2012-03-07T14:44:12-06:00 2011-06-30 BLUM SHAPIRO & COMPANY PC CPA'S 29 S MAIN STREET PO BOX 272000 WEST HARTFORD CT 061272000 990EZ 2010-07-01 208523846 BACKCOUNTRY CONCERTS INC BACK 2038699454 15 EAST PUTNAM AVENUE NO 397 GREENWICH CT 06830 JOHN L FEAREY 2038699454 2011-12-19 1 ELIZABETH SOLECKI 8605614000 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z X WWW.BACKCOUNTRYJAZZ.ORG X 199312 X 117367 81935 10 199312 67220 71 9870 79774 156935 42377 -11656 0 30721 X 11919 59540 425 1181 12344 60721 24000 30000 -11656 30721 X TO PRESENT CELEBRATED JAZZ ARTISTS AT COMMUNITY BASED CONCERTS IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS FOR GRADE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, A SUMMER MUSIC CAMP AND PUBLIC SCHOOL YOUTH JAZZ CONCERTS. JAZZ CONCERTS/EDUCATIONAL EVENTS - ORGANIZATION AND COORDINATION OF VARIOUS JAZZ CONCERTS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS, A SUMMER CAMP AND PUBLIC SCHOOL YOUTH CONCERTS. 0 76712 COMMUNITY BASED CONCERTS IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY FEATURING CELEBRATED JAZZ ARTISTS AND GENERAL EDUCATION COORDINATION - WORKING WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, COLLEGE PRESIDENTS, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM DIRECTORS, EDUCATION SUPERINTENDENTS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO CREATE AND EXPAND OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN BRIDGEPORT WITH EXPANSION INTO NEW COMMUNITIES. 0 32877 109589 BENNIE WALLACE 15 EAST PUTNAM AVENUE 397 GREENWICH CT 06830 40.00 56000 0 0 GREG CARLON 15 EAST PUTNAM AVENUE 397 GREENWICH CT 06830 4.00 0 0 0 JEFFREY S DEMOND 15 EAST PUTNAM AVENUE 397 GREENWICH CT 06830 8.00 0 0 0 DAVID INGLIS WARING 15 EAST PUTNAM AVENUE 397 GREENWICH CT 06830 8.00 0 0 0 GARY A KRAUT 15 EAST PUTNAM AVENUE 397 GREENWICH CT 06830 4.00 0 0 0 JEANETTE WALLACE 15 EAST PUTNAM AVENUE 397 GREENWICH CT 06830 40.00 0 0 0 JOHN L FEAREY 15 EAST PUTNAM AVENUE 397 GREENWICH CT 06830 10.00 0 0 0 SUSAN CALLAGHAN 15 EAST PUTNAM AVENUE 397 GREENWICH CT 06830 4.00 0 0 0 ALBERT HALLAC 15 EAST PUTNAM AVENUE 397 GREENWICH CT 06830 4.00 0 0 0 ROBERT WHITBY 15 EAST PUTNAM AVENUE 397 GREENWICH CT 06830 4.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CT JOHN L FEAREY 15 EAST PUTNAM AVENUE GREENWICH CT 06830 2038699454 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 11000 145375 44850 92870 117367 411462 38615 8160 81935 128710 11000 145375 83465 101030 199302 540172 10000 104470 43750 26100 89000 273320 0 10000 104470 43750 26100 89000 273320 266852 204 397 63 10 674 204 397 63 10 674 11000 145579 83862 101093 199312 540846 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 INTEREST INCOME 10.. OTHER EXPENSES FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE, INTERNET & PHONE. AMOUNT: 7,425. DESCRIPTION: MUSICIAN FEES. AMOUNT: 45,442. DESCRIPTION: MUSICIAN TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 6,918. DESCRIPTION: EVENT CATERING AND PARKING. AMOUNT: 11,162. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 443. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL & MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 463. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 517. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 494. DESCRIPTION: FUNDRAISING - PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. AMOUNT: 722. DESCRIPTION: REGISTRATION FEES. AMOUNT: 50. DESCRIPTION: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION. AMOUNT: 72. DESCRIPTION: EVENT EQUIPMENT RENTAL. AMOUNT: 6,066. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 79,774. OTHER ASSETS FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 425. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,181. OTHER LIABILITIES FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 24,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 30,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART IV LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES -AS A START-UP STRATEGY, BACKCOUNTRY CONCERTS ENLISTED BENNIE WALLACE FOR THE ALL-INCLUSIVE TRANSITIONAL POST OF ARTISTIC/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHICH ENCOMPASSED THE FOLLOWING TASKS: PROGRAM: > CREATE AND PRODUCE ALL MUSICAL PROGRAMS > CREATE AND PRODUCE ALL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS > ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN PARTNERSHIPS > WRITE, ARRANGE AND PERFORM MUSIC FOR BACKCOUNTRY JAZZ EVENTS > SELECT, CONTRACT, AND REHEARSE MUSICIANS FOR PERFORMANCES ADMINISTRATION: > FUNCTIONED AS SOLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR > FUNCTIONED AS SOLE FUNDRAISER BENNIE WALLACE WAS COMPENSATED $42,000 AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, AND WAS PAID MUSICIAN FEES OF $14,000 FOR PERFORMING AND ARRANGING AT CONCERTS. 90% OF BENNIE WALLACE'S ACTIVITIES AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR WERE PROGRAM SERVICE RELATED. IN ADDITION, BENNIE WALLACE CONTRIBUTED 1,200 IN-KIND HOURS TO THE ORGANIZATION. VOLUNTEER SERVICES FROM BENNIE WALLACE INCLUDED 4 CONCERT PERMFORMANCES, 1 WORKSHOP, 1 DAY OF TEACHER TRAINING, 100 HOURS OF COACHING AND MENTORING STUDENT MUSICIANS, AND MUSICIAN CONTRACT SERVICES FOR 7 CONCERTS AND 1 WORKSHOP. JEANETTE WALLACE CONTRIBUTED 2,000 IN-KIND HOURS OF ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE TOTALING $40,000 GIFT-IN-KIND DONATION. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.