THE SING ME A STORY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
THE SING ME A STORY FOUNDATION (EIN 45-2872153)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-09-06
IRS object ID
202222499349301217
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-09-06T15:00:36-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Filer Filer

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EIN452872153EIN

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Business Name ControlSINGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8473378459PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityWOODBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonAUSTIN ATTEBERRYPersonNm
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Phone8473378459PhoneNum
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Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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JAKE BYL
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MATT DAY
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PAUL SACHTLEBEN
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DAVID SILBAUGH
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DIEGO VERGARA
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$153,544CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$141,889CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$250,185CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$153,544CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$141,889CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$250,185CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$686,451TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Depreciation$4,295DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,200BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,200TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$9,261BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$9,261TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH IRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ASALARIES ARE BASED ON INDUSTRY STANDARDS THEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GWEBSITE DEVELOPMENT 3,692 0 0 RECORDING ENGINEER 216 0 0 AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES 9,901 0 0 TROUBADOUR PAYMENT 1,548 0 0 COMP PROJECT COMPOSER 125 0 0 CONCERT PERFORMER 199 0 0 INNER CIRCLE 300 0 0 LONG FORM VIDEO SONGWRITERS 1,115 0 0 TOTAL 17,096 0 0

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