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Nonprofit · EIN 87-0962408

WHIPPOORWILL ARTS INC

Tax-exempt · SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901

Financials

$423K$396K2024$438K$438K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WHIPPOORWILL ARTS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$437,984$437,751$233$52,997$12,599$40,398
December 31, 2024990$423,064$395,970$27,094$54,237$14,472$39,765
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$394,443
Program service revenue
$42,390
Investment income
$1
Other revenue
$1,150

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$112,095
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Other salaries and wages
$96,534
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$104,985
Professional fundraising fees
$14,716
Legal fees
$2,027
Accounting fees
$8,244
Occupancy
$1,200
Travel
$11,683
Program services (functional)
$372,106
Management and general (functional)
$50,929
Fundraising (functional)
$14,716

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$54,237
Total assets, end of year
$52,997
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,599
Net assets, end of year
$40,398
Gross receipts
$437,984
Employees
2
Volunteers
2
Year formed
2021
State of legal domicile
CA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Jacquelyn MarushkaBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Fabiola MendezBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Hilary PerkinsBoard Chair
Officer
8$0
Jim NunallyTreasurer
Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Jacquelyn MarushkaBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Kin FolkzBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Hilary PerkinsBoard Chair
Officer
8$0
Jim NunallyTreasurer
Officer
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
193 OAK DR, SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901-2547
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Hilary Perkins, 11135 San Pablo Avenue 585, El Cerrito, CA 94530
Signed the 990
Hilary Perkins, Board Chair
Return prepared by
HARMON BURSTYN CPA

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 87-0962408 or by the name WHIPPOORWILL ARTS INC.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

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.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Music aLIVENumber of clients served: 15,500Number of sessions or events held: 310Number of Community Bookers paid: 11Number of Musicians paid: 791
    Expenses $243,376 · revenue $15,608
  • 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.
    Expenses $66,039
  • 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.
    Expenses $62,691 · revenue $10,000
  • Other programming activities.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024Check at the IRS

IRS record

EIN
87-0962408
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
2022
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$52,997
Income (IRS master file)
$437,984

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$437,984$437,751$52,997IRS
990December 2024$423,064$395,970$54,237XML
990December 2022$505,565$459,424$81,434IRS
990December 2021–––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 87-0962408).

Questions about WHIPPOORWILL ARTS INC

What is the EIN of WHIPPOORWILL ARTS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WHIPPOORWILL ARTS INC is 87-0962408.
Is WHIPPOORWILL ARTS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
Are donations to WHIPPOORWILL ARTS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WHIPPOORWILL ARTS 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 WHIPPOORWILL ARTS 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 WHIPPOORWILL ARTS 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 WHIPPOORWILL ARTS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Hilary Perkins.
Who are the officers and directors of WHIPPOORWILL ARTS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does WHIPPOORWILL ARTS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $437,984, expenses of $437,751 and total assets of $52,997 at year end.

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