Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 60% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 83-2609179 • 501(c)3 • Cordova, TN
Profile
To provide musical instruments to deserving band members and other dedicated community musical organization members while also promoting education and the arts
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 60% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 61% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
91st percentile
Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
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No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Assets
Down$106,398
Down $24,815 (-19%) from 2024
Liabilities
Down$228
Down $154 (-40%) from 2024
Net Assets
Down$106,170
Down $24,661 (-19%) from 2024
Revenue
Down$53,315
Down $23,901 (-31%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$77,976
Up $1,152 (+1.5%) from 2024
Net Income
Down-$24,661
Down $25,053 (-6391%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
To provide musical instruments to deserving band members and other dedicated community musical organization members while also promoting education and the arts
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| In the year ended December 31, 2025, Successful Inc distributed 24 musical instruments, musical instrument cases, music books, and accessories to 24 deserving band students. In addition, it gave music books and accessories to one public elementary school, two public middle schools, and two public high schools. Successful Inc did presentations at 3 school band awards programs to promote music education and its importance as well as recognize the band students and the music education teachers who make a difference in their students' lives. Successful Inc did outreach to 5 band directors in Mississippi and over 10 band directors in Tennessee. Successful Inc advised several band booster presidents/members, as well as concerned parents and community members in Mississippi, and Tennessee. | $53,488 | $18,840 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erskin Mitchell Jr | Executive Director | FT | $15,800 | - | $15,800 |
| Anne Sparrenberger | Chairperson | - | $0 | - | - |
| Ricko Washington | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Raymond Bell | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description;Amount^Office expenses;1398|Insurance;1365|Payroll taxes;1209|Payroll services costs;630|Website expenses;266|Advertising and marketing;216|State charity filing fees;84^Total;5168^”
“Description;EOY Amount^Inventory of musical instruments and accessories;86313|Prepaid expenses;1686^Total;87999^”
“Description;EOY Amount^Accounts payable and accrued liabilities;228^Total;228^”
“books and accessories to one public elementary school, two public middle schools, and two public high schools. Successful Inc did presentations at 3 school band awards programs to promote music education and its importance as well as recognize the band students and the music education teachers who make a difference in their students' lives. Successful Inc did outreach to 5 band directors in Mississippi and over 10 band directors in Tennessee. Successful Inc advised several band booster presidents/members, as well as concerned parents and community members in Mississippi and Tennessee.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Description;Amount^Office expenses;1398|Insurance;1365|Payroll taxes;1209|Payroll services costs;630|Website expenses;266|Advertising and marketing;216|State charity filing fees;84^Total;5168^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Description;EOY Amount^Inventory of musical instruments and accessories;86313|Prepaid expenses;1686^Total;87999^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Description;EOY Amount^Accounts payable and accrued liabilities;228^Total;228^ |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | books and accessories to one public elementary school, two public middle schools, and two public high schools. Successful Inc did presentations at 3 school band awards programs to promote music education and its importance as well as recognize the band students and the music education teachers who make a difference in their students' lives. Successful Inc did outreach to 5 band directors in Mississippi and over 10 band directors in Tennessee. Successful Inc advised several band booster presidents/members, as well as concerned parents and community members in Mississippi and Tennessee. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line (28-31) |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2026-03-05 |
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| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2026-03-05T12:22:25-07:00 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2025-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2025-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2025 |
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