Florida Federation of Music Clubs Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 237205938
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Gainesville, FL, USA
- Phone
- 3523735049
- Rating
- 78
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Arts, Culture, and Humanities
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $236,541
- Expenses
- $173,226
- Assets
- $1,251,931
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CLAUDIA BRILL (PRESIDENT)
- CHRISTINA GANT (VICE PRESIDENT)
- LISA MOORE (LAKE DISTRICT PRESIDENT)
- SHARLEEN WILLIAMS (CAPITAL DISTRICT PRESIDENT)
- CHERYL POE (SUWANEE DISTRICT PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- CLAUDIA BRILL (PRESIDENT)
- CHRISTINA GANT (VICE PRESIDENT)
- PHILIP LEGRAND (RECORDING SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The object of the Florida federation of music clubs, inc. Shall be to: bring into working relation with one another music clubs and other music organizations and individuals, directly or indirectly associated with musical activity; aid and encourage music education; develop and maintain high musical standards throughout Florida; promote american music, american artists and composers throughout america and other countries.
What it reported doing in 2024
Federation cup (formerly called festival cup) is a reward system to motivate students to continue with their musical education. Points are earned at the annual area festival for each rating. Festival cups are earned when accumulating 15; 30; 45; 60; 75 and 90 points. The most points a student can receive at the early levels for each event is five points. Consequently, it takes the students at least 3, 6, and 9 years respectively to receive the early cups. As they become more advanced they can combine jr iii and senior concerto points with solo points allowing for the bigger cups. We have found that students who may need one or two points for the next larger cup will continue lessons to earn the next cup. Consequently, they make it over a slump and become rejuvenated again. In fiscal year 2024-2025, we ordered the following cups for Florida: 873-15 point cups; 293-30 point cups; 89-45 point cups; 25-60 point cups 9-75 point cups and 3-90 point cups. Silver cups for adults: 1-30 point cup. 1-45 point cup. Total 1,294 federation cups awarded.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The program-spending lines do not add up, so the filing cannot show reliably whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 67
- Transparency & Controls: 93
- Accountability: 82
- Sustainability: 80
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 76.2%; rating input score 76
- Program expense ratio: 73.8%; rating input score 74
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 26.8%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.23; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 76.2% of revenue deployed · 73.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $128K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.