METABRAINZ FOUNDATION INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2010

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Organization
METABRAINZ FOUNDATION INC (EIN 20-1644586)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-06-09
IRS object ID
201131609349200803
Schema version
2010v3.2
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)
Timestamp2011-06-09T15:28:16-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GBP&B TAX AND BUSINESS SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11150 PALM STREETAddressLine1
CitySAN LUIS OBISPOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code93401ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201644586EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1METABRAINZ FOUNDATION INC CO ROBERT KAYEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlMETANameControl
Phone8054590815Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13565 SOUTH HIGUERA ST NO STE BAddressLine1
CitySAN LUIS OBISPOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code93401ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameROBERT KAYEName
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENTTitle
Phone8054590815Phone
Date Signed2011-06-02DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameKATHI NIFFENEGGER CPAName
Phone8055441441Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash
Web SiteHTTP://METABRAINZ.ORGWebSite
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Gross Receipts177741GrossReceipts
Info In Schedule O Part IXInfoInScheduleOPartI
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc98647ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc
Program Service Revenue78412ProgramServiceRevenue
Cost Other Basis And Sales Expenses5224CostOtherBasisAndSalesExpenses
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets-5224GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssets
Other Revenue Total682OtherRevenueTotal
Total Revenue172517TotalRevenue
Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits70000SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits
Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors67074FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors
Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint8735OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint
Printing Publications Postage88PrintingPublicationsPostage
Other Expenses Total35740OtherExpensesTotal
Total Expenses181637TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-9120ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY94124NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Other Changes In Net Assets0OtherChangesInNetAssets
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY85004NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIXInfoInScheduleOPartII

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY77012BOY
EOY75614EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY17112BOY
EOY9390EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY94124BOY
EOY85004EOY

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY94124BOY
EOY85004EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIXInfoInScheduleOPartIII
Primary Exempt PurposeTO ENLARGE AND MAINTAIN THE MUSICBRAINZ DATA FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ITS VOLUNTEER USERS AND TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT NEW MUSIC WITHOUT THE BIASES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MUSIC.PrimaryExemptPurpose

Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Service AccomTHE METABRAINZ FOUNDATION OPERATES THE MUSICBRAINZ PROJECT AS ITS SOLE PROGRAM. MUSICBRAINZ IS ESSENTIALLY THE WIKIPEDIA FOR MUSIC, WHERE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE THE INFORMATION ON MUSIC FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. MUSICBRAINZ KNOWS WHAT MUSICIANS EXIST, WHAT THEY HAVE RELEASED, WHEN/WHERE IT WAS RELEASED, WHAT THE TRACKS ON THE RELEASE WERE AND SO FORTH. THIS DATA IS COLLECTED AND PEER REVIEWED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR COMMERCIAL USE TO ANYONE WHO WISHES TO TAKE A LICENSE.DescriptionProgramServiceAccom
Grants And Allocations0GrantsAndAllocations
Program Service Expenses163234ProgramServiceExpenses
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses163234TotalProgramServiceExpenses

Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (6 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensationContri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtcExpense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
ROBERT KAYE
3565 SOUTH HIGUERA ST SUITE BSAN LUIS OBISPOCA93401PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT40.007000000
CORY DOCTOROW
3565 SOUTH HIGUERA ST SUITE BSAN LUIS OBISPOCA93401DIRECTOR1.00000
DEREK SIVERS
3565 SOUTH HIGUERA ST SUITE BSAN LUIS OBISPOCA93401DIRECTOR1.00000
MATTHEW WOOD
3565 SOUTH HIGUERA ST SUITE BSAN LUIS OBISPOCA93401DIRECTOR1.00000
BRIAN ZISK
3565 SOUTH HIGUERA ST SUITE BSAN LUIS OBISPOCA93401DIRECTOR1.00000
CAROL SMITH
3565 SOUTH HIGUERA ST SUITE BSAN LUIS OBISPOCA93401TREASURER/SECRETARY1.00000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VXInfoInScheduleOPartV
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt
Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc0MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBI
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtc
Direct Indirect Political Expend0DirectIndirectPoliticalExpend
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficers
Tax Imposed Under IRC49110TaxImposedUnderIRC4911
Tax Imposed Under IRC49120TaxImposedUnderIRC4912
Tax Imposed Under IRC49550TaxImposedUnderIRC4955
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans
Amount Of Tax Imposed On Org Mgr0AmountOfTaxImposedOnOrgMgr
Amount Of Tax Reimbursed By Org0AmountOfTaxReimbursedByOrg
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROBERT KAYEBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13565 SOUTH HIGUERA STAddressLine1
CitySAN LUIS OBISPOCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code93401ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number8054590815TelephoneNumber
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Foreign Office0ForeignOffice
Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds0MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds
Does Org Have Hospital0DoesOrgHaveHospital
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvided
Related Org Controlled Entity0RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction With Control Entity0TransactionWithControlEntity
Engage Political Cmpgn Activities0EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities
Engage In Lobbying Activities0EngageInLobbyingActivities
Operating School0OperatingSchool
Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org0TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg
Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl
Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof SerNONEPartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer
Filed Schedule A1FiledScheduleA

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years25915CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years16281CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years15050CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year9552CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year8647CurrentTaxYear
Total75445Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years25915CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years16281CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years15050CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year9552CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year8647CurrentTaxYear
Total75445Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total22934AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total17052511PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1718CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years357CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1213CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year518CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year682CurrentTaxYear
Total4488Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support79933TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc279237GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.65690PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.70440PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
OTHER REVENUEFORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 682. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 8,735.
OCCUPANCY, RENT, UTILITIES AND MAINTENENCEFORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 5,879. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 2,856.
OTHER EXPENSESFORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 5,899. DESCRIPTION: HOSTING. AMOUNT: 16,900. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 995. DESCRIPTION: PROMOTIONS. AMOUNT: 791. DESCRIPTION: FILING FEES. AMOUNT: 60. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,025. DESCRIPTION: HARDWARE. AMOUNT: 1,316. DESCRIPTION: PAYPAL CHARGES. AMOUNT: 1,264. DESCRIPTION: INTERNET. AMOUNT: 185. DESCRIPTION: EVENTS. AMOUNT: 271. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 5,656. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 118. DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 260. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 35,740.
OTHER ASSETSFORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 17,112. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 9,390.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE 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.Declaration

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