Whippoorwill Arts Inc

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2021

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Hilary Perkins

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

Whippoorwill Arts Inc, founded in 2021, is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $423K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue decreased 8% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $396K left a modest 6% surplus.

Mission

Whippoorwill Arts is on a mission to provide opportunities for roots musicians and artists to thrive and nurture their creativity with a focus on live performances, collaboration, fair wages, equity, and social justice.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $229,659 Revenue: $291,122

Music aLIVE: We have grown to 6 chapters with 9 Community Bookers in San Francisco, Marin, East Bay, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Fort Collins. Coordinated 380 concerts and to 389 local and working...

Music aLIVE: We have grown to 6 chapters with 9 Community Bookers in San Francisco, Marin, East Bay, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Fort Collins. Coordinated 380 concerts and to 389 local and working musicians in the past year alone. Serving 19,000 audience members in 2024 and over 31,000 people from marginalized communities since 2022.

Program 2

Expenses: $52,735

Fellowship: Whippoorwill Art's Fellowships nurture the extraordinary talent, community spirit, and creative soul of exceptional roots musicians. For 2024-25, musicians Gaelynn Lea, Abel Rocha, Angie K, and Jerron Blind Boy Paxton each received a $25,000 grant to design and complete an independent project of their own choosing. The fellowship culminated in four projects - Macbeth Album Production and UK Tour; Developing Music Traditions of Son Jarocho & Son Huasteco; Album Release and Golden Music Video; and Building Black American Banjos.

Program 3

Expenses: $35,030

Advocacy: Our Fair Play Initiative, which champions ethical pay standards for musicians, successfully incorporated our Recommendations for Live Performance Pay into the City of Oaklands Arts &...

Advocacy: Our Fair Play Initiative, which champions ethical pay standards for musicians, successfully incorporated our Recommendations for Live Performance Pay into the City of Oaklands Arts & Culture grantmaking process and through the Citys Commission on Elders, secured more guaranteed and paid gigs in Oakland. FPI also secured City Council sponsors in Richmond, CA, for Fair Pay standards legislation to be introduced in 2025. WA ethical pay standards used as a resource by Musicians Union Local 6 to revise their pay standards.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $411,320

Program Service Revenue $11,742

Investment Income $2

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $423,064

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $25,000

Salaries & Benefits $81,400

Fundraising Expenses $9,328

Program Expenses $341,936

Other Expenses $289,570

TOTAL EXPENSES $395,970

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$423,064	$459,482	-0.1%
Expenses	$395,970	$456,161	-0.1%
Net Income	$27,094	$3,321	+7.2%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Jacquelyn Marushka	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kin Folkz	Board Member	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Hilary Perkins	Board Chair	8.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0
Jim Nunally	Treasurer	2.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$423,064	$395,970	$54,237	$27,094
2022	$505,565	$459,424	$81,434	$46,141
2021	$239,134	$204,773	$35,642	$34,361