COMPASS INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $205K · expenses $207K · assets $69K

EIN
26-2935577
Address
POC - 104 E BROADWAY TL, COLUMBIA, MO 65203-0000
Website
compasscolumbia.org
NTEE code
A68 Music (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2016 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2015 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2015 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Phylshawn Johnson (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To provide aspiring musicians, singers and songwriters with access to programs that improve proficiency and success in their areas(s) of interest and expertise.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Phylshawn Johnson Chair2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 1 person listed · none paid · 20 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phylshawn Johnson Chair0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 1 person listed · none paid · 17 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phylshawn Johnson Chair0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid · 14 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phylshawn Johnson Chair0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phylshawn Johnson Chair0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Phylshawn Johnson Chair0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$204,551$207,106 $68,514$68,514 $0$0 $020-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$191,057$167,678 $71,069$71,069 $0$0 $017-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$136,979$130,535 $47,690$47,690 $0$0 $014-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,679$314,878 $41,246$41,246 $10,000$0 $03-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$260,535$7,523 $265,445$265,445 $222,700$0 $00-

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $294,930 in all, tax years 2015 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
VETERANS UNITED FOUNDATION $270,0679 $17,2102025 2021-2025 Public charity Exact
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BOONE ELECTRIC COMMUNITY TRUST $8,6931 $8,6932024 2024 Public charity Exact
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BOONE COUNTY COMMUNITY TRUST $5,8351 $5,8352022 2022 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COMPASS INC”
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL MISSOURI $5,1001 $5,1002024 2024 DAF sponsor Fuzzy filed as “COMPASS INC”
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ALLEN P & JOSEPHINE B GREEN FOUNDATION $5,0001 $5,0002024 2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COMPASS INC”
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D ADDARIO FOUNDATION INC $2351 $2352015 2015 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COMPASS INC”
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $207,106 spent · pay $98,332 · grants $350 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $84,176$84,176-- 40.6%
Occupancy $47,653$47,653-- 23.0%
Other (as described)Musical Instruments and Equi $18,999$18,999-- 9.2%
Payroll taxes $14,156$14,156-- 6.8%
Other (as described)Contracted services $13,186$13,186-- 6.4%
Fees: other services $12,784$12,784-- 6.2%
Fees: accounting $4,453-$1,725$2,728 2.2%
Advertising and promotion $3,914$3,914-- 1.9%
Office expenses $3,770$3,770-- 1.8%
Insurance $2,228$2,228-- 1.1%
Other (as described)postage $737--$737 0.4%
Information technology $551$412$139- 0.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $350$350-- 0.2%
Travel $139$139-- 0.1%
Fees: legal $10-$10- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $204,551-reported apart
Total$207,106100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $167,678 spent · pay $84,648 · grants $350 · events $1,279
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $71,907$71,907-- 42.9%
Occupancy $42,516$42,516-- 25.4%
Other (as described)Contracted services $13,675$13,675-- 8.2%
Payroll taxes $12,741$12,741-- 7.6%
Fees: other services $6,215$6,215-- 3.7%
Fees: accounting $4,873-$1,486$3,387 2.9%
Advertising and promotion $4,544$4,544-- 2.7%
Other (as described)Musical Instruments and Equi $3,191$3,191-- 1.9%
Office expenses $2,596$2,596-- 1.5%
Insurance $2,241$2,241-- 1.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,279$1,279-- 0.8%
Other (as described)postage $798--$798 0.5%
Information technology $592$460$132- 0.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $350$350-- 0.2%
Travel $139$139-- 0.1%
Fees: legal $21-$21- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $191,057-reported apart
Total$167,678100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $130,535 spent · pay $43,405 · grants $350 · events $590
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Royalties $39,569$39,569-- 30.3%
Other salaries and wages $37,477$37,477-- 28.7%
Other (as described)Musical Instruments and Equi $13,715$13,715-- 10.5%
Other (as described)Contracted services $11,709$11,709-- 9.0%
Fees: accounting $6,159-$1,202$4,957 4.7%
Payroll taxes $5,928$5,928-- 4.5%
Office expenses $4,904$4,904-- 3.8%
Fees: other services $4,552$4,552-- 3.5%
Insurance $2,834$2,834-- 2.2%
Advertising and promotion $1,217$1,217-- 0.9%
Information technology $1,054$927$127- 0.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $590$590-- 0.5%
Other (as described)postage $407--$407 0.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $350$350-- 0.3%
Occupancy $60$60-- 0.0%
Fees: legal $10-$10- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $136,979-reported apart
Total$130,535100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $314,878 spent · pay $4,851 · grants $350 · events $1,836
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Leasehold Improvements $225,179$225,179-- 71.5%
Occupancy $41,670$41,670-- 13.2%
Other (as described)Musical Instruments and Equi $20,108$20,108-- 6.4%
Other (as described)Contracted services $9,447$9,447-- 3.0%
Other salaries and wages $4,506$4,506-- 1.4%
Fees: other services $3,883$3,883-- 1.2%
Office expenses $2,139$2,139-- 0.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,836$1,836-- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $1,627-$546$1,081 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $1,472$1,472-- 0.5%
Information technology $794$667$127- 0.3%
Travel $666$666-- 0.2%
Insurance $620$620-- 0.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $350$350-- 0.1%
Payroll taxes $345$345-- 0.1%
Other (as described)postage $225--$225 0.1%
Fees: legal $11-$11- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $80,679-reported apart
Total$314,878100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $7,523 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $6,272
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Conferences, conventions and meetings $6,272$6,272-- 83.4%
Insurance $620$620-- 8.2%
Advertising and promotion $384$384-- 5.1%
Other (as described)postage $106$106-- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $83$83-- 1.1%
Information technology $31$31-- 0.4%
Fees: legal $27$27-- 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $37,835-reported apart
Total$7,523100%

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