GROUNDUP MUSIC FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $427K · expenses $652K · assets $97K

EIN
46-5515528
Address
4707 N BAY RD, MIAMI, FL 33140-2813
NTEE code
A68
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2014 (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))
Principal officer
Daniel Diaz (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The GroundUP Music Foundation supports up-and-coming as well as established musicians through performance and other opportunities, and provides educational opportunities and resources including masterclasses and workshops, mentorships, clinics, and side by side teaching and performance and training opportunities to underserved and other students and supporters, through its annual GroundUP Music Festivals and other in-person and online programs.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Paul Lehr OFFICER2020-2024 $0$50,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Juan Pablo Diaz OFFICER2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lena Koorse OFFICER2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL LEHR OFFICER30 $0$0$0 $01
JUAN PABLO DIAZ OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
LENA KOORSE OFFICER5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL LEHR OFFICER30 $0$0$0 $01
JUAN PABLO DIAZ OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
LENA KOORSE OFFICER5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $30K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL LEHR OFFICER40 $30,000$0$0 $30,0001
JUAN PABLO DIAZ OFFICER0 $0$0$0 $01
LENA KOORSE OFFICER5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL LEHR OFFICER40 $20,000-- $20,0001
JUAN PABLO DIAZ OFFICER0 $0-- $01
LENA KOORSE OFFICER5 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAUL LEHR OFFICER40 $0-- $01
JUAN PABLO DIAZ OFFICER0 $0-- $01
LENA KOORSE OFFICER5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2026$15,000$01
2024$20,000$01
2021$15,000$01
Largest awards · 3 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2026National Endowment for the ArtsGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT ARTIST FEES FOR THE GROUNDUP MUSIC FESTIVAL.$15,000
2024National Endowment for the ArtsGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT TRAVEL COSTS FOR THE GROUNDUP MUSIC FESTIVAL. $20,000
2021National Endowment for the ArtsGrant or other assistancePROMOTION OF THE ARTS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS 45.024TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.$15,000

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$427,392$651,944 $96,739-$194,132 $214,197$213,195 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$818,939$785,468 $127,279$30,420 $352,615$466,324 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$403,177$474,881 $198,995-$3,051 $146,148$257,029 $30,0000-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,869$98,256 $201,042$68,653 $57,115$39,754 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,055$2,015 $70,040$70,040 $72,055- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $40,000 in all, tax years 2020 to 2020. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$40,000 2020$40,000
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $651,944 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $326,026
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventFESTIVAL EXPENSES $326,026$326,026-- 50.0%
Travel $111,348$111,348-- 17.1%
Other (as described)ARTIST FEES $101,929$101,929-- 15.6%
Advertising and promotion $86,778$86,778-- 13.3%
Fees: accounting $12,782-$12,782- 2.0%
Insurance $3,628$3,628-- 0.6%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $3,624-$3,624- 0.6%
Office expenses $2,236$2,236-- 0.3%
Fees: other services $2,000$2,000-- 0.3%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $725$725-- 0.1%
All other expenses $708$708-- 0.1%
Fees: legal $160$160-- 0.0%
Total$651,944100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $785,468 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $394,849
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventFESTIVAL EXPENSES $394,849$394,849-- 50.3%
Other (as described)ARTIST FEES $166,357$166,357-- 21.2%
Travel $104,899$104,899-- 13.4%
Advertising and promotion $56,763$56,763-- 7.2%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $17,662$17,662-- 2.2%
Fees: accounting $13,806$13,806-- 1.8%
Fees: other services $11,000$11,000-- 1.4%
All other expenses $6,796$6,796-- 0.9%
Insurance $4,174$4,174-- 0.5%
Other (as described)BANK FEES $3,983$3,983-- 0.5%
Office expenses $3,877$3,877-- 0.5%
Fees: legal $1,302$1,302-- 0.2%
Total$785,468100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $474,881 spent · pay $30,000 · grants $0 · events $154,588
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) EventFESTIVAL EXPENSES $154,588$154,588-- 32.6%
Other (as described)ARTIST FEES $122,642$122,642-- 25.8%
Advertising and promotion $65,207$65,207-- 13.7%
Travel $55,700$55,700-- 11.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $30,000$30,000-- 6.3%
Fees: accounting $14,500$14,500-- 3.1%
Fees: other services $14,000$14,000-- 2.9%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $7,872$7,872-- 1.7%
All other expenses $4,068$4,068-- 0.9%
Office expenses $3,482$3,482-- 0.7%
Other (as described)Postage and Shipping $2,712$2,712-- 0.6%
Fees: legal $110$110-- 0.0%
Total$474,881100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $98,256 spent · pay $20,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $74,203 75.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $20,000 20.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,763 3.8%
Printing, publications, postage $290 0.3%
Total$98,256100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $2,015 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $2,000 99.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15 0.7%
Total$2,015100%

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