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Palaver Strings Incorporated

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Performing Arts Organizations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$628k (2023)

Expenses
$599k (2023)

Total Assets
$165k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$65.1k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2016 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$627,876
Expenses
$598,545
Net Income
$29,331
Net Assets
$99,923
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $519,262
82.7%
Program Services $106,370
16.9%
Investment Income $227
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $2,017
0.3%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $294,347
49.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $165,064
Total Liabilities $65,141
Net Assets $99,923
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Maya French (Managing Dir) $63,243 $0 $0
Matthew Smith (Director Of) $61,535 $0 $0
Ari Solotoff (President) $0 $0 $0
Blanca Santiago (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Carolyn Benthien (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dana Swenson (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Lakari (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ekhlas Ahmed (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Eidson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Josue Gonzales (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kate Knox (Director) $0 $0 $0
Max Monks (Director) $0 $0 $0
Molly Mccarthy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pargha Leboua (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Black (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$548,970
Expenses
$515,047
Net Income
$33,923
Net Assets
$70,592
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $467,482
85.2%
Program Services $79,942
14.6%
Investment Income $2,544
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$998
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $262,458
51.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $70,592
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $70,592
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Maya French (Managing Dir) $54,387 $0 $0
Matthew Smith (Director Of) $50,754 $0 $0
Ari Solotoff (President) $0 $0 $0
Josue Gonzalez (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Edison (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ekhlas Ahmed (Director) $0 $0 $0
Molly Mccarthy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Max Monks (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rob Krauser (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kate Knox (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Black (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Lakari (Director) $0 $0 $0
Aaron Pratt (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$340,191
Expenses
$281,993
Net Income
$58,198
Net Assets
$52,852
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $295,789
86.9%
Program Services $44,313
13.0%
Investment Income $26
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $63
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $57,936
20.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $56,423
20.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $124,555
Total Liabilities $71,703
Net Assets $52,852
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matthew Smith (Director Of) $28,991 $0 $0
Maya French (Managing Dir) $28,946 $0 $0
David Lakari (President) $0 $0 $0
Ari Solotoff (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Edison (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Josue Gonzalez (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Black (Director) $0 $0 $0
Molly Mccarthy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hannah Matthews (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ekhlas Ahmed (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Martin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Rob Krauser (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$282,795
Expenses
$299,865
Net Income
-$17,070
Net Assets
-$5,346
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $219,631
77.7%
Program Services $61,926
21.9%
Investment Income $37
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $1,201
0.4%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $59,761
19.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $117,934
39.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $63,724
Total Liabilities $69,070
Net Assets -$5,346
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Maya French (Managing Dir) $31,654 $0 $0
Matthew Smith (Director Of) $28,107 $0 $0
David Lakari (President) $0 $0 $0
Ari Solotoff (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Edison (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William Black (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Martin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Molly Mccarthy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hannah Matthews (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shma Kabirigi (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$217,772
Expenses
$204,481
Net Income
$13,291
Net Assets
$11,720
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $175,121
80.4%
Program Services $42,221
19.4%
Investment Income $8
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $422
0.2%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $15,000
7.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $33,720
Total Liabilities $22,000
Net Assets $11,720
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Maya French (Managing Dir) $7,500 $0 $0
Matthew Smith (Director Of) $7,500 $0 $0
David Lakari (President) $0 $0 $0
Ari Solotoff (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Eidson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William Black (Director) $0 $0 $0
David Martin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Molly Mccarthy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dale Mitchell (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$153,568
Expenses
$156,145
Net Income
-$2,577
Net Assets
-$1,571
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $120,659
78.6%
Program Services $31,171
20.3%
Investment Income $2
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $1,736
1.1%
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,037
Total Liabilities $3,608
Net Assets -$1,571
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Maya French (Executive Di) $7,175 $0
David Lakari (President) $0 $0
Ari Solotoff (Secretary) $0 $0
Stephanie Trodello (Treasurer) $0 $0
William Black (Director) $0 $0
David Martin (Director) $0 $0
Molly Mccarthy (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$80,290
Expenses
$79,894
Net Income
$396
Net Assets
$1,007
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $56,760
70.7%
Program Services $22,964
28.6%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $566
0.7%
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,007
Total Liabilities $11,000
Net Assets $1,007
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Maya French (Executive Di) $5,076 $0
David Martin (Director) $0 $0
Stephanie Trodello (Director) $0 $0
Gregg Ward (Director) $0 $0
Matthew Smith (Treasurer) $0 $0
Brianna Fischler (Clerk) $0 $0
Elizabeth Moore (Secretary) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$38,750
Expenses
$39,843
Net Income
-$1,093
Net Assets
$611
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $34,515
89.1%
Program Services $4,550
11.7%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$315
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $611
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $611

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