2024-08-09T19:56:02-07:00 2024-05-31 990EZ 2023-06-01 821988820 BIG MOUTH SOCIETY BIGM 4155775705 PO Box 13203 Portland OR 97213 Susan Kevorkian Board President 4155775705 2024-08-09 1 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X X www.big-mouth.org X X 29551 X 17060 12183 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 308 29551 0 0 0 49320 0 326 16868 66514 -36963 68094 0 31131 X 67380 30631 0 0 714 500 68094 31131 0 0 68094 31131 MUSICAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITY & PERFORMANCE: BIG MOUTH SOCIETY IS A COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED COLLECTIVE OF MUSICIANS THAT BRINGS UNIQUE AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING PROJECTS TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE. OUR MEMBERS ARE SERVANTS TO THE LARGER GOAL OF SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS AND BRINGING COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGH CURATED ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES. WE HOST LIVE PERFORMANCES AND PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IN PERSON AND ONLINE, FROM INFORMAL SALONS AND FESTIVE FUNDRAISERS TO MORE TRADITIONAL MAINSTAGE CONCERTS. WE REPRESENT VOICES FROM COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD AND ARE COMMITTED TO BEING A CHAMPION OF NEW MUSIC, RHETORICAL MUSIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE. FAIR AND TIMELY PAYMENT TO PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND OTHER ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES AND OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BIG MOUTH COMMUNITY AND GENERAL PUBLIC. WE DEVELOP LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH MUSICIANS AND PAY THEM FAIRLY AND ON TIME. WE ARE COMMITTED TO EQUITY IN COMMUNITY ARTS AND CREATING A SUSTAINABLE CULTURE IN PORTLAND FOR PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. IN FY2023 WE HIRED 25+ PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS AND OTHER ARTISTS AND COMPENSATED THEM PROMPTLY AND EQUITABLY. FY2023 ARTIST PAYMENTS ALSO INCLUDE 50% PAYMENTS TO SEVERAL ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN OUR JUNE 2024 SHOW, THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOR. 0 49320 PUBLIC EVENTS AND OTHER PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK OF OREGON ARTISTS AND FEATURING NEW WORKS BY LIVING COMPOSERS FOR BIG MOUTH AUDIENCES. IN FY2023, BIG MOUTH SOCIETY'S PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDED THE COMMON OPUS, OUR MULTI-YEAR COMMISSIONED PROJECT AND ORIGINAL COMPOSITION BY ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EMILY LAU, WITH ONE SHOW IN 07/2023 AT PORTLAND'5 WINNINGSTAD THEATRE FOR 220+ AUDIENCE. WE ALSO RECORDED AN ALBUM OF THE COMMON OPUS, TO BE RELEASED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE PRESENTED QUEER & DEAR: ECHOES OF QUEERNESS THROUGH SONG AND SEQUINS IN TWO SHOWS IN 09/2023 AT PORTLAND CENTER STAGE ELLYN BYE STUDIO THEATER FOR A COMBINED 185+ AUDIENCE, FEATURING 2 COMMISSIONED WORKS BY LOCAL COMPOSERS. 0 12900 BIG MOUTH MUSIC ENSEMBLE RECRUITMENT, FORMATION, EDUCATION AND WEEKLY REHEARSALS LEADING TO PUBLIC PROGRAMMING FOR OUR AUDIENCES (DESCRIBED ABOVE). WE ARE UNIQUE IN THAT OUR ENSEMBLES INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR MUSICIANS OF VARIED BACKGROUNDS. DURING FY2023, IN PREPARATION FOR OUR SHOWS, WE HELD WEEKLY IN-PERSON REHEARSALS FOR 20+ STUDIO MUSICIANS TO SUPPORT PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, AND RENTED REHEARSAL SPACE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 0 1395 63615 SUSAN KEVORKIAN PRESIDENT, TREASURER 15.00 0 0 0 EMILY LAU DIRECTOR, ARTISTIC 15 0 0 0 CHRISTY MASON SECRETARY 5 0 0 0 JESSE EHRENBERG MEMBER AT LARGE 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OR SUSAN KEVORKIAN PO Box 13203 Portland OR 97213 4155775705 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 21442 27563 55565 37028 17060 158658 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21442 27563 55565 37028 17060 158658 5935 152723 1620 0 503 6 308 2437 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161095 30648 0.94803 0.96165 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 BANK INTEREST & BONUSES Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^FOOD AND BEVERAGE;1427|INSTRUMENT MOVING RENTAL AND TUNING;400|INSURANCE VENUE;660|MUSIC RIGHTS AND SCORES;325|OTHER PROGRAM FEES;299|RENT STUDIO SPACE;1070|RENT VENUE;5134|OTHER VENUE FEES;3103|TRAVEL;1127|ADVERTISING AND MARKETING;750|BANK CHARGES AND FEES;56|INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;1160|OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES;60|POSTAGE AND SHIPPING;182|TAXES AND LICENSES;107|TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT;794|DEPRECIATION FIXED ASSETS;214^Total;16868^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 DIGITAL GRAND PIANO