GROOVE INC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $168K · expenses $185K · assets $147K
- EIN
- 46-0459062
- Address
- PO BOX 528, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57101-0528
- Website
- SIOUXFALLSGROOVE.COM
- NTEE code
- A6C
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- September 2005 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) 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))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
MUSIC EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Hansen | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2019-2024 | $0 | $130,550 | 1 |
| Jessica Sargent | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 2021-2024 | $10,800 | $14,322 | 1 |
| Janelle Winter | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 2021-2024 | $2,500 | $5,000 | 1 |
| Jesse Murawski (former) | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 2019-2020 | $0 | $11,350 | 2 |
| Michelle Novacek (former) | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 2019-2020 | $4,000 | $9,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
10 people 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kc Carlson | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2021-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Terry Boon | PRESIDENT | 2021-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Seth Trudeau | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2021-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| George Gongopoulus | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2021-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Linda Shelton | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2019-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Brittany Bandstra | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2021-2024 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lissa Murawski (former) | PRESIDENT | 2019-2020 | 10 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Dee Crichton (former) | SECRETARY | 2019-2020 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Julia Focht (former) | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2019-2020 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amy Roux (former) | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2019-2020 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 9 people listed · 2 paid, $13K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA SARGENT | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 15 | $10,800 | - | $0 | $10,800 | 1 |
| JANELLE WINTER | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 10 | $2,500 | - | $0 | $2,500 | 1 |
| TERRY BOON | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SETH TRUDEAU | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGE GONGOPOULUS | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LINDA SHELTON | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BRITTANY BANDSTRA | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PETE HANSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 25 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KC CARLSON | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2023 · 9 people listed · 3 paid, $50K · 0 employees · 40 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETE HANSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $43,500 | $0 | $0 | $43,500 | 1 |
| JESSICA SARGENT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 15 | $3,522 | $0 | $0 | $3,522 | 1 |
| JANELLE WINTER | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 15 | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 | 1 |
| TERRY BOON | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SETH TRUDEAU | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGE GONGOPOULUS | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LINDA SHELTON | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BRITTANY BANDSTRA | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KC CARLSON | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERRY BOON | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JESSICA SARGENT | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JANELLE WINTER | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SETH TRUDEAU | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGE GONGOPOULUS | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LINDA SHELTON | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BRITTANY BANDSTRA | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PETE HANSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 25 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KC CARLSON | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2021 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $50K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETE HANSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 25 | $50,050 | - | $0 | $50,050 | 1 |
| TERRY BOON | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JESSICA SARGENT | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JANELLE WINTER | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SETH TRUDEAU | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGE GONGOPOULUS | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LINDA SHELTON | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BRITTANY BANDSTRA | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KC CARLSON | MEMBER AT LARGE | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2020 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $4K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE NOVACEK | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 7 | $4,000 | - | $0 | $4,000 | 1 |
| LISSA MURAWSKI | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| LINDA SHELTON | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DEE CRICHTON | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JULIA FOCHT | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMY ROUX | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JESSE MURAWSKI | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| PETE HANSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 25 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 8 people listed · 3 paid, $53K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETE HANSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 25 | $37,000 | - | $0 | $37,000 | 1 |
| JESSE MURAWSKI | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 15 | $11,350 | - | $0 | $11,350 | 2 |
| MICHELLE NOVACEK | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 7 | $5,000 | - | $0 | $5,000 | 1 |
| LISSA MURAWSKI | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| LINDA SHELTON | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DEE CRICHTON | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JULIA FOCHT | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMY ROUX | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $168,489 | $185,395 | $147,073 | $147,073 | $54,278 | $39,849 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $328,225 | $292,260 | $163,979 | $163,979 | $314,205 | $13,988 | $49,522 | 0 | 40 |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $197,759 | $187,849 | $128,014 | $128,014 | $20,753 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $174,477 | $201,732 | $118,104 | $118,104 | $21,242 | $29,935 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $138,272 | $132,973 | $145,359 | $145,359 | $32,255 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $142,275 | $206,226 | $140,060 | $140,060 | $31,272 | $0 | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
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Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $361,516 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019-2020, 2022-2024 | 5 | $339,500 | 2024 | $50,000 | show |
| SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $22,000 | 2024 | $22,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “GROOVE INC” | 2023 | 1 | $16 | 2023 | $16 | show |
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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.
2024 · Form 990EZ · $185,395 spent · pay $78,075 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $78,075 | 42.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $59,350 | 32.0% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $31,253 | 16.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $16,717 | 9.0% | |
| Total | $185,395 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $292,260 spent · pay $49,522 · grants $7,401 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All other expenses | $161,450 | $144,012 | $5,847 | $11,591 | 55.2% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $49,522 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $9,522 | 16.9% | |
| Fees: professional fundraisers | $37,991 | - | - | $37,991 | 13.0% | |
| Occupancy | $20,860 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $860 | 7.1% | |
| Grants to US individuals | $7,401 | $7,401 | - | - | 2.5% | |
| Office expenses | $6,264 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,264 | 2.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $5,139 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $1,139 | 1.8% | |
| Insurance | $3,633 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $633 | 1.2% | |
| Total | $292,260 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $187,849 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $105,197 | 56.0% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $62,582 | 33.3% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $20,070 | 10.7% | |
| Total | $187,849 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $201,732 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,504
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $97,397 | 48.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $73,922 | 36.6% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $19,847 | 9.8% | |
| Benefits paid to members | $8,868 | 4.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,698 | 0.8% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $5,504 | reported apart |
| Total | $201,732 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $132,973 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,555
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefits paid to members | $58,971 | 44.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $57,265 | 43.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $15,911 | 12.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $826 | 0.6% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $1,555 | reported apart |
| Total | $132,973 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $206,226 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,328
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $92,918 | 45.1% | |
| Benefits paid to members | $79,480 | 38.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $16,935 | 8.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $16,574 | 8.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $319 | 0.2% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $2,328 | reported apart |
| Total | $206,226 | 100% |
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