Nonprofit · EIN 20-1042256
REVERB INC
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, ME 04101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $5,723,159 | $7,240,735 | -$1,517,576 | $6,730,145 | $133,563 | $6,596,582 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,172,947 | $3,761,410 | $3,411,537 | $8,351,575 | $273,753 | $8,077,822 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $5,396,360 | $4,421,332 | $975,028 | $5,277,121 | $599,431 | $4,677,690 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,809,487
- Program service revenue
- $413,436
- Investment income
- $285,771
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $62,917
- Net income from fundraising events
- $108,691
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $105,774
- Other revenue
- $214,465
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,951,804
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $348,147
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,102,759
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,590,600
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $32,800
- Occupancy
- $41,923
- Travel
- $273,812
- Depreciation
- $7,900
- Program services (functional)
- $6,655,849
- Management and general (functional)
- $458,620
- Fundraising (functional)
- $126,266
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,351,575
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,730,145
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $133,563
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,596,582
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $23,147
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,049,983
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,296,748
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $299,834
- Gross receipts
- $8,819,718
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 4,798
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- ME
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDNER ADAM | CO-DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $163,177 | $4,895 |
| SULLIVAN LAUREN | CO-DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $163,177 | $4,895 |
| BOYD DIANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNSON ANDREW M | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCHAIR-CARDONA ERICA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDNER ADAM | CO-DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $131,541 | $3,831 |
| SULLIVAN LAUREN | CO-DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $131,541 | $3,831 |
| BOYD DIANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNSON ANDREW M | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCHAIR-CARDONA ERICA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARDNER ADAM | CO-DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $139,125 | $3,814 |
| SULLIVAN LAUREN | CO-DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $139,125 | $3,814 |
| BOYD DIANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNSON ANDREW M | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCHAIR-CARDONA ERICA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 386 FORE STREET, PORTLAND, ME 04101-4047
- In care of
- % LAUREN SULLIVAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ADAM GARDNER, 386 FORE STREET, PORTLAND, ME 04101
- Signed the 990
- ADAM GARDNER, CO-CHAIR
- Phone
- (718) 781-7983
- Website
- WWW.REVERB.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ALBIN RANDALL & BENNETT
Mission
DEEPLY ROOTED WITHIN THE MUSIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITIES, REVERB EDUCATES AND ENGAGES MUSICIANS AND THEIR FANS TO TAKE ACTION TOWARD A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
Program accomplishments
- DURING 2025, REVERB'S MAJOR PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT AREAS WERE CONNECTED TO THREE MARQUIS PROGRAMS AND ARTISTS: BILLIE EILISH TOUR, DEAD & COMPANY AT THE SPHERE AND THE TAME IMPALA TOUR.REVERB HAD THE HONOR OF AGAIN JOINING FORCES WITH BILLIE EILISH, WHO WE BEGAN WORKING WITH IN 2020. BILLIE IS AN INCREDIBLE ACTIVIST AND HER PASSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT COALESCED INTO A FANTASTIC REVERB ACTION PROGRAM BOTH IN THE FRONT-OF-HOUSE AND BACKSTAGE ON HER "HIT ME HARD AND SOFT" TOUR. THE STATISTICS AND ACTIONS HAVE BEEN REMARKABLE. ON BILLIE'S TOUR OVER 215,000+ TOTAL FAN ACTIONS WE TAKEN ON-SITE; OVER $13.3 MILLION WAS RAISED TO SUPPORT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE PROJECTS THROUGH BILLIE'S "CHANGEMAKER" TICKET FUND AS A WAY TO COLLABORATE WITH FANS TO RAISE MONEY FOR NONPROFITS ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE CRISIS, FOOD INSECURITY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE ISSUES WHICH DEEPLY ALIGN WITH REVERB'S CORE VALUES AND MISSION. REVERB WAS HONORED TO HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED BY BILLIE AND HER TEAM TO STEWARD THE DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE FUNDS AS GRANTS FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN LEG OF HER TOUR; 1,746 VOLUNTEERS DONATED OVER 3,800 HOURS TO HELP FELLOW FANS TAKE ACTION FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. ADDITIONALLY, REVERB HELPED 135,260 SINGLE USE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES BE AVOIDED THROUGH OUR #ROCKNREFILL PROGRAM WITH PARTNER NALGENE; OVER 36,000 FANS PLEDGED TO GO PLANT-BASED WITH NONPROFIT PARTNER SUPPORT + FEED. IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE CLIMATE IMPACT OF TOURING, BILLIE SUPPORTED REVERB'S CLIMATE PROJECT PORTFOLIO WHICH IS COMPRISED OF PROJECTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TO MEASURABLY REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS POLLUTION, ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, RESTORE NATURE AND ADVANCE DECARBONIZATION EFFORTS IN MUSIC ALL WITH THE GOAL OF ADDRESSING THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS.Expenses $269,726 · revenue $14,674
- IN 2025, REVERB AGAIN WORKED WITH THE ICONIC MUSICIANS IN DEAD & CO. REVERB WAS THE PRODUCTION ARM BEHIND "PARTICIPATION ROW" ALONG WITH OUR VOTER REGISTRATION PARTNERS AT HEADCOUNT. DURING THIS RESIDENCY AT THE SPHERE IN LAS VEGAS, THERE WERE OVER 40,000 ONSITE AND ONLINE FAN ACTIONS TAKEN; $1.5 MILLION RAISED FOR DEAD & CO. CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS; AND 174 VOLUNTEERS GAVE OVER 1,290+ HOURS TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT OUR WORK. IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE TO BE AT THIS INNOVATIVE, NEW VENUE BRINGING TO LIFE PROGRAMMING FOR THESE ARTISTS WHO HAVE LED THE CHARGE WITHIN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AS CULTURAL CHANGE-MAKERS SINCE THE 1960'S.Expenses $558,171 · grants $168,396 · revenue $88,469
- IN 2025, THE REVERB TEAM ONCE AGAIN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THE INCREDIBLE TAME IMPALA ON THEIR 2025-2026 DEADBEAT WORLD TOUR. ALTHOUGH THE TOUR IS ROLLING ON INTO 2026 THE SUCCESSES WERE MANY. REVERB DISTRIBUTED RE-USABLE WATER BOTTLES AND OFFERED FREE FILTERED WATER THROUGH OUR NALGENE #ROCKNREFILL PARTNERSHIP AND THUS AVOIDED OVER 3,715 DISPOSABLE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES BEING USED. WE HOSTED 139 VOLUNTEERS WHO GAVE 556 HOURS OF THEIR TIME TO SUPPORT THE NONPROFIT ACTION VILLAGE PARTNERS. 4,074 FAN ACTIONS WERE TAKEN VIA OUR "CLIMATE QUIZ AND OUR "FIT CHECK" (REGARDING FAST-FASHION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PLANET). WE ARE GRATEFUL TO CONTINUE OUR GOOD WORK FOR THE PLANET TOGETHER INTO 2026.Expenses $26,433 · revenue $2,031
- Expenses $5,801,519 · grants $3,783,408 · revenue $414,036
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1042256
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,730,145
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,819,718
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $5,723,159 | $7,240,735 | $6,730,145 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,172,947 | $3,761,410 | $8,351,575 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,396,360 | $4,421,332 | $5,277,121 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,653,783 | $4,632,961 | $4,829,657 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about REVERB INC
- What is the EIN of REVERB INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of REVERB INC is 20-1042256.
- Is REVERB INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to REVERB INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does REVERB INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of REVERB INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did REVERB INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of REVERB INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ADAM GARDNER.
- Who are the officers and directors of REVERB INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $163,177 (GARDNER ADAM, CO-DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does REVERB INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,723,159, expenses of $7,240,735 and total assets of $6,730,145 at year end.
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