BANDWAGON INSTITUTE FOR THE ARTS

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $174K · expenses $172K · assets $62K

EIN
81-5366305
Address
3521 WAILANI RD, KOLOA, HI 96756-8649
Website
BANDWAGONSTUDIOS.COM
NTEE code
A6E
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2017 (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, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

TO BRING HANDS-ON APPLIED MUSIC, ART & PERFORMANCE EDUCATION TO KAUAI

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 people 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
Jeremy Hartshorn PRESIDENT2017-2024 $4,471$144,566 1
Leah Enns EXEC DIRECTO2024 $28,571$28,571 1
Julie Hartshorn VICE PRESIDE2017-2024 $0$20,378 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
Kathleen Kolar DIRECTOR2017-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Joe Mcevoy TREASURER2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Alex Bivens DIRECTOR2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Rick Bundschuh (former) VICE PRESIDE2017-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Greg Vesley (former) DIRECTOR2021-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Adam Ayers (former) DIRECTOR2017-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Wendy Ayers (former) DIRECTOR2017-2019 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $33K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LEAH ENNS EXEC DIRECTO10 $28,571-- $28,5711
JEREMY HARTSHORN PRESIDENT0 $4,471-- $4,4711
JULIE HARTSHORN VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
KATHLEEN KOLAR DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JOE MCEVOY TREASURER0 $0-- $01
ALEX BIVENS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $29K · 30 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEREMY HARTSHORN PRESIDENT10 $27,665$0$0 $27,6651
JULIE HARTSHORN SECRETARY5 $1,688$0$0 $1,6881
ALEX BIVENS DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
RICK BUNDSCHUH VICE PRESIDE0 $0$0$0 $01
KATHLEEN KOLAR DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
JOE MCEVOY TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
GREG VESLEY DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $37K · 32 employees · 23 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEREMY HARTSHORN PRESIDENT30 $35,538$0$0 $35,5381
JULIE HARTSHORN SECRETARY5 $1,868$0$0 $1,8681
ALEX BIVENS DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
RICK BUNDSCHUH VICE PRESIDE0 $0$0$0 $01
KATHLEEN KOLAR DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
JOE MCEVOY TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
GREG VESLEY DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $23K · 29 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEREMY HARTSHORN PRESIDENT25 $20,777$0$0 $20,7771
JULIE HARTSHORN SECRETARY5 $1,770$0$0 $1,7701
RICK BUNDSCHUH VICE PRESIDE0 $0$0$0 $01
KATHLEEN KOLAR DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
JOE MCEVOY TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
GREG VESLEY DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $21K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEREMY HARTSHORN PRESIDENT25 $15,026-- $15,0261
JULIE HARTSHORN SECRETARY5 $5,503-- $5,5031
RICK BUNDSCHUH VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
KATHLEEN KOLAR DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JOE MCEVOY TREASURER0 $0-- $01
2019 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $24K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEREMY HARTSHORN PRESIDENT25 $20,375-- $20,3751
JULIE HARTSHORN SECRETARY5 $3,346-- $3,3461
RICK BUNDSCHUH VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
ADAM AYERS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
WENDY AYERS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
KATHLEEN KOLAR DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JOE MCEVOY TREASURER0 $0-- $01
2018 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEREMY HARTSHORN PRESIDENT20 $16,298-- $16,2981
JULIE HARTSHORN SECRETARY, T5 $4,136-- $4,1361
RICK BUNDSCHUH VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
ADAM AYERS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
WENDY AYERS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
KATHLEEN KOLAR DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JOE MCEVOY DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2017 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEREMY HARTSHORN PRESIDENT20 $4,416-- $4,4161
JULIE HARTSHORN SECRETARY, T5 $2,067-- $2,0671
RICK BUNDSCHUH VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
ADAM AYERS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
WENDY AYERS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
KATHLEEN KOLAR DIRECTOR0 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$174,271$172,438 $62,017$59,859 $86,826$80,263 ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$230,121$250,272 $59,750$58,026 $105,564$109,153 $29,3533010
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$288,775$320,465 $93,989$78,177 $159,919$125,647 $37,4063223
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$287,733$228,744 $130,667$109,867 $185,111$102,610 $22,5472910
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$179,364$137,849 $93,126$50,878 $131,210$47,945 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$174,597$183,276 $89,314$8,947 $87,076$85,116 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$184,312$176,807 $100,129$17,626 $82,686$97,222 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,121$80,000 $30,391$10,121 $30,664$57,161 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $360 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. 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
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BANDWAGON INSTITUTE FOR THE ARTS” 2020-2023 4$360 2023$73
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GEORGE GUND FOUNDATION Private foundation$275,0008 12017–2024 BROADWAY SCHOOL OF MUSIC & THE ARTS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WARREN COUNTY DAF sponsor$270,89513 12010–2024 WARREN COUNTY SUMMER MUSIC SCHOOL INC
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THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$241,80011 22010–2023 BROADWAY SCHOOL OF MUSIC & THE ARTS; VICTOR DAMICO INSTITUTE OF ART
SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$227,00013 12010–2023 MUSIC IN SCHOOLS TODAY
THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$221,0006 12014–2024 STECHER AND HOROWITZ FOUNDATION
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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC DAF sponsor$153,7502 12021–2022 LABAN BARTENIEFF INSTITUTE OF MOVEMENT STUDIES 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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $172,438 spent · pay $97,099 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $97,099 56.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $45,751 26.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,336 14.1%
Fees to independent contractors $5,183 3.0%
Printing, publications, postage $69 0.0%
Total$172,438100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $250,272 spent · pay $140,710 · grants $0 · events $409
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $117,943$91,973$21,323$4,647 47.1%
Occupancy $77,355$59,228$13,731$4,396 30.9%
Payroll taxes $11,727$9,145$2,120$462 4.7%
Other employee benefits $11,040$6,656$3,546$838 4.4%
Depreciation and depletion $5,591$5,591-- 2.2%
Insurance $4,471$3,612$705$154 1.8%
Other (as described)COMPUTER & SOFTWARE $4,404$4,248$156- 1.8%
All other expenses $3,467$2,815$201$451 1.4%
Other (as described)BANK & MERCHANT FEES $3,366$2,831$535- 1.3%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT LEASE $3,300$3,300-- 1.3%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $2,827$2,205$511$111 1.1%
Fees: accounting $1,124-$1,124- 0.4%
Travel $1,006$1,006-- 0.4%
Fees: management $795$795-- 0.3%
Interest $551$551-- 0.2%
Fees: other services $523$523-- 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $409-$409- 0.2%
Office expenses $373-$373- 0.1%
Total$250,272100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $320,465 spent · pay $179,840 · grants $0 · events $1,078
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $154,056$136,414$12,391$5,251 48.1%
Occupancy $84,189$73,056$6,636$4,497 26.3%
Payroll taxes $14,371$12,725$1,156$490 4.5%
Other employee benefits $11,413$9,047$1,581$785 3.6%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $9,297$8,384-$913 2.9%
All other expenses $8,684$7,363$4$1,317 2.7%
Depreciation and depletion $6,888$6,888-- 2.1%
Travel $6,769$5,769-$1,000 2.1%
Other (as described)COMPUTER & SOFTWARE $4,860$4,668-$192 1.5%
Insurance $4,450$4,450-- 1.4%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT LEASE $3,600$3,600-- 1.1%
Other (as described)BANK & MERCHANT FEES $3,254$3,150$100$4 1.0%
Fees: other services $2,180$1,061-$1,119 0.7%
Office expenses $2,124$53$202$1,869 0.7%
Interest $1,211$1,211-- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $1,129-$1,129- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,078$1,078-- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $912$73-$839 0.3%
Total$320,465100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $228,744 spent · pay $128,225 · grants $0 · events $1,015
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $115,071$103,089$9,727$2,255 50.3%
Occupancy $40,482$36,267$3,422$793 17.7%
Payroll taxes $11,052$9,901$934$217 4.8%
Travel $10,512$10,512-- 4.6%
Other (as described)GEAR $10,281$10,281-- 4.5%
Depreciation and depletion $6,851$6,851-- 3.0%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $6,402$6,402-- 2.8%
Information technology $5,117$5,117-- 2.2%
All other expenses $4,780$4,272$120$388 2.1%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT LEASE $3,600$3,600-- 1.6%
Insurance $3,392$3,392-- 1.5%
Fees: other services $3,138$3,138-- 1.4%
Other (as described)VEHICLE EXPENSES $2,381$2,381-- 1.0%
Other employee benefits $2,102$1,883$178$41 0.9%
Interest $1,028$1,028-- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,015$1,015-- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $961-$961- 0.4%
Office expenses $292$48$244- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $287$287-- 0.1%
Total$228,744100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $137,849 spent · pay $62,098 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $62,098 45.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,941 31.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $30,562 22.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,119 0.8%
Printing, publications, postage $129 0.1%
Total$137,849100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $183,276 spent · pay $88,345 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $88,345 48.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $49,759 27.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $44,006 24.0%
Fees to independent contractors $1,155 0.6%
Printing, publications, postage $11 0.0%
Total$183,276100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $176,807 spent · pay $84,296 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $84,296 47.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $48,944 27.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $42,195 23.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,290 0.7%
Printing, publications, postage $82 0.0%
Total$176,807100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $80,000 spent · pay $38,138 · grants $0 · events $303
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $38,138 47.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $23,444 29.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,731 20.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,656 2.1%
Printing, publications, postage $31 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$303reported apart
Total$80,000100%

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