RHYTHMS OF THE SOUTH: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
RHYTHMS OF THE SOUTH (EIN 68-0506249)
Tax period
2015-08-01 to 2016-07-31
Filed
2017-03-14
IRS object ID
201720739349300032
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-03-14T09:55:09-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-07-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-08-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN680506249EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RHYTHMS OF THE SOUTHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRHYTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6152594708PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1150 4th Avenue North Ste G-250AddressLine1Txt
CityNashvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37219ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJeff MeffordPersonNm
Person TitleAccounting DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone6152594708PhoneNum
Signature2017-03-14SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerChristopher SpyridonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1150 4th Ave N Ste G250AddressLine1Txt
CityNashvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37219ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$337,500GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.rhythmsofthesouth.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone6152594708PhoneNum

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CityNashvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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Christopher Spyridon
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Stephen Perry
Secretary20Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Pate
Board Member20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kim Priez
Board Member20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Deana Ivey
Board Member20Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brandon Barnes
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Jeff Mefford
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ServicesTourism AdvertisingServicesDesc
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Total$10,000TotalAmt

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Total$112,600TotalAmt

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Total$313TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$17,352TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$105,982TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Industry Research$36,000
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Total$282,272TotalAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$55,228ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Program ServicesTourism travel promotion$19,900
East Asia and the Pacific00Program ServicesTourism travel promotion$418
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$20,318TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 22 of the board members are employees of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2 of the board members are employees of the New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau, and 2 of the board members are employees of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared internally by the professional volunteer accounting staff of the organization, utilizing current reference resources. The methodology used in this process has been reviewed by our external CPA firm and other qualified consultants for completeness and reasonableness.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19In general, other than as required by IRS regulations, the organization does not routinely make its governing documents and internal policies available to the general public.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationThe organization received an automatic 3 month extension by timely filing an approved Form 8868 Extension Application.ExplanationTxt

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