THE MUSIC OF CONTEMPORARY 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 30 MUSICIANS, AGES 11 TO 18, WHO ATTEND GREATER COLUMBUS CITY, CHARTER, PAROCHIAL, PRIVATE, AND SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $160,045
- Liabilities
- $4,049
- Net assets
- $155,996
- Revenue
- $179,412
- Expenses
- $108,087
- Net income
- $71,325