Nonprofit · EIN 45-3081114
A PLACE TO BE
Tax-exempt · MIDDLEBURG, VA 20118
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,266,889 | $2,710,046 | -$443,157 | $4,305,457 | $1,582,373 | $2,723,084 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,588,738 | $3,109,153 | -$520,415 | $4,838,639 | $1,673,837 | $3,164,802 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,340,111 | $2,638,259 | $701,852 | $3,967,483 | $283,219 | $3,684,264 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,329,003
- of which government grants
- $181,587
- Program service revenue
- $883,306
- Investment income
- $77,195
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $7,500
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$25,232
- Other revenue
- -$22,615
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $111,398
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $282,302
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,236,228
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,777,099
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,568
- Accounting fees
- $61,340
- Occupancy
- $279,642
- Travel
- $4,525
- Depreciation
- $138,074
- Program services (functional)
- $2,096,813
- Management and general (functional)
- $405,009
- Fundraising (functional)
- $208,224
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,838,639
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,305,457
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,582,373
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,723,084
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $940,747
- Publicly traded securities
- $20,941
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,626,064
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $97,020
- Gross receipts
- $2,292,121
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 44
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIM TAPPER | CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $140,203 |
| TOM SWEITZER | CO-FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,469 |
| JUDY HANLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $25,842 |
| SHANNON CROCKER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DONNA MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER MOLLOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DREW KILBOURNE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MATT BANNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOBBI SCHAUFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY MCCALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JOHN PRICE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DANA HAMERSCHLAG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALISHA HATHAWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUDY HANLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $131,480 |
| KIM TAPPER | CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,772 |
| TOM SWEITZER | CO-FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,952 |
| SHANNON CROCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HEATHER MOLLOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DREW KILBOURNE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ATOOSA REASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA SCHAUFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY MCCALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE PLACE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN PRICE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOM SWEITZER | CO-FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,763 |
| KIM TAPPER | CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,634 |
| JUDY HANLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $112,249 |
| JOHN TONG | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $15,094 |
| SHANNON CROCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHANNON DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDY WASHBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TAYLOR PRICE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DREW KILBOURNE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ATOOSA REASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG MEEKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY MCCALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE PLACE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1472, MIDDLEBURG, VA 20118-1472
- In care of
- % JUDITH HANLEY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KIM TAPPER, PO BOX 1472, MIDDLEBURG, VA 20118
- Signed the 990
- KIM TAPPER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (540) 687-6740
- Website
- WWW.APLACETOBEVA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- YOUNT HYDE & BARBOUR PC
Mission
A PLACE TO BE CREATES COMMUNITY, BELONGING, AND HOPE THROUGH MUSIC THERAPY, PERFORMANCE, AND THE EXPRESSIVE ARTS POPULATIONS SERVED INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH AUTISM, ASPERGER'S SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME, CEREBRAL PALSY, EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES OF COPING WITH BULLYING OR SELF-ESTEEM ISSUES, PEOPLE LIVING WITH CHRONIC ILLNESS SUCH AS LYME DISEASE AND CANCER, AND THOSE WHO JUST NEED A PLACE TO BE.
Program accomplishments
- MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAMS, GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL WHICH INCLUDE STUDENT/ COMMUNITY THEATRE PROJECTS, RECITALS AND PERFORMANCES IN MIDDLEBURG AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. THESE PROJECTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS TO REACH THEIR CLINICAL THERAPEUTIC GOALS.Expenses $2,096,813 · grants $111,398 · revenue $883,305
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-3081114
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,305,457
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,292,121
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $2,266,889 | $2,710,046 | $4,305,457 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $2,588,738 | $3,109,153 | $4,838,639 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $3,340,111 | $2,638,259 | $3,967,483 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,861,376 | $1,932,778 | $3,046,033 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 45-3081114).
Questions about A PLACE TO BE
- What is the EIN of A PLACE TO BE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of A PLACE TO BE is 45-3081114.
- Is A PLACE TO BE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to A PLACE TO BE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does A PLACE TO BE 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 A PLACE TO BE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did A PLACE TO BE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of A PLACE TO BE?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names KIM TAPPER.
- Who are the officers and directors of A PLACE TO BE?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $140,203 (KIM TAPPER, CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does A PLACE TO BE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,266,889, expenses of $2,710,046 and total assets of $4,305,457 at year end.
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